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If I followed my usual method of writing my travel blog posts, I doubt I would have completed my previous post as fast as I did. I left out many personal thoughts, struggles and experience, as I didn't want to fill the post with unwanted information. But since I've got that out of the way, this post will be the details left out from my previous post. Golden Kamuy One of the reasons why I was eager to go to Hokkaido was because of the manga Golden Kamuy by Satoru Nado. The manga follows a veteran, Sugimoto Saichi and his quest to find the Ainu gold with the help of an Ainu girl, Asirpa. To find the gold, they travelled all around Hokkaido and meet different kinds of unique people. The manga also introduces various places in Hokkaido such as Lake Shikotsu and Goryokaku Fort, and knowing these places made me very excited to visit them. Learning all about Ainu culture in the manga was also the reason why I wanted to visit the AINU Cultural Village in Koganeyu. I...

This post isn't sponsored by Hokkaido X. I just thought I could kill two birds with one stone by writing my usual vacation updates and the itinerary that the company wants me to share. So, this post will be mainly about the destinations I visited, and I'll include my overall thoughts of the trip in a separate post. Some things I have to mention, just to be clear: My Hokkaido trip happened during the winter of 2019. The information about bus rides, schedules and other information stated here are current as of January 2020. If the information or links changes, I can't guarantee I will update it. Anything written in this post are my own honest thoughts, and I don't represent any of the companies here. A long blog post ahead. What is the Hokkaido X Bus Pass? Hokkaido X Bus Pass is a unlimited ride bus pass for non-Japanese people (tourists, students, foreign workers) to travel around Hokkaido. It's a cheaper alternative to travel, and it allows you to vi...