2025/9/5(金）Fri　札幌経由で函館まで行く予定　I am planning to Hakodate by bus via Sapporo.

	一泊したホテルノルド小樽、長男と昨夜再会して飲みに行ったのは左の建物。 I stayed at the Nord Hotel Otaru, and the building on the left is where I met up with my eldest son last night and went out for drinks.
	ホテルの真向かい運河と倉庫群 The canal and warehouses directly opposite the hotel

	船や海に関わる政府機関の合同庁舎が立ち並ぶエリア、気持ちの良い朝だ！ It's a pleasant morning in this area, where the joint government buildings of government agencies related to ships and the sea are lined up!

	ホテルの7階の展望室からもこの朝日が見えると書いてあった。 It said that this sunrise could also be seen from the observation deck on the 7th floor of the hotel.
	静岡ナンバーのキャンピングカーが泊まっていた。 Camping car parking here came from Shizuoka prefecture,
	朝日を見るだけに車で来ている人も何人かいた。 Some of the people visit here by car only for watching sun rize.
	これは海上保安庁のエリアで厳重にフェンスがしてあって対岸の地域は入れなかった。 This is a heavily fenced Japan Coast Guard area, so we were not allowed to enter the area on the opposite shore.

	40分程歩いて戻って来た、泊っているホテルが見える。 After walking for about 40 minutes, I returned and could see the hotel where I was staying.

	古くてメンテナンスされてない汚い倉庫こそ緑が必要と思うのだが新しい建物に緑が。 I think old, unmaintained, dirty warehouses are exactly what need greenery, but there is greenery in the new building.

	二人で朝食を取って彼とはここでお別れ、私より先に帰る忙しい人。 We had breakfast together and then I said goodbye to him, he was a busy man who was leaving before me.

	私は一時間ほど後にチェックアウトして小樽駅からJRで札幌駅に向かう。 I check out about an hour later and take the JR train from Otaru Station to Sapporo Station.

	Google地図を当てにしてやってきた。札幌駅近くのバス停、予定より半時間早くに着いた。これで私は函館に行く。 I came here relying on Google Maps. I arrived at the bus stop near Sapporo Station half an hour earlier than planned. Now I'm heading to Hakodate.

	バスに乗り函館に向けて走り出した、テレビ塔のある大通り。 We got on the bus and headed towards Hakodate, passing a main street with a TV tower.

	札幌を出て4時間程、この辺りの地域は風力発電が盛ん。このバスの運転手は自分が普段関わる事以外は全く知らない、バスのタイヤのねじが右ネジか左ネジかさえ知らなかった。「全て整備士が行いますから」と、情けない人がいるものだと思ったが言わずにそれ以降は話をしなかった。何を言っても通じる話題がない。 About four hours from Sapporo, this area is home to a lot of wind power generation. The bus driver knew absolutely nothing about anything outside of his usual area of ??expertise, and didn't even know whether the tires on the bus were right-handed or left-handed. "The mechanics do it all," he said, thinking how pathetic he was, but he didn't say anything and we didn't talk again. No matter what I said, there was no conversation we could have.

	実は運転手にあの山は何て名前なのと尋ねたら知らないと、毎日運航しているこの路線の運転手なのだが、その他の事も知りましぇん。これはドライブインからの眺望。 In fact, when I asked the driver what the name of that mountain was, he said he didn't know. He drives this route every day, but he doesn't know anything else about it. This is the view from the drive-in.

	運転手にあきれてドライブインの展望台に行ったら書いてあった。 I was annoyed with the driver so I went to the drive-in observation deck and saw it written there.
	運転手はタバコを吸いに出てくるから、ここには来てるはずだが興味がなければ何も見ないようだ。 The driver comes out to smoke a cigarette, so he must be here, but if he's not interested, he doesn't seem to look at anything.
	興味がなければ言わない知ろうとしない運転手のような人が多い気がする。北海道では何度か中国人とも出会ったが中国化している気がするのは私だけだろうか？ I feel like there are a lot of drivers in Hokkaido who won't say anything if they're not interested and don't try to find out. I've met Chinese people several times in Hokkaido, but am I the only one who feels like they're becoming more Chinese?
	これから内浦湾に沿って走るので駒ケ岳も見えるはずだ。 We will now be driving along Uchiura Bay, so we should be able to see Mt. Komagatake.

	函館の近くの稲作の田はすっかり育っている。 The rice fields near Hakodate are fully grown.

	函館に近くなるとバスの正面に見えてきた駒ヶ岳。 Mount Komagatake came into view directly in front of the bus while driving near to Hakodate..

	函館市の手前にある新幹線の新函館北斗駅。JR函館駅からはバスでも時間が掛かる距離。 Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station on the Shinkansen line is located just before Hakodate city. It takes a long time to get there by bus to JR Hakodate ordinary railway Station.

	函館市内に入ってきたようだ。 This should be Goryokaku tower, so already we are Hakodate city.

	JR函館駅前バスターミナルは外国人の方が多い。駅の左の方に行くと函館朝市があって地元の人が買いに行く安い店が並んでいる。 The JR Hakodate Station bus terminal is frequented by many foreigners. To the left of the station is the Hakodate Morning Market, where locals shop at low prices.
	このゲストハウスはフィンランド人と台湾人が多かった、滞在する人の多くがお互いに思いやる人が多いので楽しかった。函館駅から徒歩10分。フータローの日本人は居なかったが知的な若い日本人女性が近くの国際ホテルで開催している障害者教育の学会に参加するのに滞在していてゲストハウスで数ヶ国語で会話をしていた。私と同じ日にチェックアウトして夕方の新幹線に乗れば今日中に東北の自宅に帰れると話していた。彼女は放送大学でも勉強したと言っていた。
This guesthouse is frequented by many Finnish and Taiwanese guests, and I enjoyed the large number of people staying there, as they are all considerate of one another. It's a 10-minute walk from Hakodate Station. There were no Japanese guests like none scheduled free traveller, but an intelligent young Japanese woman was staying at the guesthouse to attend a conference on disability education being held at a nearby international hotel, and we were chatting in several languages. She checked out on the same day as me, and told me that if she caught the evening Shinkansen, she could return to her home in Tohoku that day. and she studied Open University. It was my first time meeting someone who had studied at the Open University of Japan, and I was happy.

	この店にはカウンター席がない、予約客が多かった。大衆串横丁てっちゃんキラリス函館駅前店。 This restaurant does not have counter seats, and many customers had reservations. Taishu Kushi Yokocho Tetchan Kiraris Hakodate Station Branch.
	生ハムサラダ790円とビール390円とお通し450円の夕食、トマトベーコン巻き220円も一つ頼んでみた。 For dinner I ordered a prosciutto salad for 790 yen, a beer for 390 yen, an appetizer for 450 yen, and a tomato bacon roll for 220 yen.

2025/9/6(土）Sat　五稜郭と函館山に登る I am going Goryokaku tower today.

	今日は五稜郭タワーに行って五稜郭を上から見る計画、歩きとおせないし上から見るのが私には良い、函館駅を市バスで出発。なを空港に直行するバスは現金のみで700円、このバスは五稜郭にも行くがICカードが使えて500円で空港まで行くことが分かった。 Today I plan to go to Goryokaku Tower and see Goryokaku from above. I can't walk the whole way, so I prefer to see it from above. I left Hakodate Station by city bus. The bus that goes directly to the airport costs 700 yen, cash only. I found out that this bus also goes to Goryokaku, but you can use IC cards and it costs 500 yen to get to the airport.

	五稜郭の中は歩いてる人は少ない。 No poeple walking iside of Goryokaku. fort.
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	一人で歩くには大きすぎる。帰りは宿まで歩くつもり。 I am planning to walk to back to guest house so walk this Goryokaku is too much for me.

	見えてる山が函館山、山頂へはロープウェイとと市バスで行く方法があるそうな。 This mountain is Mt Hakodate and it is two way to climb up, one is rope way other one is city bus by road.
	JR函館駅の方向 This direction is Hakodate JR station.
	五稜郭展望台から函館駅の反対側に見える、距離も駅に行くのと同じくらいの距離に函館空港が見える。 From Goryokaku Observatory, you can see Hakodate Airport on the opposite side of Hakodate Station, about the same distance as it takes to get to the station.
	五稜郭展望台では明治初頭に新政府軍と旧幕府軍が戦った歴史が展示されていて、このエレベータの中でも案内がある。 At Goryokaku Observation Deck, there are exhibits on the history of the battle between the new government forces and the former Shogunate forces in the early Meiji period, and there are also guided tours inside the elevator.
	宿のゲストハウスから徒歩5分で国際ホテルがあり、ホテル前のバス停、函館山のロープウェイや1200円とバス代が掛かる、ロープウェイは混んでいて半時間待ちだそうな。 The Kokusai Hotel is a 5-minute walk from the guesthouse where we are staying, and there is a bus stop in front of the hotel.The Hakodate Mountain Ropeway costs 1,200 yen plus the bus fare, but the ropeway is crowded and you will have to wait for half an hour.
	五稜郭から2時間程歩いた、函館駅近くのMaxvalueマーケットに行ってサンドイッチなど昼食を買って宿で食べる。今夜は19時04分のバスで函館山に登る事にしよう、それまで宿で休憩。 After walking for about two hours from Goryokaku, I went to Maxvalue Market near Hakodate Station and bought some sandwiches for lunch, which I ate at the inn. I decided to take the 7:04pm bus to climb Mount Hakodate tonight, so I took a rest at the inn until then.
	山頂は中国人が一杯満杯。いかんともしようがないと警備員と話して早めに降り夕食を取る事にしよう。 The summit was packed with Chinese people. We talked to the security guard and decided there was nothing we could do and decided to head down early and have dinner.
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	これは函館空港の出発ロビーにあった写真 This photo showing at Hakodate airport waiting room.
	ガチャにもこんなのがあった、キャッシュレスでも使えないようだがプラスチックボールに入れずに中身だけが出てくる自動販売機スタイル、函館も札幌もキャッシュレスが進んでいる、いや私が遅れているだけ。 There was also something like this in gacha; it doesn't seem to work with cashless payments, but it's a vending machine style where the contents just come out without being placed in a plastic bowl. Both Hakodate and Sapporo are moving towards cashless payments, or maybe I'm just behind the times.

2025/9/7(日）Sun　名古屋経由で帰宅の予定。I am planning back via Nagoya airport.

	昨日の五稜郭タワーに行った同じ路線の市バスで来た。空港に直行するバスは走行時間は短いが現金のみで700円、市バスはICカードが使えて500円で空港まで行く。宿を出る時から雨、函館空港搭乗口に着いた半時間程したら搭乗開始。 I took the same city bus route as I did to Goryokaku Tower yesterday. The direct bus to the airport is a short journey, but costs 700 yen (cash only), while the city bus takes you to the airport for 500 yen (IC card accepted). Boarding began about half an hour after I arrived at the Hakodate Airport boarding gate.
	ボーイング737。この飛行機は混んでいて機内を見渡しても数席しか空いてない。台湾の台北へはタイガーエアーが就航しているので函館は台湾の人が多い。 Boeing 737. This plane is crowded and there are only a few seats available when you look around the cabin. Tigerair flies to Taipei, Taiwan, so there are many Taiwanese people in Hakodate.
	33000Feetまで上昇し水平飛行する時間は半時間ほど、その間にホタテスープ、トマトジュース、コーヒー、水の機内サービス、全て紙カップに入れて蓋をして渡してくれた。機内のWifiの設定を探したが見つからなかったが、紙カップにQRコードとアクセス方法が印刷してあった、無料だが飲み物を頼まないとWifiに接続できないのだ。Wifiにはメニューがあってこのフライトマップが出てきた、この辺りを飛ぶ頃はセントレア空港に向けて降下中。 We climbed to 33,000 feet and leveled off for about half an hour, during which time we were served scallop soup, tomato juice, coffee, and water, all served in paper cups with lids. I looked for the in-flight Wi-Fi settings but couldn't find them, but there was a QR code and access instructions printed on the paper cup for in-flight drink. Wifi connected, a menu appeared and I got this flight map; by the time we passed this area, we were descending towards Centrair Airport.

	名古屋セントレアにアプローチ中。 Approching Nagoya airport.

	予定より早い15：05に着陸した。 Landed 15:05
	名鉄特急に乗れば座席指定車両の1，2号車でなければ980円で名古屋駅に行ける。列車は混んでいたがこの電車に乗れた直ぐに出発。 Take Meitetsu Limited Express, we can get to Nagoya Station only 980 yen unless use reserved seat cars 1 and 2. The train was crowded and departed soon after I got on..
	意外と早く帰れそう、今日の函館は天気が悪かったが本州は晴れている、常滑の駅は過ぎた。 It looks like I'll be able to get home earlier than expected. The weather was bad in Hakodate today, but it's sunny in Honshu. I've already passed Tokoname station.
	最初に計画していた名古屋駅から高速バスに乗って京都深草のバス停で降りて京阪に乗換える方法は各バス会社のバス乗り場が名古屋は4ヶ所に分かれていて夫々が徒歩10分以上の距離にある事も判明した。荷物を持って階段の上り下りがあるので名鉄の駅から近い近鉄名古屋駅から大阪難波行の特急に乗った、外国人が多い、搭乗率は半分ほど。
My original plan was to take a highway bus from Nagoya Station to the Kyoto Fukakusa bus stop and transfer to the Keihan line, but I discovered that the bus stops for each bus company are divided into four locations in Nagoya, each more than a 10-minute walk away. Since I would have to carry my luggage up and down stairs, I instead took the limited express train bound for Osaka Namba from Kintetsu railways Nagoya Station, which is close to the Meitetsu station. This train were a lot of foreigners, and the occupancy rate was about half.
	大和八木駅で西大寺行の特急に乗り換える。合計特急代金1650円と普通運賃3000円が必要だった。知らない人には解りにくい名古屋駅はいくつもの私鉄が乗り入れていてややこしい、慣れているJR路線は解るし、時間のある時に前もって調べるべきなのだ。
At Yamato-Yagi Station, I changed to the limited express train bound for Saidaiji Kintetsu railway. The limited express totaｌ fare was 1,650 yen, plus the regular distance fare of 3,000 yen. Nagoya Station is confusing for those unfamiliar with it, as it is served by many private railways. It's not easy to understand I only familiar with the JR lines, so it's best to check in advance while we have time.
	大和八木駅の乗り換え駅構内案内図。特急に乗らなくてもJR在来線でも近鉄特急を利用した場合と殆ど同じ時間に3000円のみで着く事が後から調べると分かった、JR在来線は新快速もあり割安で早い。大垣と米原の6駅は快速がないがJR名古屋を16時に出ると寺田には19時前に着く。
Transfer station guide map for Yamato-Yagi Station. I later found out that even if you don't take the express train, you can get there on the JR conventional line for only 3,000 yen, almost in the same time as if you were using the Kintetsu Limited Express. The JR conventional line also offers the Special Rapid Service it would be depart 16:00, and the only section between Ogaki and Maibara has 6 station that doesn't have a Rapid Service only local train but JR rute is the cheapest, faster one, and it will be arrive before 19:00 .

あちこち初めての場所ばかり行って疲れたが良い旅だった。一人旅に比べるとハラハラする事もなく安全で楽な旅だった無事に帰れた事にも感謝！！感激！
日常生活の中にスマホで調べて慣れるべしだ、今回はスマホのウォレット機能の勉強になった。海外でもリスボンではICカードを隣に座ったマルタ嬢が買ってくれて、チャージして使ったが　ポルトでも使うべしたった。今後はウォレット機能で使ってみよう。
I was tired from visiting so many new places, but it was a great trip. It was a safe and easy trip with no stress compared to traveling alone,
and I'm grateful to have returned home safely!! I'm so moved!
You should get used to looking things up on your smartphone in your daily life, and this time I learned about the wallet function on your smartphone.
Even when I was overseas in Lisbon, Marta, who was sitting next to me, bought me an IC card,
which I charged and used, and I'll be sure to use it in Porto as well. From now on, I'll try using the wallet function.

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