So, after our wonderful trip through Hokkaido, we spent the last few days in Tokyo before heading back to Sweden! When we arrived by plane, we had the most amazing views of endless Tokyo with even mount Fuji in the back. We also had a great view over Shibuya, which we ofcourse would visit! The …
For our last few days in beautiful Hokkaido we headed for Furano. This is maybe the most touristy area of Hokkaido, especially in July, because AAAALL the flowerfields are in full bloom! In the back you can see the mountainrange that we actually climbed in the last post, but now from the other side! SO …
In this post I’ll show our fantastic hike to Hokkaido’s highest mountain! ….but before heading to the Sounkyo gorge where we would stay for two days, we made a stop at the mysterious lake Kussharo. This lake has some really interesting inhabitants! These little Marimo are small, round algae orbs that live on the bottom …
On our fourth day we traveled to Noboribetsu Jigoku Valley, or “hell valley”, which is usually the name for places with lots of volcanic activity in Japan. But this place was very surprising, as it was also the home of tons of … demons! We had a delicious lunch in the small town and did …
On to Lake Toya! We are going to spend 4 days in that area, to explore the different parts of western Hokkaido. Superexcited we picked up our Toyota Yaris Cross and drove into the West. We had a nice lunch at a small cafe near the water. BTW: Japan has the most awesome candy, like …
Hoi Hokkaido! We went to Hokkaido for 2 weeks to travel around and see a side of Japan we hadn’t seen before. And it was amazing. We had a direct flight to Tokyo and then 1 hour to pick up our luggage, change terminals, check in our luggage, catch another plane on the domestic terminal …