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Sapporo Diaries: Showing my Friend Around
The same friend I showed around Otaru left for Sapporo right after to stay a couple days, and he also asked me to show him around Sapporo, so on November 25th, I headed over to give him a tour of what I know in the central area. I took my usual bus, but for some…
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Otaru Diaries: Pokemon Donuts and Happy Thanksgiving
November 23rd here happens to be a holiday this year, and aligns with American Thanksgiving, and also happens to be Japanese Labor Thanksgiving. Apparently the holiday is about being thankful and celebrating the labor people put into harvest, which is similar to American Labor Day and Thanksgiving combined (go figure). My boyfriend wanted to go…
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Lake Toya Diaries: A Birthday Treat!
For something new, I went to Lake Toya for a brief weekend trip on November 18-19th as a birthday gift to myself! I’ll list all my recommendations on things to do in the area. At first I thought about making it a Sapporo weekend stay, but I figured I go to Sapporo enough that I…
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Cars in Japan
When you don’t want to take public transportation or you’re traveling to an area where public transport doesn’t reach, you can always take a taxi or rent a car (provided you have an international permit with you). Now as a disclaimer, I haven’t driven in Japan, so this post is purely based on what I…
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Sapporo Diaries: Fall Vibes on a Long Weekend
November 3-5 was another three day weekend here in Japan, as November 3rd is Culture Day, and this time around, I figured I would take advantage of the longer weekend to stay in Sapporo. I thought about it early enough that I booked accomodation in Sapporo in advance, so I wouldn’t end up with an…
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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…
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Sapporo Diaries: China Festival and Spy x Family Exhibition!
I went out to Sapporo on October 21st, because I figured it was about time to go out of town again, and also various events happened to line up that weekend, which made it all the better to go. First up on the agenda after getting off the bus was checking out the China Festival…
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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…
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Sapporo Diaries: Vietnamese Food on Sports Day
October 9th was a holiday! Happy Sports Day, not the school event, but the national holiday. Even though it was a three day weekend, I decided to just go on a solo date on the 9th (I did think about staying the weekend, but didn’t find anywhere good). My main goals of the day were…
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Egg Cartons in Japan
Any American (I can’t speak for other countries) out there would know that eggs come in a dozen (which for anyone who doesn’t know, means a count of 12). Sometimes if you didn’t want to buy that much, you can get half a pack, or 6, but not necessarily for half the price. Or even,…
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