Sapporo 札幌
- Ishiya Chocolate Factory - Shiroi Koibito Park - a factory cum park, where we see the production of the Hokkaido famous white chocolate 白色恋人. What a romantic name! inspired by the snowflakes...
- we drove along the Dohoh Expressway and braved through the heavy snow to Asahikawa, the second largest town in Hokkaido
Asahikawa 旭川
- Ramen Village 拉面村 - 8 famous tip-top Ramen stalls in Hokkaido. Seriously, while making the way to the Ramen Village, I was quite wonder why we had to make a 2 h journey to this place... what's so special about the ramen here? Indeed, we were told that we could just hopped into anyone to try... that reminded me of what Joseph said, "Must try! They are equally good." Really??? It was snowing heavily... so, the most practical and convenient choice, we zoomed into the first shop Asahikawa Ramen Aoba ... A loud and clear welcome and a string of words (that we don't understand) when we entered... we settled down quickly and ordered the food. Well, well,... it's like Japan-hour replayed... hahaha... set right in front of the chef and waited for the hotly served ramen. Hm... it tasted good... however, how good? nothing to benchmark against... and yes, it's good, after we started coming across more ramen along the way... hm...
- Otokoyama Sake Brewery Museum 男山酒厂 - where equipment used for sake brewery in the old days are in display.
- Dinner where we cooked our own ramen and seafood hot clay pot dish.
- Checked in to Asahikawa Palace Hotel
