Snow white Noboribetsu ALREADY!!!

Man! We had our first serious snow this morning! Me,with sweaty hands gripping the wheel tightly, was scared but amazed at the same time at the magic the nature has done over night!

The deer on the yellow sign also looks freezing.

Towards the Noboribetsu Shin Ohashi (New Big Bridge), it gets better!

Brizzard made me focus on driving only and no way I enjoy the view from the bridge like I normally do...

First Lady back to Noboribetsu

Today Japan's first lady, Miyuki san, finally came back to her home planet, NOBORIBETSU!!!We had the function to congrat Miyuki san to return home to Noboribetsu.
Absolutely charming!!

Where can you eat "yummy sushi" with a "good price" in Noboribetsu??

Hokkaido Walker introduces my sushi restaurant, Kiyozushi,  as a part of feature article about "yummy sushi with good price" in central Hokkaido area in November edition! Arigato!

Kiyozushi is a small and old restraurant run by a small family of me. We're quite stubborn about sticking with Hokkaido local seafood when we can get anything from everywhere in the world. Dad participates the auction at a local wholesale market and carefully selects seafood for his sushi.

If you wish to try some good local seafood with a reasonable price, you're required to travel a bit from Noboribetsu Onsen area. Believe me, it is worth doing a 15 minutes trip to the other side of Noboribetsu for some sushi! The best value is a 2,500 yen "Banshaku" set (evening dinner & drink set menu), which offers a set of sushi, a plate of seasonal fresh sashimi, a small plate of seasonal homemade dish, and 2 drinks (choose from beer jug and sake).

Wanna know how to get there?

Ask Noboribetsu Gateway Center at Noboribetsu Onsen Bus Terminal (0143-84-2200)

Kiyo"zushi"

(Tel&Fax: 0143-85-4545)

2-12-2 Chuo-cho, Noboribetsu HOKKAIDO

Noboribetsu in color #2 (actually...on FIRE!!!)

Today was definately the best day to bright your eyes with autumn leaves ("momiji") in Noboribetsu.

No word can decribe the true beauty of nature's work......

"Kuma Yama" ("Bear Mountain" where our famous Bear Park sits on) changes the color dramaticaly only in 5 days!
Click and enlarge the size of the image for a better look.

Not alone on wheels

Just wanna share what I found...Somebody has got a wacky sense of humour lol

Noboribetsu in color #1

Overlooking "Oyunuma Lake" (Hot Spring Lake) on 3 October

Time flies! Can't believe it's already October. Where did summer go?!

This weekend I drove up to the outlook to check out "Oyunuma Lake" and found that leaves start changing colors! Will be more bright in a week or so. Stay tuned!

Beautiful Day in Noboribetsu

Was a beautiful day in Noboribetsu and there was no way that I  could stay inside.

Look at the above photo and guess where I was today..

The answer is "park golf" field in dairy farm area of Noboribetsu.

It was my first time to play a mini golf.

I can say this with confidence that you can view the absolute beautiful scenery with the wide ocean view.

A hang-glider was flying over the field.

Super cool to look at!

I won't mention my score...

coz' don't wanna spoil those beautiful photos, he he... :P