Coffee Break

 The next day after arriving at Sapporo I visited Sapporo TV Tower where we can get through underground street. Sapporo TV tower was established in 1956. It's 147.2 meters tall. Now it's become landmark of Sapporo. You can look at O-dori Park from observation deck. Because it was late April when I visited TV tower, I could look at cherry blossoms from there. The view from observatory was beautiful. Viewing from observatory  After getting off TV tower I went to Sapporo City Hall for lunch. There is cafeteria in underground floor in Sapporo City Hall. Meals are cheap and good taste there. I ate lunch meal. The cafeteria is available for everyone even though it is for Sapporo City Hall staff. Sapporo City Hall cafeteria  After lunch I visited Sapporo Clock Tower. Sapporo TV Tower is popular spot for visitor and so is Sapporo Clock Tower. Sapporo Clock Tower was established about 130 years ago. Originally it was a kind of gym in Sapporo Agricultural College which was former S...

I took a trip to Sapporo, Hokkaido three weeks ago. That was third time to visit Sapporo. First time was when I was a high school student. Second time was about fifteen years ago. It's been a while to visit Sapporo.   I went to Sapporo by airplane from Narita airport. It takes about one hour to get to Narita airport from Tokyo station by bus. And It takes about one hour and a half to get to Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido from Narita by airplane. We usually use train from Shin-Chitose airport to Sapporo station.  Hokkaido is north part in Japan, so it's cooler in Hokkaido than in Tokyo. In winter there is much snow in Hokkaido. Every year early February Sapporo Snow Festival is held in Sapporo. I've never seen that festival yet. I'm so sorry for no Sapporo Snow Festival this year because of covid-19 pandemic.   I stayed in Raffinato Sapporo Hotel near Susukino area where there are many restaurants, bars, night clubs like Kabukicho in Tokyo. Cost per day in Raff...

　函館旅行、今日は夜の便で東京に帰ります。  ホテル前の様子。 歩いて向かうのは、 函館自由市場にやってきました。イカのお刺身定食。贅沢な朝食です。 函館自由市場。 道立函館美術館。 函館美術館、見学したけど、正直イマイチだったかな。作品がただ展示してあるだけな感じ。 一方こちらはお隣の函館市北洋資料館。美術館よりもこちらの方が面白かった。 このマシーンは、中に入ると漁業の船を体感できるすごいマシーン。けっこう揺れる。人気のアトラクション。 どうなることやら。 ところ変わって、市電に乗って湯の川温泉にやって来た。足湯。 函館市熱帯植物園へ。 植物園は海のそばにあります。 というわけで、函館駅。 函館駅からバスで函館空港に向かいます。 空港で食べたランチ。案外おいしかった。 往路は新幹線で来たけど、復路は一気に空路で帰ります。 さようなら、北海道。また会う日まで。 新宿の高層ビル群。よく見ると都庁と思われる建物も見えました。 東京タワーとスカイツリーが同時に見えた。 　函館旅行はこれで終了。最後までご覧いただき、ありがとうございました。