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St Valentine Church A church, a garden and a market. Not much of a connection eh. The church is not in one of those tourist attraction listing. We kind of walked passed it every day to get to the subway, as it was next to the Hotel Vista Sapporo Nakajima-koen where we stayed...

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This would've been stolen long ago if it was in Malaysia :P Sapporo is the fourth largest city in Japan by population, and largest in Hokkaido. It is the capita of Hokkaido Prefecture, located in Ishikari Subprefecture. Sapporo is said to be originated from Ainu language sat poro pet, translated as "dry, great...

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Toyako and Showa Shinzan Showa Shinzan is one of Japan's youngest mountains. The mountain was  named "Showa New Mountain", according to the contemporary reign of Emporer Hirohito, in the Showa Period (1926-1989). Showa-Shinzan. Can you spot the photographer sculpture at the bottom?  The site was originally a local farmer's field. The ground was...

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The battery in my primary camera died but the older Ixus isn't too great on night shots, especially when I have forgetfully left the tripod back home. We were killing some time before dinner which was scheduled at 7 pm. Our preferred time would be 6.30 pm but the 6 to 7 o'clock...

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Yup, it was a hot, hot day Lake Toya is an almost round shaped caldera lake, extending up to about 11 km east and west, 9 km south and north. This ninth largest lake of the nation measured 50 km around, 70.7 square kilometers in area and 117 min mean water depth. There...

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