JapanHakodate-eki41°46’22” N 140°43’30” E October 17, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Hakodate is famous for their Morning Market which features all sorts of seafood. The local specialty, and town mascot, is squid.
One of the shops lets customers fish squid from a tank. We looked allRead more
JapanSokei39°37’45” N 141°58’10” E October 17, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ⛅ 59 °F
After our delightful hike to Jogodohama Beach, we decided to explore the shops around Miyako Iwate’s train station.
Like other cities we’ve seen in Japan, Miyako has decorative manhole covers,Read more
Two to TravelThe people are so polite … and so many of their actions have a ceremonial quality.
JapanTatega-saki39°38’52” N 141°58’46” E October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 57 °F
By the time we reached Jogodahama Beach, the sun came out and we enjoyed a sunny hike.
I was surprised to see signs warning of bears, and delighted to see swan shaped paddle boats by the shore.Read more
JapanSokei39°37’45” N 141°58’9” E
October 16, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 59 °F
It was raining hard when we docked in Miyako, but the locals gave us a hearty welcome, featuring a large inflatable salmon, their town’s mascot.
A free shuttle from the industrial port whisked usRead more
JapanŌsanbashi Futō35°27’11” N 139°38’52” E October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 61 °F
By the time we returned to the ship, we were both soaked from the rain and sweaty, so it was time for showers.
The late afternoon skies in Yokohama treated us to swirling pastel arabesques followedRead more
JapanYokohama Stadium35°26’35” N 139°38’38” E October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
Japan has three Chinatowns, but today we visited the biggest one of all. In 1859, Yokohama was among the first Japanese ports to open to foreign trade after two centuries of seclusion.
As ChineseRead more
JapanSakuragichō Eki35°27’4” N 139°37’54” E October 15, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌧 63 °F
After visiting the city’s famous Chinatown, we explored Yokohama on foot.
Along the way, we passed a big Oktoberfest celebration, and I had my first encounter with one of Japan’s fancy toilets.Read more
North Pacific Ocean36°54’13” N 141°42’29” E October 13, 2023, North Pacific Ocean ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
After our brief stop in Kushiro, we’ve had two sea days as we steam south to Yokohama.
On the first day, we had ate in one of the ship’s specialty restaurants, thanks to our toilet.
You readRead more
JapanHama-kushiro42°59’3” N 144°23’8” E
October 12, 2023 in Japan ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
I’ve never seen so many decorative manhole covers in one town as we did in Kushiro the other day.
JapanNusamai Bashi42°58’55” N 144°23’8” E October 12, 2023 in Japan ⋅ 🌙 45 °F
Kushiro is our first stop in Japan, so there was a mandatory in person immigration. Our appointment was not until 1pm, so we could not leave the ship until the afternoon.
We spent the morningRead more
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What a cool way to filet a fish!
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Those shoes look like they’d be good on you!
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Oh baby those look like nice big scallops!!