Mt.Yotei as a landmark !

by Kazu

I think Hotel Setsu Niseko kindly provided us with a room with Mt. Yotei view this time. The people living around the mountain grew up watching a variety of countenances of it every day. They must be relived to see the beautiful shape of the mountain.  

The residential areas of Niseko and Kutchan Town are away from this place but this LAWSON store earns the most in the area because Hotel Setsu Niseko is equipped with built-in microwave-oven, intelligent heater,  dishwasher, laundry machine made by famous "Miele" headquartered in Germany.

Other accommodations are also equipped with microwave-oven, IH  and other electric machines for long stay in winter. As I got surgical operations and rubber ring through my anus and colon, the in-room bath tub with the mountain view was so helpful and healing.

 

The Birthday Service in the confectionery " Rokkatei Cafe !

by Kazu

One of the most famous and popular confectionery Rokkatei cafe kindly provided me with a birthday cake on my birthday. You have to show the staff your licence card or something that can prove your birthday but if you want, the staff sing the birthday song bringing the complimentary cake plate.  

On our way to Kutchan/Niseko Area, we dropped by New South Otaru Market and had seafood lunch. My wife chose sushi plate and I did sushi-grade sashimi plate that contained shrimp, fatty tuna, conch, salmon halibut and scallop.   

This is the sushi plate my wife chose. Other than my lunch plate, salmon roe and flying fish roe and squid were added and the tuna was red and not fatty. The soup was made of salted and dried cod or something like that. After that my birthday stay in Hotel Setsu Niseko started. 

 

The Sign of Good Luck !

by Kazu

I had been wondering what the theme of this statue had been since my infancy. A lady seemed to be playing a strings like a mandorine to ease the pain of the deceased bu no explanation was provided. It has been the over a century. I hope it will continue to exist there and give the  comfort to the visitors. 

After coming back from Kitami City, 

 l found  a magnificent rainbow on the westside of my condo. It was like a dome of light. I kept my fingers crossed, praying for somntg🧍fortunate.

It was so huge and beautiful but it disappeared soon after I gave a glance. The color of the buildings turned pin in the dome.

 

Kitami Hollow Shining !

by Kazu

It was a pity that we could not explore the east coast of Hokkaido Island during my stay that time but we could enjoy our stay and remembering my younger days in the hollow amply.

The graveyard seemed to be well-maintained. Actually, a senior gentleman was trimming the trees and lawn at the peak of the hillside early in the morning. The stone stairs at the center of graveyard looked a little bit damaged but each tombstone seemed to be polished every spring, summer and autumn.

I heard that some families closed their tomb and the bones were put in the common bone house in the graveyard. There is a collective bone house in the graveyard but a new one is under construction at the foot of the stone stairs.

 

Midorigaoka Graveyard in Kitami City !

by Kazu

This graveyard is located at the northern end of Kitami Hollow. The whole city can be seen from there. It was developed before my birth. I used to visit there to catch beetles with scissors early in the morning during my infancy.

Tokoro River made this hollow. There was a hydrogen mine on the upper side of the river and produced tons of hydrogen every week but it was abolished. The waste water should be treated even now and my office contributes to the treating cycle by giving the grant in cooperation with the central government.

Of course, the river water is used for drink, so the quality of the water should be well-checked continuously. Different from the scenery that I had seen from the peak of the graveyard half century ago, Kouei Town at the foot of this hill was rebuilt and well-organized for the citizens. Jogging around the area, I was remembering my grade school days.  

 

The Time of Eggs "Tamago no Jikan" in Kitami City !

by Kazu

The design of the artificial lake park is so nice with the view of natural scenery and artificial building and objects. If it had a hot spring spa, much more people would visit there frequently, I think.

This omelet plate topped with the special tomato sauce made of the miracle tomato raised in the farm that one of my friends runs is much more delicious than I expected. They sell the pasta and the special tomato sauce too. 

Once they minimized the menu but this time I am struck by the taste and variety of dishes this time. My friend from the grade school cooks them but I can't believe that he memorized all the recipe of the dishes, to be honest. Actually, he said that he forgot some of the recipe sometimes. Please check up and try the small restaurant at https://tamagonojikan.okhotsk-tomato.com/

 

Artificial Lake Tomisato in Kitami City !

by Kazu

Tomioka Lake was made by building a dam between Nikoro Area and Ainonai Area in Kitami City. A camping site is beside the lake. No hot spring spa is near the lake but the calm and peaceful circumstances allure the citizens in the city.  

A much more popular camping site on the top of the southern hill is near the graveyard on the opposite side of Kitami Hollow. The views of the city from there seems to be so nice particularly in the evening. 

The administrative office of the camping site and boat house are facing the artificial lake and seem to be able to accommodate some campers to cook during rainfall. The autumnal foliage in this area must be so beautiful.