Category Archives: Hokkaido 北海道

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Hakodate Harbour, Hokkaido

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A little bit more of Hokkaido, Otaru

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小樽　おたる　otaru

日本銀行　にっぽんぎんこう　nippon ginkō

Bank of Japan Building

小樽運河　おたるうんが　otaru unga

Otaru Canal

小樽駅　おたるえき　otaru eki

Otaru Station

famous Otaru fishing fleet

famous Hokkaido hospitality at a ryokan りょかん inn

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Otaru

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Hokkaido countryside

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りす risu squirrel

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Life in Hokkaido snow

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SNOW

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Fish in Hokkaido restaurant

30/03/2012 lamihome Leave a comment

Sushi in Hokkaido

北海道

ほっかいどう

hokkaidō

Hokkaido is well-know for fishing and therefore fish is high on the traditional Hokkaido menu. Salmon, squid, tuna and other sorts of fish are widely consumed. Hokkaido also has sheep farms and some cattle farms, but this page is about delicious fish from Hokkaido.

A takeaway lunchbox with Hokkaido fish.

The origami variety.

Crab meat is particularly sought after in many Hokkaido restaurants as the quality is exceptional.

One crab costs between NZ$150 and NZ$180.

The origami master’s impression.

On this platter one can see squid and different kinds of shell fish.

This is salmon roe, a dish that is regarded a delicacy. Salmon roe is very high on vitamins and omega 3. It is eaten with a spoon, although sometimes one can see it on top of a sushi-bite, which has seaweed wrapped around it in order to keep the bite nicely together.

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Snow in Japan 雪　ゆき　snow

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雪　ゆき　snow

For people who live in parts of the world where there is no snow – ever – it must be hard to imagine the beauty and the burden of snow. As Japan is a north-south country the climate ranges from almost polar to almost tropical. Therefore it is hard to make statements about Japanese people and what they do in their spare time, or indeed during the different seasons. The climate varies too much.

Hold your breath and see how some Japanese people have to cope:

雪　ゆき　snow

札幌千歳空港

さっぽろ　ちとせ　くうこう

sapporo chitose kūkō

Sapporo Chitose Airport

雪　ゆき　snow

札幌　雪　祭り

さっぽろゆきまつり

sapporo yuki matsuri

Sapporo Snow Festival

雪　ゆき　snow

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Cranes つる

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Cranes つる