The Backpack Adventures

Week 25: April 18 - 22, 2022 Day 168: April 18, 2022 Monday - Nenkyu / Team Nicerio's 1st full day in Rumoi Good morning! It's a Monday today but I applied for nenkyu or paid holiday as I need to help my wife and daughter familiarize themselves with Rumoi City . Our first order of business for today was to update and register their zairyu card (residence card) at the yakuba ( Rumoi City Hall ). Thankfully, the super friendly and helpful Rumoi High School staff. Sekiguchi-san accompanied us and assisted us with the process as she helped me during my first day here. Rumoi Board of Education After their residence cards are updated, we proceeded to the Rumoi Board of Education (BOE) to enroll Ella in her school here in Japan . She will be studying at Rumoi Shiritsu Midorigaoka Elementary School . Although the BOE wasn't able to get in touch with the school yet when we got there they assured us that they'd update us as soon as possible.  Time to buy groceries at Rumoi

10 Things to Do in Sapporo City Sapporo City ( 札幌市 ) is the capital and also the largest city of Hokkaido Prefecture. It ranks as the fifth most populous city in Japan . Its name came from the Ainu word Satporopet which means 'Dry, Great River'. For those planning to visit Sapporo City to check what it has to offer, here are the 10 Things to Do in Sapporo City : Sapporo manhole cover 1. Take a picture of Sapporo’s unique manhole covers . So far, I have seen 2 different manhole designs. The colored manhole cover can be found on the Sapporo Clock Tower grounds. Sapporo Station 2. Explore  Sapporo Station  and enjoy the plethora of stores and restaurants in it. Odori Park 3. Visit and spend half the day exploring  Odori Park  from end to end. The park hosts numerous festivals like the Sapporo Lilac Festival, Sapporo Snow Festival, and Sapporo Summer Festival to name a few. Sapporo TV Tower 4. Head up to  Sapporo TV Tower  and enjoy the view of the city, particularly Odori Park. D

The Sapporo Beer Museum ( サッポロビール博物館 ) is an excellent site to learn about the history of Japanese beer and, of course, the history of the Sapporo Beer Company. This museum is located at 9 Chome 1-1 Kita 7 Johigashi, Higashi Ward in Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan . Sapporo Beer Museum Sapporo Beer Museum details The Sapporo Beer Museum was opened in 1987 but its brand can be traced to 1869. Back then, it was called the Kaitakushi Brewery. The company is known for the Kaitakushi star which the current Sapporo Brewery still uses in its logo.  Sapporo Beer Museum - Sapporo City, Hokkaido Kaitakushi Brewery was replaced by Sapporo Beer Company in December 1887 which later became the Sapporo Brewery. The company expanded by purchasing and remodeling the beet manufacturing factory of Sapporo Sugar Company in 1903. This factory operated until 1965.  Sapporo Garden Park map "Wheat and hops combine to make the alcohol called beer" Team Nicerio visits Sapporo Beer Garden