alleyway of Yokohama

Jon in Bow Heaven (bow: a small chinese stuffed dumpling)

Not China, Not San Francisco, YOKOHAMA CHINATOWN!!!

riding the subway to Chinatown!

great view from our balcony

Me looking at the famous Yokohama Ferris Wheel (if you have seen inuyasha, thats the one at the end!) from our hotel room

Hakodate Fish Market!

On our way out of Hokkaido, we stopped at the Pacific seaside town of Hakodate. Each morning the street in front of Hakodate station comes alive with an open air seafood and farmers market teaming with King Crab, squid, shrimp, fish, octopus, and fresh melon, grapes, and other produce. Jon and I stopped to check out the town whose mascot is the squid.

We continued on the train through the longest underwater train tunnel in the world connecting the islands of Hokkaido and Honshu (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/wonder/structure/seikan.html)
and on to the city of Yokohama, right outside of Tokyo.

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and again

Another 'rare' moment of Jon

GIANT SIZED DEW!!!!

power rangers beating up the ugly guy! (whats up with red?)

Power Rangers Live in Hakodate! (what do you think the green rangers doing behind the ugly one?!?!?!)

luggage off the port bow!

the beautiful Hakodate bay

chillin at the Hakodate flea market

heres a place where you fish for your own squid right out of the tank (a step up from shooting them out of a barrel)

buying king crab on the street in Hakodate

Sapporo - more than just beer

From Noboribetsu, we travelled on to Sapporo, a fun, modern typical Japanese city. We were fortunate to run into an experienced tourist from Hong Kong who recommended a great (cheap) sushi restaurant and a quick trip for dinner to the coastal village of Otaru. THANKS!

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Dad styling the bib and an Otaru beer

jon with bib (not seen is the words JON-SAN written on bib) grilling steak and seafood at the table