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Day 06: Beautiful Otaru (Jul 2018)

July 13th 2018
Friday, 13th July 2019 From our hotel at Shin-Sapporo, we took a westbound train towards the direction of Otaru this morning. Otaru is one of the historical port cities located along this part of Hokkaido. One of the key sites that really stood out is the massive Railway Museum. Within the compound, it was divided into the indoor and outdoor galleries where there were as many as twenty l ... 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

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Growing up listening to the music of The Carpenters, he decided to name this blog Budokan in remembrance of their Live at Budokan Tour in Tokyo in May 1974. He finally made a trip to the Nippon Budokan in September 2017, 43 years after the Carpenters held their 18 sold-out concerts in Japan! Hailing from the tropics, Budokan is fortunate to reside in Singapore where jetsetting around have become very affordable. His greatest passion lies in cultivating his lifetime career of travelling, blogging and tour guiding. A Travel Bl... full info

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