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Postcard from Hokkaido: Next-Level Ochazuke in Kushiro
November 2, 2016
Ochazuke, or "tea rice," is usually as humble as its name sounds, but at a random izakaya in Kushiro, it was taken to the next level.
Postcard from Hokkaido: Autumn Salmon at Washo Ichiba, Kushiro
October 26, 2016
Some of the best, freshest seafood in Japan comes from Hokkaido. Many of the stalls at Washo Ichiba sell shoyu-cured ikura from locally-caught fish.