After checking out the morning market at Hakodate--the pictures of which I subsequently lost :(--we headed off for Akita. This was mostly a stopover, although we did taste some of what is reputed to be the best sake in the world.
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Heather Meadows > People started to get tired of me taking their picture after awhile, but that didn't deter me. In this shot we are headed for the underground (and undersea) tunnel taking us away from Hokkaido and onto the main island, Honshu. Ultimately, the trip from Hakodate to Akita took 6 hours.
Heather Meadows > A view out of the train in northern Honshu.
Heather Meadows > We had something of a layover at this train station, brief though it was--time enough for a meal.
Heather Meadows > This is something you see in the winter months, or in northern Japan where it's cooler: hot food from a vending machine. You picked what you wanted and the machine would cook it for you in five minutes. The chicken was delicious.
Heather Meadows > A shot of the miraculous hot food machine.
Heather Meadows > Inside the Doraemon train.
Heather Meadows > Akita (6/2-6/3) photo
Heather Meadows > I wish I knew what mountain this is. (A commenter tells me it's Iwaki-san in Aomori Prefecture!)
Heather Meadows > Akita (6/2-6/3) photo
A view out of the train in northern Honshu.
> A view out of the train in northern Honshu.
A view out of the train in northern Honshu.
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