Hello Zesties! For our maiden post here, we wanted to share the completed itinerary for our recent Hokkaido trip. Summary of what we did in the post, and a mix of travel diary and recommendations for some locations here in the captions. Details of the meals we ate are now up here L

Uploading snippets of the best road trip I’ve ever taken. Before this trip, I was in a really dark place mentally, and my relationship with food was abysmal. What followed wasn’t just grounding. It quietly nudged me back toward taking care of myself and learning how to sieve out the bright spots in

Ever want to escape the Japan summer 🥵while still wanting to explore Japan? Well, I have the perfect idea for you to plan your trip for next year. We travelled in Hokkaido from 8 to 17 July and we rented the car from 8 to 16 July. Renting the car will make it way more convenient for you to travel a

Hi all! I just came back from a solo trip and decided to share my itinerary for other lazy travellers like me! I’m not the type to wake up early and sleep late to make the most out of the day, but rather I prefer to be a bit more flexible and spontaneous with my plans. Day 1: - Landed in New C

i was in sapporo in mid july and the weather was perfect - cooling with warm sunshine but chilly at night 🌙 1. Maruyama Park / Hokkaido Jingu great photo spots and lots of cute charms to purchase and bring home! kimono/yumata rentals are available there too~ note it closes at 5pm 👘 2.

Asahiyama Zoo is definitely a must-go, not just suitable for kids but even a 30 year old me is impressed. The zoo is super well-designed, the animals were easily spotted, effortlessly. Unlike some zoos where you may not even see any animals in their enclosure haha the animals were also so close up!

…𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙣𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙨 We stayed for one night in Noboribetsu Onsen in our Hokkaido summer roadtrip. Stopping in an onsen town was a no brainer as the entire family loves onsen and kaiseki meals. Selecting Noboribetsu was also a no brainer as it is undisputedly *the* top onsen town in Hokkaido and

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i recently went otaru for a day trip during my japan trip and happy to share the experience here! 🚟 1. getting there 🚟 we took a train direct to otaru from sapporo station and it was about an hour ride 2. sankaku seafood market 🐟 first stop was exploring the seafood market! they had lots of

Add these places for your next trip to Hokkaido, Japan! 1. Shirogane Blue Pond & Shirahige Falls Depending on the weather and season, the pond's color can range from a milky light blue to a deep green turquoise. When we visited, the pond was frozen but still beautiful, and we managed t

Recently came back from my trip to Hokkaido so I’m gonna share about what i did there! First stop: Furano / Biei - The town is pretty small so it’s definitely easier to just rent a car and drive around - Pls take note of the speed limits, esp nearer to the town (40-50 km/h)... got stopped by t

“𝙊𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙪𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩 - 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙨 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙣 𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙚’𝙨 😅” -𝙏𝙖𝙢𝙨 When we first joined Lemon8, there were a lot of Japan shopping haul posts in our FYP. Typically snacks/souvenirs or skincare, and mostly different from ours. Since we visited Japan so often after marriage, it seemed that