[Fuji in Otofuke] Light Soup and Homemade Noodles Makes Tasty Salt Broth Ramen

Fuji

Ramen Sobo Fuji (らあめん創房藤) is a popular ramen restraunt in Otofuke town located in the northeastern part of Obihiro city, and is near Kenko House Kino Onsen (健康ハウス木野温泉) and Kino Golf Center (木野ゴルフセンター). Mr. Toshinori Abe (阿部 利徳), a ramen restraunt owner, moved from the Obihiro to the Otofuke in 2007. Niten (二天), a popular buckwheat noodles restaurant in the Otofuke, is a sister restraunt with the Fuji.

The stylish appearance such as a cafe is not just like the ramen restraunt. The ramen restraunt with the warmth of woods is large, and is new. Counter seats and table seats are provided, so I guess that even family customers enjoy meals. A ramen restraunt philosophy book is provided with a menu, too.

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

Ramen of Hokkaido

Ramen is a noodle soup dish topped with ingredients. It is said that Chinese noodles is the root of the ramen, and there are various theories, for example, Mr. Mistukuni Tokugawa (徳川光圀 * Mitokomon (水戸黄門)) ate the ramen in 1697 for the first time in Japan or the first ramen was that Keitaimen noodles (経帯麺) served in 1488 was written in Biryueken Diary (蔭涼軒日録). Noodle soup dishes were spread out in Japan because Nanking noodles (南京そば) was served in various China Towns, Japan. In Hakodate with a China Town, Yowaken (養和軒) served the Nanking noodles in 1884. In Sapporo, it is a root of Sapporo Ramen that a noodle soup dish was cooked by Mr. Wang Wen Zai (王 文彩), a chief chef of Takeya Shokudo (竹家食堂), in 1922. Houran (芳蘭), a branch of the Takeya Shokudo, opened a business in 1933 in Asahikawa. Asahikawa Ramen, Sapporo Ramen and Hakodate Ramen called the 3 Major Ramen in Hokkaido were born. But current ramen do not succeed to the taste of those ramen. Read More

Salt Broth Ramen

I visited here around 11:00 on a weekday. 3 people lined up before staring business hour. I sat at a counter seat, and read a menu, and ordered Salt Broth Ramen (塩ラーメン) with a large serving of noodles. The price was JPY 900. While wainig for the ramen, I read the ramen restraunt philosophy book, and was full of happy expectations. By the way, the name of the ramen restraunt comes from the name of owner's grand mother.

About 10 minutes later, the salt ramen with the large serving of noodles was served. A roasted pork fillet, bamboo shoot, a boiled egg, a dried laver and Japanese honewort like plant were on noodles. It looked good. Soup was made from homegrown cooking ingredients with pork bone soup stock and chicken soup stock, and was seasoned with natrual salt produced in Okinawa. The pale soup looked tasty. I ate a sip of a soup immediately. Tasty light taste spreaded over in my mouth. It reminded me of Salt Broth Ramen of Asahi Shokudo (あさひ食堂のしおラーメン) in Kamikawa. It was tasty!

The whitish homemade noodles used wheat produced in Hokkaido, and the appearance was just like vermicellifine noodles. It had a smooth texture, and was tasty! The noodles went well with the soup. The owner was particular about other types of ramen, and I want to eat those. Thanks for the tasty ramen!

Salt Broth Ramen and Atmosphere of Ramen Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Salt Broth Ramen

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