In Hokkaido, the opportunities for hiking are endless, and Mount Hakkenzan was our first taste of it in the Sapporo area. Mount Hakkenzan can easily be accessed via bus from the centre of Sapporo, and by car. We climbed it at the start of November, weather was ambient, but knowing what we know now… we’d…
If you’re looking for a chocolate, fun fuelled day out in Sapporo, then make sure that the Shiroi Koibito Park chocolate factory is at the top of your agenda! Upon arrival, let the sweet smell of chocolate lure you in, it’s like nothing we have ever smelt before! But it’s not just traditional chocolate that…
Moving a dog from the UK to Japan was never going to be easy, but finding a nice hotel that we could all stay in before the next leg of our journey to Hokkaido was so important for us. As we would be travelling by ferry from Oarai Port, we needed a dog friendly hotel…
Planning to make a huge move from the UK to Japan is one that we were preparing for for 18 months, and considering how we would get our chow chow to Japan was our number one priority before we could actually consider whether this was a viable thing to do. We initially considered driving all…
After moving to Japan from the UK and flying into Haneda airport, we had to then find the best option of getting our chow chow to our new home in Hokkaido, and a method that didn’t involve another flight. We initially looked at driving to Hokkaido, but without yet owning a car in Japan, it…
Moving 8,000 miles across the world from the UK to Japan is how we started our 2026, so you could say, it’s gone off to a flying start! The decision to leave the UK and start a new life in Japan is one that has been in the works for 18 months, whilst it’s not…