Nameko's Adventures in Hokkaido, Part 3: Otaru & Sapporo

On the final day of Nameko's adventure in Hokkaido, Nameko enjoyed a delicious breakfast (choice of Japanese style or Western style, but Nameko had both!) at the restaurant in the hotel.

There was also a small selection of fruits, salad, and breads available, so Nameko helped himself to a croissant and some fruits, too.

After brushing his teeth and packing up his bags, it was time for Nameko to say farewell to Hotel Neuschloss Otaru.

The complimentary shuttle service took him straight back to Otaru Station. Despite having eaten a sizeable breakfast, Nameko decided to return to the Sankaku Fish Market to try hakkaku sashimi and crab miso soup. (The fish looks octagonal, hence the name "hakkaku" 八角 (a.k.a. sailfin poacher), which means "8-sided".)

 After a quick train ride back from Otaru Station to Sapporo Station, Nameko headed to a Kinokuniya bookstore to buy...a Nameko book! (Nameko Bungaku Zenshuu The World (なめこ文學全集ザ・ワルード, Nameko Literature Collection) retells 6 world literature classic stories in comic form with various Nameko as the characters. A fun way to study Japanese and literature at the same time!)

 

Then it was back to Sapporo Station for a quick lunch of octopus curry and assorted seasonal seafood on rice at Maruumiya Paseo.

 

 

  

With a fair bit of time left before catching the train, Nameko decided to go to Mister Donut to get the new Christmas cupcakes.

 

Finally it was time to board the train to go home. It was a long train ride, so Nameko had buta-don (pork on rice) and a type of pressed sushi for dinner, washed down with Soft Katsugen, a Hokkaido-only yogurt-flavoured drink.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Links:
Hotel Neuschloss Otaru: http://www.neuschloss.com/english/index.html
Sankaku Fish Market: http://kimi-tourguide.blogspot.jp/2011/06/sankaku-fish-market-in-otaru.html 
Kinokuniya: http://www.kinokuniya.com/
Nameko Bungaku Zenshuu Series (Japanese only): http://namepara.com/info/nnfvideo/3509.html
Maruumiya Paseo: http://seesapporo.com/place/maruumiya-paseo/
Mister Donut (Japanese only): http://www.misterdonut.jp/