Eat up Hokkaido!
Hokkaido is a treasure trove of food, and it's no exaggeration to say it's the kitchen of Japan. It's full of first-class products that will make your cheeks fall off no matter what you eat, and it's full of truly delicious resources.
In this article, I would like to share with you some of the episodes that have impressed me in particular.
First and foremost, the seafood is too good.
Hokkaido's food is seafood! I think this is the first thing that comes to mind for many people. I've always been amazed at how big and tasty most of them are, and I've always wondered what true seafood is like.
Best of all, it's fresh and cheap! The food you see in Tokyo and around the local tourist spots is so expensive you may feel like throwing up, but at some of the hidden places, such as Rider House, you can get a full meal at a reasonable price, served at half the price of the market.
There are also conveyor-belt sushi restaurants in Hokkaido, and we have tried everything from the best to the worst, but they are all delicious! The story is huge!
All of the restaurants always order fresh fish from the nearest market, and I got the impression that they value the original taste of the seafood.
Vegetables are delicious
I can't tell you how much I hate vegetables. They are bitter, spicy, hard and hard to swallow. For some reason, even the author could eat vegetables from Hokkaido. They were sweet and juicy. I even thought they were delicious anymore. Of course, the fruit was super delicious and freshly picked, and as for the farm produce, I felt it was different from what I usually buy at the supermarket.
I don't want to insist on my own tastes, as each person's taste is different, but personally, Furano cane and melon were my favorites. After returning to Tokyo, I've tried many different tastes, but I still haven't found anything that can compare to the taste I had then. That's how I felt when I ate the crops from Hokkaido, so I think I was really getting fresh, freshly picked food there.
On the other hand, if this is the Hokkaido filter effect, it could be a permanent motivation for visiting Hokkaido.
The people you meet in your travels are so sweet!
This was the most memorable and truly inspiring.
You'll meet people when you're touring. That's a rare occurrence on a regular expedition. However, Hokkaido is different. I'm often spoken to. To whom? That was my experience, 30% of the riders and 70% of the local road people. Especially at convenience stores and roadside station parking lots, the locals would say, "Oh, where are you coming from? He was comfortable talking to me in a lurid tone.
I'm sure they do a lot of rat catching down the road, so watch out! We had a lot of different types of visitors, including a gangly old man who asked us to meet him, a young man who was fascinated by Hokkaido touring and got a job at a hotel in Hokkaido, an old farmer who gave us tomatoes, a farmer's aunt who gave us a lot of small pumpkins, and the head of a village who gave us sweets and business cards (lol). I think I really had a lot of contact with people.
In addition, because Hokkaido makes a living out of tourism and actively promotes it, there is a good chance that there will be municipal tourist guides in each of the famous sightseeing spots. The local history and stories we heard from these people were very interesting and added color to our trip as we were able to delve into their knowledge of the places we happened to visit.
It was an irreplaceable experience that changed my view of the value of relationships with people, mixed with the contact with the tourers I met at the Rider House mentioned above.
The local people are warm. When you come to Hokkaido, you can be kind.
This seems to be tied to the endless nostalgia of the North Country.
Hokkaido offers a warm welcome to all
Well, how was your Hokkaido touring recommendation from the Webike staff!
People and times may change, but riding a motorcycle and traveling remains the same. Travel brings new discoveries and values and makes people grow. As I was writing this article, I realized once again that Hokkaido teaches us the true meaning of touring, which has been passed down from generation to generation, in a way that is very easy to understand. There's a lot more to be aware of and a lot more to write about, but first of all, we hope this will lead you to one of the reasons to go touring in Hokkaido.
For next year's summer season, I hope you'll make a plan to fix up your motorcycle and save up for next year's touring in Hokkaido!
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