Business Hotel Kitaguni Hakodate
2-41-30 Showa Hakodate, Oshima, Hokkaido, 041-0812, Japan
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Hakodate: Ika, Ika, Ika Odori!
After getting my educational fix at Poroto Kotan, I headed down to Hakodate, a city I had visited the last time I was here and rather enjoyed. It’s a port town and is basically known as the gateway to Hokkaido. There are ferry services to Aomori (which I will utilize) as well as many limited expresses that traverse the Saiken tunnel(the longest underwater tunnel in the world) to Honshu island. Word is that in a few years, there will be a new ...
Hakodate Happenings
This is our second time in the port city although this time there is a lot less snow. Hence Emily walking freely without fear of slipping in the snow. There were similarites with our last trip here: we visited the same delicious izakaya for seafood and the cloudly conditions did hamper some of our sightseeing. Luckily, the clouds cleared in ...
Whales At Lunch..
Here we are on our 3rd day at sea. First day we passed near to Hokkaido and Honshu visible on the other side, where The Sea Of Japan meets the Pacific,on Hokkaido we could see the roads and rail structures and towns along the shore. There is a tunnel connecting the 2 Islands, one of the longest ,33ks,and deepest in the world, and rail only I think.That day was very rough seas and gale winds, but all was fine.
We co exist well ...
First drama: snow storm hit Hokkaido
Morning market next to the JR in Hakodate >> Took street car to explore the city >>
Back to Hakodate station & found out that the train delayed >> Shinkansen stopped at Kanita >>
Bus to Shin Aomori >> Shinkansen to Tokyo >> Yaesu Terminal Hotel in Tokyo (no train to Kyoto as we planned)
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