The Stone Garden in Kitami City 2026 !

by Kazu

This is Stone Garden adjacent to "The Green Center" in Kitami City. I've never seen any citizens walking around this park before because I visit there only early in the morning.I saw only a fox in the park before.

The lawn seemed to be well-trimmed regularly and some citizens left their footprints here and there on the lawn. The small space to avoid strong sunshine and rainfall must be a good place to eat riceballs. Nex time,  

I am not sure if my wife wants to see the places I drop by on my way of jogging mr not but I am eager to take her around to show her the beautiful scenery as the privilege of early birds.

 

Where the Green Center in Kitami City will go to !

by Kazu

As I mentioned before, my hometown Kitami City is facing the crisis of bankruptcy, in a sense. The municipality has to struggle to streamline the organization and cut off the extra costs that tie it down.

I am concerned about the facilities run by the municipality.They were built for the utilities and happiness of the citizens living there. But the mergers of the municipalities might have brought some not efficient system to administrative organization.  

This "Green Center" run by the municipality must be one of the targets to cut out of the organization. Well-trimmed parks may disappear from the city. What I can do for my hometown?

 

Furano to Kitami City !

by Kazu

Furano Winery provided the visitor with tasting service and description on itself. It seemed to be a small winery but it had delivered a variety of quality wine to the world. So many people had been entertained and pleased with the wine created in this winery.

It was a pity that I could not try them because I had to drive to Kitami City that was hundreds of  kilometers away from there. As a result, none of us could savor the wine for tasting on that day.

After arriving in Kitami City, I found cherry blossoms blooming on the hillside of the northern ridge of the hollow。That might be maintained by the owner of the adjacent orchard, I thought.

 

Cherry Blossoms Blooming Last !

by Kazu

My hometown Kitami City also has so nice places to see beautiful cherry blossoms and even beside my way of jogging, I found some cherry trees had many blossoms blooming on the hillside of a certain orchard.

I am not sure where the Green Center of my hometown Kitami City will go in the process of the municipal administrative reform because the city and citizens are experiencing so tough financial situation.

At worst, the facility my be closed because of the cost of the maintenance. The trail in the woods also may be tough to clean up and easy to walk. I will keep my fingers and toes crossed for the future of the facility and city.

 

Furano Winery 2026 !

by Kazu

It seems that the prices of the real estate of Furano City are going up as Niseko and Kutchan experienced. Some curious designs of the buildings in Furano City attracted my attention on my way of jogging in the calm city early in the morning.

Some unique design of the playground seemed to be so attractive but I may not understand their interest and target of curiosity. I've never seen any kids playing in the park of the rural area of Hokkaido nowadays. I hope the children's playground will be filled up with their high tone voices again. 

We visited Furano Winery for the first time even though we had visited again and again the facility on the opposite side of the road Rokkatei Compana. We knew that the winery had brewed so delicious wine and made many people happy but it was our first visit there.

 

The City of Furano !

by Kazu

Above was the facade of the famous and popular curry restaurant "Yuigadokuson"in Furano City. Many tourists were waiting for their turn in front of the facade. The restaurant may be one of the best choice for lunch and dinner in Furano City. 

The wide space for several lines of railway showed Furano Station had been a hub of the railway. Even now, the railways from Asahikawa City and Takikawa City connect some cities and towns to carry the people and commodities. 

This is Hotel La Vista Furano we stayed on that day. The hot spring spa is on the highest floor. I saw the southern end of the railways that had been connected the city with Kushiro City and Nemuro City decades ago. The abolished railway was forgotten and the premises of the railways were used for other purpose.  

 

Yuigadokuson Curry Restaurant in Furano !

by Kazu

On the west side of Furano City, we could see Mt. Ashibetsu-dake and Mt. Yuubari-dake topped with white snow crown. Mt-Furano-dake, Mt. Tokachi-dake and Mt. Biei-dake are on the east side of the city. Furano Skiing Hill also could be seen clearly from the Hotel La Vista Furano. 

Our dinner on that day was curry rice provided by the famous and popular local curry restaurant "Yuigadokuson 唯我独尊" which meant "I am my own load throughout heaven and earth." My aunt chose omelet curry, not so considering the capacity of her stomach.

My wife chose the chef's signature "Sausage Curry Rice"and I had pork block curry. All the dishes seemed to use the same curry roux. The rice was yellow such as saffron rice and the sausage was home-made thick one.