Sapporo

Sapporo orientation is on Monday and Tuesday. It offers more training workshops and information specific to life in Hokkaido. As Japan's largest prefecture, Hokkaido is also subdivided into five smaller areas and JETs in each area can get information about more local resources and services.

Since the workshops start early on Monday, many of us who live father away traveled down to Sapporo on Sunday to stay an extra night.

This is the White Donut, a popular meeting place.

Statues around Sapporo.

 Here's proof that I'm here!

 The Nikka Whiskey Man, a landmark to find our hotel.

 The Toyoko Inn welcomes you.

 This sign was in the elevator.

Across the street from Toyoko Inn was Mister Donut!

The Golden Chocolate, the blonde vampire girl's favorite.

Pon de rings.

 Mister Donut's mascots are all animals with part of their body shaped like one of the donuts. The main mascot is Pon de Lion.

A ramen alley.

Two interesting non-ramen posters in the shop we stopped in for lunch.

My bowl of chashu ramen.

 Everybody else's ramen.

 

Some scenery around Sapporo.

 Sapporo TV Tower.

Queena saw yoyo balloons outside Bic Camera and turned into a little kid.

Armor and swords in a kendo store.