JepunHakodate-eki41°46’22” N 140°43’30” E 17 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌙 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 allBaca lagi
JepunSokei39°37’45” N 141°58’10” E 17 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ ⛅ 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,Baca lagi
Two to TravelThe people are so polite … and so many of their actions have a ceremonial quality.
JepunTatega-saki39°38’52” N 141°58’46” E 16 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌙 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.Baca lagi
JepunSokei39°37’45” N 141°58’9” E
16 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌙 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 usBaca lagi
JepunŌsanbashi Futō35°27’11” N 139°38’52” E 15 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌧 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 followedBaca lagi
JepunYokohama Stadium35°26’35” N 139°38’38” E 15 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌧 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 ChineseBaca lagi
JepunSakuragichō Eki35°27’4” N 139°37’54” E 15 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌧 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.Baca lagi
Pengembara
Love the pictorial directions! I encountered some interesting ones in Egypt
North Pacific Ocean36°54’13” N 141°42’29” E 13 Oktober 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 readBaca lagi
JepunHama-kushiro42°59’3” N 144°23’8” E
12 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
I’ve never seen so many decorative manhole covers in one town as we did in Kushiro the other day.
JepunNusamai Bashi42°58’55” N 144°23’8” E 12 Oktober 2023, Jepun ⋅ 🌙 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 morningBaca lagi
Pengembara
What a cool way to filet a fish!
Pengembara
Those shoes look like they’d be good on you!
Pengembara
Oh baby those look like nice big scallops!!