Exploring Hokkaido Shrine & Maruyama Zoo | Episode 5

As luck would have it, we chose the briskest day of our trip up North thus far to explore Maruyama Park. Luckily along with the cold came mostly blue skies, with the odd wisp of cloud bringing light flurries. Maruyama Park is vast with lots to offer. What attracted us to the park was Hokkaido…

Sapporo Beer Museum & All-You-Can-Eat Crab | Episode 4

After a successful day trip to Yoichi and Otaru yesterday, it was time to start exploring Sapporo proper. Our hotel, attached to Sapporo Station, made for a great starting point, mainly due to the vast underground network of walkways which extends South out from the station. The walkways can be rather daunting at first, but…

Day trip to Yoichi and Otaru | Episode 3

We decided to spend our first full day in Hokkaido leaving the sprawling city of Sapporo for a day trip to the smaller towns of Yoichi and Otaru. It felt a bit odd at the time, not exploring Sapporo, but it also made sense to not split up our time in Sapporo so we could…

Hayabusa 1 – Headed to Hokkaido | Japan 2016 | Episode 2

Today was one of the most anticipated days of the trip for me, but Nicole, not so much. I love the train system in Japan and this was the longest train journey of our trip.  Not only that, the train we took up to Hokkaido was the new Hayabusa which launched in March 2016.  This…