Tag: Strawberry
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 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…
Sapporo Diaries: Happy Belated Birthday Dad!
On April 11th, my dad came to Hokkaido to visit me! He had work in Japan the days prior, and since it was his birthday, it was a good opportunity to spend some time together! I stayed the Friday night, so thanks to my dad for reserving a hotel for me! April 11th: I left…
Otaru Diaries: Yakiniku and Wing Bay Hangout
On Saturday, March 23rd, our local Block Advisor organized an in person meetup for the JETs in my area! We’ve had a few online game nights this year, but this was the first time in a long time that so many of us gathered in one place. I met a lot of new people, some…
Sapporo Diaries: Friend’s First Hot Pot and German Christmas Market
On November 24th, I went to Sapporo to meet up with my friend and hang out. It’s cozy season, which is the perfect time of year for hot pot. My friend’s never had hot pot before, so I was honored to be her first hot pot buddy! After getting off my usual bus, I headed…
Sendai Diaries: Small Eats and Heading Home
Here’s Part 2 of my Sendai trip! We had one full day and one travel day back home left, and we really just took it easy. Really, the theme of this trip. 5th: My boyfriend was originally interested in going to the Miyagi Zao Fox Village, but after giving him the details and finding out…
Sendai Diaries: Casual Shopping and Sendai Meat
I spent long weekend #2 of Golden Week 2024 in Sendai! Yes, Hakodate and Sendai are the two places I stopped by with my family from the trip we took last year from Tokyo to Hokkaido, but I didn’t spend nearly enough time there as I would have liked. Plus, my boyfriend has been to…
Hakodate Diaries: Golden Week Sakura
This year, “Golden Week” lands within the peirod of April 27th to May 6th, with a three-day weekend from April 27th to 29th, and a four day weekend from May 3rd to May 6th. This year, intead of using three days of nenkyuu to make it a continuous vacation, I decided to take two mini…