Hokkaido 2019: Panorama Road (パノラマロード)
After escaping the city traffic of Sapporo I drove for a few hours deep into the interior of Hokkaido. The rain from the dying typhoon…
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Driving in Hokkaido
Though my 2019 trip wasn’t the first time I had driven a car while overseas, it would be my first time driving in Japan. Additionally,…
Sapporo 2019: When the typhoon caught up to me
I woke up the next morning to heavy rain outside the hostel. Back when I was in Nikko I had seen on the weather satellite…
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Sapporo 2019: Odori Park at Night
Continuing my journey north, I took an afternoon train from Hakodate up to Sapporo. Currently the shinkansen line doesn’t extend to Sapporo so the ride…
Hakodate 2019: Lucky Pierrot
My favorite fast-food restaurant in Hakodate is a burger chain called Lucky Pierrot. There are 17 Lucky Pierrot restaurants scattered across Hakodate and each of…
Hakodate 2019: Yamanouedai Shrine (山上大神宮)
In the area northwest of Motomachi is Yamanouedai Shrine. My AirBnB host had suggested I check out this shrine if I was in that part…
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Onuma Park (大沼公園) 2019, Part 2
When I finished up in the main part of Onuma Park I had some time until I needed to return to Hakodate, so I decided…
Onuma Park (大沼公園) 2019, Part 1
At Hakodate Station I caught a local train heading north and got off about 12 miles (20 km) later at Onumakoen Station. For the rest…
Hakodate 2019: Northwest of Motomachi
After passing through the area around Motomachi Park I kept walking northwest into the part of Hakodate that is towards the northern slope of the…
Hakodate 2019: The Churches of Motomachi
When Hakodate was opened to the rest of the world a number of foreigners moved in to Motomachi and set up several churches in the…
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