Tag: Kutchan

• Niseko Diaries: Dairy Farm and Countryside Driving

  On June 1st, my friends invited me out to go strawberry picking Yoichi! I have been dying to go strawberry picking since I went in Tokyo last year, and the Hokkaido strawberry season typically starts in June. Quite a few places in the Shiribeshi area do cherries (Niki!) and grapes (Niki and Yoichi!), but I…

  June 17, 2024

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  Chocolate, Cookie, Cream Puff, Food, Hokkaido, Houjicha, ice cream, Japan, Kutchan, Lake, Lifestyle, Niseko, Shaved Ice, Strawberry, Udon, What I Eat in a Day

• 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…

  November 27, 2023

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  Buffet, Cream Puff, Food, Hojicha, Hokkaido, ice cream, Japan, Kutchan, Lake Toya, Pizza, Scallop

• Kutchan Diaries: Chinese Food and Too Many Donuts

  On September 2nd, I took a solo day trip to Kutchan, because I felt like going out after staying at home for two weeks. Why Kutchan? Well, for one, there’s a Chinese place there that looked pretty good and has been on my radar, and I figured it’d be a nice change of pace from…

  September 18, 2023

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  Ankake Yakisoba, Boba, Cream Puff, Donut, Food, Fried Rice, Hokkaido, Japan, Kutchan, Lifestyle, Matcha, Shaved Ice, What I Eat in a Day