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.   

Go Back to the real world !

by Kazu

The display of the optical fibers like light-emitting jelly fish floating in the air in front of Hotel Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono was well-designed to details. 

Even the bases of the display were also shaped like Buddhism pattern of the world. The texture of metal made us imagine the products of another world.  

Reflecting the light from the optical fibers, the metal plate was also shining on the lawn.The curve of the metal plates could have been seen from the lift moving in the air.
 

Ranshima Beach in Yoichi, autumn 2025 !

by Kazu

One of the Cape of Shakotan Peninsula could be seen like a head of Gorilla or Turtle over the bay of Yoichi. Very few people were on the beach and our go-to cottage cafe "Wildeness Cafe" was closed after the crowded summer.    

We could not see the beautiful sunset in Yoichi Town on that day but I could see this wonderful sunrise and magic hour next day. Without any cloud in the sky in the east, the silhouette of the trees and buildings played up the blue and orange colors.  

 

Black Wood Grill in Miru 2025 !

by Kazu

Our last day in Niseko Hanazono in 2025 started with the breathtaking art work of clouds and Mt. Yotei. Hotel Nikko Niseko Style contributed to the landscape with its monochrome and simple design with orange lighting. 

The countenances of Mt. Yotei continued to change and the clouds passing by the peak of the mountain were also changing the shape. At first, like a cap, next white drape, the next scarf sticking to the neck.  

It seemed the menu of the in-house restaurant in Hotel Miru run by the hotel chain that also run accommodations in Singapore, Amami Island and Kyoto., was streamlined and did not have Wagyu Hamburger anymore.  

 

Hotel Park Hyatt allures affluent people !

by Kazu

With the reflection of the light from the silver metal plate of the base, the illumination made of optical fibers looked much brighter than the ones on the lawn of the slope.   

Different from the ones on the lawn that were like light-emitting jellyfish in the deep and dark ocean, the ones on the metallic plates were like what came from the other planet or galaxy.      

The illumination in Niseko Hanazono Area had increased and developed in the number and quality. Subtle, calm  but breathtaking attraction with the scenery of the nature in the darkness will continue to allure the tourists and citizens, I think.