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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 5 – Furano Curry at Yuiga Doxon

Continued from the last post – here.    You can also read the start of our journey – here.

The next day, we took our time to get out of our condo.   Our goal was to stop by  Yuiga Doxon for lunch as they opened at 11am and then head out from there for our self guided sight-seeing tour of Furano and Biei.   Yuiga Doxon is one of Furano’s most established eateries.   It is located in the main portion of Furano, and is housed in what can only be described as a wooden cabin surrounded by trees.  It looks out-of-place compared to the more modern city-like buildings surrounding them. Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 5 – Furano Curry at Yuiga Doxon”

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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 4 – Local Furano Cuisine at Kumagera

Continued from post – here and the start of the journey started here.

After a full day of the zoo as well as being on the road, we all took our time relaxing at our condo.  For dinner, I had plans for us to go to Kumagera, as it focuses on Furano’s local style cuisine.  The name of the restaurant means black woodpecker, which is Furano’s town bird.  While they serve great seafood, they are known for their Sanzoku Nabe hot-pot (a miso broth with venison, chicken, and duck) and focuses on local meat dishes (including bear and deer) as Furano is more inland. Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 4 – Local Furano Cuisine at Kumagera”

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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 4- Chalet Fuyuri in Furano

Continued from the previous post here.   The beginning of our summer journey started here.

Leaving Asahikawa, we made our way through the rolling roads and hills of Biei onto Furano where we would check in to the two-story condominium, Chalet Fuyuri.   It served as our base location for the next two days as we visited the many attractions at Furano and Biei.  It has 2 maisonette-style bedrooms, aliving/dining room, a loft, and 2 bathrooms. Additionally, it came complete with a kitchen, furniture, and appliances and included a combo washing machine/dryer.  It was one of the most spacious and comfortable of places we have stayed at in Japan. Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 4- Chalet Fuyuri in Furano”

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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Days 4- Asahikawa Zoo and Ishida Ramen back at Ramen Village

The Giraffe exhibit was one of the first attractions we saw in Asahikawa zoo.  It allowed a strategically placed view of them eating at eye level, while you walk down the exhibit to see the same view of them at ground level through a glass display.

It’s been awhile since I blogged about our summer vacation of 2016 in Hokkaido which we started with our overview of our itinerary.  The last post was about our stay at Asahidake located  here  (which left off with our stay at Ryokan Yukomansou).

Leaving Asahidake, the weather was terrible, as it was raining hard while we drove down the mountain onto our way back to Asahikawa.  I had plans to visit  Asahikawa Zoo, which is famous across Japan because of how it devised their enclosures to allow a focus on the optimal view of the animal’s behavior- not just showcasing the animals themselves.  With the rain hitting the area hard, we almost decided to skip this attraction,  but fortunately, we still decided to brave the weather and visit this amazing zoo. We were pleasantly surprised at the admissions gate as the zoo only charged adults 820 yen and kids under 14 were free, so we ended up only having to pay 1640 yen total for admissions (about $16 US for the six of us). Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Days 4- Asahikawa Zoo and Ishida Ramen back at Ramen Village”

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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Days 3-4 – Asahidake, Yumoto Yukomansou Ryokan

More selfie antics instigated by my older son. Keeps them busy during long drives.

After wrapping up Asahikawa Ramen Village, it was time to head to our first of many ryokan.  We booked Yumoto Yuomansou with the intent to do a little hiking and sight-seeing around Daisetsuzan National Park.   As we drove from Ramen Village to Asahi-dake Mountain, the drive took about an hour as it is located in the neighboring town of Higashigawa.  The kids continued their selfie antics here and there, while we drove through a very scenic road.

Mt. Asahi-dake is Hokkaido’s highest peak. Along the way, the landscape consisted of remote rice farms, trees, and lakes that were all green around us as it was the beginning of the summer months.  These farms which are called satoyama, appear as though they work with nature as opposed to totally changing the land to farmland. Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Days 3-4 – Asahidake, Yumoto Yukomansou Ryokan”

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