[Shunkaro in Obihiro] Large Portion of Chinese Chirashi Is Tasty

Shunkaro

Shunkaro (春香楼) is a long-established Chinese restaurant founded in 1967 in Obihiro city, and has been loved by local people since half a century. They have served high-class Chinese cuisine. Their cooking skill is also commended from China, hometown of the Chinese cuisine. They have 2 restaurants, the head office and Chuo Branch. The manager of the head office is Mr. Sadatoshi Suzuki (鈴木貞利) with a lisence of International Medicinal Cooking Instructor (国際薬膳調理指導士), and the manager of the Chuo Branch is Mr. Tomoaki Suzuki (鈴木智亮), Sadatoshi Suzuki's son. The Chuo Branch was given the Bib Gourmand by MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2017 Special Edition. In addition, Sadatoshi Suzuki works as the lecturer of the Chinese cuisine in Obihiro Culinary School (帯広調理師専門学校), and I think that he is one of the Chinese cuisine masters in the Obihiro.

I visited the head office near Midorigaoka Park. Apartment is on the 2nd floor, and their restaurant is on the 1st floor. They have counter seats and table seats, so I guess that family customers also enjoy meals. The head office is famous for serving Chinese Chirashi called the comfort food of the Obihiro, and Chinese Fried Rice and Hong Kong Style Chow Mein as well as the Chinese Chirashi are popular. Since it not only tastes good but a large portion of dishes and reasonable prices of the dishes are also popular for a reason.

By the way, a highway bus "Potato Liner (ポテトライナー)" runs between the Obihiro and the Sapporo, and a express bus "North Liner-go (ノースライナー号)" runs between the Obihiro and Asahikawa. Besides, Rent-a-car can be rented around Obihiro Station and Obihiro Airport.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between Obihiro and Sapporo or Asahikawa. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Obihiro. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Tabi-Plaza Rental Car Reservation (旅ぷらざレンタカー予約), Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Obihiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Obihiro to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Asahikawa to Obihiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Obihiro to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nippon Rent-a-car(ニッポンレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Orix Rent-a-car(オリックスレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Obihiro Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their offices are in Nishi 5-jo, Nishi 18-jo and Odori Steet.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

OBIHIRO

Obihiro (帯広) that about 170,000 people live is the 6th largest commercial city in Hokkaido, and is one of regional hub cities of the Eastern Hokkaido area. It has flourished as the center of the Tokachi district. The Obihiro is also a stockyard for agricultural products in whole Tokachi district, and Potato, Beet, Wheat and Chinese Yam are famous as a local product. As for a climate, it is hot that temperature rises to nearly 30 degrees in a summer, and it is cold that temperature falls to nearly -20 degrees in a winter. It has a large temperature gap, but it has less snow relatively in the Hokkaido. Therefore skating is popular in the winter. Mr. Hiroyasu Shimizu, an olympic gold medalist, come from the Obihiro, and there is much competition population of the skating. Read More

Chinese Chirashi

The reason why I visited famous authentic Chinese restaurant in the early evening was that I wanted to eat the Chinese Chirashi (中華ちらし). It seemed to be too early to eat dinner, so no cutomers were at the restaurant. The restaurant did not still look busy, so I took a table seat. The Chinese Chirashi is a rice bowl dish eaten by Obihiro people from old days. Fried pork, fried vegetables and scrambled egg are put on the rice. Because ingredients were scattered on the rice, so it seemed to be named. * The Chirashi means "Scatter" in Japanese.

His wife came, so I ordered the Chinese Chirashi immediately. The price was JPY 650. After waiting for about 7-8 minutes, and it was served with a dish of pickled radish and a cup of soup. Fried ingredients scattered on the non-fried rice are like Chirashi Sushi, and fried cloud ear mushrooms, scrambled eggs, fried sliced green peppers and fried pork caught my eyes. I ate a mouthful immediately. It tasted a little sweet of oyster sauce. The meal had relatively big portion and a robust flavor. It was delicious!

His wife told me about their Chinese Chirashi. In the old days, the Chinese Chirashi was staff meal. A certain regular customer wanted to eat it, and asked the owner to want to eat it. He seemed to like it when he ate it a little. The owner would not want to add the staff meal to a menu. But the regular customer wanted to ordinary eat it. Then he thought that he should add new menu himself, and made a new menu by paying out of his own pocket. It seemed to cost a considerable sum of money in those days. The Chinese Chirashi becomes the popular menu now. I thought the faith of the regular customer was excellent, and the owner had a big-hearted to permit his action.

Chinese Chirashi and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Chinese Chirashi

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Obihiro. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Onsen Hotel Boston(ホテルボストン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Midorigaoka Onsen Sauna Business Hotel(みどりヶ丘温泉 サウナビジネスホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Obihirominami Onsen Hotel Konan(帯広南温泉 ホテル光南)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tokachi Gardens Hotel(十勝ガーデンズ ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Plum Field(ビジネスホテル プラムフィールド)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Casa Inn Hotel Obihiro(カーサーイン ホテル帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Yamako(ホテルやまこ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyoko Inn Hokkaido Tokachi Obihiro Ekimae(東横インとかち・帯広駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tokachi Inn(ホテル十勝イン)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel AreaOne Obihiro(ホテルエリアワン帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormy Inn Obihiro(ドーミーイン帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Route-Inn Obihiro Ekimae(ホテルルートイン帯広駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Paco Obihiro 3(ホテルパコ帯広3)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Obihiro Grand Hotel(帯広グランドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
JR Inn Obihiro(JRイン帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Nupka(ホテルヌプカ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Richmond Hotel Obihiro Ekimae(リッチモンドホテル帯広駅前)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Fukui Hotel(ふく井ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Grand Terrace Obihiro(ホテルグランテラス帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Natural Hot Spring Premier Hotel CABIN Obihiro(天然温泉プレミア ホテル-CABIN-帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Nikko Northland Obihiro(ホテル日航 ノースランド帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
APA Hotel Obihiro Ekimae(アパホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Musashi(ホテルムサシ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Comfort Hotel Obihiro(コンフォートホテル帯広)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Paco Obihiro 2(ホテルパコ帯広2)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel New Obihiro(ホテルニューオビヒロ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sun Park(ホテルサンパーク)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Hotel(北海道ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Business Hotel Grandy(ビジネスホテル グランディ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Arm Obihirominami(ホテルアルム オビヒロミナミ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Obihiro Yachiyo Youth Hostel(帯広八千代 ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Taisho Crab House(大正カニの家)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Iwanai Nature Forest(岩内自然の森)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Snow Peak Tokachi Poroshiri Camp Field(スノーピーク十勝ポロシリキャンプフィールド)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten