Question 1: Which button do I press to dispense hot water? A Japanese hotel room is an oasis from the complexity of navigating Japan. I can kick back, have a nice cup of tea, and calmly plan my next adventures. Or can I? Most Japanese hotel rooms have buttons you need to press to complete… Continue reading Let’s Play “Which Button Do I Press?”
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Hokkaido Melon Kit-Kat Anyone?
Back home in Minneapolis, it’s time to broaden our cuisine. How about a Hokkaido melon with mascarpone cheese Kit Kat?
NRT to MSP View
My view for the next 12 hours, NRT (Tokyo) to MSP.
Narita, Between Flights
Between flights at Tokyo’s Narita Airport took a train to Narita-san Shinsho Temple, a large temple complex with lovely walking trails.
Hakodate Goryokaku Fort
Explored Hakodate, and the Goryokaku Fort. It was the first European-style fort built in Japan.
Tunnel to Lake Toya
Walked on a pedestrian path through a two kilometer tunnel to Lake Toya in Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
Hell Valley
Walked through Jigokudani (Hell Valley), Shikotsu-Toya National Park.
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
Hiked up Mt. Monbetsu in Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Got the best cell phone signal ever.
Sapporo Beer Museum
At the Sapporo Beer Museum. I’m grateful to be able to hold my beer in more ways than one, two months after surgery.