[ Sept.2014 ] After we enjoyed the night view in Hakodate, it was the time for dinner.We went to the restaurant called “Uni Murakami” which I had already chosen from our guide book by taxi.The…

[ Sept. 2014 ] This was my first visit to Hokkaido, but I had known that Hakodate’s night view was worth seeing. So around the time of the sunset, we took the ropeway to the…

[ Sept.2014 ] We only went inside of Old British Consulate and Old Public Hall in Motomachi in Hakodate, Japan, but there were more historical western style houses. For example, this is the phoro of…

[ Sept.2014 ] In Motomachi town in Hakodate in Japan, where there are many western style houses, we visited Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward. It was completed in 1910 after taking 1 year and…

[ Sept.2014 ] There are many western style houses left in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan. Among them, we went in to Old British Consulate. The current building was built in 1913 after others were burned…

[ Aug.2014 ] When we were walking in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan, a couple of pupils called after us. They were a boy and a girl looking very nervous. They said they were students of…

[ Sept.2014 ] We walked in Hakodate in Hokkaido, Japan following the route our guide book suggested.First, the port.Here we found a notice of a motor cruise for 1500 yen, so we took it.The passengers…

[ Sept.2014 ] During our trip back in Japan, we went to Hokkaido (north island) for the first time in my life.We took Shinkansen (Bullet Train) from Tokyo to Shin-Aomori and then changed to an…

[ Aug.2014 ] From the town of Atami, where we visited with my family, we could see the Atami Castle on the hill. It seemed a fine castle from afar, but we were surprised when…