[Ryugetsu Sweetpia Garden in Otofuke] Limited Garden Crepe

Ryugetsu

Ryugetsu (柳月) is a long-established confectionery store based in Otofuke town located in the northern part of Obihiro city, and has been estbalished by Mr. Hideya Tamura (田村 英也), the founder, in the Obihiro since 1947, and is well-known as the 2 most famous confectioneries in the Obihiro together with Rokkatei (六花亭). Sweetpia Garden (スイートピアガーデン) has been built in the Otofuke since 2001, and the head office functions moved to the Sweetpia Garden. It is a flagship shop with a factory, too. Branches and shops open a business in the Obihiro, the Otofuke, Makubetsu, Kushiro, Nakashibetsu, Sapporo, Ebetsu, Tomakomai, Muroran, Asahikawa, Kitami, Chitose, New Chitose Airport, Obihiro Airport, Hakodate Airport, Kushiro Airport, Asahikawa Airport, Memanbetsu Airport, Wakkanai Airport, Narita Airport, Singapore and so on. They serve about 300 types of confectioneries, and Sanporoku Cake (三方六), a long seller standard confectionery, is famous in particular. Meals are served at Toskachina Branch.

My visited place is the Sweetpia Garden along National Route 241 this time, and it is near Otofuke Obihiro Inter Change. The building has 4 stories above ground and 1 story below ground, and its apperance looks like a western stately home. About 6 hundred thousand people come. A confectionery sales place, a shop, a cafe and a confectionery making experience studio are on the 1st floor, and popular scrap of Sanporoku (三方六の切れ端) is sold, too. But a line is expected. A factory is on the 2nd floor, and a passway for a plant tour is provided on the 3rd floor, so visitors can obsreve the factory along the passway freely.

Movie of Ryugetsu Sweetpia Garden

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.

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

Garden Crepe

They also serve sweets limited to the Sweetpia Garden only here. I planned to eat a garden crepe in those. I asked a shop clerk about sweets' recommendation at a cash register, so she replied to me "That is Garden Crepe with Orange Flavor (ガーデンクレープオレンジ風味)", and I ordered it immediately. The price was JPY 432. Visitors could use the cafe freely, so I decided to eat it at the cafe.

The main feature was fresh fruit and plentiful cream. A sponge cake like a swiss roll was wrapped with a soft crepe. The Garden Crepe was not sweeter than it looks, so I had finished eating immediately. By the way, water, coffee and adzuki bean tea were available at self-service counter. I was happy about that. Thanks for the tasty crepe!

List of Accommodations

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

Otofuke

Sports Hotel Cross Court(スポーツホテルクロス・コート)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kaze-no-Mai Otofuke(天然温泉ホテル 鳳乃舞音更)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Arm in Otofuke(ホテルアルムinオトフケ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Easy Living Terrace B and B(イージーリビングテラスＢ＆Ｂ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Obihiro Resort Hotel(帯広リゾートホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Lodge Lucky Field(ロッジラッキーフィールド)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Toipirka Kita-obihiro Youth Hostel(トイピルカ北帯広ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Tokachigawa Onsen

Hotel Daiheigen(ホテル大平原)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Daiichi Hotel(第一ホテル豊洲亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kangetsuen(観月苑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sasai Hotel(笹井ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kokusai Hotel Tsutsui(国際ホテル筒井)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Fuji Hotel(富士ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Holiday Inn Hotel Tokachigawa(ホリデーインホテル十勝川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sanyoan(三余庵)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Ryokan Denen(とかち宿 田園)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Tetora Resort Tokachigawa(ホテルテトラリゾート十勝川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tokachi Ecology Park(十勝エコロジーパーク)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten