[Ryuho in Otaru] Tasty Large Portion of Hong Kong Style Chow Mein

Ryuho

Ryuho (龍鳳) is a popular Chinese restaurant founded in 1977 in Inaho, Otaru city, and is near Otaru Inaho Post Office and Fishing PAPA. A large portion of Hong Kong Style Chow Mein (あんかけ焼きそば) called the comfort food of the Otaru is famous. Their menu is most of the Hong Kong Style Chow Mein at present. Mt. Tomoki Ota (太田友樹), an owner, trained his cooking skill as a chef at Hotel New Otani Sapporo (ニューオータニ札幌), and he manages the restaurant with his mother because Mr. Kunio Ota (太田洲雄), his father, has succeed to Daimaru ramen (大丸ラーメン).

It is said that the Hong Kong Style Chow Mein in the Otaru was spreaded over by Mr. Koji Kondo (近藤庫司) acted as an executive chef at Otaru center hotel (小樽中央ホテル). A little less than 100 restaurants have adopted the dish on their menus. The most of restaurants in the Otaru serve the Hong Kong Style Chow Mein. It is great influence! * The Hong Kong Style Chow Mein means "Ankake Yakisoba (あんかけ焼そば)" in Japanese. Now, Otaru people form Otaru Ankake Yakisoba PR Committee (小樽あんかけ焼そばPR委員会) to familiarize the Hong Kong Style Chow Mein as the comfort food of the Otaru.
Information Map of Otaru Ankake Yakisoba

Movie of Making Hong Kong Style Chow Mein

A highway bus "Otaru-go (おたる号)" runs between the Otaru and the Sapporo. Unfortunately, the express bus does not run between New Chitose Airport and the Otaru. Besides, Rent-a-car can be rented around Otaru Station.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between the Otaru and the Sapporo. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Hakodate. 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 Otaru	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
(Chuo Bus)中央バス	From Otaru to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their office is near the Otaru Canal.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Otaru Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Otaru Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their office is near the Otaru Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

OTARU

Otaru (小樽) that 120,000 people live is the 9th largest port city in Hokkaido, and is located in the located in the northwestern part of Sapporo city. It takes about 30 minutes from the Sapporo to the Otaru by a train. The Otaru is one of most popular tourist cities in the Hokkaido, and about 8 million people visit here. It is also well-known as a city with a lot of slopes, and there are 30 slopes with its name, so the Otaru has a lot of slope lands, and has a lot of narrow roads. It is famous as a city with a lot of sushi restaurants, too, and more than 100 sushi restaurants open their businesses. Fresh seafood caught in the Sea of Japan facing the Otaru or caought in various places of the Hokkaido can be enjoyed. As for a climate, the Otaru has calm climate, it is cold in a summer, and it snow hard. The Otaru was called an inaccessible land in the old days because all transportation facilities paralyzed by a heavy snow. Read More

Hong Kong Style Chow Mein

I visited here around 11:00 on weekdays. But the restaurant was almost completely full, and they had very good business. Customers seem to form a line at lunch time. The restraunt was not so large, and had a good atomosphere such as a typical old restaurant. Some table seats were at the building, so I guess that family customers also enjoy meals. I took a table seat, and ordered a soy souce flavored Hong Kong Style Chow Mein (a regular portion) immediately. The price was JPY 800. After waiting for about 10 minutes, and it was served. Anyway, the dish was big! They used 2 ball of noodles in the dish. It was a large portion of the Hong Kong Style Chow Mein.

Ingredients were sliced Chinese cabbages, shrimps, sliced cloud ear mushrooms, pork, soybean sprouts. It tasted thick soy sauce, and I guess that it is suited for a thick taste lover. A platter was a little less than 40 cm in diameter, but I finished eating it without delay. It was a piping dish, and was tasty! They also serve a half-size portion, so I guess that women may also finish eating. Thanks for the meal!

Hong Kong Style Chow Mein and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Hong Kong Style Chow Mein

List of Accommodations

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

Ginrinso(銀鱗荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Former Okagawa Pharmacy(（旧）岡川薬局)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Uomatsu Ryokan(魚松旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Sonia Otaru(ホテルソニア小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Unga-no-Yado Otaru Furukawa(運河の宿 小樽 ふる川)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Nord Otaru(ホテルノルド小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Dormy Inn Premium Otaru(ドーミーインPREMIUM小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Authent Hotel Otaru(オーセントホテル小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Inaho(ホテル稲穂)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tabino Sanpoyado Otaru Ekimae Guest House Ito(小樽駅前ゲストハウスIto)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
THE GREEN OTARU(ザ グリーン オタル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Sakurai(御宿 櫻井)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Etchuya Ryokan(越中屋旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
The Otarunai Backpacker's Hostel Morinoki(おたるないバックパッカーズホステル杜の樹)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
DORMITORY L(ドミトリー L)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otarukitaunga Kamomeya(おたる北運河かもめや)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Life House IPPO(Life House IPPO)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Nupuri Hostel (Female Only)(小樽ヌプリホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Guest House(小樽ゲストハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Villa Mount Tengu(小樽ヴィラマウンテング)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Tenguyama Honkan(小樽天狗山 本館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Tenguyama Sanrokukan(小樽天狗山 山麓館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
emina backpackers(えみな バックパッカーズ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Neu Schloss Otaru(ホテルノイシュロス小樽)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Tabi-no-Ie Sha Tomaya(旅人の家 舎 とまや)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Nature Village(おたる自然の村)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Musashitei(ホテル武蔵亭)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Korakuen(宏楽園)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Asari Classe Hotel(小樽朝里 クラッセホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Ryotei Kuramure(小樽旅亭 蔵群)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Winkel Village(ウィンケルビレッジ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pine House(パインハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Shadow Classe(ペンション・シャドウクラッセ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Puti Hotel Roman(ペンション プチホテルろーまん)	Only Tel:+81-134-52-2118
Ryobo Hanaemi(旅房はなえみ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaru Boyo Schanze Automobile Campsite(小樽望洋シャンツェオートキャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Asarigawa Onsen Automobile Campsite(朝里川温泉オートキャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten