Hokkaido Milk Castella （北海道牛乳カステラ）| Castella Specialty Shop/ Cafe | New Chitose AP

New Chitose Airport has a lot of attractive shops and cafes. If you like sweets and dairy, how about "Hokkaido Gyunyu (Milk) Castella （北海道牛乳カステラ）"?

Freshly-baked delicious castella can be eaten at its cafe!! Sounds wonderful, doesn't it?

How yummy is it? Mr. Hironobu Tsujiguchi （辻口 博啓）, a popular Japanese pâtissier produces this shop. Now you understand I don't have to explain about how tasty the sponge cake is! Hahaha!

He carefully selects ingredients for the cake. All of them are produced in Hokkaido!

Well, well, well, I'll show you the cake first! Seeing (or eating) is believing!!

This is a cafe corner.

Voila!
This is super-delicious castella!

They serve two sets; a coffee set and a milk set, and I definitely recommend a milk set! Why????

This is pasteurized and non-homogenized milk produced in "One Two Farm （ワンツー牧場）" in Akan （阿寒）, Hokkaido. That's why it is very tasty and dense!! 

Please put this dense cake with ...............

non-sugar fresh cream!!! I love it!!

How do you like the castella rusk? This is available only at this shop!

They also serve castella parfait!

During the Halloween season, they also serve a seasonal specialty parfait.

Voila part 2!
This is the pumpkin parfait!

The pumpkin cream is not very sweet! Absolutely this is my favorite!

Look at the body! It has diced castella, soft ice cream, and pumpkin paste!!! Bravo!!

How about the other toppings? It has slices of pumpkin of course, and

the yummy x 2 rusk!!!

Last but not least, their ice cream is super-super delicious!! It tastes like high-grade milk itself!! They don't use a lot of sugar for it so that we can enjoy the tasty milk flavor from the heart! Perfect!!

If you like production-limited sweets, how about "Sakegasu or sake cake （酒粕）"? The very soft castella contains sake cake, smelling distinctive aroma!

When you come to the New Chitose AP, why don't you drop by this cafe, and fully enjoy the Hokkaido taste?

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Fuji Zushi Otaru Branch （ふじ鮨小樽店）| Sushi Bar | Otaru

If you want to eat sushi reasonably in Sakaimachi Main Street （堺町本通） in downtown Otaru, how about Fuji Zushi Otaru Branch （ふじ鮨小樽店）?

It is a good idea to eat it at counter, but.................

how about the lacquer table seats on the tatami floor?

This room is a mixture of western style (tables) and Japanese style (tatami and lacquer ware), and very comfortable to non-Japanese visitors, too!

We ate too much! Don't be surprised! How many people in the group? Just FOUR! Hahaha!

■Nigirizushi (Tokujyo) 握鮨（特上）
I recommend this Sakhalin surf clam!

■Seasonable Sushi 旬の握り
Autumn reminds us of Pacific saury!!

■Shohuku Nigiri 招福握り
If you like high-grade sushi (toro, abalone, splendid alfosino, etc.......), I recommend this! It is only 3,680 yen!!! Very reasonable, isn't it?

■Sushi Gozen 寿司御膳
If you want to eat seafood soup, tempura, chawanmushi as well as sushi, how about this? It is only 2,520 yen!

■Temaki Sushi 手巻き寿司
We ate a lot and a lot! Hahaha!

■ Customized sushi お好み
If you have some requests, the chef makes your own favorite sushi set like this↓

Other than sushi, they serve several kinds of seafood dishes.

■Ikano ponponyaki イカのポンポン焼き
This is very local dish!

■Tempura

■Eel

My guests from Hawaii really enjoyed this local sushi bar!

■Where is "Fuji Zushi Otaru Branch （ふじ鮨小樽店）"?

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Otaru Stroller's Bus （おたる散策バス）

If you want to go around Otaru by bus, I recommend "Otaru Stroller's Bus （おたる散策バス）" with a "One-Day Pass （一日乗車券）"

It  is 750 yen, and you can go almost all popular tourist destinations in Otaru including Otaru Kihinkan (Guest House)（小樽貴賓館）, Otaru Aquarium （おたる水族館）, and Otaru Tengyama Ropeway （小樽天狗山ロープーウェイ）↓

Showing this pass,

you can get some discount at tourist spots and restaurants below and others↓

Actually my tour guests and I enjoyed sushi and beer at Fujizusi （ふじ鮨） with the pass yesterday. 

As we can get 10% discount there, I'm sure we get our money's worth!　
(If you want the details of the sushi bar, please refer to my other post→☆)

■Otaru tourist information■

Please refer to my other posts!

・Kitaichi Glass→☆

・Otaru Milk Plant→☆

・Sakaemachi Main Street→☆

・Snow Light Path Festival→☆

・Otaru Mantis Prawn Festival→☆

・Otaru Canal→☆

・LeTAO→☆

・Sushi-Making Experience→☆

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Monthly Ice Cream (Made by MISSU HOUSE) on the Limited Express Trains of JR Hokkaido | September, 2012

When I use a limited express train here in Hokkaido, I always eat monthly ice cream sold on the train.

This time, I went to Sapporo from Hakodate. This is JR Hakodate Station↓ Here we go♪

We took a Super Hokuto Limited Express Train as usual!

Voila!
This is my favorite ice cream!!! The monthly ice cream in September is.....................

Kurosengoku black beans(黒千石）!!

It contains a lot of anthocyanin, and very healthy! 

This ice cream is made by MISSU HOUSE, which is one of my favorite ice cram makers in Sapporo!
Hokkaido is famous for dairy products, and we can eat delicious ice cream here!

Do you wanna try it? Hahaha!
It is very fragrant and dairy!!! I love it!

After enjoying the yummy x 2 ice cream, I drank corn tea↓

It is a caffeine-free drink, and also contains black beans! Actually Hokkaido is famous not only for its milk but also beans and corn!

We've arrived in Sapporo!! 

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SoRa Natural Auberge in Lake Kussharo （ナチュラルオーベルジュSoRa 昊）| Auberge | Teshikaga （弟子屈）

Would you like to enjoy a wonderful restaurant on Michelin Guide Hokkaido 2012 in the earstern part of Hokkaido? How about this? "SoRa Natural Auberge in Lake Kussharo （ナチュラルオーベルジュSoRa 昊）" is an auberge (restaurant and hotel) run by TSURUGA GROUP （鶴雅グループ）, a leading resort hotel group in Hokkaido↓

It's near Lake Kussharo （屈斜路湖） in Akan National Park （阿寒国立公園）.
(If you're interested in the lake, please refer to my other post→☆. I reported it in details.)

Reservation is required for dinner, but we can freely enjoy lunch.
(* It is so popular that I personally recommend to make a reservation in advance even for lunch.....)
Look at the lunch courses↓ We ordered a pasta set.

We've arrived here. How lovely this log house-style building is! Let's enter it!

We all enjoyed this peaceful and calm atmosphere!

Actually I booked a table near the window so that we can enjoy the huge green site!

Wonderful, isn't it? This is a premises of this auberge! 

They use blue color (color of Lake Kussharo) effectively in the restaurant.
Even before lunch, we were already happy to see the spacious green land!!

■Clubhouse sandwich with smoked salmon
Hokkaido is famous for delicious salmon, and this sandwich is super-delicious! Yummy x 2!!

■Cauliflower soup
Hokkaido is also famous for its delicious vegetables! This soup is my favorite!!! It tastes very rich, mild, and tasty!!! Can I have a second helping? Hahaha!

■Main
Do you have any idea what it is? I'll open it!

Voila!
This is pasta with big hamburger steak!! Next time what should I order? I really want to try all lunch courses here.

After the course,

my guests enjoyed coffee, and

I enjoyed a soft drink.
After the lunch, we went to.................

the huge site in front of the auberge!!! How beautiful it is!!

We just relaxed, doing nothing, just enjoying the sound of the nature..........

walking for a while, and taking some pictures...............
How lovely the holiday is!

This auberge has only two rooms. It is not suitable for a big group, but wonderful for couples. Don't you think so??

My guests and I were really happy to share such a wonderful time in Akan National Park.

■Where is "SoRa Natural Auberge in Lake Kussharo （ナチュラルオーベルジュSoRa 昊）"?

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