Hakodate
Travel Blogs from Hakodate, Japan
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Hokkaido for a laugh
... largely because I only had one day there before returning to Tokyo - an authentic whirlwind tour, Japanese style. Hakodate was one of the first ports in Japan to open to foreign trade - in 1853 under the conditions of the Treaty of Kanagawa the port was ...
One of our formal dinners
Here we are all "gussied up" and looking sharp. Also, our table mates, Rich and Lyna. ...
A night with (the former) Miss Hakodate
An ex-Marine, a Japanese Guinness fanatic, the American Consul, the former Miss Hakodate, the MD of the Goryokaku Tower - 'the richest man in town' - and a guy named Bill in an Irish bar until 2 in the morning. I love this town. ...
*do* look down
... was over 3 hours, and then a quick transfer, which I'[m glad i managed. Next was a more basic train to the fishing town of Hakodate, another 3 and a bit hours away. We paused a few times along the way (you have to be careful you're in the right carriage ...
Still at Sea
... SEA! This is our fifth day on the high seas, and we are about 1704 nautical miles from Seattle. We should arrive in Hakodate, Japan next Sunday, Oct 4. So far our Pacific voyage has been interesting. We were all so worried about Cub being well ...
The First 27th!! Early Morning!
... in the stair well and then they made us go sit in the hall outside our rooms. We were looking at Brandon's Compass, and realized that we were heading east, away from Hakodate (where we were originally headed to refuel), and had been for ...
Hakodate
... the world]s longest under water tunnel to get to Hokkaido. The scenery was awesome on the journey here. I only had one day in Hakodate but it was a pretty good town from what I saw.. There is a lovely waterfront area with a fleet of squid boats lined ...
Hakodate
... longest underwater tunnel in Asia, being underground for over 25 km! All of this to visit the small fishing town of Hakodate, which has a population of around 200,000. Hakodate is a quiet town, with very few tourists. We climbed the local ...
I cannot prevaricate -- we're in Hakodate
We are finishing up a couple of days in Hakodate, a middling-sized port city at the southeastern tip of Hokkaido, Japan's large north island. We began our stay with a visit to the large fish and produce markets. We were quite taken by the displays of ...
We finally hit LAND!!!!!
Sunday, we finally went ashore to Hakodate, Japan. It felt so good to be firmly on terra firma. We did a bit of sightseeing and shopping. It was a very clean Japanese town. Hope all is well at home. Also, due to the typhoon, ...
Hai from Hakodate!
... meant "we'll have some prawns, calamari and hot chips next to the sea. Ok, throw in some crab legs and a wedge of lemon". In Hakodate, seafood means 'catch heaps of weird shit from the ocean and steam it, wrap it in seaweed or put it in soup with a boiled ...
Goodbye Hokkaido
... in a big resort in a foreign country. One of those "why didn't I ever do that when I was younger" moments. Hakodate was quite a nice place. The southernmost port of Hokkaido, it's been influenced more by foreigners than most Japanese places, ...
uugghhhh
Our train chugged in to Hakodate around noon. The sky was overcast and the weather was chilly. The only thing on our schedule was a castle where the samurai had their fabled last stand. After we went there and tramped all through the mud ...
Train to Hakodate
... no subway and very steep hills. The harbour itself is newish with converted warehouses, reminds Dee of the docks in Liverpool. We ate at Hakodate Beer which was recommended, it was ok but as we both don't eat sea food it was the only place we could find. ...
Day 21 - Hakodate
... own travellers was famed for doing climatically incorrect things, so I don't know why we were so surprised. Mike headed back to Hakodate for internet and lunch before checking out Goryokaku (we weren't there to tell him it was a waste of money and to ...
Day 20 - Hakodate
... that our intended visit to Hokkaido's Daisetsuzan National Park wasn't possible with the clothing we had. When we actually got to Hakodate it was a different story. "This is nothing. This is just like Melbourne", Mike said while wearing just a shirt ...
Hakodate - day 2
... up the hills so not much steep walking for Dee today (thank god). We opted out of the cable car to the top of Mount Hakodate as it was quite expensive for a 3 minute ride so just looked at the historical buildings and the great views of sea and ...
Erste Schritte in Hokkaido
... der schönsten der Welt wenn man den Broschüren glauben darf...). Dank des klaren Wetters war diese wirklich wunderschön. Hakodate ist auf einem schmalen Landstrich gebaut, welcher von Meer umgeben ist. Dementsprechend hat Hakodate etwa die Form einer ...
Hokkaido!
... and breezy -- and at least 6 degrees cooler than anywhere non-mountainous I'd been on Honshu. Ah, respite :) First impressions of Hakodate were a mix of San Francisco, Seattle and maybe Halifax! Lots of fishing and ocean-focused activity -- some very ...
hakodate
... de neiges intensement soufles par le vent, le contraste avec les plus 30 degre d'okinawa il y a 5 jours est tres grand! Hakodate est la premiere grosse ville sur l'ile de hokaido. mais les hotels cheap sont rare, je me suis rive le nez a ...
An abortive Yuki Matsuri
Instead of making it to Hakodate and then onto the Snow Festival in Sapporo, Nobuko and I missed the ferry by five minutes and retired to watch an entire season of 24 (series 3) over 36 hours. ...
Climbing Mount Hakodate
... . I dozed (slept) some on the train to Hachinohe. It was raining outside, but my spirits picked up ever so slightly. Climb mount Hakodate I lanched out on a mission to climb Mount Hakodate. I wanted to update my blog and send a message to my Wife and kids ...
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