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[Hoheikyo ONSEN Shokudo in Sapporo] Spicy Chicken Masala and Chewy Naan

May 12th, 2014

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ONSEN Shokudo
Chicken Masala

ONSEN Shokudo

ONSEN Shokudo (ONSEN食堂) is an Indian curry restaurant in the innermost depths of Jozakei region, the southern part of Sapporo city, and opens a business in Hoheikyo Onsen (豊平峡温泉), Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園). I do not know why the onsen is in combination with the Indian curry, but the conbination is popular, and the restaurant is often crowded. I suppose that an Indian cooks tasty curry. They also serve Genghis Khan (Mongolian Mutton Barbecue) and Buckwheat Noodles as well as the curry. Although visitors do not want to enjoy a day trip onsen, meals can be savored. A lot of people only come to eat the curry.

Jozankei Onsen, Hoheikyo Dam and Lake Jozan are relatively near here. By the way, a nonstop bus, Yuttari Liner (直通バス湯ったりライナー), runs between New Chitose Airport and Jozankei, and a nonstop bus, Kappa Liner (かっぱライナー号), runs between the central part of Sapporo and the Hoheikyo Onsen, so those would be very convenient. In addition, a shuttle bus service is available from July to late September between the Jozankei Onsen and the Hoheikyo.

List of Direct Bus

Refer to following companies for the direst buses service between the Jozankei Onsen or the Hoheikyo Onsen and the Sapporo or the New Chitose Airport.

Hokkaido Access Network(北海道アクセスネットワーク)	From New Chitose Airport to Jozankei Onsen	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokkaido Access Network(北海道アクセスネットワーク)	From Jozankei Onsen to New Chitose Airport	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokuto Kotsu(北斗交通)	From New Chitose Airport to Jozankei Onsen	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Hokuto Kotsu(北斗交通)	From Jozankei Onsen to New Chitose Airport	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Jotetsu Bus(じょうてつバス)	From Sapporo to Hoheikyo Onsen	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Jotetsu Bus(じょうてつバス)	From Hoheikyo Onsen to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

Hoheikyo Onsen

Yawaragi-no-Sato Hoheikyo Onsen (やわらぎの里豊平峡温泉) is a popular hot spring facility for day trip bath in the southwestern part of Sapporo city, and won the first place in TripAdvisor "Day Trip Hot Spring Facility Category in 2013" in Japan. Hoheikyo is farther than Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) from downtown. There are Hoheikyo Dam (豊平峡ダム) saving water for Lake Jozan (定山湖), Shizen-no-Mura (自然の村 * nature village) with cottages and an auto camping ground near the Hoheikyo Onsen. Furthermore, Indian Curry of Onsen Shokudo (Onsen食堂のインドカレー) at a building of the Hoheikyo Onsen is famous, too, and a lot of people visit here only to eat the Indian Curry. In addition, a photography was prohibited at a bathhouse. Article is here

Jozankei Onsen

Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) is a famous hot-spring resort in Sapporo city suburbs, and one of the 3 major hot spring resorts in Hokkaido together with Noboribetsu Onsen (登別温泉) and Yunokawa Onsen (湯の川温泉). Jozankei is called a back room of Sapporo (札幌の奥座敷), and 2.4 million people per year visit the Jozankei Onsen that is near the center of Sapporo for about 60 minutes. Oversea visitors increased in hot spring boom recently, too. Article is here

Hoheikyo Dam and Lake Jozan

Hoheikyo (豊平峡) is located in the southwestern part of Sapporo city and is farther than Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) from downtown. Though there is Lake Jozan in Sapporo city, it is located in Shikotsu Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園) and nature is very rich. There are Hoheikyo Onsen (豊平峡温泉), Nature Village and an auto camping ground near the Lake Jozan (定山湖). Furthermore, Onsen Shokudo's Indian curry (Onsen食堂のインドカレー) in Hoheikyo Onsen is popular. Article is here

Shikotsu-Toya National Park

Shikotsu-Toya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園) has Lake Shikotsu (支笏湖), the 2nd largest caldera lake in Japan, and Lake Toya (洞爺湖), the 3rd largest caldera lake in the Japan, in the southwestern part of Hokkaido. In the national park, there are unique mountains such as Mt. Usu (有珠山), Mt. Tarumae (樽前山) and Mt. Showa-shinzan (昭和新山), and here is a tourist attraction on behalf of Hokkaido containing Noboribetsu Onsen (登別温泉) and Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉) in the 3 major onsen in the Hokkaido. Because it is easy to access the tourist attracions from New Chitose Airport and Sapporo city, the Shikotsu-Toya National Park gets popularity from tourists. The Shikotsu-Toya National Park is roughly divided into 5 areas, Yoteizan Area, Toyako Area, Noboribetsu Area, Shikotsuko Area and Jozankei Area. The area is 99,473 ha in total, it is very vast. It blows my mind why it adds the Yoteizan Area and the Jozankei Area, but I googled it, but I could not find. Article is here

Chicken Masala

Customers take off their shoes at an entrance, and buy a meal ticket at a reception desk. In case of crowding with visitors, a long line is formed in front of the reception desk. I visited here around 11:50 on a weekday, and it begun to be crowded with customers. I asked a waiter about restaurant's recommendations, so he replied "Keema Curry (キーマカレー), Chicken Makhanwala (チキンマクハンワラ) and Chicken Masala (チキンマサラ) are popular". A hotness level was be able to choose, too. I ordered the Chicken Masala with Medium Hot, and I got a meal ticket. The price was JPY 900. Then I went to the restraunt. The restraunt is Japanese style, and is not so large. All seats are table seats. Customers can eat meals while seeing a garden at window side. It is a good point that customers can relax themselves just after taking a bath, too.

This restraunt is a self-service restaurant. If the number of a meal ticket is announced, cusotmers bring their dishes themselves. Of course, the customers should serve a water themselves, too. The fragrance of curry spice and naan sharpened my appetite while bringing my Chicken Masala. I sat at a table seat, and ate a mouthful immediately. It was tasty! The naan with cripsy outside and chewy inside was baked with a specially made ceramic oven. The chewy texture was very good. The curry was made from dozen kinds of spice and onions. This spicy curry was very good, too!

Indian Curry and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Indian Curry

Parking lot	Parking is provided (200 Cars)
Business hours	11:00-21:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Telephone number	+81-11-598-2410
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	708 694 481*67