where I'd take a friend in my hometown


Hi Reader, I get this question a lot. “Hey Yuuka, what’s actually inside your guidebook?” This is a fair question, so here’s an honest answer. None of it is “best of Hokkaido” content. It’s where I’d take a friend if they visited me in my hometown. For example... A soba restaurant run by my high school friend’s family, trying to survive in a town with fewer than 4,000 people. A roadside station in a small coastal town you’d probably drive past, but I want you to try the local snack there that...