Yesterday when I backed up my camera roll to Google Photos, I stumbled upon these old pictures I took when I visited Osaka few years ago. It was just a quick visit to Dotonbori at night and I didn’t realise until today that the photos actually turned out pretty good. I decided to post them …
Historical Village of Hokkaido
Looking back at these photographs, I can’t help but feel a yearning for snow. It was the heaviest snow I’ve experienced in my life so far. Everywhere I looked, it was all white. The snow rose up to more than a knee high. I know Sapporo would be cold in winter but I didn’t know …
Christmas Eve in Sapporo
Continuing my previous post about the winter trip I had in Sapporo, I think this is the perfect time to reminisce this particular part of the trip because today is the 25th! Anyway, I hope you are having a wonderful time this Holiday season 🙂 Speaking of wonderful, there is really no other way to …
Winter in Sapporo
I will never get sick of seeing winter pictures, especially of a city as charming as Sapporo. Compared to Hakodate, Sapporo is way colder but also more lively. The city is bigger and busier as it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture and also the 5th largest city in Japan. However, when the snow started …
Goryokaku Park
During my short trip in Hakodate, I visited Goryokaku Park which is a huge star-shaped historical fort built in the last years of Edo Period (1940s). Since it had been snowing all night before, the snow has transformed the whole park into an endless field of white. It is like a view taken out of …
Winter in Hakodate
With Christmas approaching, I think it is a good time to share that winter trip I had in Japan. Let’s start with Hakodate, because it’s the first city I stopped by when I reached Hokkaido. Hokkaido is the coldest island in Japan. During winter, most streets, houses and buildings will be covered with snow. The …