Sapporo's "Shichifuku Shokudo" Unable to bear the heat of Tokyo, I headed to Hokkaido. Located in the underground food court of the bus terminal, Shichifuku Shokudo is a long-established restaurant founded in 1976. What an auspicious name! Their fried rice and other savory dishes have been satisfying the appetites of nearby workers...

Koriyama's "Genso Nikudokoro Genji" offers pork saute, also known as tonteki. While there are many famous restaurants in Tokyo's historic areas like Asakusa and Nihonbashi, and in the Kansai region, Fukushima Prefecture, known for its meat, also boasts a long-established, popular restaurant that's worth the trip from afar. "Genso Nikudokoro Genji" is a...

Tomakomai "Sakae Sushi" Next door, in Chitose, a huge plant of domestic semiconductor manufacturer "Rapidus" is scheduled for completion in 2025. The Chitose area is booming with construction underway at a cost of 500 million yen, including government subsidies. The hotels along the Tomakomai line from Sapporo to Tomakomai are exploding in the wake of this...

Tomakomai's long-established yakitori restaurant "Tori-Senjiro" There are many yakitori restaurants in Tomakomai. The owner of Ebiten told us that Senjirou was an old yakitori restaurant. This is the second restaurant in a row. Senjirou has been in business for 48 years. The second generation of the family is in charge of grilling. The mother and her two...