Masatoshi Sampei

Carl Kochirakoso Yoroshiku Onegai Shimasu. Sorry for my late reply. Seven is a really interesting car, isn't it? I've been driving for 20 years, but I never get tired of it. Regards.

Bruce Thank you for your reply. I visited Cairns to watch a solar eclipse in 2012. It was impressive, and was very pleasant. Your number is the splendid number. It is not allowed a Japanese number plate to put the alphabet. But, by ”hope number system", the favorite number is available. The some extra cost is necessary. I will write the report of the next touring. I want to see the Australian scenery, too.

D Jones Thank you for your reply. Actually, I have been participating in clubs for several years. I have been selected for a calendar competition too. Thank you for praising my car. I quite agree with you. It is a pleasure to be connected with Seven fellows around the world. I will also post the next touring.

COLINDAVIES56 Thank you for the reply. Although long touring can only be done during the summer vacation, I would like to post again in the case of short touring.

Hi. My Name is Masatoshi Sampei. I am a Japanese member of Lotus Seven Club. I have a 1.4 liter K engine Seven(’95). I bought it in 2000. I have traveled to Hokkaido (island in the north of Japan) from July to August. I'll show you a photo of the tooling to you. <Ferry to hokkaido> I went by ferry to Hokkaido from Niigata. It was a cruise of about 17 hours. <In the ferry> <In the ferry> <Arrived in Hokkaido> I arrived Otaru in Hokkaido early in the morning. I drove Hokkaido in a pleasant morning. <Mt. Yotei and my Seven> I went to Dam Lake and ate delicious curry. <Houheikyo Dam> <Delicious curry made by Indian people> I went to the museum in Sapporo, a big city. I went to the museum in Sapporo, <Elephants were in ancient Hokkaido> <A clay made by a person 3200 years ago (a national treasure but it is a replica)> I stayed at Asahikawa in the central part of Hokkaido. <Delicious beer and grilled chicken dinner> The next day I moved to Nukabira and saw a concrete bridge sinking in the dam lake. Concrete bridge shows in the summer because of drought. <View from Mikuni Pass> <Taushubetsu bridge> It is said that this bridge will collapse soon. <It is not a Roman aqueduct :D> The foods in Hokkaido are very tasty. Marine products, vegetables, dairy products, meat... <Butadon (Pork bowl)> I also love to go to the art museum. <Aihara Kyuichiro Museum of Art> Aihara's painting expresses the landscape of Hokkaido very well. Unfortunately photography is prohibited in the inside. The next day I moved to Kitami and had a meal with my friend.There was not much pictures left because it rained. <Obihiro Parking> <Kitami's Shopping Mall> The next day I moved to Teshikaga and stayed for 3 nights. Teshikaga is a town with two famous lakes in Japan, "Mashu" and "Kussharo", and it is in a very convenient location to go around East Hokkaido. <Kussyaro Genya Youth Guest House> <Dinner at this hostel is also delicious> In East Hokkaido I watched sand spit and moors. The weather has been cloudy all the time. <Lake Mashu> <Kaiyodai Observatory> <The wild deer which is in the sand spit> <Todowara (pine trees of dead)> <Hokkaido is similar to England's countryside> <Marinade of appetizer> <Shunkunitai(wetland)> <Lonesome landscape> <Influence of the high tide> <Deer and waterfowl> <Japanese red-crowned cranes> <The way from the town to the city is also fun> <Friend's restaurant> <To the hostel!> I left the hostel, crossed Hokkaido, headed to Yoichi. Yoichi is a famous city in the distillery of whiskey. Do you know Nikka Whiskey? <Interesting tunnel> <Distillery> <The pot still is under construction> <Warehouse of barrels> <Kaisendon(rice bowl topped with seafood)> I went to Mukawa on the last day. The fossil of the big dinosaur appeared recently in Mukawa. <This is a model of extinct marine reptiles.> <This is the bone (but a replica) of the dinosaur> I left Hokkaido by ferry on the evening of that day. <Train waiting> <Wait for ferry at East Tomakomai port> It was a very fun touring. I drove about 3500 km (2200 miles). Chao!