| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1000 - ¥1500 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 17:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0143-84-2806 |
| Notes | Seating 30 Western Style Restaurant |
| Location / Getting There | 6 minute drive or 40 minute walk from Noboribetsu Hot Springs 174-9 Nakanoboribetsuchō, Noboribetsu-shi, Hokkaidō 059-0463 |
Yoshoku Keniya is a homely restaurant located in Noboribetsu, and is a six minute drive from the Noboribetsu Onsen area. It is especially nice during the cherry blossom season at the beginning of May, as the restaurant is on the road leading from the Noboribetsu Higashi Interchange also known as the ‘Flower Tunnel’ during the cherry blossom season. With thousands of cherry blossom trees along the road, Yoshoku Keniya is a good place for a spot of lunch. There is parking available.
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The name ‘Yoshoku’ means ‘western’ in Japanese, and this is the kind of food hungry customers can find on the menu! The menu has rice and omelette, cheese and hamburg steaks, spicy pork cutlets on rice, curry rice, and spaghetti to name a few. The food is very good and is a popular spot. The drink menu has beverages of tea, coffee, juice. Yoshoku Keniya, is also located near the Jigoku Hell Valley so there is a lot to see around this restaurant!
| Admission 入場料 | Free ※Parking 500yen/day 無料 ※駐車場１日５００円 |
| Opening Hours 営業時間 | - |
| Closed 定休日・休業期間 | - |
| Contact 問い合わせ | 0143-84-3311 |
| Notes 備考 | Numerous onsens in area Walking paths 温泉街 遊歩道あり |
| Location / Getting There 所在地・アクセス | 〒 059-0551 Hokkaido, Noboribetsu Onsen Town 〒059-0551 北海道登別市登別温泉町 |
Main walkway into the center
If you enjoy boiling sulfuric hot springs, volcanic steam plumes & hiking paths, then this is the place for you! As the name suggests, Jigokudanai, or better known as ‘Hell Valley’, is a 24-acre smoking crater of geothermal activity, created by a volcanic eruption 20,000 years ago. It is just a few minutes walk from the Noboribetsu Onsen district. Noboribetsu is also home to a shrine that is dedicated to Enma, the king of hell, which is an appropriate place for it. There is a chance to meet this formidable deity during the Jigoku Hell Festival during August.
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Okunoyu
Jigokudani can be explored via boardwalks and hiking trails that run through park. This eight kilometer network brings viewers to all areas of the valley. The sights will greet you, as well as the sulphur emanating the air, as you stroll along the boardwalks. Explore the sights, such as Tessen Pond (an 80° bubbling sulfur pool), or Okunoyu, and Oyunuma (small thermal lakes bubbling hot mud). Oyunuma flows into a warm volcanic river called Oyunumagawa, where visitors can place their feet along the trail. This river flows through the old forests making for some great sights.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1000 - ¥2000 ￥2500 - ¥5000 Party Course |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 15:00 lunch 17:00 - 23:30 dinner |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-213-5452 |
| Notes | Seating 150 Smoking section Party plan available |
| Location / Getting There | Paseo West Dining, 2 minute walk from Sapporo station. Kita-ku, Kita 6 Jo Nishi 4. Sapporo Station Paseo underground B1F |
Kyushu Tavern Fuuri is a Japanese style izakaya located in Paseo dining area, Sapporo. They have a good selection of Japanese dishes whether it be for single meals or for large parties. This large restaurant has an extensive menu that has set meals that come with a miso soup and salad. The menu has shabu-shabu (hot pot), Miyazaki chicken namba, Japanese curries, tempura, omelettes, fried rice, noodles, salads, and rice dishes, to name just a few. And why not dig into the dessert menu as well!
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If you are looking for more than a nice lunch or quiet dinner, then there are rooms available for parties, where banquet courses are available. The banquet course, depending on price, has from seven to nine different courses. There are ‘nomihodai’ all you can drink plans included. These courses and all you can drink plans go for two hours at a set price! The drink menu includes beer (Suntory Malts), whiskeys, Japanese sake, cocktails, and soft drinks. Bookings need to be made a day in advance.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥1500 - ¥2600 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-531-2923 |
| Notes | English menu provided Seating 40 |
| Location / Getting There | 2 minute walk from Nakjima koen station Sapporo, 3 Chome-2-5 Minami 9 Jōnishi, Chūō-ku. |
Side dish of cold soba noodles
Fukuzumi is a soba restaurant that is set out in a traditional Japanese setting. Soba is a traditional thin buckwheat noodle served either hot or cold. Fukuzumi serves up some delicious Japanese dishes with soba noodles as a set dish. The menu comes in Japanese with pictures, as well as an English menu that has information about Soba noodles. Fukuzumi can be found across from Nakajima Park, which makes it a good spot to grab some lunch after some sightseeing in the park.
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Seafood tempura set
There is a lot to choose from and the dishes are big, so make sure you bring a healthy appetite. The meals at Fukuzumi Soba, are mainly set dishes which come with a small bowl of soba noodles, a soup, some pickled vegetables, and a plain rice. There are about twenty different Japanese dishes on the menu, including tempura, Japanese curry, katsu-don and niku-don (pork on rice), oyaku-don (chicken & egg on rice), to name few. You can enjoy some delicious Japanese cuisine whilst sitting in a nice Japanese setting!
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ￥520 - ¥1000 |
| Opening Hours | 10:30 - 22:00 10:30 - 20:00 Sundays |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-252-3333 http://toov.cafe.coocan.jp/ |
| Notes | Art Gallery English menu |
| Location / Getting There | 5 minute walk from Nakajima Koen Station |
A nice cuppa
To Ov Café is a small gallery / coffee shop. It is located right near Nakajima Park , and is a great spot to have a nice quiet coffee, or a nice luncheon whilst perusing over some local art. The menu comes in English as well as Japanese, and has a selection of coffees, teas and soft drinks. If you are looking for something sweet, then there is cake, ice-cream, and some delicious apple & pear pie. There are a couple of warm meals also on the menu. There are some hot chicken or salmon sandwiches, a coconut curry, or a carbonara pasta set.
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Counter & table seating
To Ov Café also serves as a small art gallery. The gallery is a nice spot to check out some local artists work, whether it be painting, photography, sculpture, or a craft workshop. Each exhibition lasts for two weeks and is free to enter. Works are for sale, depending on the artist. If you are interested in exhibiting some work than you can talk to the friendly owner. The waiting list is generally eight months to a year in advance, so plenty of time to get your work ready! It is free to exhibit your work, though the owners take a small percentage of anything sold. While around the Nakajima park area, To Ov Café is a nice spot to relax!
| Opening Hours | 10:00 - 21:00 Sapporo Station Esta 10:00 - 20:00 Pivot Department store 10:00 - 21:00 Ario Department Store |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | http://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ 011-280-5121 Sapporo Station Esta 011-219-5123 Pivot Department Store 011-743-9240 Ario Department Store |
| Notes | Shops are located in all major cities in Hokkaido Tax free shop Credit cards accepted |
| Location / Getting There | Sapporo Esta - 2 minute walk from Sapporo station Pivot Department Store - 5 minute walk from Odori Subway station Ario Department Store - 10 minute walk from Naebo station |
Uniqlo store at Pivot Department store
Uniqlo is a world wide clothing store that was originally founded in Japan in 1984. Interestingly, the name comes from the contraction of “Unique Clothing”, though when the company registered the name, staff misread the ‘C’ for a ‘Q’ and that is how the brand name was born. There are around thirty stores around Hokkaido, with a dozen of these being in Sapporo. If you are looking for a store while in Sapporo, the three main stores in central Sapporo are at Esta (Sapporo station), Pivot Department store (near Odori park), and at Ario Department store.
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The famous logo
So, why is Uniqlo so popular? The huge Uniqlo chain aims at the casual clothing market. They have clothing for men. women, and children. This brand is popular due the cheap prices where you can buy simple and well made casual clothing, whether it be for relaxing at home, or for hanging out with friends. The stores in Hokkaido are mostly tax free, which is a welcome plus for tourists (just remember to bring your passport). Each main city throughout Hokkaido has a Uniqlo store, so if you are either in Sapporo or traveling around, a Uniqlo store will be close by!