Riding the Underwater Bullet Train to Hokkaido JAPAN

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With only a week or so left in my Japan trip, I set out to finally make the trip to the northern island of Hokkaido. In all of the times I have been to Japan, I never actually made it out there. So, I decided to go all the way to the northernmost tip of the country using my JR Rail Pass.
First up, I left Saitama and headed to Omiya Station, where I would take the Hayabusa train on the Tohoku Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train to the first Japanese city opened to trade called Hakodate. But first I had to take the train, which passed through Morioka, the city where I did a homestay in high school. Then, the train went through the Seikan Tunnel, which is a 20 plus mile tunnel that goes under the Tsugaru Strait.
Upon arriving in Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station, I took another train to Hakodate Station, where I could get off and walk to Mt. Hakodate, a small mountain that has a ropeway up where you can see an amazing view of the city. The city was covered in snow and was like a whole different season compared to Tokyo, it actually felt like winter.
I walked through the city and eventually made my way onto the ropeway...
Continuing my journey to the northernmost point of Japan, I headed up the ropeway to Mt. Hakodate. It was a short ride up, and it was freezing cold. From the top, I could see Hakodate Bay and the city of Hakodate sprawled out. I could also see the main island of Japan, Honshu in the distance and could get a visceral sense of how far underwater we traveled in the bullet train under the Tsugaru Strait.
I ended up not staying for the night view, even though it was supposed to be amazing because I was tired and cold, and still had to make it to the train to get to Sapporo by nighttime, where my hostel was located. So I headed down and explored the city.
There was a district filled with old churches, and I saw lots of them, it was very interesting. I also learned that Hakodate was the first city opened to trade in Japan after admiral Perry arrived in the country.
Afterwards, I walked back to Hakodate Station where I took another train to Shin Hakodate Hokuto Station, and then finally took a train 3 hours north to Sapporo, where I would be staying for the night.
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[@AdventureArchives]

Here's the story on the Fist of the North Star statue. Didn't occur to me at the time, but the name is Hokuto no Ken, and the station is in Hokuto City. www.japanstation.com/fist-of-the-north-star-statue-to-be-unveiled-at-shin-hakodate-hokuto-station/

[@tezzingtonsir28]

Well done. I wrote a scathing comment but I take it all back now. I've subbed. Amazing journey hombre. Loved your vid.

[@walktheparth]

Na... Nani?!

[@yasukiwi]

Did you know that one of the famous night trains was called the Hokutosei? Unfortunately, when the Hokkaido Shinkansen was introduced, all the night trains were discontinued. But in Bakuro-cho (close to Ueno), Tokyo there is still the Hokutosei Train Hostel which uses the bunks and furniture from the carriages of that train. Though the Hokkaido Shinkansen is cool, the last one of the day (which I took) still leaves pretty early in the evening from Tokyo, so I wish they had kept the night trains to Aomori, and Hokkaido that went all the way to Sapporo rather than just stopped at Shin-Hakodate Hokuto.

[@HaYaTo_LogresJPRPG]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmaTlGqgntKqkKs This Tunnel right?!?

[@carlacosta56]

Awesome video! I never have been there but I love Japan. Please do more adventures in trains and cute cities. Thanks 😊 🙏

[@KillerTacos54]

Imagine if the tunnel was transparent. That would have been soo freaking awesome

[@user-ur2wd8du4z]

is not???? you save me my time then!! ty lol

[@3to1media]

Well I'm really high on acid right now and 2 minutes into this video are you telling me it's not an underwater see through tunnel the entire way? 🙄🙄🙄😕

[@ronylouis0]

That's like, the dumbest thing I've heard lmao. 1) it's probably underground 2) if it's not, how do you expect freakin' glass to handle all the pressure? This is so deep into the sea!

[@skydragonhd]

@@ronylouis0 If we don't consider the part that it will be 100% underground his comment isn't even that dumb. He clearly says "Imagine" thereby he isn't really expecting it to work, it is a fantasy. In a fantasy most laws that we know don't function in the same way as it does in real life, that's the idea. To change reality in your head to that what you wanted. So overall it is meant seriously in a way that it should really be done.

[@giespouwen8091]

It would also be colpletely dark you wont see a thing

[@Yuyuyu1222]

I'm Japanese. but I've never been to Hakodate. I surprised what beautiful of Hakodate city! I'm sure that I'll visit to there within a years. Thank you make this video.

[@FlaneganB]

It's a nice place.. I chose Hakodate and Sapporo as my farewell trip after working in Japan for 5 years. Best choice ever..

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

My city in Canada is twinned with Hakodate. I know a woman from there. She married a man and they live here in Halifax. But I REALLY want to go to Japan!!!!!

[@1211jinx]

Same thoughts.Where in Japan are you from sakuma San?

[@Yuyuyu1222]

​@@1211jinx I'm from Chiba the prefecture next to Tokyo.

[@japanismyhobby7886]

@@michaelrmurphy2734 yes, every year Halifax will send Hakodate a xmas tree as a gift. Hakodate is one of my favorite cities in Japan. I slept at the Hakodate Station when they were still night trains running between Hakodate and Sapporo as well as Aomori

[@wildlandsbywaziv]

We need to respect japan for their technology.

[@xBINARYGODx]

you mean for the same technology used the world over and not invented there? Sure - why not. KEKW

[@ahkryn]

I mean, the bullet trains they invented. Underwater train tunnels, not so much

[@playmakersmusic]

@@xBINARYGODx Aww who so butthurt because their country wasn't mentioned

[@anitathakur9340]

@@ahkryn actually high speed trains actually existed before Japan"invented" them

[@ahkryn]

Popularized, then

[@kalliopejameson9388]

Once I almost got stuck in Tokyo because I hadn't realized the train I was banking on taking was like reservation only and was full. (I was going back to Nagoya). I was freaking out a little and weighing my options on what to do. I checked the schedule for the train again and suddenly there was the "Night train". It was an express train that seemingly didn't run often and was also reserve only but it had a few opening for like halfway through my journey. So I took my chance and bought a ticket. When I got to the station where I was meant to get off I just stayed on and switched to an empty seat and prayed no one kicked me off. I made it all the way back to Nagoya and everyone kept asking me how I got back and I was like the night train and everyone thought I was making it up but it was real but the whole thing felt very liminal or like some higher being was watching out for me but ill never forget it.

[@TeguhNugroho90]

What I love from this video is how you give us moment to deeply feel the atmosphere without talking, without music, without moving the camera, in an exact amount of time. I'll be bored otherwise. I also love your voice, laughter, and the way you talk. I agreed. Being in a train station at quiet late evening, any kind of stations including the metro stations, gives me a calm and peaceful feeling. So, I feel you. That's why I'd prefer public transportation rather than taxis or private tour when traveling.

[@ZeranZeran]

Well said, I enjoy youtuber who knews to just take a moment of quiet and let you absorb it for yourself, you can almost feel like you're there, and decide if you want visit or not When I go to Japan, taking the train to Hokkaido is on my list to get done first :)

[@wwjjss33]

When you said that there is something magical about trains stations we know *exactly* what you mean! My daughter and I went to Japan two years ago and traveled over two thousand miles from Sasebo to Sendai and from Shimabara to the sand dunes of Tottori on the Sea of Japan. That feeling of standing on those open platforms and getting into those clean comfortable Japanese trains...beautiful. When we go next (maybe 2022? When all this pandemic stuff is normalized) our plan is to see Hokkaido. Thank you for sharing your clear joy of travel. Your enthusiasm and 'realness' is so appreciated. I look forward to the next video :) Also--the food in Japan is AWESOME! We *never* had a bad meal

[@kazg9119]

28:24 that's such an introvert thing to say, I can somehow relate haha

[@carmcam1]

I also say almost the same thing when i'm in japan, trekking in some gorge, no people around just nature, "This is the life!"

[@megafro6999]

i'd love to experience this more, i get this feeling when i sometimes travel and just being at a pretty empty quiet airport late at night when its cold is so nice, especially if its in a foreign country and you dont know anything about that place

[@varnlestoff]

I was thinking the same thing haha

[@m4rs12]

@@megafro6999 that sounds like the beginning of zombie outbreak movie 😂

[@drew-andresvogt652]

Nice style of narrating, a little humor, details, and showing the area. Love it, thank you.

[@alia4976]

But too much small talk

[@kenshin239]

I thought your rick steves

[@blacksheep806]

@@kenshin239 lmao same

[@estac913]

@@alia4976 small talk gives a little detail too

[@TyBraek]

28:53 when you don’t speak the language but you’re trying to order food.

[@Xeonz1000]

OMG HAHAHAAHAHAHA

[@Drownedinblood]

Ko RE!

[@britannia55]

Ty_Braek I go to China and I just point to the pictures, I know after being there so many time what to order, when I with my Chinese speaking friends, have tried Chickens feet soup and sea slugs..

[@bachhowal]

Love the video and narration.

[@1211jinx]

Ty_Braek,very relatable when we eat at ramen houses on a screen with kanji menus...😆😆😆

[@PaulJo359]

I always amazed by the beautiful sightseeing of a country who has snow winter time. Snow fall on earth make a beautiful scenery.

[@chewurbrain]

Man...even the "train approaching" announcements are getting me all nostalgic about the Japanese train system and exploring with the JR Pass.

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

Japanese trains in general. In states now, only freight trains that look like they're from the 1950s...and grafittid by every gang in america.

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

@Online Radio School getting popular for those that cant travel now.

[@sheldonh.3906]

30:32 ...That feeling that's hard to explain while in a train station, ....for me it's the sense of adventure. That's why I love train stations, I always have that feeling while travelling.😊

[@kyuutinode4110]

I know that feel when waiting for a train late at night in Japan. I remember waiting for a train in Toyama so I could get to Kamiichi late at night. I was honestly really surprised to see trains running as late as 11:00pm.

[@gamevalor]

7:40 Japan is a very long archipelago over 3000 kilometers long (1,900 miles). The Shinkansen goes fast so the distance feels shorter. So there is much variety in the weather and nature. When it's snowing in Hokkaido it could be fine weather in Tokyo and it's always warm in Okinawa. 21:30 Hakodate is a small city with about a quarter million people and really pretty.

[@davidcoldstar6333]

Yup, I enjoyed skiiing in Hokkaido in early April and enjoyed surfing in Okinawa in the same month !

[@jasongonzales2057]

I feel you! Being the last person or alone on a train station at a freezing night is weirdly magical!

[@vintagethings9187]

I spent a month working in Japan. I loved it. It is the most fascinating place. To a Westerner, even the most ordinary parts of Japan are interesting, if you have an enquiring mind. But there is plenty more that is extraordinary!

[@yukine5466]

The North of Japan isn't the most popular touristic destination in the country compared to the central part of Japan but that's why it's so exciting to watch videos from there! Because it isn't so explored and has many interesting and unexpected things to see and do.

[@doioz]

2:57 Finally someone zooming in and out with just one finger. By the way your content is awesome, I really like the shots without music sometimes, captures the originality really well

[@raraei]

This is the first video I’m watching from you and I can already feel I’ll binge the rest of your videos. When you said that being the last person in the train station is the thing you live for, I knew then that this is the content I’m signing up for. Thank you for your hard work!

[@LiboltAdventures]

13:19 what a view. Giant city with the mountains in the background. Amazing.

[@vitopapuan]

I saw this video twice. First time, it came straight from the recommendation, and this time I saw it after watching all of your trip to Japan videos (2015, 2016, 2019), it feels so different to me, from without knowing your history with Japan, your friends, your interest in games, until get to know you from your vlogs one by one. When I saw the video you stayed at hostels (Osaka and Takeda), I'm wandering if I could came along with you, joining your trip. It's kinda hilarious, but I feel what I feel, man. Thanks for every effort you did for your videos, I really enjoy it. Wish some day our path may cross. Hello from Indonesia!

[@vitopapuan]

This is my third time visiting this series and still gives me the love I had years ago and want to go to Japan even more.

[@ggtp4809]

I have watched this for couple of times already. 1st is hokkaido is my comfort place, 2nd is the way you narrate is very therapeutic plus your sound scoring is brilliant.

[@kimpatchi0712]

Idk why but I keep coming back to this video every couple of months. I think it has become my comfort video

[@smokey_tych]

lol me too, this vibe of the video is comforting in a way. Cold, dark, cozy and nostalgic in a way😂

[@stevejessemey8428]

I lived in Sapporo for 15 years. Great food, extremely safe, fantastic transportation service. Now I am really missing Japan 🇯🇵. Great video.

[@abrahamfrago3728]

Nice is there any place that you might have any information on your time living there? Looking for some more info for me and my wife

[@BoltonBolt]

I came here from your "Going to the Northernmost point in Japan" vlog. I love these Japan vlogs! These are beautiful! I want to visit these places myself now.

[@sharondavis8003]

Truly a magical snow covered town!! Glad u had a great time there & let us all come along. 🍦🍜🚝🚠

[@DistilledStills]

Love your wonder and zeal for travel, technology and humanity in general. That feeling you talk about being in an empty station and the last person to be there. I miss that and it haunts me forever. You've got a new subscriber man!

[@raraei]

On the magical feeling with trains and train stations-I totally get you!

[@pixiholly]

We spent a day in Hakodate in November, and it took my breath away. There was brilliant sunshine but with tiny beads of snow in the air, and it felt magical. More of our time was spent in the harbour (both too much of a wuss to take the cable car) and exploring all the historic buildings including the churches. I was fascinated by the early trading too. The Slopes, designed for vistas of both the mountain and the harbour, are gorgeous. I could absolutely imagine living there, although I doubt I could afford it. The warehouse area is mainly shopping, but that's fascinating as well. As for the underwater train tunnel, it's just a little longer on the train than the Eurostar from London to Paris/Brussels. That's about 20 minutes of underwater adventure. I think they dug the tunnel from both sides and met precisely where they were meant to meet.

[@KS-ho9fk]

❤️

[@cynthiafoster9428]

Wow- that was so amazing! I’ve never been to Japan before and I was so fascinated I just couldn’t stop watching. The views were incredible! And there is something really special about trains - especially ones that go deep underwater. Really lovely to see Japan through your camera and your perspective. Thanks for taking me along on that “virtual” tour.

[@umai3435]

my dream is to go to japan!

[@Yama00]

YES, YOU CAN... VISIT. BUT WILL THE REBEL CENTRAL GOVT ALLOW YOU TO STAY? IF YOU ARE NOT ALLIED CIA FACTION, YOU WILL NEVER BE ALLOWED TO DO OR ACCESS ANYTHING BEYOND TOURISTS HOTELS AND TOURIST TRAPS. STAYING WITHOUT PERMISSION, EVEN YOU HAVE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND STAMPS CAN BE HAZARDOUS/HARD LABOR ON YOUR LIFE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU ARE A ROYALIST OR CONNECTED TO THE PREVIOUSLY ARRESTED/DETAINED MONARCHY IN ANY WAY, SO BE CAREFUL. IT'S THE FANCY VERSION OF PRE-KJU NORTH KOREA UP TILL NOW. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS WAS TRUE IN THE PAST.

[@flyinggoatsfromhell]

@@Yama00 hah?

[@HexYan]

@@flyinggoatsfromhell Conspiracy theorist. Ignore.

[@feng4190]

Kono giorno giovanna have a dream to go to japan

[@tokunagaster]

Achievable dream my friend after co-vid 19 crisis around the globe.

[@andrewk9267]

"Who eats ice cream in the winter?" People who live in cold places! People eat plenty of it in Salt Lake City in the winter time, and it never struck me as weird until people elsewhere in the US commented how bizarre it was.

[@Taikaru]

I love snow and cold and would definitely do it! But I live in the hot south US for now :(

[@Galastin]

Hey fellow Salt Laker! I definitely agree -- sometimes I have the biggest cravings for ice cream in the winter.

[@PolyRoxy]

Canadians ! 🇨🇦

[@suricatasuricatta8602]

In Sapporo we eat ice cream as a partner for coffee.. its kinda good snacks for cold weather. because ice cream is a little warmer than the chilling environment of 12 degree C

[@user-nf9xc7ww7m]

And people drink hot coffee in the summer too.

[@campfu1431]

Two of my favorite things to watch on KZbin ... all in one video! Adventure Archives and Hokkaido. More please!!

[@capricorn839]

Been to Hokkaido twice one in the early 90s and late 90s. One was in Autumn and winter. Beautiful is all I can say. I hope to visit again and spend longer time there !

[@steellex]

I've been to Hokkaido to ski for 5 years straight prior to this pandemic and I can't tell you how much I love the place. I will always set aside at least a week after my skiing to just driving around the island and to visit all the different cities. The people, the sights and the food. Nothing can go wrong in Hokkaido.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

I always WANT to watch videos like this but always got turned off by the hyper active editing or too much talking or unnecessary music but this was PERFECT my goodness this is EXACTLY how I like to travel. Everything was, and I think this is a simple way to put it, my perfect vibe. Early sunsets, snow and cold, empty train stations, city lights, that zombie apocalypse empty feeling you translated that so well on video and let the footage speak for itself Plus I want to visit Japan so badly, I can’t WAIT to watch the rest of your videos!!

[@mikef3790]

Maybe I've been to Japan too many times, but the tunnel under the sea going to Hokkaido is longer than the tunnels linking western Honshu with Kyushu. There's a tunnel for the Shinkansen as well as a separate tunnel for conventional trains. I recently discovered that there is also a shorter tunnel for people who wish to walk between the two islands. Going back to the Shinkansen trip between Honshu and Hokkaido, when that tunnel first opened it was used by regular trains. There were two stations in that tunnel for people to get off and explore. Since that time trains no longer stop at those stations and the stations are used for storage.

[@WelcometoRJOURNEY]

Absolutely AMAZING ADVENTURE !

[@timothyschollux]

I have to agree with you on that special feeling that you get on an empty train station - I love it, too. I think this feeling is called "kenopsia".

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

Thank you for the new word I absolutely love it the articles it’s pulling up are v interesting.

[@chrislee7222]

@ 18:32-18:43 I cant get over at just how amazing these shots look. Almost seems like a video game or cinematic opening trailer for a big Anime movie release or something.

[@etherdog]

Really nice video, Robby! Greeting from Bloomington, IN. Going to Japan next year and viewing all of your Japan posts because your geographic insights are so informative.

[@Junowater]

I was in Japan last year the same time you were, good times. Awesome video! Looking forward to the next one.

[@spursfanhawaii]

Great travel in Japan update. Glad to see the ride thru the underwater tunnel to Hokkaido.

[@IreneTivz]

It's so beautiful watching your journey to Japan. More to watch. Can't wait 😃

[@ellentea9861]

Robby: this was excellent. I was marveling at the various feats of engineering that brought you to that spot when you started musing about it

[@Kathy_Is_Blessed]

That empty train station though. 😳 I kept thinking about an old Twilight Zone episode about a train leaving the station but always coming back to it..never went anywhere different. Was so creepy. But LOVED this adventure! What a beautiful town ♥️

[@pakde8002]

Really wondering how they manage to keep the bullet trains to the North running completely empty. Always imagine trains in Japan as very crowded.

[@KeithTKO]

Pak De Only in big cities because people pay attention to big cities. But rural area in Japan are really rural.

[@erickariuki6842]

@@KeithTKO like most countries

[@Flargenyargen]

26:26 those designs are really beautiful. Thanks for sharing all of this, I really love seeing all this.

[@YO-pf3pq]

i still come to watch it over and over again.

[@GloomyLullaby]

I always feel like traveling with you guys, mostly with this vlog-style videos

[@ambroseparker8837]

Amazing adventure, and the city is so clean. unlike the US.

[@touqirbutter9810]

Ambrose Parker: I lived in Japan several years and no doubt it is neat and clean. But all the cities I visited in US were also clean and beautiful. Their is different kind of beauty where ever you go.

[@gamevalor]

@@touqirbutter9810 if you go to New York, LA or San Francisco there's much more trash on the street.

[@kake1604]

Do people like you get off on being negative all of the time?

[@ambroseparker8837]

@@kake1604 How is it, I am being negative all the time? stating an honest fact

[@kake1604]

@@ambroseparker8837 No, your comment was completely unprompted. This isn't a video discussing the state of cleanliness in the US versus Japan, nor does it have anything to do with such a subject. Your one takeaway from this video, the one thought you just had to get off your chest was to unfairly compare two vastly different countries while generalizing them both. You're just regurgitating information fed online by people who probably have no idea what they're talking about. Sure, Japan is cleaner, but that's like saying that a house is cleaner than a city.

[@coffeewired]

Just stumbled across this travel to Hokkaido/Hakodate. Certain moments felt that you were right there. Thank you Adventure Archives/Robby. Informative, humorous, beautiful videography. Wonderful places for a ‘bucket list’. 😊

[@TheNinjaPanda45]

This is beautiful. Thank you for the experience.

[@Neo_lost]

Love this video so much. The city gives a very unique and weird feel. The view from top coming down was amazing 👏

[@drohnenfabrik]

17:17 Wow it worked out so well, you leaving at this time. Being able to see the city and the lights at the same time was magical. And the birds? Oh man 👍

[@abstrusetigress]

❤🐦

[@mariannesouza8326]

In those areas where there are so few people, It still seems so safe. It’s all so neat and clean everywhere, too. How nice!

[@shinichironarita7409]

Great video ! what many locals take for granted you managed to highlight in this video. Salute to all the folks who made it possible for us to enjoy such a gorgeous night view in Hakodate with the roads, trains and gondolas.

[@swinebar]

This reminds me of the 3 years I lived in northern Japan when my husband was stationed in the US Navy in Misawa. Beautiful scenery, hot in the summer and brutally cold (-40 C) in the winter with 200 inches of snow as well!! I miss Japan 🇯🇵

[@lorenzotoma]

I don't know why but the footages at dark while going to Sapporo gave me a final fantasy vibe

[@geraldgonzales8783]

28:30 Best feeling when no crowds around you, no hustle and bustle, bumping of people but just you and some few alone. That is perfect.

[@jaybee608]

I love you for taking me on an adventure before I leave for work today. Your videos are so nice right now in our time of troubles. Thanks. And you're good to look at!

[@kevinblanchard9064]

The underwater train to Hokkaido is so cool, I definitely must visit Japan

[@danielmarleau5374]

The only prefecture I haven’t visit in beautiful japan! Thanks for the video ! Hope to visit soon after the corona virus is gone!

[@TotallyMH729TsMH]

This was a great video! Thanks for sharing your trip.

[@obiwan042]

Love this guy’s passion for life and the thoughts he shares

[@soumyadebchatterjee1442]

I can remember I had made a same kinda solo trip at SUMA (near Akashi Bridge), Kobe in 2016. Feeling nostalgic bro.

[@PolyRoxy]

Stopping to eat ramen and gyoza is always worth it! The ramen looked so delicious.

[@madabouthollyoaks411]

It looked EXACTLY like the picture on the wall

[@imanuelyp]

Riding the underwater bullet train seems like a very exhilarating experience. The engineering marvel of traveling underwater while also enjoying the beautiful scenery of Japan must be truly a remarkable experience. It really showcases Japan's commitment to technology and also efficient transportation systems. I'd really love to experience this someday 👍

[@themosqtosaitamacouldntkil5603]

I love the vibe. Gloomy, silent and Japan

[@MsDeleeuw]

awesome, i always get the nerves from short time you have to walk around see things and getting back again.

[@lynda.grace.14]

Ha! me too! Always cutting it close like that gets me anxious. In my case it comes from living on an island. Going anywhere means catching a ferry, so I have been conditioned in the habit of being "extra early" so as not to miss it. Never mind that nowadays reservation systems don't make that necessary, it's programmed into my limbic brain and won't uninstall.

[@JoachimderZweite]

This was both wonderful and stressful for me to watch. I am too insecure to do what you do. This ia an A++++ video.

[@britannia55]

I have traveled to Hong Kong on my own, then into China, it’s great fun and I just go with the flow and take things easy.

[@RAdaltonracer]

Such an amazing journey! Thanks for sharing! Really makes me want to go on a similar journey myself. And the fact that this is the first long (more than 10 minutes) travel journal video (?) I not only finished, but was actually heavily invested in, to the point where life and work kept interrupting and I just kept coming back, shows just how well this was made!

[@anthonyworldwidetv1070]

Japan is kinda paradise. Everything are beautiful

[@lynda.grace.14]

Your amazement and attempts to articulate the wonder of this journey as well as the ingenuity it took to get you there moved me deeply. I have often felt this while travelling through Japan. The stone steps scaling mountains to reach the gods--people did that. Incredible. In moments like these you have to love them. When they're in your face, not so much. Thank you.

[@Earth098]

Hokkaido is geographically pretty close to Russia. That could explain Orthodox churches, and of course signs in Russian.

[@pedroreyes9884]

Great video man, thanks for sharing your adventures

[@AlexShutyuk]

Wooow, this is stunning! Thanks for sharing this!

[@bplbpl2024]

The view from the top of the mountain is amazing, the City is diferent fron others in south oj japan, love your video, hope to go back to Japan some day.

[@GodivaGems]

dang you have amazing editing skills, it's a lot of work to go through THIS much footage

[@DerpyExpress]

Thank you for sharing your adventure, that was such a nice and relaxing video to watch

[@Shivaziv]

Great video Robby and awesome trip as always! I really enjoy your videos, and the editing in the beginning spot on bud!

[@TheWizardGamez]

Tokyo: great beach weather Meanwhile in Hokkaido: practicing for the winter olympics

[@user-vo4yj6lk7f]

Especially, Hokkaido is very beautiful city in winter. ⛄️ ❄️

[@Wolfsonchik]

Calm Japan again! Thank you, Robby!

[@sntient]

I absolutely love these new videos from Japan!

[@Conchobhar]

19:16 the bar theme from Tactics Advance!!

[@andrewk9267]

Dude right?? I perked up when I heard this, I thought "No way"

[@MrPoimu]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed :_)

[@dewantoro8202]

OMG, thank you so much! I vaguely remember, but forget where is that music from.

[@rrkkmindsvids8774]

Dreamlike place, i lovvvvvv it.... wish the rest of the team special Nicole ❤️ wer ther with you. Cheers! Really really nice bud again ❤️

[@expiredmilk....8917]

this gotta be one of the best videos on youtube I keep coming back to it like once every couple months

[@momarmyphils5608]

Thank you for sharing your adventures riding the train, hope someday we could also visit Japan!!! I love your vlog!!!!

[@Andy1076]

You are doing what I only dream of! Traveling in Japan AND riding the train to beautiful sights 😍 cable cars on the street is awesome too 😍

[@Parcolai]

I'm surprised that Hokkaido is that quiet at 7pm on a weeknight.

[@stephenhernandez9099]

Yup I get that feeling too when I lived in Japan several years ago walking around train stations and travelling all by myself quite magical that sense of freedom and serenity on such calm and beautirul place..

[@orientalbeauty168]

I love watching your videos - awesome content and crispy clear shots. They inspired me to visit Hokkaido. Thanks!

[@tommy2x4]

Man oh man, do I miss Japan!!! I was stationed over in Misawa, just east of Aomori. You all absolutely have to get back to Aomori and go to Hakkoda and snowboard, ski or snow scoot!!!! I have a really good friend I would love to connect you all with and he would be able to show you all the local spots. It's also a great place to go during the summer too!!! I'm biased I know...but I love northern Japan so much more than Tokyo.

[@lalitafaroli]

@Tommy, hey , I was stationed in Misawa too, way back in the 90’s. I was there for 3 years. Absolutely loved it.😀😀😀😀❤️❤️❤️

[@JoelOman1980]

Don't know if anyone else mentioned this (didn't look through all comments), but the statue at 28:51 is of Kenshiro, in the Manga/Anime "Hokuto No ken"

[@daltondavey3836]

first thing that came to mind was Jojo lol but now that you mention it it's definitely Kenshiro.

[@sirmione905]

Yeah, I realized it. This station’s name is Shin(new)-Hakodate-Hokuto, simply called Hokuto station by locals. Hokuto means the Big Dipper.

[@Texasbaubles]

I love your innocent curiosity for adventure. ❤️

[@gehseltorrepalma7465]

Amazing trip no words can express how amazed am I while watching it

[@puentecorto2688]

The last time I was at the Mt Hakodate was well, 1975.

[@alaindubois1505]

Thanks for sharing this. At Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia, I met a Japanese student. I practised some Japanese [after about 36 years break!], while he was improving English. As my life revolves around rail - or the lack of it, I told him of our railway line that was being ripped up. He told me his father was an engineer who built the tunnel into Hokkaido. His family lived at an oddly named village/suburb of Sapporo, 'Sweden Hills'. Check it out!

[@AdventureArchives]

Wow, now that looks cool!

[@mmughal]

Awesome I have done this journey through sekain tunnel once in non Shinkansen and then via Shinkansen love japan travels can't have enough