Summary A nice journey of Philippe from Tsugaru Goshogawara (the Pot Belly Stove train-the stove in the middle of the wagon-the dried grilled squids-Philippe tasting the squids and drinking sake) to Abashiri in the north of Hokkaido (the hot spring at Shikaribetsu lake-the moment of relaxation in the hot water) passing by the platform near Hakodate (the photographer taking pictures of the Shinkansen-the passion for the trains-) by the the countryside of Hokkaido (the cabbage harvesting with the farmers-the explanations about this technique- and the meal in the house of the farmers -the soba noodles, the marinated cabbage and the drinking of sake-the secret of the happiness) by Hakodate (the train employee explaining all the work of the train conductor and of the track observer, the talk with the two smiling ladies about the shyness and restraint in Japan),and by Sapporo (the men making hard snowballs, the snowball fight with its rules).

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