Recuperating
Even though the abrasions did no longer seem as bad as yesterday, I decided that onsen (especially the saltwater one) might be a good idea to clean out the wounds. But generally not the...
Monthly Archive: August 2024
Travelling by train
Today is a bit of a boring day. Got up way before breakfast was served, hopped on a local train to Shin-Aomori and went for the Shinkansen all the way to Tokyo. In Tokyo,...
Hirosaki castle
Japan and no castle? The demolished one in Sendai does not count. Definitely possible. During the Meji restoration, a lot of the seats of power of the feudal lords have been demolished. Hirosaki castle...
Back into the sea, good lunch and Aomori in nice
Official point in the itinerary: Beach holidays. So we went to the next beach next to Aomori. Again, a short trip with the local train to Asamushi Onsen. No helicopter or search and rescue...
Transfer to Aomori
The struggle gets real. Where are the taifuns going to go? Will we be able to travel to Fuji? But first, we will go back onto the right island today. Until 9 years ago,...
Rainy days and museums
It’s raining today. The reason might be the taifun no 3 that is coming up the east coast of Japan and trying to give us a bit of a scare. It started to upgrade...
Sapporo. – Beach and Beer
It’s hot, it’s humid and you are next to the sea. So why not go for a short stint at a nice little sandy beach? Zenibako is that beach for if you are in...
Ainu museum in Shiraoi
Shiraoi is again small village a short train ride away from Tomakomai. And after depositing our luggage in the hotel lobby, this was today’s destination. The Ainu, being the original inhabitants of Hokaido and...
Smelly, hellish, hot floor ground and hot shipping port water
Today’s trip was to “Jikukodani” (“hells gorge”) in the hills of Noboribetsu.Public traffic is a bit different in Hokkaido. As the whole island is more rural traffic is more car centric than the main...
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