It’s time to leave the autumn colors of the Hokkaido region behind, and move to more mild temperatures. Kamakura is located a little south of Tokyo, is famous for the big concentration of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. I choose … Continued
Hokkaido is also home to one of Japan’s small ethnic groups, the Ainu, descendants of Caucasian peoples from Russia. There are some cultural centers and museums with information about Ainu culture and people, but in Hakodate I found it as … Continued
The smell of the sea is always present in this peninsula-nested town where fishing and selling seafood products are the main activity, with squid, the crab and the seaweeds standing out in both restaurants and seafood shops. But Hakodate, despite … Continued
Noboribetsu was the first stop in Hokkaido prefecture and is famous for its sulphorous water springs, which in addition to its medicinal properties create fascinating landscapes of bare green slopes from where water vapor rises in dense clouds and lakes … Continued
Time to leave the city behind and go on search of the autumn colour in the northeast province of Japan: Hokkaido. It takes just over 4 hours to overcome the 860km (thanks to the Shinkansen, the famous bullet train) that … Continued
Internet in Japan… this was a subject that took me some time and research to figure out how to get it. There are several wells to have access to the Internet in Japan. Although pocket wi-fi is available it only … Continued
After four days in the Japanese capital, I realized that I had not yet had what can be called a conversation with anyone. In fact it is easy to go unnoticed in this gigantic city. It seems that everyone moves … Continued