Train ride from Sapporo

Next stop... SNOW

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January 15th 2008
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 abou ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more