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Day 9 - Sapporo to Hakodate

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December 24th 2013
rst and foremost, happy 22nd birthday to Lou Bear Louis Tomlinson. You'll always be Peter Pan. Back onto the train again today from Sapporo to Hakodate. The western part of the island. And Christmas fantasy at Hakodate. The journey from Sapporo on train about just over 3 hours. The fast trains, that is. I left Sapporo at 12:22 and got to Hakodate at 15: ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hokkaido » Hakodate

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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