Sapporo Jogai I Chiba Fish Market (Curb Market)

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Ramen Alley, Sapporo

It was around mid of March when we went to Sapporo.  So the percentage of snowing was really tiny around that time of the year.  Though the ground was still covered with white ice.  But of course what I wanted to see was snow falling.  Today, my wish became true.  At that day we went to Jogai market (Curb market).  We left our hotel pretty early in the morning then caught subway to Nijuyonken station.  It was no sign at all for snow.  In the matter of less than 20 minutes, the sky changed.  Once we walked out from the underground station to the main road in Nijuyonken Station, first we felt the freezing breeze from out there then we started to see white light cotton-like snow was falling from the sky, very heavily.  People were speedily walking, some even running to avoid the cold and wet.  But we against the norm.  We played and enjoyed the snow as much as we could.  So tourist hahaha...

Jogai Fish Market

From fresh seafood to fruits are available in this very market.  The famous Kani Honke (Hokkaido carb) is huge and it can scrap the money more than ten of thousand yen out of your pocket.  The fruits are fresh and plump as well.  It is also cheaper compared to the other markets out there.  Not to be missed are their honeydew melon and strawberries.  Very very sweet and juicy.

A lot of seafood stalls on the first floor, open as a restaurant upstairs.  Therefore, they get the super fresh seafood daily from their own store.  We went overboard when ordering the food for breakfast.  It might be because we were hungry or we overwhelmed by great choices.

Grilled corn 260¥

Beef (Japanese black pig) 593¥

Seafood don 2,780¥

Sushi set (10 pieces) 2,180¥

Grilled salmon breakfast set 1,580¥

What a great breakfast meal we had!!  However, we left with a very big round tummy.  Too full.  That's why do not order food when you are hungry.

Jogai I Chiba (Curb Market)
About 10 minutes walk from Nijuyonken Station
Open: 06:00-17:00 (Restaurant from 07:00)


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Shiroi Koibito Park

Ramen Alley, Sapporo

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Just Landed In New Chitose Airport and Stay At APA Hotel Susukino-Ekimae

Tanukikoji

Susukino

Ramen Alley

Ramen alley is a-must for ramen lovers.  Here, you can find different types of ramen dishes in one narrow alley.  It is not so far from our hotel, only less than 10 minutes walk.  So many great choices, we landed to these 2 shops.  The first one on the alley.  They serve miso ramen in the house. 

Sapporo beer 450¥

Spicy miso ramen 860¥ and siomay 300¥

Our first bowl and we were happy with it.  What can go wrong with miso ramen honestly!!  Plus it is spicy, so delicious.  The price is reasonably cheap for that a hell-big bowl of noodle.

The second shop we tried was the one with the big slab of chasu (grilled pork belly) on top.  This shop uses vending machine to order the food then pass the receipt to the chef.  He then freshly prepared and grilled the pork for us.  The portion was equally as huge as the previous shop.  The pork was very tender and delicious.  However, the broth was still lacking something compared to the spicy miso ramen earlier.  But overall, it was a yummy ramen dish.

Chasu ramen 980¥

Ganso Ramen Yokocho (Original ramen alley)
3 chome Minami 5 Jonishi Chuo Ward, Sapporo


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Sapporo Jogai I Chiba Fish Market (Curb Market)

Just Landed In New Chitose Airport and Stay At APA Hotel Susukino-Ekimae

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Getting Ready For Hokkaido

Yeah!!!  Finally our trip in Hokkaido had begun.  We arrived at the New Chitose Airport in mid afternoon.  By then our tummy were crouching.  So we headed to one of the shop in the airport.  Before that we walked pass the Smile Road where you can find Doraemon Waku Waku Sky Park and playground, Hello Kitty and Melody theme restaurant as well as Royce chocolate shop.  We skipped all those, we planned to visit on our last day.  There are so many restaurants to choose from sushi, curry to ramen.

4 colors don - salmon, scallop, Kani crab and fish roes 1,680¥

We randomly picked this shop just because of they serve the authentic Hokkaido meals.  The seafood don and butter corn ramen.  Surprisingly the price is not so expensive considerate that they are inside the airport.  The quality and the flavor of the foods were totally great.   This was my first time trying butter corn ramen and I'm in love.  The butter actually made the broth richer and aromatic.  It was a great first meal in Hokkaido and we were absolutely satisfied.  Looking forward for more great foods in the town. 

Mini pork don and butter corn ramen 1,280¥

We caught the rapid train from airport to JR Sapporo station and from there we made our way by taxi to the hotel.  Which we found much more convenient and time saving compared to subway.

APA Hotel Sapporo-Susukino Ekimae
2 Chome-2-5 Minami 4 Jonishi, Sapporo
Ph: +81 11 511 4111
Exit No.3 from Hosui Susukino Station on Toho line (1 min walk)
Exit No.3 from Susukin Namboku Line (3 mins walk)

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Ramen Alley, Sapporo

Getting Ready For Hokkaido

We were going back to Japan again.  It was sometimes around mid march.  The lucky pick for this time was Hokkaido.  Konichiwa Sapporo !!!

We would spend 7 nights all together in around Hokkaido, including Sapporo, Otaru and Noboribetsu.  Before that, we need to get ourselves equipped with Wi-Fi for convenience purposes.  Booked in advance and picked up the small pocket wi-fi from the airport before the departure.  Very convenient.

Dean & Deluca tuna sandwich and raspberry croissant

Giant pizza from Dean & Deluca at Suvarnabhumi airport

We flew with Hong Kong airline from Bangkok to Sapporo, so we need to to make an overnight transit both going and the way back.  I found that most of the airlines nowadays serve a very general and standard food.  Therefore, nothing much to comment about it.  Nothing so special to specifically talk about.  But those mashed potatoes from the kid meal was actually surprised me.  It was silky smooth, just the right consistency strangely for an airline meal.

We spent a night in this Regal Airport Hotel for convenience as we were leaving very early in the morning to Sapporo.  I felt like living a life for a night as in the Terminal movie.  Once we landed, we didn't step out to the city yet stayed inside the airport, had dinner there and wandered from shop to shop before went to sleep in the airport hotel.

Menu that cannot be missed while in Hong Kong - BBQ pork and roast pork with rice

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Just Landed In New Chitose Airport and Stay At APA Hotel Susukino-Ekimae