Aomori, the blue forest, is located on the very top of Honshu. It’s famous for apples and of all things, miso curry milk ramen with butter. I crossed the Tsugaru Strait from Hakodate by ferry and arrived in Aomori City late in the afternoon. Before heading to Hirosaki for the night, I went for a […]
Seafood for breakfast? When it’s this fresh, of course! With Goryokaku Park and Mt. Hakodate the night before, I was already thoroughly satisfied with my time in Hakodate. I planned to leave Hokkaido by ferry and cross the Tsugaru Strait to go back to Honshu, but before leaving I couldn’t say no to another serving […]
After seeing Mt. Hakodate from Goryokaku Tower, I headed out there to get a view of the city on the isthmus below. My plan was simple: go out there and get a good spot for when the sun goes down. But as this is one of the top three night views in the world, the […]
Hakodate is located on the southern peninsula of Hokkaido and the terminal point for the new shinkansen that connects Hokkaido with Honshu. I had changed here the other day and worked my way back down after a couple of nights in Sapporo and Otaru. My plan was to return to Honshu via ferry from Hakodate […]