The snow outside is so heavy. It has successfully transformed into a coca-cola vending machine. Do you want to buy something to drink? About Otaru. After exiting the station, you will see a tourist information center. There are Chinese maps and information available for free. There are routes and directions to all the attractions in Otaru. Basically, you can just take the map. Otaru is not that big.
It's not far to the canal, maybe - minutes away. Okay, what you can see next is snow, heavy snow, big snow, very big snow, and very high snow. "Snow almost as high as a bus." "Snow piles made into the shape of trains." "With reference objects, you can see how thick the snow is." "The height of Yunluo.
With a reference, you can know how heavy the snow is and how high it piles up. On the way to the Otaru Canal, I saw a seafood store. It was cold, so I went in to get some heat. The seafood inside was very fresh, and some of it could be eaten right away, such as sashimi and grilled shellfish. The price seemed reasonable. After getting some heat, Yunluo and An Chuyu continued walking forward.
Suddenly, they saw a river and some warehouses. There were no signs or arrows to indicate where they were. Yunluo and Anchuyu walked to the Otaru Canal without noticing. They walked on the snow all the way to the bridge of the Otaru Canal and saw a scene that everyone who has been to Otaru has in their camera. The temperature in Otaru that day was below zero degrees.
The camera was frozen blue. It is not necessary to arrive in Otaru too early. It is best to go there in the afternoon when it is almost dark but not yet dark. In this way, you can see the daytime and night scenes of the Otaru Canal at the same time. Each is beautiful in its own way, especially when the street lights on the shore are lit up.
『Otaru Canal during the day』『Otaru Canal at night』Since they had to wait until dark, Yunluo and Anchuyu wandered around the canal. It was covered with snow and looked beautiful no matter how you looked at it. They saw the famous Asahi Sushi just across the canal. It was a big shop and there were many snack bars. If they hadn't been too full from eating the long-legged crab at noon, they could have bought some to try.
With such thick snow, of course I had to lie down and take a tourist photo. Haha. This commemorates Yunluo's first time sleeping in the snow. After nightfall, the weather became even colder, so Yunluo and An Chuyu set out to return to the station and take a bus back to Sapporo. Otaru after nightfall is even more peaceful. In fact, it is not as noisy as Yunluo imagined with all kinds of tourist groups. It is very quiet and comfortable here.
It's a very interesting place just to walk around and step on the snow. The road is so clean that it's all white snow. When I walked back to Otaru Station to wait for the bus, I saw a small cake shop next to it. You must visit restaurants and food places when you come to Japan, because their models are so beautiful that I want to drool just by looking at them!
Can you tell which cake is the model and which is the real one? After a 10-minute train ride, Yunluo and An Chuyu returned to Sapporo. The station is directly connected to a food street in the basement. Not wanting to eat anything else, Yunluo and An Chuyu went to the food street and the supermarket. I really recommend everyone to go shopping in Japanese supermarkets. There are a lot of food, the prices are cheap, and there are many choices.
The packaging is also very good. And you can buy it and eat it slowly in your room, which is a good choice for travel. There are a wide variety of sushi platters, and you can eat a lot if you buy one! When you arrive in Sapporo, Yunluo and An Chuyu will check in at Ramen Republic. Ramen Republic is on the first floor of the ESTA building. It is said that this place is composed of specialty ramen shops from all over Hokkaido.
I heard that they have a monthly selection, and the fittest will survive, so every store will actively recruit customers. Listening to their shouting is very Japanese, haha. In addition, there is a bigcamera next to ESTA. If you want to go shopping or buy electrical appliances, you can go directly here. Here you can see that every store is doing its best to promote its own ramen.
All kinds of first-rate and first-place. Yunluo and An Chuyu finally chose this Asahikawa ramen restaurant, as a preview for their trip to Asahikawa tomorrow. Also, because they have spicy ramen here, they have been eating Japanese food for many days, but it is too plain, so eating something spicy can wake up the stomach. The ramen is still based on miso soup, with a little spiciness, and the noodles are very chewy.
The eggs in Japanese ramen are all soft-boiled eggs, which are delicious. The barbecued pork is also very large, which can satisfy the needs of meat eaters. However, the soup of Japanese ramen is still relatively salty. For those who have a lighter taste, this bowl of noodles is too heavy, haha. After eating the noodles, it's time to go back to the hotel to rest. You can take out the strawberries bought at the supermarket to eat.
You can't eat Japanese strawberries easily, because once you eat them, you will fall in love with them! Really! Completely addictive. A box of Japanese strawberries is sold in the supermarket for about RMB. There is no sourness or whiteness at all, the whole thing is sweet, and the color and arrangement are super beautiful. In the next few days, Yunluo knew that he would buy and eat strawberries whenever he saw them, and he couldn't stop at all.
Another thing to mention is the convenience stores in Japan, which are really convenient. Yunluo especially likes their beverage cabinets. It feels like buying all of them. I have to say that Japan's packaging design is really the best in the world. Just looking at it makes me want to buy it! In addition, Japanese instant noodles are actually delicious. If you really can't find anything to eat, you can try it. The taste is really good.
After all, Japan is the birthplace of instant noodles, so I came here to check in. Haha. I went to the top floor of the hotel to have breakfast in the morning. The breakfast at BestWestern is very good, with a lot of choices. The most important thing is that the scenery is beautiful, and you can see the mountains in the distance. It is really enjoyable to eat breakfast while looking at the snow in winter.
After eating, Yunluo and An Chuyu set off to Sapporo JR Station to take the train to Asahikawa. Morning Sapporo! Because the morning Asahikawa Zoo train was fully booked when they booked the ticket the day before, Yunluo and An Chuyu booked the afternoon train from Asahikawa back to Sapporo in order to experience the train. So if you really can't buy the morning train, you can consider it.
Change the travel time to take the afternoon train. Then remind you again, you must book the Asahikawa Zoo train in advance! And there are no free seats on this train, all seats are reserved, and you can't get on the train directly with a big ticket! The opening hours of Asahiyama Zoo in winter are: am-:pm. The tour time is about - hours, everyone should grasp the time well.
Asahikawa is located in the central part of Hokkaido. It is the northernmost place that Yunluo and An Chuyu have visited. After an hour and a half of driving, Yunluo and An Chuyu arrived at Asahikawa Station, and then changed to a shuttle bus at the station entrance. After another minute, Yunluo and An Chuyu finally arrived at the entrance of Asahikawa Zoo. As soon as they got off the bus, they were stunned by the beautiful snow scene in front of them.
Hokkaido is so beautiful. You can see the entrance to the zoo after getting off the bus. It's all in Chinese, so you should be able to understand it. An adult ticket to the zoo is Japanese yen, and students seem to have discounts. As soon as you enter the door, you can see the sculpture of a polar bear. Here's a tourist photo. There is a snack bar at the entrance. You can eat something first and then walk around slowly.
There are hot tea, coffee, snacks, etc. Yunluo and An Chuyu bought a red bean rice cake soup. Japanese rice cakes are delicious. In fact, they are not as hard as Korean ones. Japanese rice cakes are a bit like glutinous rice cakes. They are also delicious when cooked. Yunluo and An Chuyu originally planned to buy a few packs to eat, but in the end, they overloaded their luggage and brought back an extra box, so they didn't buy any.
Haha, this is a story for later. An Chuyu asked Yunluo why she came so far to the zoo, and Yunluo said that there were polar bears and penguins walking here. Yunluo wanted to see them the most. But when she arrived in Asahikawa, Yunluo found that the animals here became supporting roles compared to the snow scenery here. The scenery here can really be described as stunning.
You have to believe that what you see in the photos is not even one tenth of what you see with your eyes. Yunluo has tried its best to restore it, but it is still powerless. The beauty there can only be experienced by seeing it in person. "The temperature that day was below zero degrees." After seeing the snow scene, let's take a look at the animals living here. The first pavilion after entering the door is the seal pavilion.
The seals here are all fat and round, but they are super flexible and swim happily in the water. There is also a water column in the middle of the seal house, and the seals often come here to swim from above to below. So cute. One of the stars of Asahiyama Zoo, the polar bear house has arrived. There are several angles to see polar bears here.
First, you can watch it from a parallel perspective. There is a large piece of glass here. You can see the polar bear walking back and forth in front of you. The strange thing is that it keeps walking in circles and does not stop to rest. It just keeps walking and walking. I don't know why. The second viewing point is this! Only people over 10 cm tall can see it. This looks like a glass cover.
Just reach out to the side of the polar bear and you can see the polar bear next to you. But when Yunluo and An Chuyu went there, the glass cover was covered with snowflakes and you couldn't see outside. Haha. You could only see a pair of snow and a little shadow of the polar bear. The third one is a bird's-eye view. From above, you can see the polar bear's route map, and it keeps circling along the yellow road.
Look up at the people above, they are so cute. Here is a closer shot. This one is also circling, and the keeper brought it food from the top of the mountain. It even stood up and lay on the side of the mountain to beg for food. Crispy noodles! These crispy noodles are so cute, they are jumping up and down all the time. Yunluo used a short video to film it going down the stairs.
It was very cooperative and missed the last step, so it rolled all over the snow. It's really cute! There is a bridge directly connected to a tree next to their home. When someone passes by, they run up and often step on a pile of snow that falls on passers-by. Haha. Can you see what's here?
I'll keep you in suspense. You can guess. Snow wolves! The big wolves were nestling in the snow, chewing bones. You could hear the sound of teeth grinding and bones breaking even outside the cage! They were also very alert. When someone passed by, they would look up. That look would really scare people, as shown in the picture below. An Chuyu was worried that they might jump out.
You can tell how close they are. Elk is Santa Claus's good friend. The elk in the snow gives a very Christmas feeling. But they didn't look at Yunluo's camera, so I could only take a photo of their backs. Snow leopard. This animal that Yunluo had only seen in the animal world suddenly appeared in a cage above Yunluo's head.
Haha. Snow leopards are very beautiful, with very expressive eyes. You can usually see them running around in the cage. Tiger. This one doesn't seem to be a Siberian tiger. Yunluo couldn't tell the species. It was also circling around, walking back and forth. If you have a good view, you can see it walking towards you, and then turning around and walking away.
Just look at the claw marks on the glass and you will know. Don't tease it easily, just look at it. This time I came to Asahiyama Zoo to see it! Penguin walk! There are only two penguin walks a day, : and :. They are only available in late August to mid-April, and only in August. And it doesn't mean that you can see it every day, it depends on the amount of snow.
If there is not enough snow, there will be no penguin walk, so this also depends on luck. Some people were notified that the penguin walk was cancelled because of insufficient snow. At 2:30 pm, the gates were opened to release the penguins. They were really super cute, walking slowly, and looking at the people taking photos and videos while walking.
Sometimes they even walked towards the crowd and were chased back by the keepers. Some walked with their wings spread out. Some walked with their wings tucked between their bodies. It was hilarious. Here are some videos for you to watch. They are really hilarious. This is the closest shot, 1.5 seconds. This is when it was walking towards Yunluo. 2.5 seconds. This was taken at the beginning.
This is a longer one, seconds. After watching the penguins walking, it was almost afternoon, Yunluo and An Chuyu immediately went out to queue up for the bus to Asahikawa Station to take the Asahiyama Zoo Express. The Asahiyama Zoo Express was designed and painted by Mr. Hiroshi Abe, a keeper at the Asahiyama Zoo. The entire carriage is divided into sections. Each carriage has a different theme.
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The seats on the bus are all covered with animal heads. When you open the door, touch the little paw with your hand. It is recommended that you get on the bus a little earlier, put your things away and take pictures first, so you don't have to queue. The bus will arrive at the station in advance. Yunluo and An Chuyu got on the bus more than ten minutes earlier, put their things away and took pictures, so they didn't have to queue at all.
After the train started, I kept seeing people walking around and taking photos in each carriage. Below are photos of the photo booths in each carriage. There is also some animal knowledge behind each seat, so if Japanese people bring their children here, they can learn some knowledge. There is also English, so if you know English, you can understand it.
Every passenger who takes the Asahiyama Zoo train can get a boarding certificate, and the other side is handmade. Yunluo's is a polar bear, and it is a three-dimensional paper polar bear. Because I don't want to destroy Yunluo, I just keep it as it is. The night in Hokkaido still comes very early, and it starts to get dark not long after I got on the train.
We went back to Sapporo to find food and rest. We checked out. We boarded the Shinkansen and headed to Hakodate, the southernmost tip of Hokkaido. Why did you come to Hakodate? The first reason is that the night view here is one of the three largest night views in the world - the night view of Mt. Hakodate. The second reason is that the seafood bowl at the Hakodate Morning Market is so attractive. The third reason is that you can see monkeys bathing in hot springs here.
Finally, it takes hours to take the Shinkansen directly from Sapporo to Tokyo, so it is better to spend a day in Hakodate before leaving for Tokyo. Hokkaido is so nice that I don't want to leave. After a three-hour drive, Yunluo and Anchu arrived at Hakodate Station. The snow in Hakodate has started to melt a little, and the ground is wet. But it won't be as cold as the legend says.
Fortunately, the place we booked was close, and it only took 10 minutes to walk there. Yunluo and An Chuyu went to put down their luggage first. The proprietress greeted Yunluo and An Chuyu in English, and even squatted down to help Yunluo and An Chuyu clean the wheels and the bottom of the suitcase. I really want to recommend it again! Aozora B&B in Hakodate! Such a warm place! Specific pictures and introduction are in the hotel section.
You can go back and have a look. After putting away their luggage and taking a rest, Yunluo and Anchuyu set out to the restaurant next to Hakodate Station to find something to eat. This is the Hakodate Morning Market. However, when Yunluo and Anchu met, it was noon, and many shops were closed, but the restaurants were still open, so you could still see some seafood stalls selling things. The seafood bowl that you must eat when you come to Hakodate is here.
The quantity is super large! It is also very fresh. The taste is super good! There are super beautiful models to choose from at the entrance of the store. There are many stores. You can choose what you like and then go in to eat. There are too many varieties. What should Yunluo do if he wants to eat all of them! Finally, I found a store that has been reported in many newspapers and TV programs, and ordered a regular version of seafood bowl. As soon as it came up, my God, is this called regular?
Slowly layer the sashimi and salmon roe, just looking at it makes me feel super happy! Another close-up, are you drooling? Hahahaha. It's really delicious, the taste is the freshest feeling, I really don't know how to describe it, if you go to Hakodate, you must try it! After eating, it was just the departure time of the bus, and the restaurant was only minutes away from the bus stop.
Yunluo and An Chuyu immediately set out to take a bus to see the monkeys. If you want to see the monkeys taking a hot spring bath, you can take a bus to the Tropical Botanical Garden, which is on the Yukawa side, about 10 minutes away. When you go to the entrance of the botanical garden to buy tickets, the ticket seller asked Yunluo and An Chuyu where they were from. Yunluo said they were from China, and the grandfather smiled and said welcome to Japan. You can see a pond as soon as you enter the door.
When I got closer, I saw that it was full of monkeys. Hahahaha, it was so funny! Some were catching lice, some were eating, and some were enjoying themselves with their hands on the edge of the pool. Their faces were all red. It was so funny, just like boiling monkeys. Hahahaha! There is also a greenhouse in the botanical garden.
There are tropical plants everywhere. Yunluo and An Chuyu came from the south and saw plants everywhere, so they just wandered around and found that the day they went was the last day of the year for the Tropical Botanical Garden to open. After that, it was closed and it would not open until 2017. How lucky! Tropical Botanical Garden official website.
It was already dark when we returned to Hakodate Station from the Botanical Garden. According to the train schedule given to Yunluo by the station staff, Yunluo and An Chuyu returned to the station just in time to catch the train to Mt. Hakodate. We walked around the station to see the lights. There are lights in many places in Japan, and they are especially beautiful after nightfall. After waiting for a while, the train came. (~^~)
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