Sapporo 2019: Leaving Sapporo (and Japan)
From Moerenuma Park I took a bus back to central Sapporo to grab my backpack and head for the airport. On my way to Sapporo…
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From Moerenuma Park I took a bus back to central Sapporo to grab my backpack and head for the airport. On my way to Sapporo…
Continue reading → Sapporo 2019: Leaving Sapporo (and Japan)
One of the strangest things about Japan (at least for me) is that you can buy individually wrapped bananas in some convenience stores. I’m not…
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On my first trip to Japan and Korea back in 2017 I had noticed all the vending machines with cans of Boss Coffee but never…
I had a bit of time in the morning before I departed Sapporo and I decided I’d take a bus out to Moerenuma Park at…
Every year in September there’s a food festival held in Sapporo called Autumn Fest. During the festival Odori Park is filled with vendors selling food…
Having returned to Wakkanai, I found my rental car in the ferry terminal parking lot and started the long drive down to Sapporo. My car’s…
I had a great time on Rebun Island but it was now time to leave. In order to get back to Sapporo on time I…
The pension I stayed in while on Rebun Island served me breakfast and dinner each day and let me tell you it was a culinary…
Having returned my bicycle to the rental shop and then been brought back to the pension I assumed my sightseeing for the day was over…
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If you travel to Japan you’ll no doubt notice a beverage called Pocari Sweat in many of the nation’s stores and vending machines. Pocari Sweat…