https://blog.ast.moe/en/tags/yoichi/Recent posts: GorimuchuHugohttps://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-24/Wed, 24 Jun 2026 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-24/<p>The weather is good today. Perfect for a stamp rally.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLh-aT5XcAA_0VY_hu_218f7fb8e7947c72.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLh-aT5XcAA_0VY_hu_edd72945435890f2.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLh-aT5XcAA_0VY_hu_68aedbbb83ec58c4.jpeg" alt="A sunny morning in Otaru" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>A sunny morning in Otaru</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>I edited a video while the laundry ran, then got ready to go out.</p> <h2 id="the-final-stamp">The final stamp</h2> <p>Only POP&rsquo;n STRAGE remained on the Otaru town stamp rally <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2026-06-23/">I&rsquo;d been doing yesterday</a>.</p> <p>I collected the last stamp and bought a Karin badge.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLi0N7MbkAAXszS_hu_f6c2ca9a2a7b0cea.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLi0N7MbkAAXszS_hu_b286c2b16c8331fa.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2026-06-24/HLi0N7MbkAAXszS_hu_ca7baa56b48816ab.jpeg" alt="The final stop at POP&#39;n STRAGE" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>The final stop at POP&#39;n STRAGE</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>With every stamp in place, I received a completion gift.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-04/Sat, 04 Oct 2025 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-04/<p>Breakfast was a boxed meal from Seicomart. <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-10-03/">I arrived in Otaru last night</a>, and today I&rsquo;m heading out early.</p> <p>If I walk to Mount Tengu now, I should get there around opening time. The estimated walk is about fifty minutes, so let&rsquo;s go.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-04/G2X2ABSaYAAFhBA_hu_41a86f1a5ec5b1f1.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-04/G2X2ABSaYAAFhBA_hu_a915313846fb40b1.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-10-04/G2X2ABSaYAAFhBA_hu_89475d00c3785dab.jpeg" alt="Walking up the hill" width="700" height="933"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Walking up the hill</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>The slope was 15 percent. A local spoke to me while I was walking with a large backpack and cheered me on when I said I was going to Mount Tengu.</p>https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-14/Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:00:00 +0900https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-14/<p><a href="https://blog.ast.moe/en/blog/2025-06-13/">I traveled to Hokkaido yesterday</a>. Today I&rsquo;m exploring Otaru for the first time, with Teto and Karin along for the ride.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXVTaEaIAAOtT5_hu_d0980be385f62849.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXVTaEaIAAOtT5_hu_e69cbfab1367ea6f.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXVTaEaIAAOtT5_hu_3ae4040ff70d459.jpeg" alt="Beginning our Otaru trip" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Beginning our Otaru trip</figcaption> </figure> </div> <h2 id="starting-the-stamp-rally">Starting the stamp rally</h2> <p>I picked up the booklet for the Otaru town stamp rally. Karin and I set off around town.</p> <div> <figure> <a href="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXYwD9bMAQA7WA_hu_64dea863fdff0020.jpeg" target="_blank"> <picture> <source srcset="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXYwD9bMAQA7WA_hu_44f5467fb31551a8.webp" type="image/webp"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.ast.moe/images/2025-06-14/GtXYwD9bMAQA7WA_hu_5a086709fa90c4d9.jpeg" alt="Starting the stamp rally with Karin" width="700" height="525"/> </picture> </a> <figcaption>Starting the stamp rally with Karin</figcaption> </figure> </div> <p>The shops have panels of Karin, Rikka, and Chifuyu.</p>