The Soup Curry House next to Niseko Station !

by Kazu

The soup curry restaurant "Jamii" adjacent to Noseko Railway Station seemed to sell T-shirts and other goods for the advertisement and as souvenirs. The display  was so interesting and a stage for music players was set at the deepest part of the restaurant.

The old building of Niseko station was almost empty other than the in-house cafe "Nupri". I could not find any train manias on the platform except for my wife on that day, to be surprised. 

The bright sunshine was still strong but the winds gave us the sign of summer passing away. It was so comfortable and the landscape made us forget the negative office choirs and negotiations.

 

Transportation Systems in our like !

by Kazu

The real life in Niseko Town is supported by this train and even the tourists including train manias are supported with their stress relief and refreshment against the backdrop of this wonderful landscape. 

The train so many people use even now were leaving. We are so concerned about the railway and train because the bullet train would be in service in the year of 2030? or later. So many local railways in rural area were got not-in-service after the bullet train got in service beside them.      

Adjacent to Niseko Station, so famouse and popular soup curry restaurant was founded some years ago. We had lunch there for the first time on that day. We had to choose the level of the hotness and spiciness precisely but the taste was much better than we expected.

 

Niseko Station in autumn 2025 !

by Kazu

The train turning machine was still there to make those retired train in service and on the rail again. The house of the predecessor of the current "Niseko Go" was put the sign of "finger-pointing reassurance" on the wall as well as the one of "Niseko Railway Heritage". 

for the train and railway manias, some benches, table and chairs were set in front of the old locomotives near the station. A few people were taking photos there.

The local train in service for the citizens and the tourists arrived in the station.

 

Niseko Station !

 

by Kazu

An old locomotive is displayed near Niseko Station with its water-supply facility in service before. They seemed to be well-maintained so much that we could felt the love of the trains particularly the old locomotive. 

This is the predecessor of the current Special Exclusive Express Train "Niseko Go" that connected Sapporo City and Niseko Town. The design is nostalgic and the windshield is so large compared to its successor. 

Of course, the train settled in its house making the use of the special railway led to there but it seemed to be so small and uncomfortable for the retired train, unfortunately.

Arrived in Niseko by Train !

 

by Kazu

This is the perspectives of Niseko Area and Shakotan Peninsula. This area has already filled up with the tourists including skiers in winter but soon even in the green season, it will allure hectic mount of tourists from overseas. 

So-called over-tourism should be treated even now and the advertisement of the tourism should be focused on the affluent tourists with good travel manner, I think.

The taxation on staying in the hotels and inns in Hokkaido should be allocated to the countermeasures to the over-tourism and epidemics including pandemic such as covid-19 and its variant strains, I think.  

"Eki Ben" Meal Package in Hokkaido !

by Kazu

The Special Exclusive Express Train "Niseko Go" 2025 had come to the platform of Sapporo Station. With the pink body of the locomotive of the train, it was known by almost all the train mania in Japan.

Our choice for breakfast on the train was the meal package called"Eki-ben" like rice-bowl topped with grilled salmon flakes and salmon roe called "Sake Meshi" in Japanese produced in Ishikari Region including Sapporo City.   

The other one was "Seafood Ezo" meal package topped with sea urchin, crab meat, salmon roe, pickled veggie grilled salmon and grilled flatfish. It must be luxury breakfast speaking of the quality, not the amount. 

 

Special Exclusive Express Train "Niseko Go" 2025!

by Kazu

The Special Exclusive Express Train "Niseko Go 2025" was coming to the platform of Sapporo Station. We would take it to go to Niseko this year, not to Hakodate as we did last year. The accommodations were much more satisfying in Niseko, we thought.

Before taking the train, we bought two meal package called "Eki-ben" and drinks on the first floor of the station and went up to the first platform of the station. My wife seemed to be excited as well as last year. 

All the cars of the train seemed to be fully booked but some people take the train on the way to Hakodate, so not so many people were on the platform and taking photos of the train on that day.