Recommended Lunch Restaurants (Hokuryu Town, Chichibubetsu Town, Fukagawa City, Takikawa City, Masuge Town, Rumoi City)
Introducing restaurants within a 30-40 minute drive from Sunflower Village. We introduce mainly lunch restaurants that the Hokuryu portal administrator has actually visited and recommends with confidence ("Enjoy! Happy Life for Senior Couples(From "From.)
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Table of Contents
- 1 Restaurant Map (updated May 16, 2021)
- 2 tourist attractions
- 3 Lunch, Restaurant, etc. Overview (Updated: May 16, 2021)
- 3.1 Hokuryu Town
- 3.2 Chichibetsu Town
- 3.3 Mose Ushi Town
- 3.4 Numata Town
- 3.5 Fukagawa City
- 3.5.1 sushi wrapped in chrysanthemum leaves
- 3.5.2 wisteria arbor (arbour)
- 3.5.3 pavilion housing the historical garden (in Heian Palace)
- 3.5.4 Ajijirube Ekitei
- 3.5.5 Fukagawa Ramen Dojo Kiwami
- 3.5.6 Red Windmill (Fukagawa City)
- 3.5.7 Restaurant "Collina" on the Irum Hill
- 3.5.8 Restaurant Sorane
- 3.5.9 Restaurant Monsieur Sandakan
- 3.5.10 Maabu's Kitchen Shunna
- 3.5.11 La Campagne Hotel Fukagawa
- 3.6 Takikawa City
- 3.6.1 Japanese Cuisine Shofukuen
- 3.6.2 Kakaka Jyuwari Soba
- 3.6.3 Gallery Tokyo & Cafe Orno
- 3.6.4 Peko's cottage
- 3.6.5 Ethnic Restaurant Abi's Kitchen
- 3.6.6 Soup Curry Oogetsu
- 3.6.7 Steak & Hamburger・KOBAYASHI JAPAN
- 3.6.8 Family restaurant, Usagiji (Totoro)
- 3.6.9 A house cafe, Coffee Tokioto
- 3.6.10 Nogami Confectionery Store
- 3.7 Shintotsukawa Town
- 3.8 Mashike Town
- 3.9 Rumoi City
Restaurant Map(Updated: May 16, 2021)
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tourist attractions
Sunflower Village in Hokuryu Town
Sunflower Village in Hokuryu Town
1.5 million sunflowers bloom on a 23.1 ha hill. The best time to see them is in early August.
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Rose Garden Chipotle
Rose Garden Chipotle
300 varieties, 3,000 brilliant roses. Colorful roses blooming all over the small slope with a planting area of approximately 3,000 m2.
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Senbodai (Thousand Watchtower)
Senbodai (Thousand Watchtower)
The Senmodai, 180 meters above sea level, is a scenic spot from which you can view the entire city of Rumoi. On a clear day, the silhouette of Rishiri Island can be seen floating in the sky, and to the south, the spectacular peaks of Shokanbetsu National Park can be seen.
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Lunch, Restaurant, etc. Overview(Updated: May 16, 2021)
Hokuryu Town(Northern Ryukyu Dynasty)
Restaurant Windmill (Sunflower Park Hokuryu Onsen)
Restaurant Windmill
The rice is 100% Hokuryu-grown "Oborozuki" Himawari rice. Original menu items such as hamburgers, tofu, and natto (fermented soybeans) made from the fantastic Kuro Sengoku soybeans are all available.
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Sunflower Restaurant
Sunflower Restaurant
The restaurant offers a wide variety of dishes such as ramen, rice bowls, set meals, etc. The daily lunch menu includes coffee and handmade soba noodles made from buckwheat flour produced in Hokuryu Town, which is limited to 20 servings per day. (During the Sunflower Festival, the restaurant will be open inside the Sunflower Tourism Center.)
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Chichibetsu Town(Chipmunk)
Kitchen House Kojima
Kitchen House Kojima
The local gourmet "Chipotle Green Neapolitan" is very popular! Keema Curry and Taco Slice (rice topped with spicy minced meat and vegetables) are specialties of the master, and once you try them, you will never forget the taste.
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Mochi sweets and coffee shop Nichinichi
Mochi sweets and coffee shop Nichinichi
Mochi incorporating local ingredients. We strive to make rice cakes the old-fashioned way, without using additives, while respecting local ties (quoted from our website).
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Seosegafu Town(also known as the "mother fathead")
Ajijidokoro Beiri
Ajijidokoro Beiri
The restaurant offers a variety of carefully prepared and delicious beef and pork dishes, soft-serve ice cream, and more!
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Daikokuya Confectionery Shop
Daikokuya Confectionery Shop
A popular confectionery in Imoseguchi-cho. Daikokuya Confectionery offers a wide variety of Japanese and Western-style confections, each handmade with care and sincerity.
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Numata Town(in Japanese history) the "numa matata chou" (which translates into "numa dama cho")
Restaurant Seseragi (Horoshin Onsen Hotarukan)
Restaurant Seseragi
Lunch to be enjoyed at Restaurant Seseragi in the Numata-cho Horoshin Onsen Hotaru-kan! This is a hot spring dining place where you can relax and enjoy the local cuisine, which is only available for a limited time each season.
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Nakayama Soba Restaurant
Nakayama Soba Restaurant
It is generously topped with yam and garnished with an egg, seaweed, and scallions. The firm, deep-flavored broth was hot and warming. This soba restaurant has been a local favorite for many years and conveys the honest taste of soba.
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Kawashima Confectionery
Kawashima Confectionery
A long-established Japanese confectionery in Numata Town. The "Sakura Mochi" is made of glutinous rice wrapped in sweet bean paste and covered with cherry blossom leaves. The "Uguisu Mochi," a soft sweet bean paste wrapped in gyuhi and sprinkled with green soybean flour in the shape of a Japanese bush warbler, is a must-try.
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Fukagawa City
sushi wrapped in chrysanthemum leaves
sushi wrapped in chrysanthemum leaves
Founded in 1962 (Showa 37), this long-established sushi restaurant in Fukagawa has a 55-year history. The calm conversation with the friendly owner is very heartwarming, gentle, and relaxing at this sushi restaurant.
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wisteria arbor (arbour)
wisteria arbor (arbour)
The main dish, small bowls of vegetables, and salads are all full of vegetables, making this a very satisfying lunch menu. This is a restaurant where you can enjoy a delicious lunch in a relaxing and comforting atmosphere.
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pavilion housing the historical garden (in Heian Palace)
pavilion housing the historical garden (in Heian Palace)
Tondenjaya is a long-established soba noodle shop with a 36-year history in Fukagawa City. The soba noodles are homemade "Sesame Soba". The black bumps kneaded into the buckwheat noodles may be finely chopped sesame. The soba noodles are smooth and easy to slurp.
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Ajijirube Ekitei
Ajijirube Ekitei
Located on the second floor of the Roadside Station Rice Land Fukagawa in Otoe-cho, Fukagawa City, the restaurant is very popular for its rice cooked to order in a small pot for one person. The mushroom rice is served in a small pot for one person, and is cooked to order!
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Fukagawa Ramen Dojo Kiwami
Fukagawa Ramen Dojo Kiwami
The owner, Mr. Masuda, has mastered the game of baseball, having played high school baseball at the Koshien National High School Baseball Championship, then college baseball, and finally baseball for working people. He is particular about his ramen.
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Red Windmill (Fukagawa City)
Red Windmill (Fukagawa City)
This restaurant is a place where you can enjoy a relaxing and delicious meal in a space that exudes sincerity.
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Restaurant "Collina" on the Irum Hill
Restaurant Sorane
A wonderful restaurant where you can take your time and enjoy authentic Italian cuisine on a lovely ilm hill overlooking the northern Sorachi. 
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Restaurant Sorane
Restaurant Sorane
You will feel like you are floating in the blue sky. The gentle flavor of the ingredients intertwines with the sauce to create an exquisite taste. Reservations are required as the restaurant is always crowded.
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Restaurant Monsieur Sandakan
Restaurant Monsieur Sandakan
Handmade sausages, kettle-cooked Ginshari, home-roasted coffee. Ham and sausage are made from 100% Hokkaido meat with no chemical additives, and smoked chips are made from walnut wood.
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Maabu's Kitchen Shunna
Maabu's Kitchen Shunna
It is a soothing and relaxing restaurant with a wonderful view, delicious food, and a wonderful space.
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La Campagne Hotel Fukagawa
La Campagne Hotel Fukagawa
I was very satisfied with the set menu with dessert! We were able to savor a slow, deliberate and delicious lunch in a spacious and relaxing environment.
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Takikawa City
Japanese Cuisine Shofukuen
Japanese Cuisine Shofukuen
The owner, Hiroshi Kidoguchi, has been in business in Takikawa for 42 years after training under Rokuzaburo Dojo, known as the Iron Chef. He loves the Takikawa area and is deeply committed to local production for local consumption in Takikawa, and he continues to preserve the traditional flavors of Japanese cuisine.
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Kakaka Jyuwari Soba
Kakaka Juwari Soba
Kakaka" is a restaurant that serves handmade, juwari soba (buckwheat noodles). The yellow curtain at the entrance is very impressive. Kitawase Soba" is a Horokanai-grown unpolished buckwheat noodle. The handmade buckwheat noodles are made from "Kitawase buckwheat" produced in Horokanai, milled in a millstone by the owner.
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Gallery Tokyo & Cafe Orno
Gallery Tokyo & Cafe Orno
The wife's heartfelt hospitality is served on Mr. Ohno's china. The warm, homemade dishes include salads rich in local seasonal vegetables, pizzas filled with fine cheese, and spaghetti with a delicious, deep-tasting sauce.
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Peko's cottage
Peko's cottage
The menu features vegetarian healthy food that your body will love. I hope to provide visitors with a space where they can rest and relax when they are tired from eating or drinking too much," says Kiso in a calm tone of voice.
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Ethnic Restaurant Abi's Kitchen
Ethnic Restaurant Abi's Kitchen
Chef Avi, originally from Israel, came to Japan seven years ago and renovated his house in two months with his wife, Akari, who is from Takikawa City. Their cuisine includes a variety of unusual dishes from Asian, Eastern European, Middle Eastern, and African cuisines.
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Soup Curry Oogetsu
Soup Curry Oogetsu
Lunch is mainly soup curry, chicken curry, vegetable curry, hamburger vegetable curry, etc. Various toppings are available. The medium set comes with a salad and drink.
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Steak & Hamburger・KOBAYASHI JAPAN
Steak & Hamburger・KOBAYASHI JAPAN
Two sauces and pellets (heated cylinders of steel) are served on a griddle plate. The pellets allow you to adjust the degree of grilling to your liking. The steak is tender and juicy. The hamburger steak is tender and juicy!
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Family restaurant, Usagiji (Totoro)
Family restaurant, Usagiji (Totoro)
Located along Route 12 in Takikawa City, this restaurant has pretty pink walls and colorful flowers. It is a restaurant where you can relax and enjoy homey, unpretentious delicacies.
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A house cafe, Coffee Tokioto
A house cafe, Coffee Tokioto
Coffee Jion is a house cafe located in a residential area in Higashimachi, Takikawa City. The space has a relaxed atmosphere as if you are visiting an acquaintance's home.
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Nogami Confectionery Store
Nogami Confectionery Store
It was renovated and reopened in 2013 with a simple, modern look. The "Jizake Cake Kinpik" is a cake made with sake and sake lees from Kinpik, a locally brewed sake from the neighboring town of Shintotsukawa, and is a famous Takikawa confectionary that won the All Japan Confectionary Expo Honor Award at the 2002 National Confectionary Exposition.
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Shintotsukawa Town
Restaurant Whale
Restaurant Whale
I chose the "Torimen" set. The set includes mehari-zushi, a local dish from Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture, and Miwa somen, a specialty of the village. Meharizushi is an eye-poppingly large rice ball the size of a softball, wrapped in a leaf of salted takana.
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Mashike Town
Sushi no Matsukura
Sushi no Matsukura
More than 20 amaebi (sweet shrimp) bowls are prepared using amaebi caught in the morning when they are ready to eat. You have to try it to understand the taste! You have to try it to understand how delicious it is!
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head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)
Sugamune Sushi Restaurant is located on the way to Kunimare Sake Brewery, the northernmost sake brewery in Japan, in the town of Zuge. This sushi restaurant allows you to relax and enjoy seafood while smelling the aroma of the sea.
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Cafe de Soba Butei
Cafe de Soba Butei
Bute (Cafe De SOBA, Mashige Town), where you can enjoy delicious handmade soba noodles and wonderful desserts, is located two doors down from Kunimei Sake Brewery. The handmade buckwheat noodles made from 90% Horokanai buckwheat flour are served cold or hot, including zarusoba, kakesoba, kamomorisoba, bukkake-kipper, and tempura soba.
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Noodle Shop Tanaka Shoten
Noodle Shop Tanaka Shoten
Made with sake lees from Kunimare, the northernmost sake brewery in Japan! This is a new taste of Hokkaido born from the dining table of Mashike, where we are particular about the aroma, taste, and throat feel of our products. (From Tanaka Shoten's website)
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Auberge Mashike
Auberge Mashike
More than 20 amaebi (sweet shrimp) bowls are prepared using amaebi caught in the morning when they are ready to eat. You have to try it to understand the taste! You have to try it to understand how delicious it is!
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coffee shop in Polk
coffee shop in Polk
A log house-style restaurant located on a hill in the town of Zouge. Enjoy aromatic home-roasted coffee and handmade original cakes. Relax and take a break while enjoying the view of the ocean and mountains. A relaxing restaurant on the hill.
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Fruit Labo
Fruit Labo
Fruit Labo is a small store located next to Kunimei Sake Brewery that specializes in apple pies. Directly operated by Maruzen Sato Orchard, the store offers apple pies baked in the store using plenty of Sato Orchard's organic, pesticide-free apples.
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Rumoi City
rice ball wrapped in pickled leaf mustard greens
rice ball wrapped in pickled leaf mustard greens
This popular sushi restaurant offers fresh seasonal sashimi caught on the beach. The most popular sushi of all is the "Janome Special," a voluminous special sushi with 21 pieces.
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Koraikan, grilled meat
Koraikan, grilled meat
The strongest trio of meat, soup and kimchi! Face the meat firmly and be very satisfied! The miso soup and kimchi's fermented vegetables will help regulate your intestinal flora.
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