http://japan.mattanderson.net Memoirs of a tourist. Sat, 29 Sep 2007 02:54:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I suppose I wanted to pretend like it's the north pole. In reality, the north coast of Hokkaido, the northernmost territory of Japan, is at a lower latitude than Portland, Oregon. What makes it seem so far north is the floating ice on the Sea of Okhotsk. ... http://japan.mattanderson.net/?p=453 The Sapporo International Youth Hostel has awesome rooms, multiple beer-only vending machines, a spacious laundry room, and friendly staff. It does not have good breakfast food. After the first day of this stuff, I started eating breakfast from the Sunkus convenience store a block south (yogurt and cereal, mostly). ... http://japan.mattanderson.net/?p=410 What better way to start a morning in Sapporo, Japan, than with a visit to the Sapporo Beer Museum and a glass of beer? Vitamin Beer. The evolution of Sapporo cans, 1960s and 1970s. Yes, that is a 1-liter can of beer. The 1972 Winter Olympics were in Sapporo. They ... http://japan.mattanderson.net/?p=382