Canadian Gardening: Trip to Japan, 1 by ViolaAnn

ViolaAnn wrote:
Some of you know that we recently were in Japan for the 18th IAHR International Ice Symposium in Sapporo on the northern most island of Hokkaido. My husband does research on ice and there is lots of it on Hokkaido as in Canada. Because we had been to Japan before and because time was limited, this trip did not take us to other areas in Japan. My last trip had been 18 years ago and I was not yet growing Hostas, so this time I did my best to look for native Hostas and visit gardens. In response to requests for pictures, this thread will detail parts of our trip.