Sunday, December 8, 2019

Japan: Day 4 (Hakodate)

Our morning in Hakodate was really simple but lovely. We had our homemade breakfast in our AirBnB. My younger brother prepared them for us. Lovely, right? It feels like we were really at home. We did our laundry before we had our breakfast so, when it was done, we would send them to the nearest laundry shop to use its dryer to dry our clothes. The place we found was Rico Smart Laundry. They have a cafe inside the shop so you could enjoy a cup of coffee while waiting.


After we finished our laundry, we started our adventure together! The first place we wanted to go was The Old Public Hall of Hakodate War. Unfortunately the place was closed for renovation so, we moved on. However, before we left the place, we came across this shop that sells really delicious soft serve ice-cream. The name of this shop is really interesting though. It’s called The World’s Second Best Ice Cream.

Later we walked all the way to Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. It is located next to the sea so, you can imagine how strong the wind was. We had our lunch at Lucky Perriot. It looks like an expensive place but the food there were really affordable. We had 4 burgers and 2 fried noodles from the menu and it cost us ¥2,772.


Since we still had time, we took public transport to Goryokaku Tower and Goryokaku Park. I enjoyed the park the most as it was really beautiful. The star shaped fort surrounding the park is often the icon that comes to mind when we talk about Hakodate.


That night, we had our dinner at Ajisai Ramen. We ordered 5 bowls of ramen and 1 plate of dumplings. Out of all the ramen dishes we ordered, Miso ramen was the best! We ended the night by making a trip to a convenient store to replenish ingredients for our breakfast. During this tip, we bought Lawson’s neck warmers and gloves. Honestly, the quality is so much better than the ones that we bought in Uniqlo. I even tested it out by covering my whole face with it and I still felt warm in such a cold night. Hence, a tip for you, buy neck warmer and gloves in Japan’s Lawson next time.

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