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Post Number: 1/23

The Minimum Wage in Hokkaido

Phone: 011-709-2311

URL: https://jsite.mhlw.go.jp/hokkaido-roudoukyoku/home.html

The minimum wage goes up each year in October. It’s 960 yen January to September 2024 (Reiwa 6). It was 920 yen last year. There are also some special categories where it is 1,030 yen … Read More!

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Post Number: 2/23

Bake-O (Orange Cake Confectionary)

Phone: 070-8443-9490

Address: 112, Sausuko-po 12C, 1-47, South 12 West 12, Central Ward, Hokkaido

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bake_o.remitaniguchi/

URL: https://www.facebook.com/BakerRemiTaniguchi/

GPS: 43.04422441864565, 141.34135826320787

The baker/cook is a lady that works at a nursery school. She makes lunch … Read More!

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Post Number: 3/23

North Candles, Eco-friendly Soy Wax

Contact Details: mami @ northcandles.jp 

Address: 26-9, Kokodori, Taiki, Hokkaido 089-2151

Open: 10:30am to 3pm Sunday 6/19th

Closed: Irregular Days

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/north_candles/

URL: https://northcandles.jp/

GPS: 42.49320904550689, 143.27474356419555

100% Plastic Free: Entirely plastic free packaging … Read More!

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Post Number: 4/23

Ainu Textiles, Embroidery & Patterns

Headbands called “matampus”. It was mainly used so that hair did not get in the way when you went hunting in the mountains. Some have tapered ends (photo above) and others were just a long straight bit of material.

To express … Read More!

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Post Number: 5/23

English Speaking Lawyer Search

Go to this website:
https://www.nichibenren.or.jp/

Click the blue button 弁護士をさがす

Next click this button.

The color will change when you mouseover the button.

Right button

https://www.bengoshikai.jp/search_area.html

Or directly go to this page.
https://www.bengoshikai.jp/?_ga=2.152918844.421870755.1649994610-1367898739.1649994610

Click where you are on the map. For … Read More!

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Post Number: 6/23

Etanbetsu Blue Cheese

Phone: 0166732148 ?092-474-0153?

Address: Etanbetsucho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 071-1172

URLhttps://shop.asahikawa.style/bluecheese 

GPS: 43.90328160536639, 142.22739319823825

Etanbetsucho is about 30 minutes by car from Asahikawa Takasu IC. There is a small ranch named Ise Farm that keeps about 20 … Read More!

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Post Number: 7/23

Mackerel – Saba – 鯖

What is Saba サバ 【鯖】?

Saba is a general term for a group of fish, belonging to the mackerel family. The predominant part of the fish with saba in their name belongs to the tribe of “true mackerels”. 

Traditionally, the term refers to chub Read More!

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Post Number: 8/23

Wolt Market Sapporo Shiroishi

Address: 1-2, 6 Chome 3 Jo, Higashi Sapporo, Shiroishi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 003-0003

Open: 10:30am to 9:30pm

GPS: 43.04658866996348, 141.39570559879164

Products Handled: About 2,000 items

Main Products: Fresh food, fruits and vegetables, meat, groceries such as … Read More!

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Post Number: 9/23

Rare Encounters: An 800-Year-Old Tree! Hokkaido’s Forest of Light

800-Year-Old Tree

Phone: 0154-67-4100 (Akankohan Eco Museum Center)

Address: Akankohan Eco Museum Center: 1 Chome-1-1, Akancho, Akankoonsen, Kushiro, Hokkaido 085-0467

The Tree’s Location: Akan Lakeside (On Maeda Ippoen Foundation’s Private Property)

Price: Adults about ¥8,400 + TAX, … Read More!

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Post Number: 10/23

Sake in Hokkaido + Sake Fair Video

Video (1080P): 1:24:42 – 1:53:00 Hokkaido – Kazuyoshi Tanaka Types Of Rice Used To Make Sake: Ginpu, Suisei & Kitashizuku

Japanese sake is perfect for any season. You can drink it hot in winter and cold in summer. Taste test your … Read More!

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Post Number: 11/23

Where to buy Oysters in Susukino

I was told the best month to get oysters in Hokkaido is in October from the owner of the Oyster Bar in Susukino (South 3 West 7).

Live Japan says, “While you can eat them all year round, the juiciest Hokkaido Read More!

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Post Number: 12/23

Environmental Foods

Can humans eat duckweed?

Duckweed is a fast-growing, protein-rich, plant-based source of vitamin B12 and other key nutrients that is possibly sustainable.

Astronauts take it on space missions – but do consumers want to buy it?

HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Duckweed is edibleRead More!

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