Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 6 – SAPPORO/DEPARTURE

Day 10, 11/5/14 : Sapporo and Departure And here we are, the last day in Hokkaido. I had the trip planned well before departing and I booked the midnight flight for my return journey, just so that I could have an additional 8 hours of daytime to explore whatever places I missed out on. I […]

Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 5 – HAKODATE/SAPPORO/GUIDE ON HOW TO GET TO NORTHERNMOST POINT OF JAPAN

Day 8, 9/5/14 : Hakodate to Sapporo Remember the part where I wrote that the guest house is literally only 30 feet away from the cemetery? Well, past the cemetery is a scenic spot that faces the open sea called ‘Cape Tachimachi‘. It is a 10 minutes walk uphill from the guest house and the […]

Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 4 – ASAHIKAWA/HAKODATE

Day 5, 6/5/14 : Daisetsuzan National Park My original plan for this day was to take the JR Okhotsk to get to JR Abashiri, I thought that I would be on the train the whole day, viewing the Okhotsk sea. I changed my plans after a fellow traveler suggested that I should join another party to […]

Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 3 – SAPPORO/ASAHIKAWA

Day 3, 4/5/14 : Niseko Niseko is the most famous ski resort in Japan and a popular destination for winter sports enthusiasts from all around the world.The only reason you would want to come here is to ski and/or snowboard. Be warned that rental of equipments here is costly, and trying out the activities here […]

Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 2 – SAPPORO

Day 1, 2/5/14 : Arrival Day I departed from Singapore on 1st May 14 and arrived at Sapporo (New Chitose Airport) on the morning of 2nd May 14. The flight duration is about 6-7 hours, inclusive of transit at Tokyo. The time difference between Singapore and Hokkaido is 1 hour (Hokkaido is 1 hour ahead […]

Travel Report : Hokkaido, the Wild Frontier PART 1 (INTRODUCTION)

” To those who inspired it, and will not read it. ” – Juan Goytisolo, Makbara. Dalkey Archive Press, 2008. Disclaimer : This post is just an introduction to Hokkaido if you are ever interested in traveling there or planning a trip there. It’s all just text and numbers here. The travel report (where all the pretty pictures […]