I spent the morning on a train, making all the way from Kushiro to Sapporo and then on to Otaru. This being Sunday and the start of Japanese Golden Week, the place was packed. My walk got me from the station to canal and then on to some other landmark buildings, the last bit through a tourist shopping street. It was too packed to enjoy, hence I made it back to Sapporo to check-in to my hotel and for some first exploration in Hokkaido’s biggest city.