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❄️ Winter in Hakodate, Hokkaido – 3 Days with Google Maps

❄️ Winter in Hakodate, Hokkaido – 3 Days with Google Maps

"Where would you recommend visiting in Japan during winter?"I've been asked this countless timesβ€”and for a long time, I didn’t have a definitive answer. That changed after I experienced winter in Hakodate, on Japan’s ...

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