This is a great city for museums, shopping (including antiques!), rich history, and lovely walks. Jump to the Food recommendations here , Hotels here , and Arita day trip here . We were based near the JR station which has many malls all around it and easy transport by bus or tram everywhere in the city. If you arrive at the port (on a cruise) or are near the port, there is a bus stop very close that gives excellent instructions in English and offers an all-day pass for 600 ye

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Day trips from Sapporo is a separate blog post. Shopping Perhaps because Sapporo is snowy for much of the year, there is a great deal of...

Note that Google does not really work in Korea. You can use it to find locations, but navigation is difficult/impossible. Apparently...

If you are headed to Pensacola, odds are you have business with someone on the military base there, Naval Air Station + Corey Station. In...