[Sam]'s 15day winter Japan trip to Hokkaido & Kyushu

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254) Our room at Tomamu


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256) The view from our room window


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258) Was able to see part of the ski area from our room window

 

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261) Ice Bar


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263) Ice Chapel


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267) Before and After


268) Ice Xylophone


269) Ice Camera


270) Snow craft for kids

 

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280) Seat cushion

 

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---End of Day 6---

Coming up, Day 7: Lake Toya

 

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Day 7: Tomamu to Lake Toya

285) Waiting lobby at Tomamu train station.


286) Taking train from Tomamu to Minami Chitose station, and then transferring to another train to Toya station


287) It was our warmest day in Hokkaido (5 degrees celcius) and the snow started to melt and there's puddles of water everywhere.


288) Curry Fried Rice

 

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289) Omu rice


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291) Strolling along the lake side


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293) Heh heh..making snowball to throw at the hubby.

 

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295) Our room at Toya Kanko Hotel (about 14000yen per night for 2 pax, inclusive of dinner served in our room, and buffet breakfast)


296) View from our room window


297) View of lake from our room window


298) Tea snack (Katsudon from the convenience store opposite our ryokan)

 

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300) Toya onsen town


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302) Our dinner in our room


---End of Day 7---

Coming up next, Day 8: Hakodate

 

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Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

 

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Day 8: Lake Toya to Hakodate

303) Toya station platform


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305) Hakodate station platform


306) Tram station


307) Fares table

 

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308) Trams, at Goryokaku tram station


309) Walking to Goryokaku Tower


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311) Goryokaku tower


312) Grrr...my lens is not a wide angle lens.

 

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314) Monkeys at the Tropical Botanical Gardens


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318) Our room at Smile Hotel, Hakodate (4400yen per night)


319) Taking tram to Mt Hakodate cable car station


320) Climbing the very steep slope to reach the cable car station


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322) View of Hakodate

 

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323) Evening view


324) Cable car


---End of Day 8----

Coming up next, Day 9 (Overnight train Twilight Express)

 

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Day 9: Hakodate + Overnight Train Twilight Express (from Hokkaido to Osaka)
Twilight Express is a popular overnight train, it takes 22hrs to travel from Hokkaido to Osaka. A very relaxing and enjoyable way to travel, lovely view of the landscape along the way as well.

325) Morning market at Hakodate


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327) Hubby's salmon ikura donburi


328) Ikura


329) King Crab

 

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330) Walking from morning market to Old Bricks Warehouses


331) Old Hakodate Post Office Govt Building


332) Old Bricks Warehouse shopping mall


333) Cat statue, complete with a scarf during winter


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337) Inside


338) One Piece keychains


339) R2-D2 Ice maker