Weekend 72: March 18 – 19, 2023
Day 502: March 18, 2023
Saturday – Rumoi
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| It's a sunny Saturday. I started it by cleaning my boots. |
It's another beautiful weekend and we had plans to go for a road trip, but unfortunately, Ella had to attend school. So, we decided to stay at home instead. While Ella was at school, my wife and I decided to do some cleaning. I was assigned to clean the bathroom while my wife took care of the kitchen. We cleaned every nook and cranny of the house, and it felt refreshing to have a tidy home.
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| Movie time: Top Gun Maverick |
When Ella got back, we decided to watch Top Gun Maverick. Even though we haven't seen the 1986 Top Gun movie, we still enjoyed the new film's storyline. We were thrilled by the flying scenes, and the story kept us glued to the screen.
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| Thank you, Lord, for the beautiful morning! 🌞 |
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| Do you need to connect to the WiFi? |
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| Next stop: Rumoi Shinkin Bank |
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| We then headed to MaxValu for groceries after |
Later in the day, we decided to drive to the Rumoi City Library to get some books and then to Rumoi Shinkin Bank for some errands. Before heading back home, we filled up the gas tank and made a quick stop at MaxValu to buy some ingredients for the food my wife planned to cook for our road trip tomorrow.
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| KitKat Doubles - Classic & Biscuit |
We ended the day early as we needed to wake up early for the road trip tomorrow. We're all looking forward to the trip, and I'm excited to cook up some delicious meals for us to enjoy.
Day 503: March 19, 2023
Sunday – Tsukigata x Tobetsu x Ebetsu City x Uryu Road Trip
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| Fukigawa - Rumoi Expressway |
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| This is my wife's last few weeks to drive as her IDL will expire at the end soon. |
I woke up early to help my wife cook the food that we'd bring to our road trip today. We left Rumoi City at a little past 7 AM.
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| First stop: Tsukigata. The snow was this deep when on our way to Tsukigata Maruyama Viewing Platform so we decided to turn back instead. |
Our first stop was in the town of Tsukigata. We planned to go to Tsukigata Maruyama Viewing Platform to eat breakfast, but the road was still covered in snow. So we decided to look for another place to eat instead. |
| Tsukigata Shrine - now in ruins |
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| Tsukigata Onsen Hotel |
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| Finally, we found a warm place to eat breakfast |
During our search for where to eat, we passed by the Tsukigata Shrine. We were shocked to see that it collapsed probably due to the heavy snowfall in the area. We finally decided to eat breakfast at Tsukigata Onsen Hotel.
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| Off to our next destination via National Route 275 |
From there, we continued our drive to the town of Tobetsu. These are the places that we visited in Tobetsu:
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| Tobetsu Shrine's torii gate |
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| Tobetsu Shrine |
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| Tobetsu Roadside Station formally called Roadside Station The Nordic Winds Tobetsu |
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| Inside Tobetsu Roadside Station |
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| We had the Swedish Soft Cream |
💛 Roadside Station The Nordic Winds Tobetsu
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| Driving through National Route 275 going to Ebetsu City |
After getting the roadside station stamp and also trying out some of the town’s unique products, We continued on our trip going Ebetsu City. These are the places that we visited in Ebetsu City: |
| Ebetsu Shrine's torii gate |
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| Ebetsu Shrine |
✯ Ebetsu Shrine
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| Ebetsu City Local History Museum |
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| Inside Ebetsu City Local History Museum |
✯ Ebetsu City Local History Museum
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| Nishikiyama Tenmangu Shrine's torii gate |
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| Nishikiyama Tenmangu Shrine |
✯ Nishikiyama Tenmangu Shrine
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| Ebetsu City Local History Museum Branch / Tonden Museum |
✯ Ebetsu City Local History Museum Branch / Tonden Museum
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| 2nd Street Ebetsu Shop |
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| Ella wanted to buy a guitar at the 2nd Street Ebetsu Shop |
✯ 2nd Street Ebetsu Shop
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| Hard Off Ebetsu |
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| I was surprised to see hundreds of Lego figures here. If I had been in elementary school, I would have spent all my money here. |
✯ Hard Off Ebetsu
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| Machimura Farm Milk Garden |
✯ Machimura Farm Milk Garden
We were supposed to go to Ebetsu City Ceramic Art Center, but it was almost 4 PM, and we still needed to drive for about 2 hours to reach home, so we decided not to pursue the plan and to visit it another day instead.
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| Driving back home via Route 275 |
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| Fukagawa - Rumoi Expressway |
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| Rumoi MaxValu |
We also stopped by the MaxValu in Rumoi City to buy Shinramen as I was craving something spicy. We got home at around 7 PM officially wrapping up our weekend road trip.Overall, this weekend was very productive. We visited Tobetsu Town and Ebetsu City for the first time. We also got to revisit Tsukigata and Uryu. Please join us on our next road trip. Thanks, guys!Read more:
Japan Diaries 4: Week 72
Japan Diaries 4: Day 503Rumoi City Library
Tsukigata Shrine
Tobetsu Shrine
Tobetsu Roadside Station
Ebetsu Shrine
Ebetsu City Local History Museum
Nishikiyama Tenmangu
Ebetsu Milk Garden 10 Things to Do in Tobetsu
10 Things to Do in Ebetsu City
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