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.   

 

Hotel La Vista Furano !

by Kazu

It was the first time for us to use this type of room that had separate room inside, mainly for family, in La Vista Hotel. Two sinks it had in powder room. The hotel was near the train station and the place we had dinner on that day.

Two beds were in the main room and other two in the separate room on the other side of the wall. As the ramen noodle soup supper would be provided after 21:30, we had to adjust the amount of calorie intake at dinner.

The train-view room was so nice for my wife. Furano City is the southern end of the railway from Asahikawa. I saw the end of the railway on the southern part of the station the next morning. We dropped by there on our way to my hometown to Kitami City. 

 

Double Fromage by Furano Delice !

by Kazu

The design of the local confectionery Furano Delice looked so sophisticated and made us so relaxed with the comfy interior and superb delicious cakes. The most popular cheese cake "Double Fromage" my wife chose on that day.                                                                                                                                                                    

The chiffon cake covered and decorated with plenty of cream was topped with strawberry also struck us with its energizing and healing taste. It might be addictive but actually gave us happy time with our beloved.

Last but not least, the roll cake might be a kind of stress relief for us. The reliability to share the happy time  with our family, friends and beloved must be the reason many tourists and the citizens of the city and the adjacent visit there again and again.