Bräuhaus Onuma （ブロイハウス大沼）| Microbrewery | Onuma

When you come to Onuma Quasi Natinal Park （大沼国定公園）, why don't you enjoy local beer, too? "Bräuhaus Onuma （ブロイハウス大沼）" is near JR Onuma Koen Station （JR大沼公園駅）↓

They brew three kinds of beer with mineral-rich alkali natural water beneath Mt. Yokotsu （横津山）. Sounds wonderful!

Voila!
First, we enjoyed "Kölsch（ケルシュ）", which was awarded the bronze prize in the Japan Asia Beer Cup 2012! This is top fermentation beer with 5% alcohol content, and has less bitter but fragrant aroma. Please enjoy this fine head, too! Cheers!

Next, we enjoyed "Altbier （アルト）".

This is also top fermentation beer with 5% alcohol content, but has sweet and bitter hop aroma. I love this rich taste!!!

Do you think we tried all kinds of beer here? Yes, of course!!! Hahaha!

This is "India Pale Ale （インディア・ペールエール）, which was awarded the gold prize in the Japan Asia Beer Cup 2012! We have to try it!!

This is top fermentation beer with 8% alcohol content, and well-balanced between bitter and sweet aroma. I love it the best!

Well, well, well, the owner gave me the present↓ Thank you very much!

We really enjoyed "Onuma Craft Brewery （大沼ビール）" in Onuma Quasi National Park!

■More information on the Park

Please refer to my other posts!

・ Island Tour Walking Path (50 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Sunset Walking Path (25 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Oshima Island Walking Path (15 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Mathematics Walking Path→→→Please click here!

・ Sightseeing Boat Tour (30 minutes)→→Please click here!

・ Beef Restaurant→→→Please click here!

■Where is "Onuma Quasi National Park （大沼国定公園）"?

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■Tour guide information■

Do you need a nationally-licensed English-speaking tour guide when you travel to Hokkaido?I'll guide you! Plz click here!

Table De Rivage （ターブル・ドゥ・リバージュ）| Cafe Restaurant | Onuma

Would you like to enjoy the perfect view and dishes by Lake Onuma? If so, I recommend "Table De Rivage （ターブル・ドゥ・リバージュ）"↓

As this cafe restaurant is located by Kogetsu Bridge （湖月橋）,

we can enjoy picturesque scenery from the windows like this↓

The seat type is selectable among the three: normal seats in the restaurant,

terrace seats outside, and

cursing terrace seats on the lake!!!!

How about booking this special cruiser for your anniversary? Perfect, isn't it?

When you come here, I really recommend Onuma Beef （大沼牛）, brand beef in this area.

We enjoyed the "Onuma beef stew set （大沼牛ビーフシチューセット） today, although this seasonable pasta set sounds wonderful! Hahaha!

Are you ready? It's show time!


This is not a normal mushroom soup! They use King Shiitake Mushroom （王様の椎茸）, a brand shiitake mushroom for this potage! Super yummy x 2!!!

Homemade row bacon is on the very fresh salad picked today in this region! Perfect!

I really love this homemade pickles!! Can I have another helping??? Hahaha!

Voila!
This is beef stew! Everybody in our tour group loved this perfect stew! The beef tastes very rich !!! It is so tender that we don't have to use knife for it!!

Are you interested in their dessert, too?
This homemade chocolate cake is not too sweet and very delicious!

Drinks are selectable; coffee or tea↓

After enjoying the lunch course, we walked around the restaurant. This area is filled with water lilies. I'm sure we can appreciate the flowers on the lake in late June to July!

This is the cruiser table! Next time, I'll definitely book it! Isn't it marvelous to enjoy delicious meal and wonderful scenery at the same time??

This picturesque lake and beautiful Mt. Komagatake （駒ケ岳） gave us a very relaxing time!

When you come here in the winter time, the scenery is like this↓

How romantic it is!

They serve winter special menu, which is available usually at "Gengoro （源五郎）", their sister restaurant, only.

How wonderful we can eat a Japanese lunch set in this restaurant!

Onuma Beef, a brand beef is a must, isn't it?

Do you know jyunsai （じゅんさい）, water shields, floating-leaved aquatic plants? This clear, slimy, jelly-like substance is very yummy!!!

Smelts are caught in Lake Osuma.

I really recommend this restaurant every season!

■Where is "Table De Rivage （ターブル・ドゥ・リバージュ）"?

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■More information on the Park
Please refer to my other posts!
・ Island Tour Walking Path (50 minutes)→→→Please click here!
・ Sunset Walking Path (25 minutes)→→→Please click here!
・ Oshima Island Walking Path (15 minutes)→→→Please click here!
・ Mathematics Walking Path→→→Please click here!
・ Sightseeing Boat Tour (30 minutes)→→Please click here!
・ Microbrewery's beer→Please click here!

■Tour guide information■

Do you need a nationally-licensed English-speaking tour guide when you travel to Hokkaido?I'll guide you! Plz click here!

KONBUKAN （北海道昆布館） | Kelp Shop & Museum | Nanae

Konbu or kelp seaweed is a healthy and popular cooking ingredient in Japan. If you want to soak up the atmosphere of kelp, I recommend "KONBUKAN （北海道昆布館）" located near Onuma Quasi-national Park near Hakodate.

The facility has a huge planetarium-like movie theater, and visitors can learn why kelp produced in this town is very delicious. The admission is free!! Wow! Wow! Wow!

Next to the theater, there is a kelp museum, which is also free!!

Actually we intended to stay here for a short time to get fresh air on the way back to Sapporo, but we were so excited about the whole facility and stayed here for about one hour! Hahaha!

Let's go to a huge kelp shop section, selling almost all kelp products such as kelp powder, kelp candies, kelp snacks, kelp soup, and kelp condiments! Please enjoy free kelp tea service when you come here!!

We can also observe how to make shaved kelp at the same facility.

Voila!
Do you have any idea what I bought here? The answer is................

kelp soft ice cream!!!!!
It is a little bit salty and (surprisingly) delicious!!!

■Where is "KONBUKAN （北海道昆布館）"?

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■Tour guide information■

Do you need a nationally-licensed English-speaking tour guide when you travel to Hokkaido?

I'll guide you! Plz click here!

Mathematics Walking Trail （数学の道）| Onuma Quasi National Park （大沼国定公園）

Onuma Quasi National Park （大沼国定公園） is located about 30 km north of Hakodate, the third largest city in Hokkaido. This park consists of Mt. Komagatake, an active volcano, and three lakes; Lake Onuma （大沼）, Lake Konuma （小沼）, and Lake Junsai （じゅんさい沼）, all of which were formed through a volcanic activity about three hundred years ago.

This park is so picturesque that a lot of tourists as well as artists and celebrities often visit this area!

See?? It's beautiful!!

One of the fans is Heisuke Hironaka （広中　平祐）, a worldwide mathematician who got a Fields prize! He loves this park, and named a walking trail by Lake Onuma the "Mathematics Walking Path （数学の道）"↓

Every year the "Ingenuity Seminar （創才セミナー）" is held at the "Hokkaido Onuma International Seminar House （大沼国際セミナーハウス）"↓, and elementary and junior high students, who are the winners of the Mathematics Olympics, are invited to this activity.

Let's walk along the walking path for a while!

Wow! We've found some holes which were made by brown beers!

Look at the hole made by black woodpeckers! Now a different bird is using it!

We really enjoyed the walking path with a nature guide!

P.S.
Would you like to try very local sweets? Located near JR Onuma Koen Station （JR大沼公園駅）,

Friendly Beer （フレンドリーベア）, a souvenir shop, serves very unique flavors of soft ice cream, such as

milk, chocolate, Toyoura Strawberry （豊浦いちご）, Yubari Melon （夕張メロン）, and Squid Ink （いかすみ）!!!!!

Of course, I tried it!!!Hahaha! It's really recommendable! Have you tried squid ink pasta? It's delicious, right? Why not squid ink soft ice cream???

■More information on the Park

Please refer to my other posts!

・ Island Tour Walking Path (50 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Sunset Walking Path (25 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Oshima Island Walking Path (15 minutes)→→→Please click here!

・ Sightseeing Boat Tour (30 minutes)→→Please click here!

・ Beef Restaurant→→→Please click here!

・ Microbrewery's beer→→→Please click here!

■Where is "Onuma Quasi National Park （大沼国定公園）"?

View Larger Map

■Tour guide information■

Do you need a nationally-licensed English-speaking tour guide when you travel to Hokkaido?I'll guide you! Plz click here!