Captivated by Hokkaido’s blue & white world, I trace silence and life through solo travel. Airdo / Wildlife / Cliffs / Restful journeys / SlowTravel / #note
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I was on my way to Memanbetsu Airport.
Outside the window,
the sky was slowly turning into night.
Watching the AIRDO wing,
I spent a while looking outside.
Before I knew it,
the lights of Tokyo had begun to spread below.
The warm soup I had at the end
brought a small part of the journey back to me.
#Hokkaido #MemanbetsuAirport #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #AIRDO
May 1, 2026|Memanbetsu Airport
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I was playing in a cold world.
Okhotsk Ryuhyokan.
I swung a towel around,
watched it freeze almost instantly,
and found myself laughing a little.
The clione
drifted quietly through the blue water.
Before I knew it,
I was sitting there for a while,
eating drift ice soft serve.
#Hokkaido #Abashiri #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #OkhotskRyuhyokan
May 1, 2026|Okhotsk Ryuhyokan
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When I came here to see the drift ice,
this was the place I found while searching for a meal.
The dumplings I had that day
stayed in my memory for a long time.
There was even a day in March
when I booked a flight
just to come back and eat them again.
But after seeing the heavy snow along the Senmo Line,
I returned straight to Kushiro instead.
When I finally made it back,
the dumplings felt a little different
from the ones I remembered.
Still,
I found myself sitting here again.
#Hokkaido #Abashiri #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #IchibanTenshinbo
May 1, 2026|Ichiban Tenshinbo
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I stepped down onto the shore.
Listening to the sound of the waves,
I spent a while watching the sea.
Even though I was in Abashiri,
the place I remembered was Hakodate.
Hakodate Airport to the left,
Tachimachi Cape to the right.
The time I once spent walking along Omori Coast
slowly began returning from memory.
#Hokkaido #Abashiri #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #AbashiriCoast
May 1, 2026|Abashiri Coast
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I walked from Abashiri Station toward the sea.
22°C, strong winds, clear skies.
Maybe I could still get on.
I hurried straight to the Aurora terminal.
It was canceled.
Still,
the sea I saw from the 2F observation terrace
felt quietly comforting.
I’m here now,
searching for the time
I couldn’t find at Kitahama Station.
#Hokkaido #Abashiri #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #SeaOfOkhotsk
May 1, 2026|Abashiri
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The train was running beside the sea.
I left my coat on the seat,
and spent a long while leaning against the handrail, watching.
The view from the drift ice season
slowly began to return from memory.
It was the same sea,
yet the colors were completely different from that day.
Still,
I wanted to keep looking at it.
#Hokkaido #Abashiri #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #SeaOfOkhotsk
May 1, 2026|Sea of Okhotsk
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After leaving Toro Station,
the scenery slowly began to change.
Beyond the window,
Mount Shari appeared with snow still resting on it.
Before long,
everyone had moved toward the windows.
After crossing the river,
a blue world opened ahead.
For a while,
I just leaned against the handrail and watched.
#Hokkaido #Kushiro #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #SenmoLine
May 1, 2026|Senmo Line
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At Toro Station,
I stepped outside for a little while.
The final stop of the Norokko Train.
When I got off there for the first time,
a quiet stretch of water was waiting ahead.
It felt like nothing had begun yet,
and only the air was moving softly.
After someone asked if they could get off,
the doors opened.
Before long,
everyone had stepped outside to take photos.
#Hokkaido #Kushiro #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #ToroStation
May 1, 2026|Toro Station
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Golden Week was already nearing its end for me.
The world was about to enter the long holiday weekend.
At Kushiro Station,
I spent a little too much time over breakfast,
looking out toward the sea.
It was 8℃ that morning.
The Shiretoko Mashu train
quietly arrived at the platform.
#Hokkaido #Kushiro #BlueAndWhiteWorld
#TravelingEmotions #SenmoLine
May 1, 2026|Kushiro Station