Hokkaido
5 posts
- 310 Places Japanese Locals Actually Named: The Index
We translated 1,110 comments from 75 Japanese YouTube comment sections — 873,324 likes between them. Every place locals named, indexed by city.
- Sapporo Seafood: Where Japanese Diners Actually Eat It
Where do Japanese diners eat seafood in Sapporo? 53 answers say kaiten sushi — Toriton, Nagoyaka-tei, Hanamaru — not ¥4,000 bowls at the tourist market.
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- Locals say skipIs Nijo Market a Tourist Trap? Sapporo Locals Answer
Is Nijo Market a tourist trap? A 29-year Sapporo resident (156 likes) has never spent a yen there. In the top 200 of 834 comments: tourist pricing.
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- Hidden Onsen in Hokkaido: Bathers Name 40 More
Japanese onsen regulars out-obscure a "top-10 secret onsen" list: 40+ more named in a 185-comment thread; Karurusu has been famous locally for 40 years.
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- Best Onsen in Japan: Where Japanese Bathers Actually Soak
Japanese onsen regulars name the baths they actually use, correct the listicles, flag what's closed and hand over their booking tricks.