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headed up to Sapporo, the city of my birth for a mini food tour and to see the city when it wasn't covered in ice and snow . . .

here's my old building in Nakajima Koen. my first home.


the adjacent park:



santa looks a tad different this year . . .


made my way to Ramen Alley:


as much as i like "hot miso teste" . . . .


i opted to go to Sapporo Ramen Zero:


and had some AWESOME ramen:


next stop, Sapporo Beer Factory Museum:



where we learn about the history of japanese beer making:









and "sample" to better understand this art . . .



coffee and cake at Sweet Lady Jane's to top off all my beer:


the Sapporo factory shopping mall:



they use the old pieces of the factory to decorate. i think that's part of a beer vat.



would you like some bear curry? no? how about whale, seal, lamb, or walrus curry?


the clock tower:


TV tower at night:


Susukino:


tanukikoji shopping arcade:




they are creepy looking things, aren't they?




soup curry (a new famous food here in sapporo) for dinner:


This was a listening station for this new band:

i am.

Sapporo Government building:



Nijo Fish market:




Chitosetsuru Sake Museum:




Odori park 90 meters up: