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   We stayed the night in a hotel with Japanese decorated rooms, which means we had to sleep in a futon on a tatami floor. We got a Yukata to walk around in the hotel and the onsen. It was very relaxing (apart from the majority of Chinese tourists during dinner who apparently don't understand the purpose of queues at the buffet and are not ashamed of making their table a dump...).
  -After a good night's rest and a final 6 A.M. morning dive in the onsen, we went back to New Chitose Airport and said goodbye to Japan's Winter Wonderland of the North.
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  -In the next post, I'll talk a bit about my stay in Okinawa with Saso. +After a good night's rest and a final 6 A.M. morning dive in the onsen, we went back to New Chitose Airport and said goodbye to Japan's Winter Wonderland of the North.
positive.code: == Day 4: Noboribetsu Onsen
  Our final day in Hokkaidou, we left the AirBNB and visited one of the most famous areas on the island: Noboribetsu! After so many cold days, it was time to go warm up a bit in the natural hot springs over there. Entering the onsen village, you'll be greated by red and blue Oni (鬼,  a kind of youkai from Japanese folklore, variously translated as demons, devils, ogres, or trolls).
  
  .Cute little beasties aren't they?
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  Before checking-in at our hotel, we walked around a bit in the village. To our surprises, there is a bear park, but we didn't enter it, since we weren't that interested. 
  
negative.code: = Winter Vacation, Part 1: 北海道
  
  I know, I know... It's been a while. My sincere apologies for being silent such a long time. As a matter of fact, I had lost my motivation to keep this blog alive, but my time in Japan is almost over, so let's end it in beauty! There is still so much I could tell you all, so let's try to get started again!
  
  It's my first blog post in 2017, so that means I still owe you all a Happy New Year, so... Happy New Year everyone! *_<insert party horn sound>_* Now that the formalities are over, let's get back to business and pick up where we ended: December 2016. It was, as usual, quite a busy month. The language course at the Naganuma School was about to end. As part of finalising the course, we had to give a small presentation, in Japanese of course, about our studies and the coming internship. The school activities ended with a tears shedding graduation ceremony, followed by an even more emotional reception. The Vulcanus students spread their wings and settled across Japan to work in the research departments of famous Japanese multinationals.
  
  But before we jumped into work, it was time to enjoy a 3-week break. As to say, it was the longest break I will have had in Japan. Three whole weeks of pure freedom, so what did I do during that time? As you all might have thought, I enjoyed it by watching anime, reading manga, staying inside, playing videgames and avoiding sunlight as much as possible... But since I'm used to do that in Belgium, I thought there could be some change for once. What I did instead was traveling to the most northern and southern part of Japan: Hokkaidou (北海道) and Okinawa (沖縄)! 
  
  Since it's been so long since I ever wrote a blog post here, I forgot a lot of the details, but I'll try somehow to make it an interesting story. This post will be about my time in Hokkaidou with Sašo and Ole.
  
  == Day 1: Sapporo
  In short, the first impression I had when arriving in New Chitose airport could be transcribed as follows: "Oh look, there's some snow. That's cool... And look over there, there's more snow... *_<dramatic pause>_* ... HOLY SHIIIT, THERE'S A FUCKTON OF SNOW EVERYWHERE!!!". 
  