A Quiet and Delicious Cruise Around Lake Shikotsu

"Rainy Days to Evening Yake" is a half-hour drive from New Chitose Airport. This modern inn has only six rooms (I couldn't even figure out where the door was; I had to knock on the window to get the housekeeper to open it 😅). Super large room (approximately 17.5 tsubo) With a desk, balcony, and jacuzzi tub. Gelato all-you-can-eat from 8:30-10:00 PM (I tried 12 of the 14 varieties). Soaking in the hot springs at the sister restaurant, Suizantei, a 3-minute walk away. Walk around nearby Lake Shikotsu. Healthy, Western-style options for dinner and breakfast. A wide selection of red, white, and whiskey wines, plus ten extra points for sparkling drinks. Dinner: Hokkaido scallops and mascarpone from Spitfire Bay. Lightly seared scallops and fragrant mascarpone cheese, paired with wasabi and kelp. Shakotan black sea bream and Hokkaido green asparagus Hokkaido seasonal fish and asparagus topped with a refreshing fermented milk sauce Golden Corn Chowder with Salted Vanilla Ice Cream A rich soup made with the intensely sweet "golden corn." Served with homemade salted vanilla ice cream, it has a light, smoky aroma. Hokkaido wheat "LulLorosso" handmade noodles Served with a tomato cream sauce with sea urchin from the coast. Fresh, chewy pasta made with Hokkaido wheat, topped with a rich cream sauce made with Hokkaido's Rishiri sea urchin. Beef tagliata and Hokkaido rice "Snow Gozen" risotto Hokkaido beef tenderloin seared until medium-rare Grilled with a drizzle of balsamic vinegar. For dessert, choose from three gelato ice creams. ⸻ Breakfast Takasago Shuzo Amazake Smoothie This Amazake ice cream is made from the lees left over from sake brewing at Asahikawa Shuzo, Takasago Shuzo, and is blended with Jersey milk from Biei and fresh cream. Amazake is known as "a drinkable drop" and leaves you feeling refreshed. Hokkaido Flat-Fed Fertilized Eggs Using a homemade feed primarily made with Hokkaido grains, and raised in a comfortable environment in open-feed chicken coops, these eggs are soft-boiled and topped with yogurt sauce. Yoichi Pork Sausage Juicy sausage made from pork from Yoichi, Hokkaido. The meat is chewy and fragrant. Hokkaido Onion Soup Carrot and Black Bean Potato Salad Toast