Category: Guide
Going to the Movies in Japan
Going to the movies in Japan is not revolutionary by any means, but there are some slight differences in movies here. I thought I’d write a post here about these since I’ve been to a few movies during my time here!
Sapporo Food: Sushi and Seafood
Hokkaido itself is a big island of a prefecture. While Japan as an island nation is known for seafood, and by extension sushi, Hokkaido in particular is very strong in this department. I will say, even as Hokkaido’s capital, Sapporo is somewhat inland, so if you truly want the freshest fish, I’d suggest going to…
Sapporo Food: Butadon
Pigs and pork are supposedly a big Tokachi region thing (this dish originating from Obihiro city specifically), and eventually became a Hokkaido thing in general (actually, the Tokachi region seems to be famous for quite a lot of things, but I suppose that’s a different story). From what I heard, a restaurant in Obihiro invented…
Sapporo Food: Ice Cream and Parfaits
Arguably Hokkaido is most known domestically and internationally for their milk. More broadly, the dairy, and even within the prefecture there’s huge pride on it too. Ice cream places will all clearly advertise made with Hokkaido milk, or more specifically milk from a specific town in Hokkaido. I remember back when I came to Japan…
Sapporo Food: Soup Curry
I’m currently in the process of making compilation guide post to Sapporo like my Otaru one, except Sapporo is considerably bigger (for good reason), and to fit it all in would make it very long. As such, I’ll make individual topic posts for now and them compile them later As the start of my Sapporo…
Types of Accomodation in Japan
Traveling in Japan and confused on what type of accomodation is right for you? Fear not, as here’s a guide to the main different overnight stay experiences Japan has to offer, from cheapest to most expensive (if you’re feeling bougie), and maybe even an unexpected one thrown in…Generally, you can expect the typical place to…
The Best Boba in Sapporo, Hokkaido
[This is a cross-post from my boba blog! I figured since it’s still Japan adjacent I’d put it here as well.] In my opinion, clearly. If you’d like to challenge my opinion, feel free to leave me a comment or a message, or just try these places for yourself :). I basically moved to Hokkaido…
A Guide to New Chitose Airport (Sapporo, Hokkaido)
I say Sapporo, because Sapporo is Hokkaido’s biggest city, and New Chitose is associated with it being 40 minutes away by train, but New Chitose isn’t actually located in Sapporo proper (like how Tokyo Disneyland isn’t actually in Tokyo, but in Chiba). That aside, I’ve taken quite a few trips to and from, and in…
A Guide to Public Transportation in Japan
Japan has such a great and efficient public transportation that they’ll apologize if your train is going to be even a few minutes late. It’s also extremely easy to navigate, if you can read English or Japanese and more so if you have a wifi connection. Google Maps works really well in Japan; just plug…
Things to do in Otaru, Hokkaido
Since I’m making a Sapporo version (which is much larger than Otaru), and since I’ve been to Otaru a couple times, have a few coworkers/friends from there, and it’s the next biggest city closest to me, I figured I can make a version of that post but for Otaru. It’ll be a bit smaller, since…