https://blog.ast.moe/en/tags/hokkaido/Recent posts: GorimuchuHugohttps://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-06/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:19:41 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-10-06/<p>October 6 was the day I left Hokkaido.</p> <p>Perhaps because I ate around 600 g of jingisukan yesterday, my stomach felt a little heavy in the morning. Am I getting old?</p> <p>I left Otaru for New Chitose Airport. See you again someday!</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6112_hu_bc3446c452e68fd2.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6112_hu_90e3af48a14426e3.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6112_hu_f7302dfc64c4cde.jpeg" alt="Until next time, Karin" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Until next time, Karin</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="first-miku">First, Miku</h2> <p>At the airport I went to admire Miku.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6230_hu_f552995091920ce1.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6230_hu_337ef46fa0bfd407.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-10-06/IMG_6230_hu_4eb48f452def5207.jpeg" alt="Saying hello to Miku" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Saying hello to Miku</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>I spotted some Teto merchandise in the shop and looked back at it about thirty-one times.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-26/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:30:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-26/<p><a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-25/">I moved from Otaru to Chitose yesterday</a>, and by morning I already wanted to go back.</p> <h2 id="breakfast-at-the-airport">Breakfast at the airport</h2> <p>I planned to eat at New Chitose Airport, but it was too early and nothing appealed to me.</p> <p>While wandering around, I found Teto on the piapro wall.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsiBr4agAAZWv6_hu_79c1b476bc20e614.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsiBr4agAAZWv6_hu_da289f9aa423aa46.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsiBr4agAAZWv6_hu_9e5861a57c6c4a7f.jpeg" alt="Teto on the piapro wall" width="700" height="933"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Teto on the piapro wall</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>In the end, breakfast was ramen with butter and corn.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsuurxbEAAZMBK_hu_380b64e212a061.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsuurxbEAAZMBK_hu_3c82935b4f80ca4c.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-26/HLsuurxbEAAZMBK_hu_cdfe7cf3d6da10b0.jpeg" alt="Morning ramen at the airport" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Morning ramen at the airport</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>As I ate, the time to leave Hokkaido crept closer.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-02-09/Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-02-09/<p>Snow was falling steadily again this morning. I&rsquo;m heading to New Chitose Airport.</p> <p>I said goodbye to Snow Miku there. My next visit is planned for four months from now.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArMyaXa4AAsm-F_hu_ffe08982745154bd.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArMyaXa4AAsm-F_hu_88e10356cb227069.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArMyaXa4AAsm-F_hu_7eb7db6c3193fe.jpeg" alt="Snow Miku and Teto at the airport" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Snow Miku and Teto at the airport</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>I had a beer while waiting to board. Outside the window, everything was white.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArQLIGacAAPwZr_hu_fe9be40b2176fd0e.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArQLIGacAAPwZr_hu_c30a58da2829c890.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-02-09/HArQLIGacAAPwZr_hu_ef9b52e83d5d592e.jpeg" alt="Waiting to board at a snowy airport" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Waiting to board at a snowy airport</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="snow-removal-outside-the-window">Snow removal outside the window</h2> <p>I watched the snow-covered planes and the work going on around them.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-06/Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-06/<p>It had been warm until yesterday, but this morning it was suddenly 13°C. Today I&rsquo;m leaving Hokkaido.</p> <p><a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-05/">I went back to Otaru after the marathon yesterday</a>. This morning I headed to New Chitose Airport.</p> <p>Beer for breakfast.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iYg5cagAAz4aT_hu_7ae1c84fd9374a83.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iYg5cagAAz4aT_hu_2b08d3448f35a1d.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iYg5cagAAz4aT_hu_92828cad3073401c.jpeg" alt="Breakfast beer" width="700" height="933"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Breakfast beer</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>And ramen.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iatmbaoAAYbsd_hu_4898d86ae546fd43.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iatmbaoAAYbsd_hu_f6bcc88bbfb4ef3d.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2iatmbaoAAYbsd_hu_de19f1760fd40b83.jpeg" alt="Breakfast ramen" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Breakfast ramen</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>I ordered another beer and some gyoza. A productive morning.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2icNFwbMAAuojX_hu_cff3841ff0090ecb.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2icNFwbMAAuojX_hu_4d1b253da8e98938.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-06/G2icNFwbMAAuojX_hu_3b94e22e2f5bdf4a.jpeg" alt="Breakfast gyoza" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Breakfast gyoza</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="saying-hello-to-miku">Saying hello to Miku</h2> <p>Before leaving, I went to see Miku at the airport. Thank you again. I hope to be back soon.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-16/Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-16/<p><a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-15/">Yesterday I visited the aquarium and Kihinkan</a>. Today I&rsquo;m heading home from Hokkaido.</p> <p>There was a Teto plush in a claw machine at New Chitose Airport. I brought home a new Teto.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiSxoSbcAAQS_s_hu_9de0e759dc1dd641.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiSxoSbcAAQS_s_hu_277079d05af6e312.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiSxoSbcAAQS_s_hu_6fef4a647b0611a7.jpeg" alt="I found a Teto plush" width="700" height="933"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>I found a Teto plush</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>Let&rsquo;s go home to Shikoku together.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiUUYKbIAAWeST_hu_54a57f75cdeb0dc5.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiUUYKbIAAWeST_hu_53393d848d1273.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtiUUYKbIAAWeST_hu_d80deb9fbe139b5c.jpeg" alt="With my new Teto" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>With my new Teto</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="lunch-at-the-airport">Lunch at the airport</h2> <p>I had a Snow Miku boxed lunch.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtieNGlaUAAHrK1_hu_7808ccaaa9c0ce4e.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtieNGlaUAAHrK1_hu_6e4c45d807c4e5f8.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-16/GtieNGlaUAAHrK1_hu_ab60ded67ec09f4.jpeg" alt="Snow Miku lunch with the Tetos" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Snow Miku lunch with the Tetos</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>The outer box was designed to be taken home. They know exactly what fans will want to keep.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-13/Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-13/<p>I&rsquo;m going on a long trip with Teto today. First, the train.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR8nf1aIAARfAI_hu_c4097f66f7af6eb5.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR8nf1aIAARfAI_hu_1b600845f6fb39c8.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR8nf1aIAARfAI_hu_8e4603b2dbb9a4c7.jpeg" alt="Setting off with Teto" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Setting off with Teto</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>It had been a while since I took a train. I watched the scenery pass by.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR-uzwbMAEzRMb_hu_c12c8707b5e31b48.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR-uzwbMAEzRMb_hu_6a4914e35658b347.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtR-uzwbMAEzRMb_hu_6014195e7a1482a7.jpeg" alt="The view from the train" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>The view from the train</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>We arrived in Okayama. This is the big city, Teto.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSNv7abMAAFemQ_hu_c6af9e0e99a7769a.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSNv7abMAAFemQ_hu_6c0ed7248776a24d.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSNv7abMAAFemQ_hu_87584f75c558f1c0.jpeg" alt="Changing trains in Okayama" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Changing trains in Okayama</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>The next leg is on the Shinkansen.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSQCKGbMAYubA__hu_78a528754ff66af1.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSQCKGbMAYubA__hu_d27e69bdcd1c3c18.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-13/GtSQCKGbMAYubA__hu_734743754adc468.jpeg" alt="Continuing on the Shinkansen" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Continuing on the Shinkansen</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>I was writing an image to a Raspberry Pi during the ride. Tethering was slow, around 100 kbps, perhaps because the train was moving so fast. At least on my phone, ahamo seemed more stable than povo.</p>