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By TerenceD
September 18th 2008
Shinkansen Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
Writing this from the “Super Hakucho Limited Express 9” train. Probably about an hour out from the Seikan Tunnel, a 54km tunnel that goes 240m below sea level. Last time I was in Tokyo I was fortunate enough / smart enough to never have to ride the Tokyo trains during peak times... this time I've been caught twice, and trust me when I say the stories are all true. Once you get on you'll be pushed up against each other, sometimes rather forcefully I might add. It's tight enough that if someone picked my pocket not only would I be unable [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 18th 2008 | 190 Views | [diary=324789]

Tokyo Government Offices
Big House
Morioka

By boshemianjesi
August 27th 2008
It's been too long! Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
Since I have changed jobs my schedule has been crazy. Also with the weather being fine, I find it hard to sit in front of the computer sooo much. Hope to write about my recent travels....I have taken sooo many pictures this year. [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 27th 2008 | 20 Views | [diary=316669]


By Lebdawho
May 8th 2008
Sapporo, Hokkaido Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
Day 1 After two great nights in Hakodate my parents and I headed out on the 3 hour journey to Sapporo. Hokkaido doesn't have a shinkansen system so all the trains are super express. We passed by many places that I would love to visit but will have to wait until another holiday vacation. It was rather odd to be in Sapporo without all the snow that was there the last time I was there. After we got to the station we headed into the depths of Sapporo station to find some lunch. Sapporo station has an additional basement that is [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 8th 2008 | 277 Views | [diary=274146]

garden
flowers
path

By boshemianjesi
February 19th 2008
a brief hello Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
My feeble attempt to record my travels...tribulations, triumphs! and the occaisional mishap...Welcome to my blog! [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 19th 2008 | 14 Views | [diary=247967]


A couple of weeks ago, I went to the Yuki Matsuri in Sapporo, Hokkaido with the Kinokawa-Iwade Kazoku on a trip arranged by the Kyoto JET coordinators. Let’s enjoy reminiscing! Japanese vocabulary yuki: snow nenkyuu: paid vacation leave kazoku: family hikouki: plane kouen: park yuki daruma: snowman samui: cold kani: crab hotate: scallops sake: salmon (or sake rice wine depending on the context) shiroi koibito: white lovers tabehoudai: all you can eat nomihoudai: all y [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 26th 2008 | 261 Views | [diary=247751]

Rokko Mountain...
Kobe airport
Kobe airport

By Lebdawho
February 13th 2008
Sapporo Yuki Matsuri 2008 Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
What a weekend! So much happened and so many pictures were taken, well into 200 of them. I will do my best though! So On Saturday my co and I left Sendai at 11:30 on the sleeper train and headed into Hakodate. The sleeper train was pretty nice. You get your own little bunk in a small compartment of 4 bunks; 2 on top and 2 on bottom.I had a top bunk for both trips. The train gives you a really thick blanket, pillow, hanger, and yukata to sleep in. My co and I headed straight to bed and tried to [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 13th 2008 | 407 Views | [diary=245737]

our bunks
The train!
giant slide

By Heidi in Japan
February 12th 2008
YUKI MATSURI! - Part 2 Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
I woke up bright and early on Friday to set off for Satoland (the family fun area of the festival!) I thought I was so clever planning my trip when all the kids would be at school… what I didn’t realise is that every single school in Hokkaido would plan school trips there! So I had lots of kids coming up to me, keen to practise their English! (“I like cake, I like chocolate, I like ice cream…”) To start off with, I went down a really long snow slide whilst sitting in a rubber ring… a lot of fun! Then, [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 12th 2008 | 141 Views | [diary=245439]

i finally made it out of the maze!
cute kiddy on an ice slide!
Otaru canal at night - beautiful!

By Heidi in Japan
February 11th 2008
YUKI MATSURI! - Part 1 Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
on thursday, i jetted off to hokkaido (northern japan) to see the world famous snow and ice festival known as yuki matsuri... the train journey to my hotel was incredible... i was so excited to leave the airport tunnel and see outside and when i finally saw the view, it didn't disappoint... the sky was bright blue and the snow was beautifully white and sparkly... and there was so much of it! i've never seen so much snow in my life! by the time i arrived at my hotel it was late in the afternoon but i literally just dropped my [View Full Entry]

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Published: February 11th 2008 | 428 Views | [diary=245035]

Narnia: Prince Caspian
Egypt!
snow

By Crackles
January 15th 2008
Next stop... SNOW Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Sapporo
Tuesday 15th Jan 08 Today was a travel day, we got up and caught a train to the airport which ended up taking about two hours, then jumped on a plane to get up to Hokkaido. We got in to Hokkaido and were greeted by a layer of snow covering everything in sight. We jumped on a train from the airport to a small station where we had to wait for about 15 minutes for a connecting train. It was about -6C and we were waiting out in the open, but the train came quickly enough and we were soon on [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 18th 2008 | 31 Views | [diary=237133]


札幌千歲機場 -> 白之戀人朱古力工房 -> 明治時計台 -> 大通公園 - 白色燈火節 White Illumination -> Sheraton Hotel 一起身執好晒野就去食早餐, 準備乘坐內陸機到北海道喇!! 要趕飛機所以要比之前2日ਰ [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 9th 2008 | 121 Views | [diary=234317]

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