| Admission | - |
| Opening Hours | 10: 00 - 19:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0154-23-0600 |
| Notes | Seafood market, restaurant, souvenir shops, sightseeing spot |
| Location / Getting There | The fishermans market is by the waters edge on Kushiro River. It is next to Nusamai Bridge. It is a 15 minute walk, south from Kushiro station. 2 Chome-4 Nishikicho, Kushiro, Hokkaido 085-0016 |
Developed in 1989, this wharf area, which goes by the local name of “MOO”, has shops, restaurants, a fitness club, an indoor garden and a pool. There are also stops for buses which depart to Lake Akan, Abashiri, Nemuro, Obihiro and Sapporo. The area is generally lively with locals and tourists alike enjoying the center. Also of interest nearby is the “EGG” which is an all year greenhouse designed to give people a chance to rest and relax and enjoy the sun even during the bitter Kushiro winter. The greenhouse is designed to reflect the shape of a giant yacht in fitting with its location near the wharf.
The shopping centre is home to a dozen restaurants. These include ramen restaurants, a sweets store, a cafe, an ice-cream store, and a bakery to name a few. Here you can enjoy lunches and dinners throughout a busy day of shopping and sightseeing. While in Kushiro, this is a great place to drop into and do your shopping. You can fins some local delicacies and a tonne of seafood to purchase and take home. Great for a a gift or souvenir.
| Pricing Guide at restaurant (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥3500 |
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 16:30 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-4663-1666 |
| Notes | Souvenir store, restaurant, restrooms |
| Location / Getting There | From Sapporo the cape is about a 4 hour drive down the south coast. There is also a return express bus from Sapporo station. JR Hokkaido Bus (High Speed) to Erimo, (reservation required until the day before departure). *JR Sapporo Station 16:30 departure-Erimo 20:30 arrival *Erimo 5:30 departure-JR Sapporo Station 9:30 arrival Erimomisaki, Erimo, Horoizumi District, Hokkaido 058-0342 |
The Erimo Misaki Tourist Center serves as a souvenir store, information center, and as a seafood restaurant. It can be found at Cape Erimo on the point. There is a large carpark here as well, and the Tourist Center is definitely a welcome place during cold, wet and windy weather. Close by, you can also find the entrance to the Kaze no Yakata (house of wind), wind museum. The tourist center has numerous souvenirs inside. These include mainly animal products from the local wildlife such as antlers from the Hokkaido deer.
The restaurant is large and one of the best spots to try some local seafood while in Erimo. There are not a lot of restaurants in Erimo, so this is a good spot for some lunch while on the road. Being on the coast, there is plenty of seafood to choose from. They have a great sea urchin bowl that comes with rice, pickles and a miso soup. It is costly at ¥3600 a bowl, but if you have the money, it’s worth a try. Other dishes include sashimi, sushi, and shellfish. You can also find some large tanks with equally large snow crabs for sale. These things are huge and aren’t cheap! Overall, Erimo Misaki Tourist Center is a good place, although a little old, to stop off at take a look at its wares, or have a taste of its local cuisine!
| Opening Hours | 9:00 - 18:00 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-3824-8108 |
| Notes | Supermarket, shopping hall, souvenir shop, tax free, parking available (at Mitsui nearby), |
| Location / Getting There | It's only a 2 minute walk from Suehirocho station. It's also an 18 minute walk from Hakodate station. It's right by the old red brick warehouses shopping district. 24-6 Suehirocho, Hakodate, Hokkaido 040-0053 |
Hakodate Nishi Hatoba (known as the ‘west wharf’ in english), is a seafood market, souvenir and large shopping warehouse. Here, you can walk through this shopping area which has an atmospheric beauty. Old wooden floorboards, warm lighting from rustic light shades, and Japanese written hangings, makes this market a pleasant place to walk around and peruse the local wares. Hakodate being a harbor city, this market sells mainly seafood, and they have a lot of produce, 2,000 types of products! For those traveling from abroad, you can pick up some souvenirs, and being tax free is a real bonus.
Hakodate Factory is part of the Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse area and is a popular sightseeing spot. They have a tonne of seafood products that make for a great gift to take home, or to give as a present. These items include a variety of fish, salmon, eggs, kelp, squid, octopus, and crab. They have livestock products such as ham and sausages, and agricultural items grown fresh in Hokkaido. They also have dairy, plus ramen, curries, and famous sweets. In addition, you can try the raw delicacies such as the local “Matsumaezuke” (pickled seaweed with shredded squid), or the dried delicacies such as the popular “dried scallop”. Around the area they have restaurants including the famous Lucky Pierrot, a Starbucks, cafes, and other shopping outlets. This is a great day out in Hakodate.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1500 - ¥3000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 15:00 lunch 17:00 - 1:00 dinner |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 050-3462-6085 https://uonosuke.gorp.jp/ |
| Notes | Japanese dining & bar, seating 26, English, Chinese and Korean menu available, English speaking staff, all you can drink available, no parking |
| Location / Getting There | Located in Sapporo, in the entertainment district of Susukino. It's a 6 minute walk from Nakajima Koen subway station. From the station, simply head into town on the main street. It's on the left. 〒064-0807 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 7 Jonishi, 3 Chome-2-15 Athens Building 1F |
Found on the main street that runs through Susukino (the entertainment district of Sapporo) you can find Kaisembaru Uonosuke. It is a Japanese dining and bar establishment. For those who are traveling from overseas, the manager here speaks some English and is happy to have a chat. Indeed, the menus here also cater for foreigners. Besides the obvious Japanese menu, they have an English, Chinese, and Korean menu. The food on the menu has a lot of Japanese seafood, plus your typical izakaya style fare.
The seafood here is quite good. They have some nice sashimi, deep fried oysters and shellfish. In terms of meat, they have grilled chicken skewers plus roast beef to try. All the meals come on small dishes and can be shared around à la Japanese dining style. Other dishes include pastas, ajillo, pizzas and mutton. Kaisembaru Uonosuke has quite an impressive selection of sake. Other drinks include spirits and good old fashioned beer. There is a nomihodai (all you can drink) option at this bar.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥120 - ¥400 per plate |
| Opening Hours | 11:00 - 21:30 |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 011-209-3440 |
| Notes | Sushi train style restaurant, seating 20, no smoking, English menu available with pictures, free tea |
| Location / Getting There | Located in the 'Apia Joyful Walk' area (under Sapporo station) on the basement floor. 〒060-0005 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 5 Jonishi, 4 Chome-Apia Joyful Walk B1F |
Kurkuru Sushi is a kaiten sushi restaurant in Sapporo. Kaiten Sushi being the sushi on a conveyer belt that runs past every table at the centre of restaurant. And for extra fresh sushi, you can place an order with the sushi chefs standing behind the conveyer belt. Being so close to Sapporo station, Kurukuru Sushi caters very well to travelers and sightseers coming in from distant countries. The staff here are really friendly have some English ability. And to make ordering easier for those who may be lacking in the Japanese language, there is an English menu available.
Once inside and seated, you will be given a menu and a sheet of paper to write down your order. Each plate consists of two mouth watering sushi pieces. There are six plates that are on offer. From cheapest to the most expensive they range in colors being white, blue, silver, red, gold, and black. White being your most basic sushi at ¥120 a plate to those looking at the high end sushi at ¥400 for the black plates. The green tea here is free and simply top up when need be. This is a nice little sushi restaurant with friendly staff and easily accessed.
| Pricing Guide (Avg. cost per person) | ¥1000 - ¥2000 |
| Opening Hours | 11:30 - 14:30 , 17:00 - 20:00 Hakodate 10:00 - 19:00 Hakodate sweets 11:00 - 23:00 Sapporo |
| Closed | - |
| Contact | 0138-23-1106 Hakodate restaurant 0138-23-3560 Hakodate sweets 050-5287-4712 Sapporo |
| Notes | Western style restaurant, sweets store, party plan, |
| Location / Getting There | 2 locations in Hakodate Central Sapporo. Located on the 8th floor of Ikeuchi Zone building. Ikeuchi Zone is a 2 minute walk from Odori. 〒060-0061 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 1 Jonishi, 2 Chome-9-1 IKEUCHIZONE 8F |
Gotoken is a small chain of restaurants located in Hakodate and Sapporo (for Sapporo location see below). Gotoken was founded by Sotaro Wakayama way back in 1879. These restaurants are certainly immersed in history. The first chef and co founder, Hidekichi Goshima fought in the battle of Hakodate with the shogunate army in 1897. The next generation, Tokujiro Wakayama, learned French cooking techniques at the Imperial Hotel. He introduced these extra techniques and ingredients to make Gotoken a successful restaurant that has survived over a hundred years.
With this in mind, Gotoken has a built up a broad menu of western style dishes. Besides the single dishes available, they have a dozen course plans which are delicious. There is a ‘Meiji Western Food and Curry’ set which incorporates dishes back from this era, a mix of British and Japanese flavors. Gotoken has a mix of French cuisine, Russian cuisine, and Italian just to name a few. Gotoken is also known for its curry sets. They have a Gotoken Curry restaurant at the Goryokaku Tower in Hakodate. Plus if you like something sweeter, there is a sweets shop as part of the restaurant chain.
