Hakodate Japan in a Day Squid Catching, Melon Bread, Mt Hakodate Ropeway, Motomachi Historical Area
[Music] Hi, I’m Lady Mel with Good Dream Vacations this week. Here I am on Celebrity Millennium in Japan. It’s a gorgeous day out. Really nice and chill in the air. Perfect. And we’re going to get some sunscreen before we go out. So today you need Cass card, passport, yellow form and white form. One yellow form per family, one white form per person for customs. The yellow form. I one yellow form per family. I’ve got it for everybody. All right. Hi, Bubba. How’s your morning? It’s been very nice. How was your morning? Yeah, you’re looking at me crazy. Thank you. Center my favorite place. Thank you. I’m sorry. Good morning. During passport control, you cannot return to the ship. Thank you for understanding. Retreat priority people are the sweet guests who get to go right past all of us. So get your suite. Good morning. Please make sure you have your finger moving. All right, we’re getting closer. This is a super long line. So just beware when you’re going to Hakadote Hakad that you need to spend a lot of time in the immigration line. So he they’re all with us. They’re all the way back to um the one in the old They were all my family EG card and original passport. Okay, so we’ve been out here for about 30 to 45 minutes already. We’re like hardly even I don’t know if we’re even halfway there. Your card inside. Whoops. Scan both index fingers. lady. Yes. Oh, sorry. It took forever. Good to see you everybody. My name is Welcome to So, this is the China bus. That’s me. That’s us. I want to take you to the morning market. Okay. Here takes about 5 minutes to walk. Okay. We have We want to take catch up. Yeah. Three. Three of us want to catch squids. Only three. Maybe crowded. Yeah. Depend on the condition. Okay. Shall we go? All righty. Goodwill association. They do not like this. But Oh, yeah. That would be good. Lovely weather. It’s very Yes. Three. Three people. Three people. Higher than Tokyo Tower. 334. Hi is Danny. What the? All right. So, we’re walking over to the market which is pretty close to the port. Volcano. Oh, that’s Oh, that pointed one. Yeah, there’s a volcano on the top. Hey, Krabies. There are three kinds of crabs here. King crab. Oh, look at that. That’s a big one. Oh, okay. These are the squid. Look at those cuties. Hi, squid. You look delicious. Scallops. Yeah. octopus. Biggest one in the Japan. Wow. Hi, cutie. You’re very smart. Very. Do you want to say hello? Oh, yummy. Oh, is this his dinner? Oh, his dinner’s waiting for him over here. More crowbaries. Look at the king crab. He’s huge. Oh my goodness. Hi, king. Hi, King. What is this? Just like ready to eat uh something. Takes only 4 hours. Oh. Oh, okay. Shinkansen. Shinkansen. Yes. Ah, most high speed is 300 km per hour. Wow. Very fun. Wow, look at that. Yummy. Yeah, I love I know. I know. I yummy. This is what they’re known for here is the squid. 41. Wow. My dad was born in 1940. 1942. Oh, wow. Wow. This is dried squid. Interesting. [Music] Oh, hi buddy. Oh, sorry. My goodness. Fish. Yeah. Ah, gelato. That looks really good. This is one of the straight fishing. Oh. Oh, okay. Oh. Oh. Hokkaido seaweed. Yes. Yes. Big big herring. You catch a lot of herring here. Ah, look at this. Oh my gosh. Be in heaven here. Ah, this is scar. decor. My goodness. Sorry. Buddies. Oh. So they they put them in the bucket with the So it’s like a little I am here because very hot. [Music] It’s the biggest market outside of Tokyo, right? Yeah, Tokyo is the most biggest one because of the population. Ah, yes, that makes sense. How about that? 200 300,000 200,000 people. Oh, that’s little. Busan had three and a half million. Very big. Yeah. Right by the cruise ship. So this is walking distance to the port. Oh, what is that? Ah, squid. Oh, squid. Ah, this is more of the squid catching. And nobody’s over here. 1,500. It depends on the size of Oh, okay. All right. Sounds good. back. Stop. Okay. He doesn’t like it. Oh, you’re you’re just icy. Skyler. Skyler got one. Hold on, Skyler. Hold on to it a second. Uh, where is it? Oh, good. All right. So, now what do we do with them? Oh, Danny got one. Oh, careful, honey. Oh, that was me. Okay. [Music] So, one one sushimi or do we want two sushimi? Oh, wait. Two sushi grilled. Two sushimi, one grilled. Oh, wow. That pops. [Music] [Music] Oh my goodness. Oh, never. I will stand over here. Well, did you see your your sushimi? I’m not sure. It was 1,500 yen for this. Oh. Oh. Um, just do like a 10% 15%. Oh, pretty. Is anybody going to want to taste some of this squid? I’m I’m doing the grill for when Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Don’t play with your food. [Music] Give up. Give liver. That’s the liver. Bye-bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Bye. Still moving. And that’s the eyes. Eyes. Oh, eyes. Okay. movie movie. Oh, movie. Oh, [Music] you want to sit down? And uh there’s a there’s the other table or you can sit over here, honey. Yeah, I’ll just the corner here. Hello, Nada. Where did daddy go? Todd, are you going to come over? He’s going to take off my Really? Yeah. You don’t want to even Okay. Is it tasty? Yes. Delicious. Delicious. Uhi. Okay. Very cute. I’m going to sit. Mine is going to be grilled. When you put the sauce on, it dances at the Yes. Thank you. Soy sauce. Oh, soy sauce in there. Do you like soy sauce? Yeah. Okay. I’m going to try Oops. Is that it? I’m going to try one of the sushimi. It’s tasty. It’s really good. I I want mine grilled though, so I am looking forward to it being grilled. That was That’s very fresh and tasty very much. Oh, not quite yet. Delicious. Oh, it’s good. Okay, I’m going to try the um the grilled. Whoops. No. I need to I don’t know if it’s hot. Is it hot? It’s a little hot. That is good. Good. Yeah. Squid good. Usually in the Japan we eat squid in the morning. Oh, but the fishy boat coming back in the early morning. Aren’t you going to have some chos in the town? He told me you wanted a barbecue. Yes, I didn’t. I didn’t. Oh, because of fresh in the morning. That’s right. Oh, I maybe if you have a say in the evening, maybe grill or boiled or something, but the sashim is more tasty. So good. It’s really, really fresh, obviously, since we dished it. So good. Yummy. He’s making the squid out here. Oh, thank you. That looks great. That was the best squid I’ve ever had in my life. It was so fresh and delicious. Yummy. I’ll never eat it anywhere else. The occur is crazy. This was a famous restaurant. Tokyo. Uh, Tuna King. We’re doing a little coffee stop for some people here. So this is the famous tuna king, I guess. [Music] That was Hakado Morning Market Square. I don’t know what legal. Why are you just sitting there, dude? Go to the ocean. Ah, so they’re really building the tourism uh here in Hakadote for all the visitors. 80 ships can come here. Tourism is great here. The hotel and that’s the railway station. We need five. Oh, okay. So, the taxis are just 1,000 yen to get to the ropeway station. from here. We’re right next to the fee. It’s a both of them are free of charge. Oh, yeah. Oh, it’s a freeway. You remember me? Okay. What? I don’t think we need There is a a Shinkansen here to Tokyo. 4 hours to this JR station. So, you can come here from Tokyo if you want to see this cute little city. Oh, I like the sculpture. It kind of reminds me of Picasso in Chicago, but different. We’re right outside the train station, so there’s taxis over here easily. All right, so we split into three taxis for all of us and heading to the ropeway station. Hey, you get up there and go that way. Get the tickets free Wi-Fi. Okay. can tell sunset time is approximately 1914 time nighttime views begin at 1946. Interesting. Last departure is 2150. Have the QR code ready. [Music] Okay. Okay. Okay. Thank you. See the millennium over there. [Music] Thank you. [Music] You want to go in the front? Front is the best. What is up there? It’s a bird. Yeah, it’s native to the area. Ah, [Music] sorry. We’re getting ready. [Music] Look at the view of the city this way. Oh, look. And there’s the ship. Excuse me. Excuse me. [Music] to Dr. Cuba. [Music] Ah, that’s the Pacific Ocean on the right. I was telling my video. What’s on the left? It’s on both sides. [Music] [Music] sometime [Music] but there are lots of say there mountain there are lot of beautiful lake [Music] We will soon arrive at the summit station. The exit will be on the right side as you face the direction of travel. Please be careful as it may shake when stopped. Also, please watch your step when the road [Music] [Music] Okay, that’s where we’re heading tomorrow. [Applause] together. [Music] That bird. Hey, he’s like just kind of hanging there. He’s using the motion. [Music] That’s an active volcano. Oh. Hey, it’s windy out here. Where’s Skyler? She’s all the way at the top. Where’s Sydney? It’s here. It’s okay. Maybe try to see. [Applause] I think it’s okay. All right. All right. Hey. Okay. Very sweet. I’m going to go back upstairs. All right. So, what we should do is you guys go down here. Say cheese. You guys move. Move over here. [Music] Nice. All right, everyone wave. Give me peace. Okay. Yeah, I saw that. That’s Can you see over there? Oh, no. I was just taking a video. little more this side of the coast. So, okay. On this side on the left, it’s Hakad Bay and then the Pacific Ocean is on the right. Okay. Lunch in here as long as it’s got food for everybody. They have creamy spaghetti. Just get it. Very good. Very sweet. Okay. All right. We’re having lunch here at top of the ropeway with a lovely view. Yummy. Oh, what is that? Fried chicken. Yeah. Interesting. Little ants playing soccer. I don’t know if it’s soccer. That’s a temple with the black grill. 50 steak with soup. What is that? Oh, that’s the soup. It’s a soup. With soup? Yes, it comes with Oh, it’s like a miso. Thank you. Onion. Onion soup. Onion. I keep chicken. That’s onion soup. That’s That’s our kind of lunch. [Music] That is Sydney’s lunch. [Music] Thank you. Thank you. It looks really yummy. Yes. Oh, that’s beautiful. Show you. Uh, okay. Thank you. Lovely. Is that a miso? Nice. Okay, there’s so much to try here. The miso looks delicious. Oh, that is very tasty miso. So, on my sushimi bowl, I got crab, salmon, tuna, tomago. I don’t remember. Is that squid? I think that’s squid. And I’m not sure what this is. I think it’s noodles. Like a noodle salad. Oh, is it interesting? I have to have some of the salmon because it looks so good in the fish market. Delicious. And the crab. There were so many crabs. Fresh. Everything is delicious. The way a little sweeter than What’s your special right now? I don’t know. Mac and cheese. Yeah. Let’s hope they Oh, like no craft. I hope not. Probably. [Music] It’s going really far away. Oh, cute. Nice to go back. Thank you. Thank you. Wall. A wind wall. Well, you guys are my wall. That’s pretty great over there. [Music] usually. [Music] I like the music. [Music] [Music] Thank you for using our service today. Information for passengers. Please note that eating and drinking is not allowed during the ride. Wasn’t allowed. Eating or drinking? Oh, I thought they said barking. Like barking isn’t allowed. Okay. I like the shadows at the top. That look really good. Yes. [Music] N there they come. [Music] Nobody’s [Music] [Music] doesn’t [Music] see the game anymore. [Music] Looks like [Music] Oh, there’s the temple right there. The black roof we saw. Soon arrive at Sanuku station. The exit will be on the left side as you face the direction of travel. Please be careful as it may shake when stopped. Also, please watch your step when getting off the ropeway. Well, this was a very nice ropeway. Everybody’s waiting. [Laughter] That’s funny. All righty. We’re here. There were five concerts in Hakodate. Now no five concerts here arch cute little walkway with hydrangeas very pretty Roman Catholic church about 200 years ago this is a downtown. Oh yeah. Christian mercenaries church. This is a church. We say church Russian Orthodox Church built in 1869. Now this statue was built in 1919 style boat and a green copper. 60 1800 I know in Japan. Ah they always do this one in Japan the view people can see you. Ah okay. We say hachimanaka before on the top of here shrine. It was as a big shrine. Ah fired and this move to another place but the name exist. No this is a high school. Ah high school. Oldest high school. High school. This is Roshan College. Oh. Okay. I guess they’re going to be famous street down here. Straight to All right. Ice cream place cafe. Oh. Oh, this is a new one. But this is a little bit old. No, they knew. But another one. I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. Stir up right. Ah, there’s a bakery up here. Bet is very famous. Bakery say ice cream. Ah, not a soft cream. A lot of people here. Yeah, there are lots of people here. This is the second most delicious ice cream. Oh, melon bread. It’s the second most delicious ice cream. Melon bread. Oh, wait. The second most delicious ice cream melon bread in the world. [Music] [Music] You don’t want to share with me? Okay. The bathroom is a hole in the ground. Just buy one. Yeah. Okay. So, he’s going to add it up first and then tell us what it is and then he makes it for us. [Music] Okay. 3,700. So that’s mine. And who got the other matcha? Alex. Okay. I’m videaping. Thank you. And that’s mine. Thank you. Thank you. That’s Danny’s. [Music] Okay. [Music] Vanilla. [Music] Vanilla. Vanilla. Who else got vanilla? Sydney. Did Sierra, too? No, they got one, too. Sierra. Okay. And who got the fourth one then? Me. Oh, okay. [Music] Thank you. [Music] Okay. [Music] All right. Was it good? I like a lot. Melon bread I’ve ever had. That’s so true. Since I’ve never had melon bread before, this is definitely the most delicious in the world. I would not even say second best. That was a delicious stop. Thank you. We needed that. Okay. Off your shoes and then you go over here. Oh, and there’s shoe boxes. So you do slippers and they give you slippers here. Okay, large size. I’ll take I think that shoes leave your shoes. Please use slippers. Okay. Billiard’s room. Is this Hero Architectural Preservation District? They had some bigger design. [Music] It just looks old timey uh phone stairs. Watch your There’s not a real one outside. We just used room. This looks like a big ballroom. H bedroom dance in the ballroom. No. May I have this dance? Miss you. You may smile. Okay. Cut. All right. Very small bedroom. And try on clothing. You think she passenger? Welcome to the old public hall of the Hakad Ward. Yes. Drive from here to sometime. Oh, what’s in there? 250. I don’t know. It’s like bird seed. He was in the base in city of Malaysia. Oh, you might say he was a friend of Japan. It is really weird that he This is Perry Square for Thank you. Locomotive everything they brought here. We have a good good idea. Former British consulate. Do anything. Okay, Zam. Good wind. I think that’s a polar bear. You only see that once. So, I don’t have to be dead or something. It’s such pleasant weather here, so it’s better than sweating and being super hot, dying. We’re going towards the Red Brick Warehouse Mall. And our ship’s right there next to the Blue Moon Ferry. I don’t know where that goes. Where we were all the way up there having our lunch. What you looking at? There’s a Starbucks right here. All right. I think we found the red brick warehouse. Souvenir. Ah, okay. Looks like we’re going in here. Okay. shops. Hey, very much appreciated everyone. Thank you very Thank you very much. Say good luck. Thank you. Your husband, he’s he’s sitting. He’s [Music] smells good out here. Really good. Choco mint milk. Okay, this is gelato, I think. Okay, we just grabbed a taxi back to the wararf and uh we might stop at the fish market before we go back in back. It was a really nice day again. [Music] We got the salmon and a coridon and the three-piece premium bluefin tuna. And this is our famous tuna king. [Music] That’s coffee. And that’s tea. Oh, that’s tea. There. Okay. There you go. water matcha in. So you you put the hot water in and then you pour this matcha. Nice. Thank you. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Oh, that is the blue tuna. This is the Aurora salmon bowl. Yummy. Okay, I’m going to use this one. I think looks the best. It’s very tasty. Yeah. Can you open this for me? Thank you. I’m going to have a little Aora. Whoops. Yikes. Just put in your mouth. I love it for delicious. I’m not I don’t What’s the difference? I don’t know. I had the middle one which was different. Okay. This is the same. I think that looks tastier to me. I don’t know. Yeah, I agree. Delicious fresh fish. Then we were going to go back on board and have a usual dinner tonight. All right. Well, we ate with the tuna king. He was great. That blue fin tuna, the fatty tuna was delicious. Yummy. Home sweet home. This was a really pleasant day. Beautiful weather, delicious food. Loved my little squid friends. Only had like half my roast. Yeah, I gave mine. Thank you. Beautiful. Watch the whole video now on YouTube. Please follow, like, and subscribe. And most importantly, please let me help you book your next dream vacation. Thank you very much. Wow. Wow. [Music]
Travel with Lainey, Alex & our family of 10 for a bucket list adventure through Japan and South Korea with Celebrity Cruise Line Millenium round trip from Yokohama. Watch the full video now on YouTube, best watched on your TV in segments: https://youtu.be/Do3A5foAYfAIn.
Cruise with us to the island of Hokkaido, try Squid Catching and The 2nd Best Ice Cream Melon Bread in the world with our wonderful guides in Hakodate, Hiraiwa and Kitamura, from Hakodate Goodwill Guide Association. Go up to Mount Hakodate Ropeway after visiting the Morning Market. Stroll through the Motomachi Historical Area and end with shopping at the Red Brick Warehouse.
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