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Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 8 – Zaborin Ryokan in Niseko Part 1

After finishing our hike along the beautiful and scenic coastline of Cape Kamui, we drove about an hour and half to the highlight of our trip, Zaborin Ryokan.  Nestled in a quiet forest in Hanazono of Niseko, the ryokan is deliberately remote and secluded to provide a refuge of serenity and tranquility. In fact, per the ryokan’s website the name Zaborin (坐 忘 林) is a combination of zabo (坐 忘 – to sit and forget) and rin(林 – in the woods or forests)  which combined together translates “to sit and forget amongst the woods”, which is an accurate description of our experience here as time seemed to slow down and allowed to appreciate the surrounding nature and simply unwind and be at peace with ourselves. Continue reading “Tabemono Summer Vacation- Hokkaido/Tohoku 2016 Day 8 – Zaborin Ryokan in Niseko Part 1”

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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- 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 in Tokyo – Jimbocho Den

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Chef Zaiyu Hasegawa showing the clay pot rice dish with the in- season ingredient, shirasu (tiny ice fish)

March 26, 2015

Hands down, my favorite restaurant in Tokyo was Jimbocho Den. Perennially a top 50 restaurant in the world, their food is renown, yet it was one of the most creative and fun dining experiences I have ever had.

The resturant is very small with only 8 counter seats and one private dining room, making reservations very difficult.  The style is modern kaiseki, but according to the sous chefs and apprentices, Chef Zaiyu prefers to see his cuisine as home cooking.  No matter what they call it, the food was amazing, bold, daring, and playful. Continue reading “Tabemono in Tokyo – Jimbocho Den”

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