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Hakodate – Samurai, castles and cheesecake

Hakodate – Samurai, castles and cheesecake

So, after we left our big mouthed (in many senses of that word) friend in a comatose state with the grannies in the park, we went off to see the castle. The star shape wasn’t just for aesthetics.  It was actually designed so that any attacker 

Hokadate – fish, pork and touristy things

Hokadate – fish, pork and touristy things

So on our second day in Hokdate it was time to do some cultural activities like any good tourist. Breakfast was at the nearby fish market. These are not fake.  That is a real crab leg.   Nom nom. And they just get bigger and 

Mt Tokachidake

Mt Tokachidake

Cause all the eating is making me fat, we decided to have an adventure. This picture of a flower belongs here because its lonely and doesn’t fit anywhere else.  Anyway, I digress. We were going up Mount Tokachidake.  This was advertised as an easy hike,