After a week in Tokyo it was time to travel north to the island of Hokkaido.
From Tokyo we caught the Shinkansen and to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto and then a local train to the centre of Hakodate itself.
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When we arrived in Hakodate it was very cold, and lightly snowing right at sea level.
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Despite the cold weather, we walked, and walked and walked. The key area we explored was the neighbourhood of Motomachi, where among the interesting architecture we discovered a Russian Othrodox church and learned how important Hakodate was as a trading city.
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As the sunset we walked back to the main area of the city, admiring the artistic street lights and other details along the way.
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