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Japan Day 8: Sapporo to Sendai
I get up early and cross the road from my hostel to pick up my now customary pastries and coffee, then gather my stuff and head to the main station in Sapporo for my 9:37 train to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto, where I get 20 minutes to head over to the Shinkansen platform and meet the Tokyo bound…
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Japan Day 7: Sapporo – it’s all about the food
I picked the Lamb soup curry, when an extra sausage (a recommended extra in the menu), a small portion of rice and the standard soup (¥1800). You can also get versions with prawn based broth and even one with squid ink! It was nothing short of spectacular, and I’m now regretting not coming here on…
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Japan Day 6: Otaru
The only downside to hostel life, is when you’re in a room full of people who snore! I was awake multiple times, and by around 5:30am I decided to grab a shower and head out for the day. I got the metro down to Sapporo central station and wandered around the business district until 8:30…
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Japan Day 5: Sapporo
I’m sat in the communal area of my hostel, only one other person here having a japanese lesson on their laptop. I boil the kettle for my green tea, but surprise even myself by making a cup of instant coffee, that’s how much I craved a coffee! Nescafe! The absolute shame of it.
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Japan Day 4: Towards Hokkaido & Sapporo
I pick up a couple of pastries (¥410) from a local bakery and head down to Tokyo station nice and early for my 1:20pm train to Sapporo, it’s a very busy station, but also vast and spacious so you don’t feel to crowded out, though rush hour might be another story. The pastries filled a…
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Japan Day 3: Ginza & Shibuya
Still not getting much sleep, but I’m determined as ever to push myself through each day. My hostel friend still has his jetlag, the sleeping pills aren’t working so he took a bike ride around the city at 3am. I hope it doesn’t get to that stage for me!