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Hakodate and Amori- Furry Pink Handcuffs
... settlements and considered by some to be the gateway to Hokkaido. It is a city with a lot of obvious British influence being that it was a major port town in the past. With that there seemed to be whole of water for those Hakodate-jin to find there next meal and they pretty much put anything they found in the ocean in their mouths. I ate so many fish products that the children's book "One fish, Tow fish" would have made me queazy. Serious though, sea ...
First stop in Hokkaido
The next day we took the Shinkansen train (and oh my, it's fast!) all the way up north to Hakodate in Hokkaido (the most northern island of Japan). The countryside along the way reminded us very much of Switzerland. Apart from volcanoes and the sea there are lots of similarities.
Along the way we also passed through Seikan tunnel (connecting Honshu with Hokkaido); with 53km the ...
Last day best day
... late for 5 mins to the bus, which is acceptable. And this experience again will be remembered in kids' brain.
If we just follow the itinerary, they won't remember much. If we do something crazy, out of ordinary, then it becomes an icon, something special. If we have too many specials, they are not special anymore. But without 'special', life would be too boring. The right balance is what I'm looking for in travel, not ...
Hakodate: Ika, Ika, Ika Odori!
... ikura and uni. So delicious (and not too expensive, about 1700 yen for a set meal)—the crab is really sweet, the uni was good, not great and the ikura really fresh.
Full, you can walk to the waterfront warehouses, built at the turn of the century and nice to look at, all red brick. Inside, however, is a warren of gift shops, selling every standard mall variety thing you can imagine—souvenirs, glass figurines, pop idol memorabilia. ...