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Description: Patreon - Patreon.com/adventure T-Shirts - teespring.com/stores/adventure-archives-merchandise With only a week or so left in my Japan trip, I set out to finally make the trip to the northern island of Hokkaido. In all of the times I have been to Japan, I never actually made it out there. So, I decided to go all the way to the northernmost tip of the country using my JR Rail Pass. First up, I left Saitama and headed to Omiya Station, where I would take the Hayabusa train on the Tohoku Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train to the first Japanese city opened to trade called Hakodate. But first I had to take the train, which passed through Morioka, the city where I did a homestay in high school. Then, the train went through the Seikan Tunnel, which is a 20 plus mile tunnel that goes under the Tsugaru Strait. Upon arriving in Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station, I took another train to Hakodate Station, where I could get off and walk to Mt. Hakodate, a small mountain that has a ropeway up where you can see an amazing view of the city. The city was covered in snow and was like a whole different season compared to Tokyo, it actually felt like winter. I walked through the city and eventually made my way onto the ropeway... Continuing my journey to the northernmost point of Japan, I headed up the ropeway to Mt. Hakodate. It was a short ride up, and it was freezing cold. From the top, I could see Hakodate Bay and the city of Hakodate sprawled out. I could also see the main island of Japan, Honshu in the distance and could get a visceral sense of how far underwater we traveled in the bullet train under the Tsugaru Strait. I ended up not staying for the night view, even though it was supposed to be amazing because I was tired and cold, and still had to make it to the train to get to Sapporo by nighttime, where my hostel was located. So I headed down and explored the city. There was a district filled with old churches, and I saw lots of them, it was very interesting. I also learned that Hakodate was the first city opened to trade in Japan after admiral Perry arrived in the country. Afterwards, I walked back to Hakodate Station where I took another train to Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station, and then finally took a train 3 hours north to Sapporo, where I would be staying for the night. JAPAN 2019 Full Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA4jTF1omJdrHQWP1q5ipQXG6DhrtAhBT MUSIC CREDITS: Head Nod Supreme by Jack Elphick Leave it to the Professionals by Arthur Benson Make Haste 2 by Peter Sandberg Moscow Sidewalk by Hakan Eriksson Nuff Said 1 by Anders Bothen The Quiet One by Taomito Mystic Lands by Taomito At the Bar by Hitoshi Sakimoto Teach Me, Mont Blanc by Hitoshi Sakimoto EQUIPMENT USED: Panasonic GH5 - amzn.to/2CfH9YN Panasonic 12-35mm f2.8 - amzn.to/1FRE9kc Panasonic 8-18mm f2.8 - amzn.to/2FxVIer Rode Videomic Pro+ - amzn.to/2QBMjbX Some of the links above are Amazon affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ------------------------------­--------- Original content is copyright Adventure Archives (c) 2020