Pictures from the Sapporo Botanical Garden...
	They included kudzu in the natural forest section of the garden! Glad someone appreciates it...
	The rose garden.
	Hiding from a brief rain shower at the Botanical Garden.
	The original house of government. Hokkaido is the northernmost island of Japan, and it was only settled about 120 years ago. Therefore Sapporo is (surprisingly) a very new city.
	Outside the former government building.
	The Sapporo train station is also a huge 7-story mall with a labyrinth of markets.
	One of several bicycle parking lots outside the train station. This is definitely a biking city!
	A night view of Sapporo from the top floor of the train station.