HOKKAIDO!
2025-01-23 permalink
It’s strange. Once I finished writing this post, I… I don’t know. I came across these images of Sapporo on Pinterest a while ago. I’ve never seen a city look so subtly mesmerizing before.
From honeydecelis on Pinterest
From japankoofficial on Pinterest
From linviena on Pinterest
From edit_heysmile on Pinterest
From vimiaan on Pinterest
Hahahhahaha always seeing people riding bikes in the snow. Life in Sapporo to a t.
Isn’t there something so special about these images?
I spent around four days in Hokkaido in December 2023. It was my first time ever being there without living there. It was a little strange. But so much fun to just experience it as a tourist (even though I got triggered into oblivion by a mean post office lady…). Very different from having to go to class in the snow everyday.
I have a lot of confusion and grief about my years spent there, but I would love to one day be able to say that I love Hokkaido without feeling conflicted about it. Maybe I am slowly beginning to be able to view it as another subtly magical chapter in the fabric of my existence. Because I really do have so much love for snowy and wild Hokkaido.
Also, this song still slaps. My mouth suddenly tastes like Tantakatan.