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

[samtcy]

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341) Taking tram


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343) Buying packed lunch to eat onboard train


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345) Hakodate's manhole cover.


346) Overnight train Twilight Express (Sapporo to Osaka, stops at stations like Noboribetsu, Toya, Toyama, Kanazawa, Kyoto, Shin-Osaka and Osaka). And no, JR pass doesn't include this train. We had to pay for the cabin. But it was an enjoyable 22hrs onboard the train


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348) Our cabin. There's a bunk bed at the top, and the bottom 2 armchairs can be converted into another bed.


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352) The normal 4-to-1 compartment (which was cheaper than our 2-to-1 private cabin)


353) Dining car


354) What I ate, crab spaghetti


---End of Day 9---

Coming up next, Day 10: Shin-Osaka to Fukuoka

 

[samtcy]

Day 10: Shin-Osaka to Fukuoka (Kyushu)
Since our Twilight Express train was delayed by 2hrs, so it was around 2pm by the time we finally arrived at Shin-Osaka station. We then had to buy some food and then rush to catch the Shinkansen to Fukuoka (Hakata station) in Kyushu.

355) Looking out of the window onboard Twilight Express


356) Train passed by Toyama station


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360) Our overnight train Twilight Express finally arrived at Shin-Osaka station after 22hrs.


361) Onboard Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Hakata (Fukuoka in Kyushu)


362) Watching Sunset from onboard Shinkansen


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364) Hakata station at Fukuoka

 

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365) Our room at the b Hakata hotel (6000yen per night)


366) Yodabashi Camera building next to Hakata station


367) Yoshinoya menu


368) We had dinner here


369) Katsu don + a tempura prawn

 

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370) Krispy Kreme donuts!!!!! (basement of Hakata station)


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372) Yeah....1000yen for boots (S$17) If not for the fact that I already have a pair of winter boots, and that my luggage is already nearly overloaded at this point in time, I'd have bought a few pairs myself.


373) Yodabashi Camera store next to Hakata station


----End of Day 10----
Coming up next, Day 11: Yufuin

 

[Janetleeyj]

Vry nice series, rlly enjoy your fotos and luv the donuts too:heart:

 

[samtcy]

Vry nice series, rlly enjoy your fotos and luv the donuts too:heart:

Thanks
I love the donuts alot, I try to eat at Krispy Kreme at least once every time I go to Japan.

 

[samtcy]

Day 11: Fukuoka to Yufuin

374) Didn't managed to get the Yufuin no mori train to Yufuin, so we had to take a normal Ltd Exp Yufu train instead.


375) View from the train


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377) Arrival at Yufuin station


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380) Train schedule


381) Yufuin train station


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389) Don't have macro lens...so had to resort to using macro mode on my compact cam (Lumix LX5) to take this shot of the lovely snowflake.


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391) Heavy snow


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395) I like the layer of mist over this lake during winter


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400) Tempura chicken set


401) Enjoying the lovely view while walking to our ryokan.


402) Our ryokan


403) Our ryokan

 

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405) View from our room


---End of Day 11----

Coming up next, Day 12 Sanrio Harmonyland

 

[KYFoong]

Sam, keep them coming...you are now under pressure as I am camping here.

 

[samtcy]

Sam, keep them coming...you are now under pressure as I am camping here.

Haha...ok, I'll start looking at my next batch of pics after I grab some lunch then