【VLOG】Trip to Hokkaido, Sapporo and Otaru｜札幌＆小樽旅行 🍣✈️ #69

【VLOG】Trip to Hokkaido, Sapporo and Otaru｜札幌＆小樽旅行 🍣✈️ #69

Hello everyone, this is Hana. I went on a trip to Sapporo and Otaru in Hokkaido. I made a vlog about the trip, so I hope you enjoy watching it! Have you ever heard of Hokkaido? Hokkaido is a big island located in the north of Japan. In summer, you can fully enjoy its great nature, and in winter, you can go skiing or snowboarding it’s a very popular tourist spot. This time, my trip was basically all about eating and eating and eating, so I hope you enjoy seeing how that went! This time, I flew to Hokkaido on Peach, a Japanese low-cost carrier. It takes about two hours to get from Osaka to Hokkaido. But you know, Peach flights are really cramped. Well, it’s cheap, so I can’t complain but yeah, it’s cramped! Anyway, let’s get started — off to Hokkaido with Peach! By the way, when you’re on a plane, do you like to look out the window? If I get a window seat, I always spend the whole time looking out and enjoying the scenery. When you fly in Japan, I really recommend looking outside you can see mountain ranges, and sometimes Mt. Fuji standing tall. Since I’ve been on so many long-haul flights over 10 hours I usually download videos or books on my Kindle. But with this short 2-hour flight by the time I realized it, we were already there. I just took a quick nap and when I woke up, we had arrived. So, we landed in Hokkaido in no time First thing I wanted to do at the airport was to get this soft serve ice cream I’d been craving. I walked through the airport to find it. They didn’t just have soft serve they also sold cheesecakes and tarts. Look at this! This is the soft serve I’d been dreaming of. When I tasted it, I felt like “delicious” was invented just to describe this ice cream. So if you ever go to Hokkaido, you must try it! Next stop was Sapporo Station. After that, I headed straight to my accommodation. The room was really spacious, had plenty of room, two sinks, separate shower and toilet — it was perfect There was even a kitchen and a rice cooker — I was so surprised. Honestly, I really wanted to stay there for a month! The view from the window looked like this basically lots of buildings. So, our first sightseeing spot: Mt. Moiwa. You can get to the top by taking a ropeway and then a cable car. I bought a ticket with the plan to go up and enjoy the night view. But… you see this night view? It started getting… Wait, what? No way! I changed to the cable car to get to the summit. And here we are at the top. Can you tell? The fog was so thick I literally couldn’t see anything at all. Not only was there no night view the fog was so heavy I thought I might get lost up there I wanted to at least take some memory back with me, so I took a photo of the lights shining on the ground Not the beautiful view I’d hoped for, but… that happens sometimes, right? Oh, and it was 13 degrees Celsius up there. It was freezing, so I stayed only two minutes at the summit. On the way back down, the view gradually appeared again. Well, I got to see it from here, so I guess it’s fine it happens Next, I headed for dinner. I went to Toriton, a famous sushi restaurant in Hokkaido. The kitchen is in the center and the seats surround it. So the sushi chefs make the sushi and bring it directly to your seat. If you want really good sushi, it usually costs a lot. But here, the prices were quite reasonable, and the toppings were so big — it was amazing At the airport, eating that ice cream and then this sushi really made me feel so glad I came to Hokkaido. When my stomach felt like it was about to burst I called it a night. Good night for today The next day, I’m heading to Otaru Otaru is a town about an hour by train from Sapporo. After swaying on the train for about an hour, I arrived in Otaru. First, I’m walking towards a café I really wanted to visit. I can see the building coming up ahead. The building in the back of this video is the café I wanted to go to it’s called LeTAO. The first floor is a souvenir shop, and the second floor is the café. This time, I ordered their Mont Blanc. They pipe the chestnut cream out of a machine like this, then top it off with a whole chestnut and it’s done The cream had such a rich chestnut flavor so dense and delicious. This Mont Blanc was my breakfast. One of the best things about traveling is that I can eat whatever and whenever I want, and don’t feel guilty about it The first floor below the café is a souvenir shop with so many cookies and sweets. Look at this — these food sample displays are so cute, I could look at them forever. They also sell cakes, and their cheesecake is really famous you can even taste So you can pretty much fill up just by trying all the different cookies and sweets. Next, I went to a music box shop near LeTAO. By chance, just as I walked in, they were doing a live music box performance. So I took a moment to listen. I think this was my first time hearing a music box played live it was such a nice experience. So if you love old, antique instruments or music boxes this place is like heaven old antique instruments and music boxes. The one I went to was their second building, an annex, but there’s also a main building nearby that’s even bigger. There was a special seat where you can actually experience the sound of a large music box up close. When I sat there, the beautiful sound resonates all around me it was so pleasant They sell music boxes that play famous Japanese songs too. If you find a song you really love I think it’s a nice idea to buy the music box that plays it. After that, I wandered around a bit more Not far away, I found a place selling my favorite sweets. It’s called Rokkatei. Their butter sandwiches are really famous and I absolutely love them. So of course, I couldn’t just walk past without going in. They sell so many other sweets too so if you visit, I really hope you try at least one thing. If you don’t know what to choose, I highly recommend the Marusei Butter Sandwich. It has raisins inside and since I love raisins, it’s honestly perfect for me. They were stacked up in huge piles there were so many boxes! Next, as I was walking, I stumbled upon a bonsai shop. These were dry bonsai. They’re preserved bonsai that don’t need watering or any special care. The nice thing about dry bonsai is that anyone can easily display them at home without having to take care of them. Since they can’t be mass-produced they’re quite valuable and precious. They were so beautiful and elegant that I really wanted to buy one I kept going back and forth on it but in the end, I didn’t buy one. But they also have tiny ones that you can just put on the corner of your desk I thought that was really nice. So if you’re interested in bonsai but think taking care of a living one is too much work I’d recommend trying a dry bonsai. Next, I’m heading towards the famous canal. This canal is one of Otaru’s best-known spots. Originally, there were many warehouses along it but now they’ve been turned into restaurants and other shops. Here comes a little boat sailing up from the back! You can also ride on a boat like this and enjoy the canal. I took a little walk along the canal as well. The temperature was just perfect not too hot, not too cold it felt so nice and it was really a great day. You’ll see boats like this going back and forth, and people taking boat tours and enjoying the view. If you search for Otaru, I’m pretty sure this canal will come up in the photos. There’s not really anything special here, but it’s definitely a popular sightseeing spot. After that, I continued strolling around Otaru. Here’s another LeTAO! There are so many LeTAO shops around here. But each location sells slightly different products, so you can go to multiple stores and try various desserts. Next, I went to a restaurant for lunch. This place specializes in soup curry. Soup curry is super famous in Hokkaido I think it’s always on the list of must-eat foods when you visit. So of course I wanted to try soup curry, which is why I came here. This is the soup curry I ordered. Soup curry usually comes with chicken and lots of vegetables. It’s not exactly low in calories, but it kind of looks healthy! It was really delicious, so I highly recommend it. After lunch, I kept exploring the streets of Otaru. I came across buildings labeled as historical landmarks. Then I visited a stained glass museum. I couldn’t film a video inside, so here are a few photos instead. These stained glass pieces were actually used in churches in the UK. They were used until about 100 years ago then brought to Japan where they’re now displayed in this museum. About a century ago, in the UK, many churches were torn down and fewer people were practicing Christianity, so beautiful stained glass windows like these were sometimes demolished. These pieces survived and, over time, found their way to Japan. In Japan, there are very few large churches with stained glass, so being able to see actual stained glass from real churches is really special. You can also learn about how they were made, so I thought it was really interesting I definitely recommend visiting Otaru has a lot of other sightseeing spots too but for me, this was it for the day. I headed back to Sapporo by train. Back at Sapporo Station, I decided to do a bit more sightseeing around the city. And look at this as soon as I arrived in Sapporo, I spotted a mascot character The mascot was on its way back somewhere, but instead of walking or riding in a car, it was being pushed along on a cart. I thought, “Oh, that’s how they do it!” I was honestly so surprised and found it really funny. Here’s a quick question for you all do you see the traffic light in the back there? Most — or maybe all — traffic lights in Hokkaido are installed vertically. Normally, traffic lights are horizontal, but in Hokkaido, they’re vertical. Do you know why? The answer is because it snows so much here. If the lights were horizontal, snow would pile up on them and they could break from the weight, so they’re installed vertically to prevent that. Next, I arrived at Sapporo’s famous Clock Tower. I don’t know why, but I used to think the Clock Tower was just a single clock standing by the roadside. I didn’t know there was an actual building! So when I got there, I was like, “Wow! This is such an impressive building!” I was so surprised. You can go inside to take a tour, but by the time I got there, it was already closed. So if you want to look inside, I recommend checking the hours in advance. I honestly didn’t do any research I just thought there was a clock to look at, so I went with that in mind, and then I found this historical building and was so amazed. After that, I walked a bit more and went to see the Sapporo TV Tower. You can actually go up to the top of the tower, but since I’d already done that once before, I decided to just enjoy the view of the TV Tower from below this time. Next, I headed to an area called Susukino. As I was sitting there, a streetcar passed by and I thought, “Wow, this feels so nostalgic and retro.” It really has that kind of atmosphere. Susukino is an area packed with izakayas and other places to eat and drink it really comes alive at night with lots of bars and restaurants. So if you ever feel like bar-hopping or grabbing drinks while you’re in Sapporo you’ll definitely find something in Susukino. For dinner that night, I had ramen. Sapporo is famous for its miso ramen. I really wanted to have some so I went to a ramen shop called Kifuu. It’s a really small place with only about 10 counter seats. But honestly, a lot of good ramen shops in Japan are small like this. The kitchen is right in front of you, so you can watch them prepare the ramen. There were also a bunch of celebrity autographs on the walls so I figured some famous people must have eaten here too. And this is the ramen I ordered it was so good! It’s pretty rich and heavy, high in calories with a strong flavor but it was seriously delicious. I really recommend trying it if you get the chance. After that, I went for a nighttime walk around Susukino. I think a lot of you have probably seen this view or a photo of it before. If you’ve ever looked up Sapporo or Hokkaido, you’ve probably seen this famous intersection full of neon signs. It’s really just a regular intersection with lots of signboards, but the Nikka Whisky billboard is super famous, and there were tons of people taking pictures there. So of course, I took one too. And the night didn’t end there because you can’t end the day without one more thing: a night parfait! In Sapporo, it’s popular to have a “night parfait” or “shime parfait” a parfait you eat after dinner. There are even parfait shops that only open at night for this So I absolutely had to try it. I ordered a strawberry parfait. It wasn’t cheap, but it looked so fancy and the taste was really luxurious and it felt like a special treat. It was really delicious, so I definitely recommend trying it too! After that parfait, I was totally full and that wrapped up day two. Day three, of course, also started with food! It was a bit late in the morning, so it was more like brunch than breakfast. I went to a restaurant that serves Genghis Khan, which is lamb barbecue. This time I went to a place called Hiratsuka Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan — or grilled lamb Genghis Khan isn’t eaten everywhere in Japan it’s especially famous in Hokkaido. So lunch for day three was Genghis Khan. I got there right when it opened, so there weren’t many people yet. I ordered the lunch set. There’s a grill right in front of you, just like a barbecue, and you cook the meat yourself. Lamb does have a bit of a distinctive flavor people either love it or hate it but I thought it was really tasty. I highly recommend trying it! After eating Genghis Khan, I decided to get some coffee to refresh myself. There was a coffee shop right nearby, so I grabbed a coffee there. The latte I had was so good. This shop really focuses on high-quality milk, and their café lattes are pretty famous, so I had to get one. After my coffee break, I went to a place called Shiroi Koibito Park. Shiroi Koibito is a very famous cookie from Hokkaido. The company behind it actually built a whole theme park-like space around it! So I went to check it out. The buildings have a very European or Western vibe, something you don’t see much in Japan. I arrived at Shiroi Koibito Park, where you can take commemorative photos too. First, I bought a ticket to tour the inside of the building. When you buy a ticket, you get one Shiroi Koibito cookie for each person. This is also very nice. I really like this, I was like it’s nice that I can get a cookie by just visiting this park (800 yen for the entrance fee) I thought it would be a much simpler place but once I stepped inside, I was really surprised by how detailed and elaborate everything was. It truly felt like a real theme park I honestly expected it to feel more like just a simple factory, so it was such a nice surprise. Inside, it wasn’t just explanations about how the sweets are made first, there’s a video that teaches you about the history of chocolate. You can learn in detail how chocolate was first made, how it developed over time, and the passion and effort of the people who worked to create delicious chocolate. So for chocolate lovers, it’s such a fun, interesting, and educational place. There’s also a fun presentation by staff, like a mini lecture that both kids and adults can enjoy. They even have quizzes, so you can learn while having fun it’s really interactive One great thing is that the quizzes and explanations are available not just in Japanese, but also in English and Chinese, so you don’t have to worry if you can’t read Japanese. Everything is written in English too, so you’ll be able to enjoy it fully After that, you can take a factory tour to see how the sweets are actually made. You can watch the real production lines from above. There’s even a counter showing how many sweets are being made that day. Here, they were making Baumkuchen cakes, and I learned how they’re actually made by hand. You can watch the workers carefully pack each cake into boxes by hand too seeing all the tiny, detailed work was really fascinating. In the back, you can see my favorite Shiroi Koibito cookies being baked, and you can watch the whole process until they’re finished. I could honestly watch a place like this forever — I love factory tours like this. I think everyone has a favorite snack or sweet, but there’s rarely a chance to see how it’s actually made, so if you come to Hokkaido, I really recommend eating the sweets and taking a factory tour! From the outside, you’ll notice that the buildings are modeled after the city of Chester in England. If you’ve been there, you’ll probably recognize the style it’s recreated really well. One of the best things about Shiroi Koibito Park is that you can enjoy a different atmosphere while still being in Japan. Next, I went to the Sapporo Beer Garden and Beer Museum. But unfortunately, the museum was under construction, so I couldn’t really see the buildings or take pictures everything was covered in gray sheets. At the Sapporo Beer Garden, there’s a free area you can visit and a paid area. If you pay for the tour, you can join the museum tour experience, but it requires a reservation in advance, and it was fully booked. I hadn’t made a reservation because I wasn’t sure if I’d go until the last minute. So I couldn’t see the paid area, but even the free section has lots of history to explore, so I still enjoyed it. Of course, they sell Sapporo Beer there too, and you can try a beer tasting set. I had to wait in a long line just to buy beer, but it was totally worth it the beer was so good, and trying different ones was really fun. Then it was time for dinner at another place I’d really wanted to try. Their specialty is a big show where they pour tons of salmon roe (ikura) over your dish. While the staff do this, they hype everyone up with loud, fun chants it felt like watching a performance! And since I absolutely love ikura, being able to eat so much of it all at once felt like heaven. And that wrapped up day three. On the fourth day, I didn’t do any more sightseeing I just caught my morning flight home. Before heading to the airport, I bought some souvenirs. I picked up a chocolate cake, of course some Marusei Butter Sandwich cookies, and some Shiroi Koibito too. Hokkaido is also famous for its melons, So I think a lot of people buy this melon. And the chocolate here is amazing too. I really recommend trying it. There are so many other souvenirs to choose from, so I’m sure everyone can find something they like. And that’s it for my Hokkaido trip Thank you so much for watching all the way to the end. I’ll see you again in the next episode.

今回は北海道に旅行に行った時のvlogです。
美味しいものを食べまくった楽しい旅行でした！
その様子をみなさんにも楽しんでもらえたらなと思います☺️
It’s a vlog of my trip to Hokkaido. It was such a fun trip where I ate lots of delicious food! 🍜 I hope you enjoy watching it!

Day 1
– もいわ山
– 回転寿し トリトン
Day 2
小樽
– LeTao本店
– 小樽オルゴール堂
– 六花亭
– 三bonsai
– 小樽運河
– スープカレー：ダルオ
– ステンドグラス美術館
札幌
– 時計台
– ラーメン：輝風
– 夜パフェ：パフェ、珈琲、酒、佐々木
Day 3
– 平塚ジンギスカン
– BARISTART COFFEE
– 白い恋人パーク
– サッポロビール博物館
– 海味はちきょう

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