Cheesey
5 November 2016
The dining options of Kokubuncho in Sendai
After getting back from the ravine view day on the late train, I was starving. As soon as the photos were uploaded and I had typed some nonsense i....
White flag
5 November 2016
Hiking along the canyon from Omoshiroyama to Yamadera
Today I had to wave the white flag and retreat back down a mountain I did not even intend to climb. The plan was to go to a remote station with a ....
Nights of the warming lights
4 November 2016
Discovering the covered shopping streets of Sendai
Sendai has lots of lights, and lots of shops, and lots of warmth, too many restaurants, lots of people, and no tourists besides myself that I can ....
Under the sea
4 November 2016
Taking the Shinkansen under the sea from Hakodate to Sendai
Now I herald my arrival to Sendai. My second to last stop, and my last new city as my last city is Tokyo which was also my first city and also a c....
The final freeze
3 November 2016
Exploring the Hakodate fortress at night
Apart from a brief period between coffee and train station tomorrow morning, tonight is officially my last chance to freeze to death on my holiday....
Dull hysteria
3 November 2016
A day trip from Hakodate to Onuma Koen
Hakodate is small. So small that it only has one department store and thats mostly closed down. Small enough that the main station which is where ....
Running with the buses
2 November 2016
Hiking up the road at night for the view from Hakodateyama
As suggested earlier, it was time to go to the top of Mount Hakodate to do the tourist thing and take photos of the city lights. I thought to myse....
Fight for your right for a view
2 November 2016
The slow train from Sapporo to Hakodate
Now I am in Hakodate. Each time I arrive in a new place I feel it is important to herald my arrival through a bold declaration. The journey to her....
Flipping my own food
1 November 2016
Eating Okonomiyaki in Sapporo
Tomorrow I go to Hakodate, but first, one last meal in Sapporo. I panned google maps around looking for an apricot shaded area of streets which si....