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Thursday, April 25, 2013

Hokkaido Buffet HAPO (北海道ビュッフェHAPO)| Lake Akan Tsuruga Resort Spa Tsuruga Wings (あかん湖鶴雅リゾートスパ 鶴雅ウィングス)

I'm in the Akan National Park (阿寒国立公園) now.

This time we chose "Hokkaido Buffet HAPO (北海道ビュッフェHAPO)" at the "Lake Akan Tsuruga Resort Spa Tsuruga Wings (あかん湖鶴雅リゾートスパ 鶴雅ウィングス)" for lunch. Let's go!

Look at the Ainu patterns on the wall! How cool they are!

The hotel is very fashionable, using Ainu wood crafts effectively on the lobby floor↓ I love this atmosphere very much!

This is "Hokkaido Buffet HAPO (北海道ビュッフェHAPO)", located on the 1st floor of this hotel. They serve a wide variety of dishes made of local fresh products. Sounds perfect, doesn't it?

Look at the scenery from the window seats↓ The location is also wonderful, and we enjoyed Lake Akan (阿寒湖)and Mt. Oakan (雄阿寒岳) while eating lunch here!

The vegetables are so fresh that I took a lot of salad here! Hahaha!

But don't forget the open-kitchen corner!

As I love beef, I took three portions of the steak!

Personally I recommend this sushi corner, serving "vegetable" sushi! How healthy it is!!

Going back to the main buffet corner, I've found my favorite,

"local rainbow trout carpaccio with salmon row (虹鱒の「漬け」といくらのカルパッチョ)!" It is super super yummy!!

This is my 1st round. I enjoyed meals to the 3rd round.
When you come here, you should try their delicious desserts, too!

Actually "HAPO WAFFLE" is my favorite! 

Among two chef's special, I ordered a "cream cheese waffle".

Voila!!!
This cheese cream ice cream is very creamy, and very appetizing  I love freshly-baked waffles here!

We also enjoyed a lot of fresh fruits here. We were soooooooooooo full!!!

After lunch, we enjoyed walking on its terrace. I recommend to take lunch here in sunny warm days!

Look at Mt. Oakan (雄阿寒岳). How beautiful it is. Lake Akan (阿寒湖) is still partly frozen, and I guess the spring is just around the corner in this area!

■Where is "Lake Akan Tsuruga Resort Spa Tsuruga Wings (あかん湖鶴雅リゾートスパ 鶴雅ウィングス)"


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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!

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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!

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Restaurant LUPICIA NISEKO (レストラン ルピシア ニセコ)| Niseko

I'm in Niseko (ニセコ) now again! The snow condition this year is perfect, and ski slopes are packed with a lot of ski and snowboard lovers every day!
Anyway, I took part in a party last night in Niseko.

Look at the sign covered with snow!!! We have  sufficient snow to ski in Niseko this year!

LUPICIA reminds a lot of people of its delicious tea, but they have a restaurant, too!

I love parties very much because I can meet a lot of people through the wonderful opportunities!!

As I was very thirsty,

I enjoyed a lot of wine, beer, sake, and so on. Do you like my excuse? Hahaha!

A lot of dishes with local ingredients were served there such as ...............

smoked salmon,

oysters,

sea urchin mousse,

bouillabaisse, and so on!

I ate and ate, drank and drank, and chatted and chatted.........

We had a great time last night.

■Where is "Restaurant LUPICIA NISEKO (レストラン ルピシア ニセコ)"?


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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!