Port Town Walks in Hokkaido with Rui Yoshida — Season 1, Episode 11: Tomakomai edition
Documentary • 24 min • 1 season, 13 episodes • ★ 10.0/10
Episode synopsis
Tomakomai is Hokkaido's representative industrial and port city, but it is also a treasure house of delicious foodstuffs. Hokki accounts for 10% of the nation's total catch and is a specialty of Tomakomai. In the morning, you will taste the famous "hokki curry" filled with fresh hokki. After filling up their stomachs, the group will try canoeing at the foot of Mount Tarumae to enjoy the great outdoors. Tomakomai is also famous for its skating rink. While being taught by ice hockey players, we glamorously ...... fall down on the ice! Hungry from all the exercise, the two enjoyed the classic beef stew and meat croquettes at Daiichi Western Restaurant, which has been preserving the taste of Western cuisine for 90 years. In the evening, we visited a restaurant specializing in grilled fish that is popular among the locals. Fresh fish caught off the coast of Tomakomai is prepared in a unique way and served as a flavorful delicacy.
About Port Town Walks in Hokkaido with Rui Yoshida
Rui Yoshidas, well-known as the bar poet from "Rui Yoshida's Pub Wandering Record", popular travel program that tours the port towns of Hokkaido with HBC announcer Kanako Muroya. Visit a delicious restaurant where local Hamakkos (Yokohama natives) frequent and having their fill of delicious sake while enjoying the fresh seafood. The owner of the shop and regular customers are also very excited. Bar poet, Rui Yoshida, travels around in search of hidden sights, seasonal flavors and sake, and encounters in the port city of Hokkaido. It is a travel program full of the charm of Hokkaido.