Tokyo + Hokkaido trip in Feb 2018

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McDonald's Gran Club Bacon Cheese Burger (2 kinds of cheese)
Caretta winter illumination
Hina dolls festival, Keio Plaza Tokyo
Tatami area in room at Nonokaze Resort
Lake view from room
Toyako Grutto Sculpture Park

 

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Shima!!!!
How much was the damage?
Worth it?

 

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Shima!!!!
How much was the damage?
Worth it?

¥13,000 for 150g of sirloin, plus ice cream, home baked pastries and drink. Excluding taxes.
Yes, worth it.

 

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Where is this train being taken?

 

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Where is this train being taken?

If you could see the label, it says Ofuna < > Shonan-Enoshima. It’s the suspended monorail known as Shonan Monorail. We took it from Shonan-Enoshima back to Ofuna since we have the JR Kamakura-Enoshima Pass.

 

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Light tunnel in Toyako Onsen
Usuzan Ropeway
View from the new observatory deck
Kazan Ramen menu
Miso cha-shiu men, 1,380 yen
Kaiseki dinner in Nonokaze Resort
Kaiseki breakfast in Nonokaze Resort
Aji no Sanpei (using Nishiyama ramen noodles) - creator of miso ramen

 

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Current owner of Aji no Sanpei
Miso ramen, 850 yen
Mt. Moiwa Ropeway tickets
Night view from Mt. Moiwa observatory deck
Bell of Happiness
Kouhiihausu
Soup curry + drink, 1,000 yen

 

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Added simple descriptions to the pictures.

More pictures to come.

 

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90th Anniversary of the birth of Osamu Tezuka
Cup Noodles
Minion - quite a few minion sculptures in Odori Park
Castle
Hot sandwiches from Starbucks

 

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Tanukikoji
Details of Sapporo Snow Festival
Posters of Sapporo Snow Festival (1950-2018)
White Cosy by Yotsuba Dairy
Pancakes with Yotsuba butter
White Parfait (commemorate 50th Anniversary of Yotsuba) + Yotsuba milk

 

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Ruby Chocolate by KitKat Chocolatory Store
Sapporo TV Tower tickets
Mascot of Sapporo TV Tower
Odori Park View from Sapporo TV Tower
Different colors of Sapporo TV Tower
Ice sculptures, Odori Park
Winter illumination, Susukino

 

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Final Fantasy with projection mapping
Live performance at Taichung Old Railway Station
Yakushi-ji from Nara
Sapporo Classic Furano Vintage Beer 2017
Asahi Beer Factory Hokkaido
Poster from past years
Products produced by Asahi Beer

 

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Asahi Super Dry
Asahi Super Dry Premium
Asahi Super Dry Dry Black served at -1.8°C
Nemuro Hanamaru - no queue, just do walk-in
Zangi aka fried chicken

 

[SGRevolution]

wah u stay elite places and eat all the exp food
i also went the asahi brewery tour
so total spend how much per person?

 

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wah u stay elite places and eat all the exp food
i also went the asahi brewery tour
so total spend how much per person?

Eh I only stayed expensive places for the first half. Second half all in business and budget hotels.

Around $6,300 per pax if based on exchange rate of 12.5 - airfare, JR Pass, hotels and travel/attractions/ food/shopping expenses.
Minus big items and the three meals in Tokyo.

http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/japan-271/japan-sample-itinerary-thread-2820148.html#post112890730

 

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Lunch at Nemuro Hanamaru. Cost us less than ¥5,000 for all those plates.
Shiroi Koibito Park
Chocolate Lounge + interior
Shiroi Koibito parfait
Afternoon tea set
Puppets choir
Photo spot with the date of visit

 

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Shiroi Koibito Park

Didn't go play the "bake and decorate your own cookies" with SO?

 

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Didn't go play the "bake and decorate your own cookies" with SO?

Not keen in that. Main motive was to try its desserts and wait for the illumination. Anyway there’s a lot of Chinese tourists in Sapporo.

 

[SGRevolution]

https://mothership.sg/2018/02/this-is-singapore-style-kopitiam-japan/

got go ssrr?

 

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https://mothership.sg/2018/02/this-is-singapore-style-kopitiam-japan/

got go ssrr?

No, I have my list of must-visits. Prefer to head out to look for places popular among locals. But I think we did walk past this shop.