The Rainbow of Hope !

by Kazu

At the end of summer, there were few families on the beach. It might be a little bit too cold to dive into the ocean even at the shallow point. But for kids, it didn't matter.

The next day, I saw a rainbow over a certain seafood wholesale company building on my way of regular jogging early in the morning. The weak sunshine at the crack of dawn made it and gave a sign.

Absolutely, it was kind of privilege for the early birds joggers and workers.The beautiful start of the day was a godsend and it might show us the end of summer and coming autumn.

 

Wilderness Cafe in Yoichi Town 2025 !

by Kazu 

A hectic amount of orange pumpkins were displayed in front of Niseko Station and along the road in the town. I didn't see many " Jack O'lantern" in the town.I knew the difficulty of picking out the ingredient of the huge pumpkins.

On our way back to Sapporo, we dropped by " Wilderness Cafe"  on the beach of Yoichi Town where famous distillery of Nikka acquired by Asahi Beverage is located.

As you may know, the founder of Nikka Whisky Company Mr. Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Rita are sleeping under the ground of somewhere in the Town.

 

Halloween in Niseko !

by Kazu

I've not stayed in the penthouse of Hotel Setsu Niseko but to collect the investors, the photos of the rooms on the top floor was shown on the wall of the hotel. 

The bar for supper was empty at noon on that day but sometimes,  small violin concerts had held at around four o'clock or five before. Listening to the sound of the violin near the fireplace was so comfortable and healing.

Mt. Yotei looked like wearing a cap of white cloud. On my way to the parking lot, I found tiny pretty flowers on the slope. They rarely draw attentions of the guests of the hotel but many crickets were whispering under the flowers so nicely. 

 

The Singapore Company Complated the design !

 

by Kazu

Our favorite Hotel Setsu Niseko seemed to be collecting the investors, considering the fascinating display on the wall of the hotel. Each room has so nice IH cooking system and laundry machine. 

I heard that the hotelier stuck to the design of the exteriors and interiors of the hotel. 

The in-house ramen noodle restaurant "Afuri" headquartered in Tokyo? will draw so many tourists and skiers soon in winter. There were a few tourists in the restaurant at lunch time on that day.

The Sushi Bar "Katou Inori" in the hotel seemed to involved the traditional patterns on the indigenous people in Hokkaido. It put the title of "Crab Sushi" on the name of the restaurant but I've not tried crab meat in the restaurant so far. It must be so expensive.

Invest in Niseko !

by Kazu

Before leaving our favorite Hotel Setsu Niseko, 

we had  course lunch in the Sushi Bar Katou in the Hotel as I mentioned in the previous post. It was wrapped up with minced fatty belly of tuna and salmon roe.

Even now, Hotel Setsu Niseko is collecting investers. I am not sure what kind of investment is preferable for the hotelier but normally, the ownership or timeshare of the rooms in the hotel may be typical, I think.

The former chef of the sushi bar called "JJ" had retired and would soon go to Philippines to run a sushi bar owned by the local entrepreneur, I heard. Now the chef of the sushi bar was handled by a young chef and to cheer him up, such campaign was advertised on the wall of the hotel.    

 

Course Lunch in Sushi Bar Katou !

by Kazu

As I mentioned in the previous post, the starter of the lunch course in Sushi Bar "Katou" of Hotel Setsu Niseko was "Chawan-mushi", the Japanese broth-based pudding .  

The salad composed of mini-tomato, boiled pork and seaweed "wakame" followed. A piece of sushi topped with a slice of fatty tuna soaked in tasteful soy-based source and chopped veggies could not stand still.    

A piece of fatty belly of tuna brought us such beautiful and energizing art work.

Too fatty tuna may make us uncomfortable with our stomach after binge drinking but once you tried the sushi in this bar, you will not be able to savor the ones in other bars on the island.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

 

Sushi Bar Katou in Setsu Niseko 2025 !

by Kazu

This is the ceiling of the rotunda with the fireplace in Hotel Setsu Niseko. The beams of the structure looked so robust and made of wood but it might be wood-taste print on the surface. 

I heard that the owner company of the hotel stuck to the design to strike a superior balance between Japanese taste and occidental. 

Before leaving the hotel, we had lunch course in the in-house sushi bar "Katou" . 

Japanese broth-based pudding "Chawan-mushi" featuring crab meat is strongly recommended in the course menu. Please savor amply the aroma you experience when you open the lid.  It is the prelude of the well-organized culinary harmony.