Minnesota in the summer is just too lovely, so I won’t be traveling far this month. That doesn’t stop me thinking about the mechanics of travel. When I was in Japan earlier this year, handheld electronics hugely contributed to my ability to navigate the geography and the culture. Or, to be more precise, the software…… Continue reading Travel Gear: OpenStreetMap
Category: East Asia
NRT, Between Flights
Friday morning. Explored park and temples in Narita (town) between a flight from Sapporo and an 11-hour flight to MSP.
30 Reasons I Like Japan
1. Figuring out how to navigate the day was like solving a puzzle. That was most satisfying. 2. Being able to hop on and off trains anywhere, having paid once for my Japan Rail pass. 3. Knowing when to get off the train simply by looking at my watch. 4. The sheer predictability services will…… Continue reading 30 Reasons I Like Japan
30 Reasons I Like Japan
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1893 Hokkaido Settlers
1893 pioneers’ farmhouse. Hokkaido settled by Japanese, 1860’s on. C, D: Ask Mom about farmer settlers in our family.
Hokkaido Museum Day: Trains and Beer
The trails around Otaru are still buried under snow drifts, so time for plan B: Museum Day. Otaru (Train) Museum Otaru had the first railroad on Hokkaido. One of the many snow plows on display I wanted to take this home with me Sapporo Beer Museum The old Sapporo brewery (now a museum) There’s something…… Continue reading Hokkaido Museum Day: Trains and Beer
Hokkaido Museum Day: Trains and Beer
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Squid Ink Ice Cream
Hey C, D: time for ice cream, or would you rather have the black bean (whole beans) popsicle I had the other day?
Otaru, Hokkaido
Now in Otaru, Hokkaido. As far north as I’m going. Pretty town center, historic harbor area, good rail connections.
View from Mt. Hakodate
Hakodate 8:00 p.m. this evening (Monday), from Mt Hakodate.