Yukinoya Asahikawa
409 Tomisawa, Kamuicho Asahikawa, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, 070-8024, Japan
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Biei and Furano: Japanese Farmer Chic
... refrigerate, preferably overnight
2. Pour the cold mixture into a jar and seal well
3. Shake like the dickens for 7-8 minutes until yellow pieces of fat fall out solution. You will see the mixture get sort of slushy and thick; continue for another minute or two and you get butter chunks
4. Pour butter and now buttermilk into a cheesecloth in a sieve. Wash with cold water until the draining water become clear
5. Transfer the butter to a wooden ...
Mountains and Waterfalls
After weeks of preparation (mainly by Obachan) we made it to the mountain set to climb. Asahidake is an active volcano and the biggest mountain in northern Japan. Emily was probably more excited about the excuse to eat Gumi than climbing to the summit. Bit of a cloudy day which cleared up every so often but unfortunately after 80% up we couldn’t ...
Hoji and Baseball
Had Ojichans (Jonos Grandad) 13th anniversary since passing. Many family members attended. Monk came to the house and did a long (15 mins) reading/song. It went like nungyohoyohyingyongyang... Then we went to a Sushi ya for lunch. Had to introduce ourselves to the rest of the family. Jono hit it off with the ladies because of his kawaii (cute) girlfriend. Emily’s introduction was brief but was remarked to be perfect pronunciation.
Went to a ...


