Experience local cuisine and stone oven pizza baking

Abashiri is one of the leading wheat-growing areas in Hokkaido! The popular stone oven pizza baking experience using locally grown wheat is highly recommended. After rolling out the dough made from locally grown wheat, try baking a pizza in a stone oven with as many local ingredients as you like as toppings! You can also enjoy other Japanese food experiences such as cooking local salmon dishes, making rice cakes and tofu at Connectrip. The experience menu must be booked in advance.

If you want to enjoy seafood from the Okhotsk Sea, this is the place to go.

Check out this local favorite, a down-to-earth Izakaya (Japanese pub). Their sashimi is particularly exceptional! You can also enjoy seasonal flavors such as Tokubire（sailfin poacher fish）and oysters. Don’t miss out on the soul food items like bone-in Zangi (fried chicken) & potato salad, and Satsuma-Age(Deep-fried fish paste) using minced cod from Sukesou. The Showa-era retro ambiance of the interior is charming, and we recommend the counter where you can chat with the master. As this is a popular spot, reservations are a must.

Fresh seafood sushi

Experience the bounty of the Okhotsk Sea! If you want to enjoy seafood such as salmon, scallops, crabs, and oysters, sushi is highly recommended! Both local sushi restaurants and conveyor belt sushi places are great options to try!

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Aitoen

Aitoen” is a farm that has won awards in a number of competitions, including the “World Famous Tea Award”. Why not enjoy the relaxing hospitality while listening to the stories of the owner and his wife on the veranda of the old folk house “Kotori” or on the terrace of the deck overlooking the Oi River?

Tsuchiya Farm Sky Terrace

This tea farm is located in the Orokubo district, which is 600 meters above sea level and is one of the highest areas in the town of Kawanehon, and is the highest certified producer of the Chagusaba farming method, a World Agricultural Heritage Site. The tea fields on the steep slopes are truly tea gardens in the sky, with views of the magnificent nature. On the open-air terrace overlooking the tea fields and surrounded by the sky and the mountains, you can relax and enjoy the delicious Kawane tea while listening to the sounds of nature.

KADODE OOIGAWA

A hands-on food park to showcase the “Green Tea, Farming and Tourism in the Oigawa Basin. Tea Marche, a unique green tea experience and menu with tea; Vegetable Marche, a fresh produce experience; Da Monde, a buffet restaurant to enjoy local produce with a view of steam engines and retro trains; Tea and…, a café to enjoy fruit in a casual way; a children’s park called “Chamekke”. We have a cafe where you can enjoy fruit in a casual atmosphere, a children’s park called “Chamekke” where families with children can enjoy leisurely fun, and a TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER called “Ooi Navi” that introduces sightseeing spots in the Oigawa Basin. This is a facility where you can enjoy eating, drinking, shopping, and experiencing to the fullest.

Okuōikojō Station

Okuoikojo Station is located on a peninsula-like area on the left bank of Lake Sekke, formed by the construction of the Nagashima Dam. The two sides of the peninsula are separated by the Rainbow Bridge, which was built on the Igawa line, giving the station a mystical appearance as if it were floating on the lake.