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Karakure ( からくれ ) is a popular family-run seaside soba restaurant and cafe located at 116-1 Obira in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan .  Karakure Karakure details Karakure opened to the public sometime in 2018. Its name Karakure means "bright red" which was taken from the Hyakunin Isshu which is a classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese wakas by one hundred poets. Karakure  ( からくれ ) Welcome to Karakure As a foreigner, I pictured soba restaurants as old traditional structures with a zen garden. However, Karakure isn't like that. As a matter of fact, the restaurant has a very modern architectural style with a chic interior. Although it does not have a zen garden, it has a flower garden in its backyard with a variety of flowering plants. Aside from that, it has a relaxing view of the beach. If you visit on a clear day in the afternoon, you can probably witness a breathtaking sunset. Inside Karakure Even its menu lineup isn't traditional as soba, coffee, and cak...

  Day 265:  July 24, 2022 Sunday -  Obira Road Trip with Teacher Kanda It's a windy and cloudy morning. According to the weather forecast, it would not rain today so it only means that our road trip to the town of Obira ( 小平町 ) with Teacher Kanda would push through today.  First stop: Karakure As written earlier, this trip was originally scheduled yesterday but the weather wasn't on our side so we decided to move it to today instead. Teacher Kanda picked us up from our home at around 11:30AM. Our first destination for the day is  Karakure   which is located at 116-1 Obira, Hokkaido Prefecture.  Inside Karakure Ella enjoying the view while waiting for her order Karakure  is a soba restaurant and a cafe rolled into one. What makes this place special aside from the good food and amazing ambiance is that it is owned by our dear friend  Ikuko-san  who is a member of the Rumoi English Chat Club. These are the food that we ordered I ordered t...

Weekend 38: July 23 - 24, 2022 Day 264: July 23, 2022 Saturday - Rainy Day Rest Day We woke up to a rainy morning. Sadly, we had to postpone our road trip with Teacher Kanda later.  It's a rainy day in Rumoi City To make the day productive, I studied Japanese the whole morning. I completed some lessons in Duolingo and Kawaii Nihongo.  Wolf Crepe visits Rumoi City No Crepe No Life After lunch, my wife and I went to Rumoi Shinkin to withdraw money for our monthly family allowance. Along the way, we stopped and tried the strawberry banana crepe of Wolf Store , a traveling food truck parked beside the pachinko in front of the bank.  Grocery in COOP Rumoi From there, we went to COOP to buy groceries and ingredients for our Yakiniku dinner which in a way was the highlight of our 264th day here in Japan .  Here are some photos of our awesome yakiniku dinner: We didn't stay up late today. We cleaned up our dining area and rested before calling it a day. Hopefully, tomor...