In 2016, I travelled to Japan. With my limited Japanese, I stayed there for 2.5 months.
This documents my journey as a gaijin (foreigner).
Start at the beginning (Japan), or view the most recent posts below.
This is Shiroi Koibito Park & Ishiya Chocolate Factory in Sapporo. It’s not located at the center of town, but it’s also not difficult to transit to. Great spot for families with kids This park is great for kids. There are miniature houses where they can crawl (or rather, walk) into, a candy making demo to marvel at,
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Wouldn’t that be great? Well, actually their website says Moerenuma Park was transformed from a “waste treatment plant” and on Wikipedia it refers to it as “garbage reclaimed ground”. In my head I think landfill. :P 1.89km2 of Art & Sculpture Amazingly Moerenuma Park is now a family-friendly, art-sculpture and nature-lovers’ refuge. With about 1.89 square
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27 images of Otaru, Hokkaido. Continuing from the previous post, Manami and I travel to Otaru, about 1-1.5 hour train ride from Sapporo station. I go there a second time with Tiger, so there are photos from both trips. Otaru is a port city. You can have seafood here, as well as a lot of Hokkaido’s
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Sapporo here we are! Shout out to my friend Maki in Melb, who is from Hokkaido! Remember Manami from Once Upon a Steveston? Well, we meet again! This time, she joins me in Sapporo for the weekend. Because of the limited time she has, we squeeze in sights that are close to the city center and are considered
Adapting to the Japanese Culture Even though I am raised in a western country (Canada) I thought adapting to the Japanese culture would be easy since I have Asian background. How wrong I am. Japanese Customs: Unwritten Rules When I first arrived, I stayed with my friend Haruka’s family for a few days. I knew that Japanese
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Yes I did. Open during the summer months, Fujisan (Mt Fuji) is the quest for hikers visiting Japan. It will cost you a small fortune, about 10-12 hours of sleepless night, and strong determination. I found 2 avid travellers online who also wanted to climb Mt Fuji. Thus we set off on August 10, 2016,
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