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EPISODE 01: SAPPORO

Hi friends. My first ever vlog & travel series is live! Earlier this year I spent a month travelling around Japan with the intention of vlogging and producing videos. We started in wintery Hokkaido (the northern island of Japan) in a beautiful snowy setting. We road tripped from Sapporo all the way up to the northern most tip of Japan: Wakkanai.

From there we flew back to Tokyo for a few days and then hit the road again, doing a big lap of Honshu - the main island of Japan. From Mt Fuji to Nagano, up north to Fukushima and back to Tokyo. I filmed quite a bit and should be able to get about 10 videos out of the whole trip. Hopefully I can provide you some escapism during these tough self isolated times.

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Here are some bts stills & film photos from the day:

Some street stills from snowy Sapporo before we left on our road trip.

Some street stills from snowy Sapporo before we left on our road trip.

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KODAK PORTRA 400 - Hill of the Buddha, Sapporo Japan.

KODAK PORTRA 400 - Lake Toya, Hokkaido.

 
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