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Cute shop in the style of log house. Italian gelato with fresh milk is popular. Milk soft with modest sweetness and 18 kinds of daily changes can be enjoyed. Single 300 yen, double 400 yen. The Komagatake milk used is pasteurized from the milk of the cows that were leisurely raised in the south of Hokkaido, and has a high degree of freshness. Homemade custard pudding 350 yen is also recommended.

A roadside station that boasts views. From the rooftop observation lounge, you can overlook Mount Komagatake, Mount Yotei and the eruption bay. In addition to delicacies and processed sea products, the specialty goods sales office on the first floor also features "Ikameshi", a Morimachi specialty familiar from Ekiben. It comes in a vacuum pack, great for souvenirs and well received. Tomatoes grown using the geothermal heat of the hot springs are also popular.

A roadside station located along National Route 278 at the northern foot of Mount Komagatake, Hokkaido, also known as "Watoshima Fuji" and "Epoi Komagatake". There is a popular observation hall on the fourth floor inside the station building where the goods museum is located, and you can enjoy a 360-degree view from Uchiura Bay (Iwo Bay) to Mount Komagatake. The goods museum is rich in processed products such as jams, as well as processed seafood products using famous scallops and taraco. The recommendation is "Sawara scallop Meshi", which is certified as Blueberry Soft or Hokkaido "Michino Ekiben". The adjacent "Yasuragi Plaza", which has a rest space and barbecue space, rents a smokeless roaster and offers a barbecue with local materials. Aozora City is also held on Sunday once a month in April-October.

A historic park opened in 1914. As many as 17 species of about 1000 cherry trees are planted with the head of the Somei cherry tree, and endemic species such as Morikomachi (Mori Komachi) and Aobashi Dare (Aoba Ewashi) are also found. It is crowded with many flower visitors during the cherry blossom festival.

A sharp peak left when the mountain body collapsed due to an explosion caused by an eruption, and an independent peak with a rolling ridgeline. It is Hidemine, which is also a symbolic presence of the Onuma Park. There are three peaks in the ridgeline area: Sumida Mori at an altitude of 892m, Sadahara-dake at an altitude of 1113m, and Kenkamine at an altitude of 1131m. The mountain entry was regulated from 1998 due to the increase in volcanic activity, but now it is in a quiet state, and it is possible to climb to the "back of the horse" point (required to be confirmed as it is decided by consultation every year).

As long as the hot springs of about 100 degrees are blown up at approximately 10-minute intervals, you can enjoy the hot springs, as well as the foot baths using the hot springs. Ashiyu also carries out a free loan of foot-tapping towels. The "Cave Road", where you can learn the mechanics of the geyser, is also a highlight. Try to relax with a foot bath to enter while watching the geyser. We would also like to stop at a product house where local gourmets can taste, a hot spring steaming shop, and a "Hama no Kaasan Shokudo" run by the Shikabe Fishing Co-op Women's Department.

A long-established company founded in 1905. The specialty Onuma Dango is a bite-sized Dango. Since its inception, it has continued to adhere to the same taste of formula and tradition. A combination of soy sauce and paste, soy sauce and sesame seeds. Small 390 yen per box and large 650 yen. I want to taste it with the nature of Onuma.

The store is known as a long-established store of Matsumae's traditional preserved food, Matsumae, a fermented food made by pickling finely cut kelp and squid in soy sauce. It can also be sold in quantity, from 100g to 450 yen. There is also a teahouse.

A theme park with a re-creation of the town of Matsumae during the late Tokugawa period. It is dotted with 14 buildings, including the magistrate's office, the Kaifune-kaiya, the samurai residence, the merchant house, and the banya, and has realistic dolls for 40 minutes.

"Matsumae-cho", the southernmost castle town of Hokkaido and the northernmost part of Japan, is famous for its cherry blossoms and Matsumae pickled. "Roadside Station Kitamae Funamatsu-mae" is located about two hours from Hakodate and about one hour from Kikonai Station on the Hokkaido Shinkansen, along the coastline of National Route 228, which overlooks the Tsugaru Strait. You can overlook the Tsugaru Strait, and if you are blessed with the weather, you will have a wonderful view of Aomori Prefecture on the opposite shore, and Cape Ryudai. Popular products are processed sea products and local sweets, as well as pickled pine trees. In the Kitamae restaurant, which is located in the shop, rice bowls and seafood ramen made from Matsumae are particularly popular.