Hokkaido Travel Guide 3 Abashiri | wifi rental japan

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Abashiri is a small village with about 40,000 residents located on the eastern coast of Hokkaido. If you are expecting something like high buildings and sparkling night views of downtown, you’d better visit somewhere else. There are not very many places for shopping and dining in Abashiri; however, if you love to travel every nook and corner of a village, it will give you enough pleasure. There are tour attractions you can only experience in Abashiri such as trying ice breaking cruise or visiting prison museum. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 3 Abashiri : Okhotsk Train | wifi rental japan

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The Okhotsk Train is a limited express train service which runs between Sapporo and Abashiri. Many tourists use this train to get to Abashiri even though it takes more than 5 hours since there are some factors people can enjoy while taking this train. Abashiri is famous for ice floe and every year many people including tourists and researchers gather here to observe huge ice floes. Then why Ice floe in Abashiri became famous?

The water in Okhotsk Sea starts freezing from October due to the influence of cold weather from Russia. The frozen sea water grows thicker and bigger and finally start floating away over the sea. Thanks to freezing cold weather, it is also possible to observe ice floes until early March. Abashiri has been academic spots for researchers from many countries who especially are studying ice floes. Nowadays ice floes in Abashiri are being researched for global warming issues. Read More

NOTICE! NEW YEAR’S HOLIDAY

[Regarding New Year’s Holiday]

wifi-rental-japan will not open from December 31st, 2018 to January 3rd, 2019.

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1. Orders (Pick-up on Dec 31st~Jan 6th)

Orders placed by 5:00 p.m. on December 30th(Japan Time) will be shipped on time. However, orders should be made before 5:00 p.m. on December 29th if you wish to pick up on December 31st.

Please contact us first if you wish to know when is the earliest delivery date.

2. Inquiries

English/Korean inquiries made after Dec 29th will be replied from Jan 4th in order. However, you still can place an order during holidays through internet. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 2 Hakodate : Attractions | wifi rental japan

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Shopping and dining gives pretty much of pleasure to travelers; however, please don’t forget that there are some more exciting things you can enjoy in Hakodate. Similar to Sapporo, Hakodate also provides snow related attractions like ski resort. It is said that snow fall starts from November to March in Hakodate so that you can enjoy snow basically everywhere. If you are willing to spend more time in Hakodate, you may try winter activities such as skiing and and snowboarding. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 2 Hakodate : Restaurants | wifi rental japan

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Hakodate is a famous tour destination among travelers who want to explore Hokkaido prefecture more deeply.Its beautiful scenery and delicious foods attract people from all over the world every year. Despite its notorious fame as a place with heavy snow, Hakodate is also famous for dining because total 34 restaurants were listed in Michelin Guide Hokkaido. Restaurants in Hakodate are famous for using fresh ingredients which are just bought from local farms and markets. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 2 Hakodate : Shopping Malls | wifi rental japan

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You feel hanging around Sapporo is not enough to explore whole Hokkaido? If so, visiting Hakodate is recommended. Hakodate is a city located in the southern part of Hokkaido and it takes around 4 hours by train from downtown Sapporo. I honestly recommend using trans rather than renting a car unless you have special plans with a car. Even if you have a car, it takes almost same hours to get to Hakodate and weather condition in Hokkaido area is hard to expect, especially in winter. Besides, the cost is going to be similar as one way ticket from Sapporo to Hakodate costs about JPY 10,000. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 1 Sapporo : Attractions | wifi rental japan

Sapporo, this amazing city full of mouthwatering eats, also provides a lot of attractions that tourists can enjoy. You can enjoy its gorgeous landscapes and nature as well as local festivals such as snow matsuri. If you are visiting Sapporo during winter time, it is a perfect period for enjoying snow and winter sports. There will be a lot of events which are held in downtown Sapporo during winter time, such as small snowboard competition and display of ice sculptures.

This is not everything about Sapporo. If you are a person who gets energy from quiet and calm atmosphere rather than from vigorous and active places, you can enjoy peaceful village of this northern city in Japan. If you are a winter sport lover, there are many places just a bit away from Sapporo where you can go skiing or snowboarding. Whatever your favorite travel attraction is, Sapporo will never disappoint you. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 1 Sapporo : Restaurants (2) | wifi rental japan

In our previous article, we have looked for Genghis Khan, which means lamb barbecue in Japan, and soup curry. These two are definitely representative foods you can enjoy in Sapporo. However, we haven’t even started yet if we are going to start talking about food in Sapporo. I guess it will take more than 3 days if we really wish to do so, though. Probably we will have endless discussion for deciding which one can be number one that represents Sapporo.

As I mentioned in previous article, Sapporo is famous for its fresh ingredients such as seafood, vegetables, and dairy products. A bowl of ramen with a piece of butter, fresh sushi and kaisen-don(rice bowl with sashimi), crab shabushabu, cheesecakes and milk… Every single thing in this area is mouthwatering enough and perfect to satisfy your tongue. Read More

Hokkaido Travel Guide 1 Sapporo : Restaurants (1) | wifi rental japan

One thing you should never miss in Sapporo is to enjoy its foods. Located in the northern part of Japan, Sapporo is fifth biggest city in Japan which is famous for snow and seafood. You can enjoy fresh seafood and thick taste of dairy products anywhere in this beautiful city. In addition to this, Sapporo is also famous for beer, as here is a birth place of world-famous Sapporo beer. Everything in Sapporo will give you a pleasure by its taste, though it is a little pricey, since they will use the freshest ingredients ever. Read More