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>Mt. Youtei

Mt. Youtei is a volcano with 1898 m in height in Niseko town and is called another name "Yezo Fuji (蝦夷冨士)". Of course because its form resembles Mt. Fuji (富士山). Mountain climbings are active, too, and mountaineers climb the mountain from 4 trailhead, Kutchan Course (倶知安コース), Kyogoku Course (京極コース), Makkari Course (真狩コース) and Kimobetsu Course (喜茂別コース). The Kutchan Course is recommended for a beginner. Generally beginners will reach to the mountaintop that takes from 4 hours to 6 hours. Article is here

Spring Water Gushing Places around Mt. Yotei

There is Fukidashi Park (吹き出し公園) in Kyogoku town and is one of "100 Greatest Cold Springs in Japan (名水100選)" selected by the Ministry of the Environment, rain and snow that fell and soak into the underground of Mt. Yotei, the water is flowed out after 50 - 70 years. As well as the Fukidashi Park, Niseko tasty cold spring begins to gush out at Sakamoto Park (さかもと公園) of Konbu Onsen (昆布温泉) and Yokouchi Tourist Farm (横内観光農園) of Makkari. Article of the Fukidashi Park is this

Movie of Spring Water Gushing Places around Mt. Yotei Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Fukidashi Park

Movie of Spring Water is Gushing Out at Yokouchi Farm Shop

Movie of Kanrosen Spring at Sakamoto Park

Maccarina

Maccarina (マッカリーナ) is a French cuisine restaurant in Makkari villege, Niseko. It is known as the restaurant with accommodations called Auberge. When the Lake Toya Summit carried out in 2008, first ladies in the world ate their dishes and seemed to deepen friendship each other. In addition, they got one star in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition. It is the celebrity restaurant that everyone knows. I heard from my older sister that vegetables were particularly tasty, and I visited here. By the way, ASPERGES (they garnered one star in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition) in Biei town and Moliere (they garnered three stars in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition) in Sapporo are sister restraunts. Article is here

French Cuisine and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of French Cuisine

Ichimura

Hand-made Buckwheat Noodles Ichimura (手打蕎麦いちむら) is a famous buckwheat noodles restraunt in Kutchan town located in the northwest part of Sapporo city and was founded in 2002. The restraunt is famous for getting the Bib Gourmand in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition. There is a building near Niseko Grand Hirafu. Article is here

Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Warm Duck Soup and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Cold Buckwheat Noodles with Warm Duck Soup

Meisui Udon Nonosan

Meisui Udon Nonosan (名水うどん野々傘) is an Udon restaurant in Kyogoku town, Niseko. The restaurant's name is associated with the onwer's name, Nonoda. He quitted a company and trained cooking at several Udon restaurants, and he opened the Udon restaurant here in 2006. Article is here

Udon with Deep Fried Chikuwa and Soft Boiled Egg and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Udon with Deep Fried Chikuwa and Soft Boiled Egg

Lake Toya

Lake Toya (洞爺湖) in Abuta town located in the northwestern part of Muroran city is the third largest caldera lake in Japan and was born 10,000 years ago. The perimeter of the lake is about 50 km. 58 sculptures are located around the Lake Toya, and those create scenes in accord with the lake. There is Nakajima island (中島) in the middle of the lake, and tourists can go over to there by a pleasure boat. Geographical features of mountains and lake were authorized in the world Geopark. Article is here

Atmosphere of Lake Toya Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Lake Toya

Mt. Usu

Mt. Usu (有珠山) in the south side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖) is an active volcano with 733 m in height and is double volcano with Ousu Lava Dome (大有珠), Kousu Lava Dome (小有珠), Mt. Ogari (オガリ山) and Mt. Usushinzan (有珠新山), and erupted 4 times within 100 years ago, so it is very active also in the world. It can be said that the Mt. Usu is one of main actors in Toya Caldera and Usu Volcano Global Geopark (洞爺湖有珠山ジオパーク). Admission free. A parking lot is charged. Article is here

Atmosphere of Mt. Usu Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Mt. Usu

Mt. Showashinzan

Mt. Showashinzan (昭和新山) in the south of Lake Toya is a volcanic lava dome with 398 m in height. Red surface of the mountain catches eyes, so it is conspicuous at a distance. Speaking of the Mt. Showashinzan, an episode that a wheat field rose just overnight is famous. Actually, the Mt. Showashinzan changed to a current shape after 2 years. It was named "Showashinzan" because Mt. Showashinzan rose in 1944 (Showa period) and it has designated as a special natural treasure since 1957. This volcano is called a type of the beronite volcano, and it is one of only 2 volcanos in the world. Mr. Masao Mimatsu (三松 正夫) that is famous for observing the Mt. Showashinzan and making Mimatsu Diagram (ミマツダイヤグラム) bought the land, so the Mt. Showashinzan is a private land at present. By the way, Mt Usu is very close from the Mt. Showashinzan. Admission free. A parking lot is charged. Article is here

Atmosphere of Mt. Showashinzan Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Mt. Showashinzan

Toyako Onsen

Toyako Onsen (洞爺湖温泉) is a hot-spring resort located in the south side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖). About 3 million tourists come, this hot-spring resort is one of major hot-spring resorts in Hokkaido and is the center of the Lake Toya sightseeing, and there are facilities such as a ferry port of sightseeing ship over Nakajima, a handbath and a footbath, and the pastry of "Wakasaimo (わかさいも)" is famous, too. Ippontei (一本亭) that got the Bib Gourmand in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition serves a ramen using soup called Toya Black. A lot of events are held, and Lake Toya Long-run Fireworks Display (洞爺湖ロングラン花火大会) is started from late April to late October. Toyako Manga Anime Festa (TOYAKOマンガ・アニメフェスタ) is held, too, and tourists can enjoy the coterie and costume play. A parking lot is free of charge. Article is here

Atmosphere of Lake Toya Onsen Resort Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Lake Toya Onsen Resort

Toya Onsen

Ikoi-no-Ie (憩いの家) is a public bath in the north side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖) and opened a business in 1983. Because a building stands on a hill, it is famous for having a good view from a bathhouse. A resting place has the good view, too. There is Ukimido Park near the building, and it is adjacent to an abandoned building of Hotel Toya Sunshine. Article is here

Atmosphere of Toya Onsen Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Toya Onsen

Sobetsu-cho Onsen

Sobetsu-cho Onsen (壮瞥町温泉) is located in the south side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖). There are Onsen Ryokan Ikoiso (温泉旅館 いこい荘), Kohan-no-Yado Toya-Kawanami (湖畔の宿洞爺かわなみ), Hotel Nakanoshima (ホテル中の島) on the shore of the Lake Toya, and there is Yuai-no-Ie (ゆーあいの家) at city area. Tourists can take take a day trip bath in those hot spring facilities. There is Yuai-no-Ie near the Yokozuna Kitanoumi Memorial Hall (横綱北の湖記念館) and a park golf course. Article is here

Nakatoya Onsen

Kimundo-no-Ie (キムンドの家) is a hot spring facility for day trip bathers in Sobetsu town located in the east side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖). A building and Nakatoya Camping Ground (仲洞爺キャンプ場) are contiguous. Many campers seem to take a bath in a summer. A scenery from the Nakatoya Camping Ground is one of the Lake Toya 8 beauty spots. Tourists can look at Mt. Showashinzan (昭和新山), Mt. Usu (有珠山) and Lake Toya at the same time. Article is here

Atmosphere of Kimundo-no-Ie Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Kimundo-no-Ie

Bankei Onsen

Bankei Onsen (蟠渓温泉) is a hot-spring place in Sobetsu town located in the eastern part of Lake Toya (洞爺湖) and is the place that hot springs have been gushed out since the Ainu period. The hot springs gush out along Osaru River (長流川), and it called Osaru-no-Yu (オサルの湯), many onsen funs come to take a bath at the natural open-air baths. There are 4 hot spring facilities, Yunotoya (湯人家), Bankei Fureai Center (蟠渓ふれあいセンター), Ito Ryokan Hikari Onsen (伊藤旅館ひかり温泉) and Bangakuso (蟠岳荘). Visiotrs can take a day trip bath in those facilities. Article is here

Atmosphere of Ito Ryokan Hikari Onsen Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Ito Ryokan Hikari Onsen

Benkei Onsen

Kubonai Fureai Center (久保内ふれあいセンター) is a hot spring facility in Sobetsu town near Lake Toya (洞爺湖) and Orofure Pass (オロフレ峠), and was founded in 1993. It maybe difficult to find a building because the building does not built along Hokkaido Route 2. Local people often use the hot spring facility, so not crowded is a special feature. It is said that a little‐known place where high quality hot springs can be enjoyed. Article is here

Atmosphere of Benkei Onsen Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Benkei Onsen

Ippontei

Ippontei (一本亭) is a popular ramen restraunt in Toyako Onsen Resort (洞爺湖温泉) located in the south side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖) and is famous for getting the Bib Gourmand in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition. The ramen restraunt has an atomosphere such as a sushi restaurant, and there are some tables and family customers seem to enojoy. Local people love this ramen restraunt, and there were 4 groups of local people when I visited here around 13:00 on weekdays. Article is here

Black Soy Sauce Ramen and Atmosphere of Ramen Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Black Soy Sauce Ramen

Wakasaimo

Wakasaimo (わかさいも) that everybody knows in Hokkaido is a Japanese cake like taro and has been sold since 1930 at Wakasaimo Honpo. As a souvenir of Toyako Onsen (洞爺湖温泉), it has been standard souvenir from old days. An origin is said to be Wakasayaimo (わかさ屋いも) of Wakasaya-Shinise (若狭屋老舗) in Suttu town. Both seems to be same whole families. I thought that Toyako Onsen was a birthplace. It is Lake Toya Head office that I have been regarding as the birthplace for many years. Article is here

La Locanda Del Pittore

La Locanda Del Pittore (ラ・ロカンダ・デル・ピットーレ洞爺) is a popular Italian restaurant on a small hill around Lake Toya (洞爺湖) and is a sister restraunt of the famous Italian restaurant "PIZZERIA La locanda del pittore (ピッツェリア ラ・ロカンダ・デル・ピットーレ)" in Niigata. There is a building on the foot of The Windsor Hotels Toya Resort & Spa, and The Windsor Hotels Toya Resort & Spa cooperated with PIZZERIA La locanda del pittore in 2003, and they started a business. There are a gondola lift station for The Windsor Hotels Toya Resort & Spa and Lake Toya Ranch that visitors can get on horses near the building. Article is here

Marinara Pizza and Atmosphere of Restaurant Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Marinara Pizza

Lake Hill Farm

Lake Hill Farm (レークヒル・ファーム) is a ranch at a small hill in the western side of Lake Toya (洞爺湖), and is near Silo observatory (サイロ展望台). They have begun to run the ranch since 1969 here. A gelato shop, a restraunt and a souvenir shop are built on the ranch, and there are beautiful flower gardens and a grass garden around the buildings. There are a goat and rabbits, too. They lend sports equipments for free, so anyone can enjoy. It is one of popular reason that visitors can enjoy a grand view with Mt. Yotei (羊蹄山), too. Article is here