Hakodate Travel Blogs

Back in the south of Hokkaido Island is a fairly big city named Hakodate. It has played a fairly significant role during the history of Hokkaido and the Japanese presence on the island. Traditionally Japan did not care too much about the far north country of Hokkaido basically thinking it was m…

Today was HOT! I came up to Hokkaido to escape the heat but I think it followed me. Aside from the heat, I had an amazing day today. I did a walking tour that the National Geographic: Traveler Japan recommended it. The walk took me about five to six hours (I stopped for food along the way…a coupl…

I lived in Hokkaido, Japan for 2 years as an English teacher and had some amazing adventures. Hokkaido is the northern most island of Japan, and truely a beautiful place, not only is the scenery amzing, but so are the people! I thought I would share special pictures that are would give a glimpse into the life of a Hokkaido JET!

The second half of my Hokkaido trip was spent in the seaside town of 函館 Hakodate. It's a much smaller city than Sapporo and has a lot of charm to it. Being further south on the island though, there was less snow, so I was a bit sad by that. It is an interesting layout though, located on the sou…

South Korea & Japan Winter Trip 2007 - Day 12 24/12 Hakodate Morning Fish Market, Motomachi, Hakodate Russian Orthodox Church, Hakodate Episcopal Church, Hakodate Episcopal Church, Lai Kindergarten, Old Public Hall Hakodate Ward, Mount Hakodate, Hakodate United Church of Christ …

just some of my traveling pictures in my traveling life