Fort Goryokaku in Hakodate during Winter
Originally, my next stop after Sapporo was supposed to be Aomori, but I switched to Hakodate instead. Hakodate is Hokkaido’s
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Ja(a)pan
A blog about Tokyo, traveling and yes, penguins
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Maruyama Zoo in Sapporo
The zoo of Sapporo is in Maruyama Park near the station of the same name. Maruyama has both local and foreign animals and since many of the latter ones aren’t accustomed to the cold temperatures, the zoo has a large number of houses where they are kept.
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Lucky Pierrot Hamburger Restaurant in Hakodate: Christmas everyday
Theme-based restaurants are nothing special in Japan and I’ve been to a couple of them in Tokyo. Lucky Pierrot was
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