Who'd have ever thought that we would, one day, make our own sake cup and then toast our success with a drink of sake from it?
We visited a pottery, a miso making enterprise, mailed home a postcardRead more
Who'd have ever thought that we would, one day, make our own sake cup and then toast our success with a drink of sake from it?
We visited a pottery, a miso making enterprise, mailed home a postcardRead more
Two things set this tour apart from others:-
* Inage, our tour guide from the first to last day.
His English, his knowledge of Japan, his organisational skills and cool demeanour were excellent,Read more
Visited the Sapporo Brewery on the way to our hotel. Checked out its museum and history, then Inage informed us we would be having our farewell dinner there later. Not just any dinner but a VikingRead more
Caught the 8.48 bound for Sapporo. This one is a limited express (ordinary train). The journey takes four hours to travel 254kms - bit slower than the bullet trains.
On arrival in Sapporo, we wentRead more
A big attraction in Hakodate, for both locals and tourists, is to take the gondola (the Hakodate Ropeway) to the top of Mount Hakodate.
The view from the top is really spectacular but most people goRead more
7.30am start today. Walked to the station and caught the 8.00am bullet train (our last) to Kikoni which is as far north as the bullet train goes. To get from Kikoni to Hakodate, we took a 15 minuteRead more
Zuigani Temple is one of the most famous and prominent Zen temples in the Tohoku region. It was originally founded in 828.
It was restored in 1609 and is famous for its beautifully gilded and paintedRead more
After lunch we were coached to a whisky distillery. Masataka Taketsuru built this distillery in 1969 in the pursuit of the perfect whisky.
It was very interesting to look at the history and theRead more
Today we travelled from Tokyo to Sendai by bullet train - 305kms in less than two hours.
We left the hotel at 8.00am and went by coach to the station. There was a train at the platform when weRead more