When I was telling my friends of my plans I included that I had a free day in Osaka before the rest of my group met me. I planned to check into the hotel, or at least dump my stuff off in the lobby then grab lunch and maybe just relax and do something near [...]
The hotel we stayed at in Osaka.
Be careful about what time your flight leaves from Hokkaido, because public transit doesn't start too early in Sapporo.
Soup curry, a newish popular dish in Hokkaido/Sapporo can easily be had at one of two of the same restaurants across the street from each other.
The patchwork road is essentially farm land with a couple of advertisement famous trees along the way.
The man-made blue pond is lovely to visit no matter the weather.
Beautiful flower fields to visit from April to October with also plenty of activities.
Lavender? Check. Melon? Check. Beautiful rainbow fields? Check. Smells amazing? Check.
A winery that has a restaurant. Probably more fun if you go on your own rather than with a tour.
I visited TV Dad and enjoyed the a different view of Sapporo.
