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Hokkaido May 2014

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Hokkaido is famous for its seafood exporting throughout the world. So when one arrives at the Chitose Airport one will be greeted by a supermarket which is more like seafood market.

[video=youtube;z6c9H2X9toU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6c9H2X9toU[/video]
 

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Arrive at Sapporo JR Station from the airport - took only 36 mins and cost of reserve seat ticket is 1,380 yen.

Sapporo JR Station


[video=youtube;CMpWgesmHvQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMpWgesmHvQ[/video]
 

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Breakfast on board

Fruits


Main


Due to my current juicing I only want to eat the vege and mushrooms and just a little egg, don't know why don't feel like having the ham. Before I sure whack finish all.
 

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Did not make any car rental reservation so a little panicky today because its the Japanese Golden Week holiday and was told too late to book. So went for a walk and bumped into Nippon Rent-A-Car just a short walk from hotel. So lucky they have cars available so rented a Subaru Imprezza for 4 days picking it up tomorrow. Including insurance will cost 44k YEN or $540. I believe will be cheaper if I'd booked earlier in the internet. Still its cheap for us sinkies compared to Singapore rates.





Yesterday also rushed my staff to go apply for my Thailand International Driving Permit so lucky here in Japan they don't care to look at any license they just want this International Driving Permit

 

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Here in Sapporo is also famous for their ramen and happen to see this



[video=youtube;ulVJjVPtiCY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulVJjVPtiCY[/video]

Cool chair very relaxing


Got to use this vending machine to make payment and issue ticket for kitchen to cook


Here comes the noodle


Just so you know if anyone is interested
 

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Walking along the main Suzukino street looking for dinner this evening and came into this restaurant Naodori

Girl preparing drinks


The starter


Boss making BBQ


BBQ Chicken


BBQ Pork


BBQ Minced pork


BBQ Chilis


and lots and lots of sake in between the above dishes.
 

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Spring just arrived, Sakura just starting to bloom, these photos taken at an old government building close to my hotel









Looks like I've came at a right time.
 

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Just back from the hotel's public bath and hot spring. It opens at 6am to 9am and then 3pm to 1am (its funny a sign outside the entrane says 1500 - 2500). Was there yesterday afternoon too guess I'll go everyday.

There's no one in the bath to service customers so all customers got to bring their own towels and shavers and tooth brush etc. Only soap, shampoo, hair tonic, aftershave provided.

I was the last to leave so no one around I took these photos.









 
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Drove to Otaru about 40km away from Sapporo for a special sushi restaurant Takara Sushi reputed to be the best sushi restaurant in Otaru

Arrived in the rented car


Restaurant


Inside


The owner


Some of his creation for us










 

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After Otaru drove another 75km to this place Cape Kamui. A very beautiful place like at the very end of the world feeling







Hope you enjoy the short video

[video=youtube;tvwrquijC3I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvwrquijC3I[/video]

Had a funny feeling at the very end, like anticipating Godzilla to rise from the sea.
 
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After visiting the Cape Kamui it's almost time for dinner so stopped by another sushi restaurant





Abalone and Octopus sahimi




Maguro Sashimi


Hokkei


White fish sashimi over steamed rice


 
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