The Real Vietnamese Cuisine in Sapporo !

by Kazu

My wife found the real Vietnamese cuisine restaurant in the bar-hopping area Susukino, Sapporo. The variety and taste of the cuisine was genuine Vietnamese, I think. 

The name of the restaurant is Hoa Sen Vietnamese Restaurant. 

As the number of the Vietnamese expatriates from Sapporo increased rapidly, the real taste of Vietnamese cuisine was required by them. Vietnamese chefs,Maitre'D and other staff from their hometown are waiting for us. 

Please experience the genuine taste of Vietnamese cuisine there and contribute to maintaining the restaurant forever. They had been missing the real Vietnamese cuisine for a while, I think.

Beside, this is the overview of my hometown Kitami City. What kind of scenery of their hometown are the Vietnamese people missing? 
 

Christmas Festival in Sapporo 2025!

by Kazu

I was remembering the outlook of Calgary, Alberta, Canada when I saw this scenery on that day. Hokkaido Prefectural Government established a Sister-State Affiliation with Alberta in 1980 and many municipalities in both regions also have sister-city affiliation.  

Sapporo City has many Sister-City Affiliations with the municipalities overseas. One of its Sister Cities is Munich of Germany. Every year, pop-up shops set their stands in the Christmas Festival held in Ohdori Park and sell their traditional goods and foods.

We found a food stand that sold roasted almond in German way. Do you know that the wage per an hour in Germany is much higher than Japan ? In Germany, we could earn the amount of money in  an hour and half that could be earned for a day in Japan.   

 

Winter Sunrise 2025 !

by Kazu

The agro-experimental field of Hokkaido University was covered with snow and the white ground reflected the pale blue color of the sky and cloud. Cold air I inhaled energized and inspired me so much. The sunrise was so impressive on that day. 

Every time I saw this row of poplar trees, I remember the song "  Irrésistiblement "  in English, "Iresistbly" sang by the famous diva of France Silvie Vartan, to be honest. I am not sure the French lyric but the splendid landscape and blue sky is the image of the song for me. 

The rows of poplar trees seemed to be inviting us to the center of the premises of Hokkaido University but the trail may be a little bit complicated for the visitors. It was so nice to see this landscape and breathing on the white ground.

 

At the beginning of winter 2025!

by Kazu

As we expected, the agro-experimental field of Hokkaido University was covered with snow. No sheep could be seen there on that day. I am not sure where they get over the cold winter in the university.

The sunrise on that day was hidden by the white clouds but the bright light turned the world colored and alive. The cold winds blowing over the field made me feel so comfortable and inspired early in the morning. 

That is one of the reason why I make a point of jogging around for forty to fifty minutes every morning. The rows of poplar trees against the backdrop of blue sky and white clouds also made me allured for years. I was convinced that I came back to the place I should be.

 

At the end of autumn 2025!

by Kazu

The temperature was getting lower day by day and soon the cold white season would conquer the Island Hokkaido. After my business jaunt to Tokyo, every creature seemed to be preparing for the monochrome season winter.

A herd of sheep were eating grass even in the cold wind at the end of autumn. Different from the weather in Tokyo, we sometimes had heavy snowfall even in November.

Before winter, we can savor amply the gift from the ground and ocean that energize, empower and inspire us. We tend to eat much more than other season. Please stay fit and sound in this cold winter. 

 

After Lobbying to the Central Government !

by Kazu

After completing our mission in Tokyo, we headed to Haneda International Airport and had dinner in the restaurant Azumino in the airport building. Azumino is originally the name of the place in Nagano Prefecture where my Gran Ma's hometown Komagane City is located.. 

With pints of beer, I had a dish of pickled aubergine and pork cutlet rice bowl with buckwheat noodle sourced in Nagano prefecture that had been called "Shinshu" until Edo Era.

Everything went well in Tokyo and we were so satisfied with the response of the parliamentarians and the pertinent government officers.  A herd of sheep were eating grass on the premises of Hokkaido University the next day.  

 

The Pilgrimage for the Coal Area in Hokkaido !

by Kazu 

The Coalmine Revitalizing Committee composed of  Hokkaido Prefectural Government, Members of the Hokkaido Legislative Assembly, the municipalities that have coalmine  in their area such as Kushiro City, Mikasa City, coalmine companies also visited the Parliamentary Secretary to Minister of Economy, Trade and Investment and handed their requests to him.

It seemed that he understood the necessity to support the coalmine area and the industry even though the administration of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan had committed to the Net Zero Emission of carbon dioxide internationally.

The committee members also visited the members of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors whose riding were the coalmine area in Hokkaido. Every parliamentarian from Hokkaido committed to support to get the budget for the subsidies.