Tag: Sapporo
Sapporo Diaries: Handmade Marche and Hanging with Friends
On May 24th, I went out to Sapporo to hang out with my friends visiting Hokkaido! It was their last full day, and coincidentally, I found another handmade festival event for this weekend. Separate from the Mono Village that happens twice a year, the Handmade Marche seems to be a national event held around the…
Sapporo/Otaru Diaries: Lilac Festival 2025 and Showing Friends Around
My college friend is visiting Hokkaido for a week with a couple friends! I met up with him in Sapporo to give him a basic tour, and the day after was an Otaru day! It also happens there’s a ton of festivals happening in Sapporo this week, so it was a good time to come!…
Fukuoka Diaires: Kirby Cafe, Dontaku Festival, Itoshima
For Golden Week this year, I went to Fukuoka! This will be the furthest east I’ll ever travel in Japan, and is probably also one of the longest flights in the country (excluding Hokkaido to Okinawa). I was excited to do some local sightseeing, eat some tonkotsu ramen, and it just happens that the local…
Sapporo Food: Miso Ramen
Hokkaido is huge, and with it, comes regional styles of ramen like the rest of Japan. Asahikawa is known for shoyu ramen, Hakodate for shio ramen, and finally, Sapporo is the miso ramen capital of our big island. Around here, it’s the go-to ramen style. What is Miso Ramen? The traditional miso ramen uses a…
Sapporo Diaries: Tea Convention and Sentai Show
On April 19th and 20th, my boyfriend and I stayed the night in Sapporo! Mostly because I had a live show on Sunday, so I needed to stay the night. There also happened to be a Lupicia Tea event over the weekend, so I reserved to go on Saturday. April 19th: Time to head to…
Hong Kong Diaries: Victoria Harbor, Peak, and Ocean Park
Here’s Part 2 of my 2025 Spring vacation! April 2nd: Continuing from the last post, the flight itself was pretty smooth, and we landed a little early! Hong Kong airport is huge, as you need to take a tram from one terminal to another. The actual immigration process is easy, with no prior documents needed,…
Singapore Diaires: Merlion, Marina Bay, and Lots of Food!
This year for spring break I decided to go to Singapore and Hong Kong! Theses are both places on my Asia bucket list, and for a variety of reasons, going to both this year in my one week vacation worked out the best. I’ll be splitting my spring travels into two parts! March 29th: My…
Sapporo Diaries: Sakura Foods and Haircut
On March 8th, I went out to Sapporo to get a haircut! I was originally debating whether or not to go out during mid-March, but was leaning towards not because of a bunch of plans lining up at the end, and no real plans in Sapporo besides eating. I’ve been meaning to get a haircut,…
Sapporo Diaires: Kamen Rider Show and Mt. Okura
February 23rd was the Emperor’s birthday this year, and because it’s a Sunday, we get the Monday off as a replacement holiday. I spent the long weekend in Sapporo, doing some shopping and eating as usual, but the main event for me was seeing my first Kamen Rider show on Sunday! While I was at…
Hiroshima Diaires: Miyajima and the Peace Museum
Here’s the Hiroshima half of my brief vacation with my parents! We flew in from Sapporo the day before, and had quite a to-do list for our brief time in Hiroshima! February 10th: Our first full day in Hiroshima! Our main plan was to head to the Kure Yamato Maritime Museum. Since we planned to…