Bird-Flu Extermination !

by Kazu

Some poultry died of bird flu in Shiraoi Town last October,2025. We were dispatched to the town and had to kill the chickens in the cages in the farm around the clock.  Before entering the farm, we had to wear Tyvek suit, rubber grab and goggle in the citizens gymnasium.   

We had some meal package and drink and went to restroom before wearing suit. After wearing suit, pissing was tough because it was required to go out of the infectious zone. 

After filling up our stomach with cold meal, we prepared for the cruel work to avoid epidemic of bird flu to other poultry farms.  We had to organize some teams to pick up the chickens, put them in the buckets, kill them with carbon dioxide gas, carry them to outside of the cage house, and compile them in flexible containers. My sweat went down to my rubber boots and filled them up.

 

High Pressure Gas Accident Training !

by Kazu

I had joined the training program of high-pressured gas accident conducted on the premises of Sapporo Firefighters College in the North District of Sapporo City. i was so impressed by the facilities for the training of firefighters such as ten-story building and skeleton towers.

Basically, the training stories were car accident involving the high-pressured gas carrier truck, taxi. Police cars, water cannon truck and tank truck played their own role. The training event continued for a few hours in the cold wind.  

The Association of High-pressured Gas Sellers in Hokkaido arranged the event in Sapporo but it had been conducted also in Kushiro and Asahikawa. For the preparation of the event, a certain number of the members are required, so the candidates of the venue are limited.  

 

Furano Delice !2

by Kazu

This is the cafeteria of the popular and famous sweets shop and cafe "Furano Delice". I love the design of the building and garden with so beautiful appearance brought by skilled maintenance.  

This residential area also has some not-so-big accommodations and eateries with sophisticated design and atmosphere. It may be difficult for visitors to find the cafe at the foot of the mountain which hillside is downhill ski course.   
 

Furano Delice !

by Kazu

After having done the on-site checking up and interview with the miner in Furano City, I dropped by the famous and popular confectionery "Furano Delice" to buy pudding, plain double fromage petit, chocolate double fromage petit for my wife and friends. 

For my staff, I bought another kinds of sweet in Furano Marche. Different from weekends,only some local residents were enjoying cups of tea and cakes in its cafe area. It was not crowded. My wife and our friend visiting us from Tokyo were so impressed and pleased.  

 

The Camping Site in Furano !

by Kazu

This is the popular camping site in the outskirt of Furano City from where abandoned asbestos mine can be seen on the opposite side of the river. It may be awkward to show such bear hillside of the mountain without green trees but it may be difficult to plant the seedlings of trees on the rocks. 

The camping site has also the cottages and bungalows as well as the center house that can accommodate some families. Downhill skiing courses are a little bit far from there but in green season, the place tends to be filled up with tents and automobiles.  

This is the abandoned asbestos mine on the hillside. The waste water from the area should be treated appropriately but reclaiming the hillside with fertile mud and planting trees seemed to be tough because the mountain had been dug to the peak for asbestos. We have to figure out the way to recover the beautiful hillside with green.

 

Ramen Noodle Soup Bar Shinatora in Furano !

by Kazu

I made a business jaunt to Asahikawa by train and to Furano by car to check up the abandoned mine of asbestos that had been used as one of the fire-proof building materials but was banned to be used because it caused mesothelioma.     

Before the site visit, I had black ramen noodle soup called "Kogashi shio" which means "burnt salt" in local ramen bar "Shinatora" .

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From the popular camping site in Furano City on the mild hillside, the abandoned but controlled mine could be seen clearly but the appearance might as well be covered with mud and plants in appropriate manner. 

 

A Well-founded Popular Restaurant i仙中里 n Bibai City !

 

By Kazu

I was introduced a popular family restaurant in Bibai City "Senchuri" like "Century" that filled the guests up with voluminous dishes as shown in the photos. I chose huge curry rice topped with thick pork cutlet and my staff did spaghetti topped with the same size of pork cutlet. 

We had tried the similar dish of voluminous spaghetti topped with pork cutlet sizzling on the iron plate in Restaurant Izumiya of Kushiro City before. But the thickness of the pork cutlet was thicker in Senchuri than Izumiya.  

The display in the restaurant was like in the friend's house arranged by Mom or kid. It made us smile naturally. Needless to say, the restaurant could accommodate kind of parties on the second floor. During my mandate in Sorachi Sub-prefectural Area, I had never been to the restaurant but it gave me a new choice for lunch in Bibai City.