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Monday, 10 September 2018

Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport)


Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido

Itinerary Summary:

Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru): 
Jigokudani Hell Valley → Otaru Canal → Otaru Old Town → Otaru Sakaimachi Shopping Street → New Chitose Airport 

Today we check out hotel from Noribetsu and drive to Otaru for our last shopping before heading to airport. We have decided to head to Otaru instead of Sapporo (our initial plan). This is because we prefer strolling in Japan's neighbourhood rather than city view. And since we came to Otaru few days ago for pre wedding photoshoot, it was very rush for us to enjoy Otaru on the day. I have yet to try the famous desserts and yet to buy souvenir for ourselves! 😂 After done shopping in Otaru, we head to Chitose airport and overnight in airport for our next morning flight.


Jigokudani Hell Valley

We have visited Hell Valley during night (Day 6) and day (Day 7). All have been compiled in previous blog. Link to previous blog for details: Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog


Otaru Canal & Otaru Old Town & Otaru Sakaimachi Shopping Street

We have visited Otaru for pre wedding photoshoot (Day 4) and again revisit for leisure shopping (Day 7). All have been compiled in previous blog. Link to previous blog for details: Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog


New Chitose Airport


Map Code: 113742455
Operating Hours:  6am - 9pm
Average Time Spent: Not applicable
Highlights: Cute characters theme for photoshooting
Suits: Anyone (Note: You must come to airport for your return flights, haha 😂, bonus for those who loves the cute characters)
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★  (Recommended)
Description & Tips:
👉 Bear in mind that shops in Hokkaido close early around 8pm to 8.30pm, the same goes to restaurants in airport as well, there are only few shops left when reach 8.30pm and once 9pm all shops closed already. 
👉 Chitose airport is not very big, however has those cute bears and characters such as Hello Kitty and Doraemon that you can take photos with! There are Hello Kitty cafe and Doraemon cafe in the airport as well!
👉 May try the drink from vending machines, quite assorted varieties to choose from. We choose melon soda drink! It is so special and really taste the melon flavour apart from the gassy soda drink. Can't imagine what is the taste? Go to try out yourself! 
👉 Last minute shopping for those famous snacks from Japan. Special thing in Hokkaido during summer is they are many limited edition of melon products such as the famous snacks called pepero also has melon pepero flavor, and a lot more varieties of biscuits and cake also made of melon flavor. Not only melon, you can see many others limited summer edition products! That's what I love about Hokkaido, every area and every season have their own specialty and limited edition products! So you will not get bored in any areas and seasons of Hokkaido! 💓

Super big portion only for 1 pax.. And they named the rice as mini rice bowl..

This is the normal rice bowl..

Melon soda drink purchased from vending machine!

Smile Road, where all shops and cafes located.
A heaven gate for Hello Kitty and Doraemon fans..
Doraemon.. Ang, ang, ang..

I have been shrunk to Doraemon's world!

Pinkish Hello Kitty cafe

Cute characters to take photos with

3 little cute bears on top, cuteness overloaded!

Cute characters for display

Little teddy bear world!

My Duffy bear also wants to take photo with the similar pose 😃

Last but not least, Welcome sign to New Chitose Airport
to end our Hokkaido summer trip. Good bye!

On the way back airport, we see a big rainbow that appears after the rain. The rainbow is the biggest rainbow that we have ever seen. It makes the trip even more colorful and memorable, so as to bring good luck and blessings to us! Thank you Hokkaido for the beautiful memories! We have a nice pre wedding photoshooting memories in Hokkaido, thanks to the nice weather! Falling in love again in Hokkaido, on the summer of year 2018! 😍💜



Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido




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💗 Author: Ng Mei Lian/ Adrian Yeoh Aun Hong
👉 Date: 22/7/2018 ~ 29/7/2018
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Saturday, 8 September 2018

Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu)


Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido

Itinerary Summary:

Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): 
Shikotsu Toya Silo Observatory→ Lake Toya → Jigokudani Hell Valley 

Today we check out hotel from Hakodate and drive to Noribetsu. It is time to pamper our body and recharge before end of the trip. We stop by Lake Toya in the middle to rest awhile. There are many famous lakes everywhere in Hokkaido and there are many hotels facing the lake view are specially built for foreigners. During summer, there will be fireworks festival in front of Lake Toya. If you stay in the hotel just facing the lake, then you are in the luck to enjoy the fireworks display in your hotel balcony. Due to time constraint, we have decided to stay in Noribetsu hotel as onsen hotel is a must in Hokkaido! What's more the onsen water is directly supplied from the nearby Jigokudani Hell Valley! Walk for few minutes and you get the see the valley which emits hot steam. To our surprise, the day when we check in is the last day of Jigokudani Hell Valley summer fireworks festival! Although we do not have the chance to enjoy in Lake Toya, this Noribetsu sure makes up for it! And it is free.. 😊


Shikotsu Toya Silo Observatory

Map Code: 321726732*66
Operating Hours: 8.30am - 6pm
Average Time Spent: 1 hour
Highlights: Pretty scenery
Suits: Sightseeing
Personal Star Rating: ★★★  (Worth to Visit)
Description & Tips:
👉An observatory that can get a panaromic view of Lake Toya, Mt. Usu and Mt. Showa Shinzan.
👉 There is a helicopter tour beside as well, for those tourists that want to go up the sky to view the lake view.
👉 A souvenir shop and cafe nearby as well. You can buy specialty products limited edition only from Lake Toya. An interesting fact of Hokkaido is that, whenever you reach one area, you can find limited edition products from the area only, it is so unique right!


Panoramic view



Lake Toya 

Map Code: 321731678*31
Operating Hours: 24 hours
Average Time Spent: 0.5 hour
Highlights: Pretty scenery
Suits: Sightseeing
Personal Star Rating: ★★  (Can Skip if Time Constraint)
Description & Tips:
👉 Registered as "UNESCO Global Geopark" for it's geographical mountains and lakes.
👉 Is the 3rd largest volcanic caldera lake in Japan after Lake Kussaro and Lake Shikotsu.
👉 Summer festival in the Lake Toya, with fireworks display! Stay in the onsen hotel facing Lake Toya grants you the advantage to view fireworks from you hotel's balcony.



Jigokudani Hell Valley


Map Code: 603288368*85 (Note: We only walk for 10 minutes from our Noribetsu Manseikaku hotel)
Operating Hours: 8am - 6pm
Average Time Spent: 1 hour
Highlights: Pretty scenery, Fireworks
Suits: Sightseeing
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★  (Recommended)
Description & Tips:
👉 Situated in Noribetsu, which is a famous area in Hokkaido for best onsen hotels. Thus, it is very famous among locals and especially tourists and travel agencies.
👉 An active volcanic crater created by eruption. It is the largest source of natural hot spring water for Noribetsu Onsen hotels. So use your chance to try the onsen in Noribetsu hotels, as the natural hot spring water is just from the vicinity of Hell Valley and different types of hot spring water has different kind of functions to pamper your body as well!
👉 Steams in Hell Valley has unbearable sulphur smell. Some may not be able to stay in this area long, that of course includes me, I am always weak, haha.. 
👉 Summer festivals which last only few days, with free show of Noribetsu's red and blue 'demons' dancing on the stage and lastly end the day with fireworks display!
👉 Had the chances to visit during day and night time of Hell Valley, go for both if you are free! Night time we only stay for the festival, but not venture inside the Hell Valley, you may do so if you are interested. Day time is certainly packed with tourists and often see many travel buses and tours here and there.






Sulphuric smell of steam




Lucky to view autumn like tree
Strolling along Noribetsu streets

Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido




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Wednesday, 5 September 2018

Day 5 (Hakodate)


Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido


Itinerary Summary:

Day 5 (Hakodate):
Hakodate Asaichi Morning Market → Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse → Motamachi Hachiman Zaka Slope→ Hakodate Orthodox Church → Hakodate Episcopal Church → Mt. Hakodate Ropeway 


As soon as we have finished our pre wedding photoshoot, we have travelled all the way to Hokkaido southern top called Hakodate. The car journey took us around 5 hours, which was a very long ride. Hakodate is a quaint neighbourhood perfect for leisure strolling. It is facing the bay area as well and has a famous red brick warehouse buildings that are good for sightseeing and shopping. Most importantly. there are many tourists and travel agencies come to Hakodate for Mt. Hakodate night view which has been awarded Michelin 3 Stars! For those seafood lovers, be sure you come to Hakodate! You get the freshest yet cheapest seafood in Hokkaido! 👍😍

Hakodate Asaichi Morning Market

Map Code: 86072374*58
Operating Hours: 5am - 2pm
Average Time Spent: 1.5 hours
Highlights: Seafoods, Local market
Suits: Sightseeing, Foodies, Seafood Lovers, Culture
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★  (Must Go)
Description & Tips:
👉 A local market which sells a wide varieties of seafood and local specialties.
👉 Famous for big raw seafood bowl, with an affordable price and generous amount of seafood provided for diners.
👉 In the middle of the market, there is one pond for us to catch live squid. The live squid just freshly caught will be cut into thin slices by the professional chef beside, and they will serve you the freshest sashimi on the spot! Not only you can enjoy the fun to catch live squid, you can taste the squid which is just freshly cut and served as well, double the fun!
👉 Take note that the morning market will close around noon time. Hence, it sure is a good thing to become the early bird to enjoy the market to the fullest!
Whole area of morning market

Self catch squid and live squid tasting


Luxury & fresh seafood don!




We are holding the real live snow crab on hands! It is heavy!

It directly melts the moment we put inside mouth, followed by sweet juices which spurt out to our mouth!

Shop's owner only cut the melon into slices and you can see the juices overflowing already!

Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse

Map Code: 86041644*74
Operating Hours: 9.30am - 7pm
Average Time Spent: 1.5 hours
Highlights: Pretty scenery, buildings, bayfront, souvenir shops, cafes
Suits: Sightseeing, Shopping, Romantic
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★  (Must Go)
Description & Tips:
👉 A row of red brick warehouse buildings in front of bay area. It was storehouse back then but now transforms into shopping stores which house a number of specialty shops that sell clothes, jewelries, cafes and etcetera.
👉 There is an ice cream booth that sells rose shaped ice cream as well! May try it as I think it is insta worthy! We not managed to try the rose shaped ice cream but will surely recommend to try because rose shaped ice cream is so cuteee right.
👉 Strolling in the surrounding of the warehouse area is like the feeling in Europe western country. The pace is slow and relaxing, together with the wind from the bay area, many photo spots opportunities right here!
👉 Good news for those Starbucks lovers, there is a Starbucks shop directly opposite the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse! Starbucks on the bay, a good idea! Plus I saw some Hokkaido or Hakodate limited edition Starbucks's mugs over there as well!
Purposely buy this for prewedding shooting purpose, but no chance to use.
At last we use it to take few shots here..

Here's the outcome..


Must take photo with Starbucks Coffee building around the world!

Whole row of red brick warehouse with the exception of one of the warehouse which is
shy of it's red color and covers itself with green color, but that's what makes it unique among the rest?

Red brick is always girl's favorite photo spot

Honey, I think I have distorted the wall.. Oops, I should have cut down on ice cream intake..

Love this beautiful building

I believe I can fly.. Smell the air of freedom during traveling


Love pretty night view


Motamachi Hachiman Zaka Slope

Map Code: 86041131*14 (Note: Or may park car in parking space near Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse and explore this area by foot, is walk-able distance!)
Operating Hours: 24 hours
Average Time Spent: 1 hour
Highlights: Pretty scenery, buildings, churches
Suits: Sightseeing, Romantic
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★  (Recommended)
Description & Tips:
👉 A hilly path or so called slope that links you through the little neighborhood area to the bay or port area.
👉 This famous slope is selected as Top.1 'Slope in Japan You Would Want to Visit for Sightseeing'.
👉 Go all the way to the top of the slope and take photo with the beautiful port view as background. Depends on the luck, most of the time you are required to queue. But you get people to help you take the photos as well, which is a good thing too!
👉 Surrounding of Motamachi area has a lot of little neighbourhood houses for you to leisurely strolling and taking photos with. There is even a small shrine for you to visit. The weather in Hakodate around the bay makes it breezy and comfortable enough to walk and have a look on the beautiful traditional Japan cafes and houses.
We left our footsteps here!

If I can slide down the road with this slope..

Most famous photo spot of Hachiman Zaka Slope



Beautiful neighbourhood

Small but well maintained shrine in the middle of neighbourhood


Overseas feeling, Harry Potter book?
Can spot many unique buildings in the neighborhood when strolling..

Hakodate Church 

Map Code: 86040206*41 (Note: Or may park car in parking space near Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse and explore this area by foot, is walk-able distance!)
Operating Hours: 10am - 4pm
Average Time Spent: 1.5 hour
Highlights: Pretty scenery, buildings, churches
Suits: Sightseeing, Romantic
Personal Star Rating: ★★★  (Worth to Visit)
Description & Tips:
👉 In the vicinity of Motamachi Hachiman Zaka Slope, there is signboard that leads you to few churches for sightseeing. Hakodate Orthodox Church is the Japan's 1st Russian church. This beautiful church also has bells that will ring at 5pm on every Saturday and Sunday. We walk around the Motamachi area and able to hear the bell ringing. This certainly makes this town to be beautiful and romantic. On top of this, the sound of bell is chosen as one of the 100 Best Soundscapes in Japan!



Perfect photo spot with this tree


Feel so Europe here..

Mt. Hakodate Ropeway

Map Code: 86041004*55
Operating Hours: 10am - 10pm, exception 10am - 9pm from mid October to late April
Average Time Spent: 2 hours
Highlights: Pretty scenery, night view
Suits: Sightseeing, Romantic
Personal Star Rating: ★★★★★  (Must Go)
Description & Tips:

👉 Awarded as the Michelin Green Guide 3 Stars! Beautiful in day and especially night time!
👉 Ride the ropeway from the base of Mt. Hakodate to the top of the mountain for the magnificent observatory for night view.
👉 From the mountain, you can view Hakodate bay and neighbourhood areas. You can see airplanes flying through and touching Hokkaido as well! 
👉 The shape of the bay area makes it looks like Chanel (branded bag) shape, with two big C and buildings in the middle.
👉 The view keeps on changing from season to season. Everyday the view will change as well because it depends on the light that comes out from each houses and buildings.
👉 Come around evening time and stay till sunset and night falls, so you get to see day and night view from Mt. Hakodate. The later you come especially around evening/sunset time, there will be tons of travel buses that unload visitors and so on. You need to be early to book a good place to see the Chanel night view, else you can only manage to see crowds. Don't say I do not warn you, the place is crazily crowded!
👉 This is the most famous landmark attraction in Hakodate, so be prepared to queue everywhere!
👉 Remember to visit the souvenir shop inside as you get many Hakodate special limited edition snacks and souvenirs, most of them packed nicely with the Chanel night view as packaging!

Beautiful sunset on the mountain

Day view (most front view, we are early worms!)

Night view (most front view, have been standing here enduring the cold winds for 2 hours!)

Million dollar view memories



Refer to below links for more Hokkaido summer trip blogs:

1. Our Pre Wedding Photoshooting Memories: Pre Wedding Photoshooting Blog
2. Executive Summary: Executive Summary Blog
3. Day 1 & 2 (Furano): Day 1&2 (Furano) Blog
4. Day 3 (Furano & Biei): Day 3 (Furano & Biei) Blog
5. Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo): Day 4 (Otaru & Sapporo) Blog
6. Day 5 (Hakodate): Day 5 (Hakodate) Blog
7. Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu): Day 6 (Lake Toya & Noribetsu) Blog
8. Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport): Day 7 & 8 (Noribetsu & Otaru & Airport) Blog
9. Top Foods in Hokkaido: Top Foods in Hokkaido Blog
10. Top Dessert in Hokkaido: Top Dessert in Hokkaido




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