In Hokkaido (and not for holidaying)

 Not long after moving in to the new apartment, my ass got hauled away for another business trip:

In case the image doesn't give it away, I ain't exactly happy about it, especially with what I had been hearing going behind the scenes. That, and I had only just moved before getting my marching orders.

As usual, I won't say where exactly I've been sent, but it is in the Hokkaido region. This is actually first time having been to Hokkaido. Just wish it wasn't for work purposes. 
For those that aren't aware, the Hokkaido region is one of the colder parts of the country. It means, it's very cold in winter, and the summers are said to be pretty comfortable compared to other parts of Japan, especially compared to places like Saitama and Kyoto that are ridiculously hot and humid.
Also, because of the cooler weather, the sakura bloom much later compared to other areas in Japan. Just last weekend, the sakura finally bloomed, and I was able to go to the nearby park and take a nice look around. As I have been getting up really early lately for work, I ended up checking out the nearby park very early. Clearly, other people had the same idea, as there were already people at the park by the time I got there just before 8:00 am. While people had already started turning up there, luckily it wasn't crowded, which would have made walking around and taking pictures of the sakura a real pain to do. 

Aside from that, I haven't done many touristy thing during my off time. The main reason is that we're saving up for the wedding (yeah, we're finally focusing our attention on that), and even a simple wedding is not cheap these days. I cut back on most things - including snacking, going to the arcade and even eating out - and was surprised by just how much I saved this month alone. But that's a story for another time. 

While I will be going back home briefly for Golden Week, nobody is able to give me an answer on just much longer this business trip is supposed to last