List of Abashiri

• Age 6～Age 80
• 2～3 hours
• 09:00 / 13:00

A seasonal feature of winter in Hokkaido! Enjoy ice fishing on a frozen lake (ice smelt fishing). Located 10 minutes from Memanbetsu Airport, the gateway to the skies of Okhotsk, Lake Memanbetsu is a place where you can enjoy smelt fishing every year by drilling a hole in the frozen lake surface. Our professional outdoor guides will take you to the fishing spot while taking you to and from the hotel or airport. This is the most popular winter activity, as you can eat the smelt you catch as tempura on the spot. We will provide you with the equipment, so you can participate empty-handed! ♪ A guide will accompany you, so even first-time fishers can feel at ease. 1. Smelt fishing experience: Experience the thrilling and fun ice smelt fishing that is unique to Hokkaido in winter. You can drill a hole in the ice and feel a sense of accomplishment in catching the fish yourself. Of course, since you are dealing with nature, there may be few hits. 2. Support for beginners: The guide will provide friendly support so that even beginners can participate with confidence. They will carefully teach you how to use the equipment and how to attach bait. 3. Drilling holes using an ice drill: This experience includes drilling holes in the ice yourself using an ice drill, so you can actively participate even in the cold. 4. Lake Abashiri is one of the most famous places in Japan as a sacred place for smelt fishing, and anglers come from all over the country. We will guide you to Lake Abashiri, one of Hokkaido's leading smelt fishing spots. You can enjoy fishing on the lake, catch as many as you want to eat, and enjoy the fresh smelt as freshly fried tempura. 5. Peace of mind in a warm tent: A tent is set up to protect you from the cold, and the freshly caught smelt is fried on the spot and made into tempura. We offer a special time in a warm tent with fresh flavors.

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• Age 12～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:30

half-day Is Snowshoes trekking. We will guide you through the dynamic glaciers and the course where ice floes are spreading in front of you during the season. further half-day"Eagle eagle watching" "Abashiri lake Smelt fishing Experience. Lunch is transfer to Abashiri's restaurant area (introducing recommended shops according to customer's request) Winter is a choice for both singles and groups. Hokkaido It is a recommended one-day plan that you can enjoy

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• Age 12～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 08:30 / 13:00

It can be every year in Abashiri suburbs that are not well known to the local people "icefall". Water flowing along the rocky, repeatedly frozen with a decrease in temperature, will continue to increase its thickness. Wearing snowshoes (Western snowshoe), Aim the natural shaped object of compelling. The drift ice in front of the season, and the weather is, you can admire the Shiretoko mountain range on the other side of you are happy if ice floe.

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• Age 6～Age 75
• 3～4 hours
• 12:30

Lake Abashiri Smelt fishing Winter Abashiri where two plans of "experience" and "eagle eagle watching" were set half-day Experience plan! The price setting is a bit better than a single item. Hard Activity There is no Year You can enjoy to the person of distribution.

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• Age 6～Age 75
• 2～3 hours
• 08:20 / 14:10

I would like to once you come in the winter of Hokkaido experience ice smelt fishing. To enjoy, even those who do not fishing experience, and firmly support the guide, such as how to use and food with utensils. "Hey that touch the fish ..." "needle caught was over," Please leave because "drilling also wish you want to experience," such as a bit of a problem and requests also guide it together. Since you offer a tool set, you can join us empty-handed.

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• Age 20～Age 65
• 3～4 hours
• 09:30

This is Japan's first SUP tour with drift ice as a backdrop. Drift ice can be seen floating in the Sea of Okhotsk, located in northeastern Japan, every year. The drift ice season runs from January to March, with the peak drift ice SUP season occurring from late February to early March. The drift ice SUP tour will be held in the Sea of Okhotsk in the Abashiri area. Hokkaido is the southernmost spot in the Northern Hemisphere where drift ice appears. If you're lucky, you might even spot Steller's sea eagles and spotted seals, animals that come from the far northern seas. Come and enjoy this extraordinary experience! It's sure to be a wonderful memory.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 16:00

Owner Yamashita, who had only planned to stay for six months after returning from studying abroad in London, fell in love with Abashiri and decided to move there. This town is rich in nature in every season, and seafood and mountain produce nurtured by the Sea of Okhotsk, so much so that it is impossible to master it. This sushi restaurant with only eight seats, run by an owner with rare experience, has many repeat customers and foreign tourists, making it so popular that it is difficult to get a reservation. Since it is fully booked, a special program has been organized on one day a week on the restaurant's closed day. You will learn how to make nigiri sushi directly from the owner of the sushi restaurant using seasonal ingredients from Hokkaido, including Okhotsk. At your next home party, try making sushi yourself and impress your guests. ~Experience schedule~15:55 Meet at location16:00-16:10 Orientation16:10-16:40 1) Neta cutting experience & craftsman's trivia (we will teach you about fish and how to tell if it's fresh)16:40-17:00 2) How to make vinegared rice & craftsman's trivia (we will teach you the traditional way to make vinegared rice)17:00-18:00 (Interval: free time for each person)18:00-20:00 3) Meal & nigiri sushi experience (you will make nigiri sushi using the sushi ingredients that you have cut yourself) For dinner, enjoy the owner's proud sushi dishes!

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 11:00

Okhotsk Abashiri is a town where five kinds of crabs are landed, but the number of people who have the rights to catch crabs has decreased. Crab specialty stores in Abashiri are respectfully called "kaniya" (crab shops). In this program, the owner of Kanekatsu Watanabe Suisan, which owns the crab fishing boat Noshiromaru, will teach you everything about Okhotsk crabs. Learn how to distinguish between different types of crabs, how to choose delicious crabs, and tips on thawing crabs to make them taste better, and enjoy freshly boiled king crab (or hairy crab, depending on the season). This program will help you develop an eye for selecting crabs. ~Experience Schedule~11:00~Orientation, commemorative photo with crab11:10~Removing miso~Watching crab boiling (Until the time is up to boiling, listen to the craftsman talk about drift ice and fish)11:40~Crab cutting experience12:00~Eating crab12:20 How to choose delicious crab12:30 End

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• Age 8～Age 90
• 1～2 hours
• 10:00 / 13:30

How about making a unique egg candle using real eggs? After decorating it as an interior, break the shell and light it in the same way as a boiled egg. Engrave on the shell and draw your own original world. Finally, arrange the bird's nest with dried flowers and you're done! (You will need to make two egg candles.) ①Make the first candle while listening to music. Poke a hole in the egg shell, fix the wick in place, add the color block, pour in the wax and wait for it to harden. In the meantime pour the wax into the second shell. ②Make a bird's nest until it cools and harden, and decorate it with dried flowers and bird feathers. ③After the candle has cooled down, use a handy router to freely carve the surface of the shell. ③Finally put it on the bird's nest and it's done. You can arrange candles for two eggs in a bird's nest and take them home.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 2～3 hours
• 11:00

O! Den, run by owner Ishiguro, is one of Abashiri's famous restaurants, requiring reservations. He purchases fresh fish for the number of reservations made that day, always serving dishes made with seasonal Okhotsk fish, and is so meticulous in his selection of ingredients that he sometimes boards a fishing boat himself to learn more about fish, and even rents farmland to grow vegetables for his restaurant. Because the restaurant is bustling with reservations every evening, a special program has been organized for lunchtime. Born in Rausu Town at the base of the Shiretoko Peninsula, owner Ishiguro grew up surrounded by the region's unique food culture. Learn tips on filleting fish and how to identify delicious fish from the owner. After the experience, you'll enjoy Okhotsk seafood dishes prepared with the owner's skill. ~Experience schedule~ 10:50 Meet at the location 11:00-11:05 Orientation 11:05-11:20 1) An artisan's trivia about Okhotsk Abashiri (talk about fish and vegetables, and fish unique to Abashiri) 11:20-11:30 2) An artisan's trivia about whales (the history of Abashiri and whales, the parts of whale and how to eat them) 11:30-11:50 3) Actual cooking (tips on how to fillet fish and peel shellfish) 12:00-13:00 4) Lunchtime with seasonal fish dishes *During the winter, the fish ingredients may change depending on the situation.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 1～2 hours
• 14:00

There used to be many dried fish shops in Abashiri, the town of dried fish, but now there are only a few left. Masuda Suisan is a long-established handmade dried fish shop that handles overnight dried fish such as Atka mackerel, mackerel, and herring. This weekly program not only teaches how to make dried fish, but also how to select delicious dried fish and tips for selecting fish, which can be used in everyday life. The dried fish you make will be delivered along with carefully prepared dried kinki, a high-quality fish from the Okhotsk Sea, so you can enjoy dried fish from the comfort of your own home in this northern port town. ~Experience Outline~ 14:00~ Learn about types of fishing, why fish are dried, the richness of the Okhotsk Sea, why the owner took over the dried fish shop, types of Atka mackerel, and Kinki, and "Grandma's Handmade Rice Sushi." 14:20~ Experience filleting Atka mackerel. 14:45~ Soaking the filleted Atka mackerel in salt water~Putting it in the dryer. 14:55 Learn how to carefully select dried fish and delicious fish. *During the winter season, the fish ingredients may change depending on the situation.

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• Age 6～Age 100
• 4～5 hours
• 15:00

This is a special program offered twice a month by Japanese restaurant Yuzuri, a popular restaurant in Abashiri. You will watch as the owner, Saito, who was the head chef at a hotel in Abashiri city, the city of food, prepares dishes using seafood from Abashiri, and receive instruction in the art of Japanese cuisine. Enjoy his superb knife skills and exquisite cooking. After learning about the differences and tips for preparing seasonal fish, as well as how to use professional seasonings, you will experience making salmon roe pickled in soy sauce (or oysters pickled in oil depending on the season). You will also enjoy Yuzuri's proud Japanese cuisine. It is a fulfilling program. ~Experience schedule~14:50 Meet at location 15:00-15:30 Orientation ① A chef's knowledge of actual cooking 1. Learn how to fillet fish 2. Learn how to use salt 3. Learn how to use seasonings 15:30-16:00 ② Cooking experience (Making salmon roe pickled in soy sauce or making oysters pickled in oil) 16:00-18:00 Interval (free time) 18:00-20:00 ③ Enjoy the owner's proud seafood dishes!

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