This blogpost covers the day of February 7th, while in Sapporo, Japan.
My goal for today was simple, to obtain a Mount Moiwa Ropeway Ink stamp. Spoilers: I failed. I failed to obtain the ink stamp because I was told there was none, and wasn’t directed to any. The day was basically spent waking up at 8 AM by playing Blue Archive. I also, belatedly, downloaded my Enoshima Aquirium photo (last day). I also desired to capture the Miku 12 PM announcement properly this time. Third time a charm. The day would be spent heading to ropeway, walking to Asahiyama Memorial Park, walking to a Konbini to win a Blue Archive poster via raffles, heading back to hotel room to safely store my Blue Archive poster. I would spend the time catching up on Azur Lane, even updating it, then heading back off to Odori Park for Sapporo’s Snow winter festival. I would see new the finally finished snow sculptures crafted by other nationalities. Would take a slow walk around 2023 memory lane, try other foods, and even venture to ‘Round One’ arcade to play more Busou Shinki.
I was decently happy on this day, yet sadly felt dejected by many happenings. One after another would knock me down, and I simply became highly depressed. Not really Sapporo’s fault, or maybe it was, maybe through Japan’s supernatural faith and beliefs. Maybe as a tourist I was being effected by Japan’s faith, or something more “straight forward” such as it being winter and a foreign land. Maybe a mix of everything. I tried to enjoy my time as much as possible. I do apologize for any negative mindset and thoughts.
Japan Trip 2024:
[Day 1] – [Day 2] – [Day 3] – [Day 4] – [Day 5] – [Day 6] – [Day 7] – [Day 8] – [Day 9] – [Day 10] – [Day 11]
Before someone inquires as to why I haven’t eaten locally as much in restaurants, it’s because I was feeling highly uneasy. My APA hotel room & stay was horrible. I constantly felt uneasy, something to which I had to regretfully (and reluctantly) request a room change. I was frustrated, moody, and simply desired to get stuff checked off my bucket list. I was in a cranky mood. Happy to be in Japan, yet cranky because of off-beat happenings. If I was happier I would have visited more restaurants, etc.
My throat became highly spicy with how harsh the climbing was while heading back up to the ropeway. I also tried to hold in my breathing as to not make a scene. Just trying to pretend everything was normal.
Made my way back to the area, inquired about the stamp by gestures and ‘Ink stamp’, to only be told there was none. I attempted to gesture if there were in other areas, I was told there was none. Shame.
Disappointed, I decided to venture back to another area to make up for the trek.
Interacted with a tourist female by warning her of slippery ice. Also tried noting there were no ink stamps, also showing her my ink stamp collection. I mean, I might as well, right? She was genuinely curious and we conversed about a few things. Forgot what, and it’s now lost in the moment. The interaction was noted as being positive.
Made my way from one road, across the intersection, and onto a pathway made by other locals walking their dogs. I simply followed the trails upwards.
Asahiyama Memorial Park:
I’m actually fond of this park. It’s nicely designed, visually pleasing, and has some of the best vantage points of Sapporo. It’s fairly easy to reach.
I made it!
I briefly tried livestreaming via Twitter/X to gain a decent viewing, people however dropped out and I was panting too much from all the snow. Didn’t make for a good stream. I cut the stream short. If people don’t want to enjoy Japan via my live-feed then I’ll continue enjoying it personally, and I should. I came here to personally enjoy Japan, and I actually admire Japan. Livestreaming doesn’t suit me, and it’s also viewed as a sin in Japan thanks to all the nuisance streamers. Fake clout chasers, foreigners sabotaging everything, etc.
Internet trolls may note I should touch grass, and I have. I touched snow, trees, and experienced Japan in both an urban and environmental way. They should take their own advice and stop trolling on the internet. They need to touch grass more than anybody in the world. Political activists, liberals, corrupted Reddit users, etc. They need an actual life. 😉
I admire Japan’s beauty.
As much as I trash on Canada, I have to agree both traditional Japanese and traditional Canadians are both respectful. What I hate is the artificial, and forced fake issues. I admire the real Japan, the same why I admire the real Canada. I grew up to a real Canada, even if it was abusively Liberal. I’m glad I could experience a proper winter in Japan, something Canada never had in 2024. I’m not blaming fake Global Warming; I view it as nature’s “mood swings”.
Lawson – Konbini
I eventually made it into the Konbini, even attempting to do an Blue Archive raffle. I obtained a Blue Archive poster and a keychain. Both the store clerk and myself were both confused by the poster.
I also initially requested a bag, something they properly failed to pick up on. They kindly treated my prior request of a bag as an “special service”, even though I had asked for one prior to the Blue Archive raffle. I had to carefully coil the poster to have it safely transported intact to my next few destinations, and eventually Canada. I should have also done this in Hakodate, something I confusingly never had done. I simply desired a mini-Suisei figure, something I had to wait on my first day in Sapporo to obtain, and I gladly had done.
I also noticed (and noted) the snowflakes were increasing in size and frequency. It was snowing harder, if briefly. A mini snowstorm, or simply a heavy snowfall.
Satisfied, I left the Konbini. I charted my course for the nearby tram stop. I waited at a light, accidentally following some playfully rowdy kids making their way back home. Felt highly awkward walking behind school kids while making my way to a tram stop. I probably should have left sooner, or stuck around slightly longer to have avoided the kids for social awkwardness moments. Especially with how I had a mostly hidden, yet lewd Blue Archive poster. What’s done is done.
I eventually arrived at my next desired destination, even unknowingly stumbling across a Snow Miku 2024 tram. The sidewalks were cramped, and a few people “may” have been peeved with what I was doing. I felt regretful, yet had to capture the perfect scene before me, to the possible dismay of the people nearby.
Hotel Pitstop:
I had to stop off at my hotel room to drop off the suggestive Blue Archive poster, also for the safety of my new loot. I was venting as to how I would carry this poster with me to my next few destinations, and if I would be able to bring it safely back to Canada. I also took this time to briefly charge my phone, and to even try out a few snacks. I even briefly caught up on Azur Lane while having my phone plugged in to charge. Even obtaining new event-related outfits while recharging in my hotel room.
(The best part of my hotel, the take-away, is how I was positioned next to the grand staircase. It felt a little rustic, it however brought me directly to my room. A silver lining, if you will.)
I hated the bathroom, the shower, yet the main room, TV, and fridge was neat. The bed was neat, yet felt very dated. I felt vulnerable with how dated everything felt. It simply made me feel highly uneasy.
Side-note to HMS Renown:
A well deserved, and necessary updated outfit for Renown, something I had forgotten until making note of her in this blog post. Her standard Azur Lane design is neat, this however brings out a more updated beauty to her. More well endowed, brighter completion, smoother, more attractive. She is also fairly special to me thanks to another game called ‘Victory at Sea’, a game where her, and Repulse both fought valiantly against Adua-Class Submarines, and in general. Her, Repulse, and others were of great importance. I treat them highly in my Azur Lane fleet.
Azur Lane has high amounts of shipgirls, something which sadly pushes them away from actually being sortied in fleets as often as other shipgirls. HMS Renown (and HMS Repulse) have a sweet spot in my heart.
I was mad. I was angry I had to take a picture of myself, send it in, and have the card mailed to me. I’m not a resident in Japan, I can’t. I can’t partake in this, nor can I have this mailed to me. I was fuming mad.
Why couldn’t you simply place a sealed off promotional card in a cup noodles and have people obtain it that way?! I was expecting to have a card (or a magnet) hidden in the damn noodle cup. Look at how easy it was for Hololive x Ghanna to do it, yet a stupid Nissin cup noodle can’t produce kitsune cards the same way. I 100% desire to shout out profanities at Nissin for this lack of foresight.
Sure, maybe I failed to translate things properly. Sure, maybe I missed something more obvious. The fact still stands Ghanna had produced more favourable results by providing actual gimmick promotional materials, something Nissin failed on.
Angry Canadian noises.
I cooked up the instant noodles with konbini water bottle. I used a water bottle I had obtained from a Konbini to place into a kettle. I eventually ate it, feeling uneasy in the hotel room, while eating it. I was livid. The noodles tasted horrible. The karaage even became mushy. The worst instant noodles I’ve tasted, though that may have also been thanks to how I prepared it.
*Angry Canadian noises.*
Feeling I was burning precious time, and because I desired to livestream the Sapporo Winter Festival via Twitter/X I went to Odori Park. I went straight there.
Dejected, I went back to taking pictures and videos of Sapporo. I refused to do any more livestreaming. I thankfully met a Mexican friend, and I befriended him breifly. He commented on various Japanese happenings, though sadly probably unfollowed me, like everybody else. Maybe intentionally, or maybe via a wide-spread Twitter/X unfollowing glitch numerous people are effected by. We however had our fun, we conversed, and briefly noted what we’ve admired.
When people follow me on social media I always have the mentality of expecting people to unfollow me shortly after. People rarely last a few days, weeks, months, or a few years. If they do it always a surprise, and I treat them with higher praise and respect than those who always throw me under the bus for weird reasonings.
I was in a 50/50 mood. I was both happy and frustrated at the very same time for feeling I messed up stuff one after another. Things weren’t going the way I desired. I was cranky. Desiring to be happy I decided to take the long way back to the hotel, and as slowly as possible. I went back down memory lane. I blame both the Nissin Kitsune instant noodle nonsense and the Twitter/X Livestream.
Went straight for the hot foods. The chicken pieces, puddings, and other local treats. I had a slightly awkward interaction with the male at the cash. He asked me if I desired one utensil over another, I simply agreed in neutrality. I wish I noted which utensil to use. Language barriers are fun, and so is fatigue. Slowly loosing my mind in Sapporo. Not saying, nor implying, Sapporo is bad, it simply functions on a different frequency. I haven’t become used to that full frequency yet, only about 80%, or so.
I only made note of the chicken hot foods. I bought other stuff also, sadly forgetting to make note of everything. Pudding, and other fun treats. Japan-only treats.
Round One – Arcade:
I returned to Round One to play more Busou Shinki Arcade. Basically trying to catch up on anything before I had to make my eventual way to Fukuoka in a few days.
During my stay in Japan I would stay in some contact with a person named ‘Key Mace’. I would sometimes get too busy to reply to everything, though conversed with many things, including Busou Shinki, and other stuff. They oversaw how I played Busou Shinki, Bomberman, and Sound Voltex, and even KanColle. They seemed to have enjoyed my stay in Japan, what I shared, yet became disappointed when I was the only one conversing with them.
Key Mace also left after having seen mentally ill political activists hellbent on having my removed from Rising World gaming forums, any Steam forums I converse in, on Twitter/X, and simply slandering me every chance they get. They even rudely joined my Discord group to seek out anything they could use against me. My friend banned them. These same trolls being highly bored with life they also had me false-banned on ‘Little Witch Nobeta’ Steam community hub. Thankfully, the ban was undone out of ‘common curtesy’, and I thank Steam Support for reversing the false-ban. They even desired seeing Little Witch Nobeta banned forever over their fragile feelings of seeing ‘Little Witch Nobeta’ tied with Hololive, and other political idiocies. It’s stupid political brain rot nonsense. Crab mentality. They’re the scum of the planet. Key Mace also left after seeing only myself conversing with him, and only me with him, and for constantly seeing negative drama relating to myself and Rising World. Too many low-IQ people doing stupid things. As for those in my Discord group, other people simply being too shy to converse. They’re simply “there”, “ghosting”. Lurking. They joined for a reason, yet stay forever silent. I treat my Discord group as a notepad thanks to how other people are silent.
Western Liberalism, political activism, and ego-chasing is a disease, and it ruins everything in the Canada, USA, Australia, and the whole of Europe. It’s why Japan is as awesome as it is, or still is. Japan is sadly slowly (gradually) falling apart to these same cancerous pests. I simply desire to play my games in a neutral manner, and I can’t even do that with stupid activists ruining everything, even for a game called ‘Rising World’, or Busou Shinki. Stupid Western people hijacking Busou Shinki for clout-purposes. Can’t enjoy anything. Nothing is sacred in this Western-corrupted world. Japan has to protect its own Japan influenced mediums while keeping their quality intact from outside influences.
Long story short: Key Mace guided me around the Busou Shinki, Bomberman, and Sound Voltex side of things. I gravitated more towards Busou Shinki Arcade, and more so with KanColle Arcade. Everything else was boring to me. After playtesting many arcade games I gravitated back to KanColle Arcade. They eventually parted ways after finding out my Discord group is full of silent people. Introverts. People who don’t walk, yet do other things.
I’m glad I play-tested these games, they however eventually failed to sit well with me. Probably because these were arcade games meant for serious gamers, and I was simply a traveling tourist. Busou Shinki Arcade and KanColle were more appealing to me. I don’t mind playing music games, they however have to be more like Beat Saber, or something I can do while unwinding, not stressing me out further.
Satisfied of how much I played in Round One arcades it was getting late, I had to head back to my hotel. I heard beat-boxing on my walk back to the hotel, and especially after my Konbini run for food and snacks. Eventually returned to my hotel at 11:50 PM, or roughly around the time. The various waiting chairs were removed from the lobby, as they are every night.
I went back to charging my phone, playing Azur Lane, Blue Archive, and also catching up on Twitter/X. I also attempted to purchase my Peach flight to Fukuoka, it failed to go through. Same with Skymark, and other carriers. I kept trying, it failed to validate my credit card. Peeved, I went to sleep.
I was genuinely fearing being stranded in Sapporo. I was actually stressing out. I’m unaware if I genuinely angered any Sapporo spiritual Gods, Deities, or spirits, I was constantly being rejected and dejected. Some positives and some negatives; You win some, you lose some, and things simply being weird. If something is actually wrong in Sapporo, I can now see why [The guy waved his knife in Sapporo station; 2023], though any links to it have vanished. I can see why the guy noted – “Isn’t there something wrong in Sapporo?“, or something to that effect..
I never flew this Air Peach. It cancelled itself overnight. Same with other attempts at other carriers. I even began to panic via social media and texting my friends I was going to be stranded in Sapporo. I had one more day to sort things out.
Time to go sleep all stressed out, dejected, and having half-wasted my day. I could have explored something else, or had planned to leave to Fukuoka a few days earlier. I could have probably ventured to Sasebo, and other planned areas. I stayed too long in Sapporo, even though I desired to get a nice look at all the Snow Winter Festival. Who knows when the next time I would be able to admire such beauties. Don’t get me wrong, I genuinely enjoyed my stay in Sapporo. I genuinely admired the view of Sapporo’s city scape, the trams, riding the trams, walking the main streets of Sapporo, and just enjoying it. I probably overstayed my stay, or I may have angered a Japanese deity without knowing. I do know, for a fact, you do not mess with the supernatural, even in the slightest. Crazy things can happen to you if you do, and I may have unknowingly done just that without knowing. Or one has to simply be well rested to admire Japan at its fullest. A well-rested sleep does wonders.
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