Oshin-Koshin Falls （オシンコシンの滝） | Shiretoko

Designated as one of Japan's best 100 waterfalls, "Oshin-Koshin Falls" is a spectacular waterfall next to Route 334, the coastal main road from Shari to Utoro.

"Oshin-Koshin" in Ainu language means a place where a lot of Ezo spruce grow. (＊Ainu is the indigenous people in Hokkaido)

Let's go upstairs along the river! Beautiful, aren't they?

They are also designated as one of eight most scenic spots in Shiretoko!

How soothing they are!!

We were so relaxed in this area for a while! My guests and I really love this waterfalls!

Free parking lots, a souvenir shop, and public toilets are provided near the falls.

The shop sells something unique and I'll show you some of them.

Look at the posters↓ They sell pink beer, blue beer, deep pink beer, and green draft beer!!! The color of green represents the nature, blue represents drift ice on the ocean, and deep pink represents rugosa rose.

This beer series represent the four seasons of Shiretoko!

How about these soft drinks???
The cans of guarana drinks have a white and brown bear pics! Look very Shiretoko!

How about brown bear fat ointment?

It is effective for chapped skin, burnt skin, and chilblains.

■Where is "Oshin-Koshin Falls （オシンコシンの滝）"?

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Sukiyaki Sanyoshiya （すき焼き三光舎）| Sukiyaki Restaurant | Asahikawa

Today I'll show you "Sukiyaki Sanyoshiya （すき焼き三光舎）", a long-standing sukiyaki restaurant founded in 1917 in Asahikawa.

They use high-quality beef for sukiyaki like↓ It is expensive at night, but we can enjoy it at reasonable prices during the lunch hours!

I chose a Japanese room. How lovely it is!

As I love beef, I ordered the most expensive set! Hahaha!

Matuzakaushi （松坂牛） is the king of beef in the world, isn't it? I love it!

Voila!
Here comes "Spacial beef sukiyaki set （スペシャル牛すき焼き定食）"↓ Yummy x 2!!

Look at the wonderful marbled beef!!! Super-great!

You must envy me! Hahaha!

The clerk here cooked it for me. She is very friendly and polite, and we had a wonderful time!!

Wow! Wow! Wow!
I didn't have to bite it! It was melted immediately I put it in my mouth! It was unbelievably delicious♪

The vegetables absorbed the delicious beef juice!!

Last but not least, I put kishimen noodles into the pan so that the noodles could soak up the delicious essence of beef and vegetables!!!

We were so happy to eat such  a delicious sukiyaki today!

Just for reference, they serve a reasonable sukiyaki set (1,200 yen ～）↓

and a pork sukiyaki set (1,100 yen), too↓

■Where is "Sukiyaki Sanyoshiya （すき焼き三光舎）"?

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ALPACA FARM （アルパカ牧場）| Biei

A new facility opened in Shikisai-no-Oka （四季彩の丘） recently!
(*If you are interested in Shikisai-no-Oka （四季彩の丘）, a flower park in Biei, please refer to my other blog→★）

Voila!
Welcome to ALPACA FARM （アルパカ牧場）↓

How cute they are!

 We really enjoyed feeding them! They are coming!

Munch crunch!

Munch, crunch!

Give me more!!! Hahaha!

We loved this black alpaca especially! He is very adorable!

Good boy!

■Admission fee■

・Adults---500 yen

・Kids----300 yen

After the farm, we fully enjoyed Shikisai-no-Oka （四季彩の丘）, a flower park.

■Where is "Shikisai-no-Oka （四季彩の丘） & "ALPACA FARM （アルパカ牧場）"?

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Sakuranboyama Tourist Orchard（さくらんぼ山観光農園）| Cherry Orchard | Niki

We went to "Sakuranboyama Tourist Orchard（さくらんぼ山観光農園）", a tourist cherry orchard located in Niki （仁木） near Otaru （小樽） the other day↓

This big cherry object in front of the main office welcomes you!

It takes only a few minutes from the parking lot to the orchard!!

Look at the cherries! There are about 5,000 cherry trees in the 20ha orchard! Niki （仁木） is a fruit town!

First, the staff teach us how to find and pick delicious cherries!

There's no time limit! We can eat cherries as much as possible!

Using ladders, we picked and ate a lot of cherries! Hahaha!

They taught us how to find great trees, too! How kind they are!

The orchard is 114m above sea level, and we can enjoyed the beautiful view from the hill! Let's go to the top of the orchard!

How wonderful it is!

We enjoyed three kinds of cherries; Kitaou （北王）, Satonishiki （佐藤錦）, and Suimon （水門）. Each of them have the different taste, and we've never got tired of eating cherries!!
＊The kinds of cherries are depending on the season.

Look at the attractive object!

Of course, we enjoyed cherry ice cream, too!

Additional 100g cherries come with the activities! Perfect!

I'll be back next year!!

This is the price list! 1,050 yen/ adult and 840 yen/ kid are very reasonable!!

■Where is "Sakuranboyama Tourist Orchard（さくらんぼ山観光農園）"?

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■Tour guide information■
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