Dalmatian on SQ Business Class to Japan

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This has been making the news this week...

https://www.8days.sg/entertainment/l...light-japan-84...

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Final reflections...

Japan is one of those countries which you can visit again and again and always find something new to experience....

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An hour and 21 minutes left to run...



Nice views of the Singapore skyline out the left side windows as we made our final approach...

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I ordered a G&T...



Inflight wifi was available for a fee.



I slept pretty well until I was roused...

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Boarding took place on time.

The J cabin, laid out in staggered 1-2-1 layout.



Premium Economy in 2-3-2.
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After our visit to the ANA T2 International Lounge, Miss yflyer no.2 and I headed to the gate to meet with Mrs yflyer, who was already at the gate....

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Once airside, Mrs yflyer went shopping, while Miss yflyer no.2 and I headed to the ANA T2 International Lounge.



What a nice...

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Seat recline was ok. Nothing special here, but this was just a 1 hr 45 min flight.



Blue sinks in the bathroom.

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The airside area at CTS was bright and spacious.



Our flight from CTS to HND was an ANA Code share on Air Do. Air Do is a Hokkaido...

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From Sapporo, we would be flying to Haneda before our flight to Singapore. We had a fairly short connection in HND.

At the check-in counter,...

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That evening, we caught the bus from our hotel to Sapporo New Chitose Airport, CTS...



This was an airport unlike any other...

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For our last lunch in Hokkaido, Mrs yflyer picked a place that served Wagyu beef Shabu shabu and Sukiyaki...



Several set menus...

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We headed up the Sapporo TV Tower.



At 147m, it was half the height of Tokyo Tower (at 333m)...



...but...

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The sun was out, and the sky was a deep shade of blue, on our last day in Sapporo.



We took the opportunity to do some above-ground...

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We were in Sapporo just as the annual White Illumination event began. From late Novermber to March, there were lights and illuminations at Odori Park...

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We had a memorable meal at Kappou-Hashi, which as the name implied, served Kappou-style dishes in a modern, casual setting inside a shopping mall in Susukino....

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We headed to Daimaru for a look around.



It was always fun to head to supermarkets and food halls in other countries to see...

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We were now in our last 2 days in Sapporo. We spent those days wandering around the city and seeing the sights.

In one of the city's parks,...

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Back in Sapporo that evening, we headed to an Izakaya that was recommended by Saito-san of Bar Owl&Rooster.



This was another...

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From Yoichi, we caught another bus for the short ride to Otaru, to have a look at their famous canal.



This was a popular spot...