Tokachi is the one of the largest food bases of Japan, and is rich in food-related industries such as crop farming, dairy and livestock farming, and fisheries. In this 3D2N premium tour, you can savor every aspect of Tokachi food as you visit crop and livestock farms, fisheries, and other Tokachi producers to gather various ingredients and make an exquisite butajiru soup. Some of the activities you can try include miso-making, whole salmon-cutting, and vegetable harvesting.

Highlights

• Experience making miso (fermented soybean paste) using a traditional method
• Take home the miso you made for your own home cooking
• Go cycling across scenic farm fields
• Enjoy a luxurious barbecue dinner with local meat and vegetables
• Learn all about kombu kelp from a kombu fisherman
• Try cutting up a whole salmon and making seasoned salmon roe
• Stay overnight in a high-class onsen hotel
• Experience harvesting seasonal vegetables in a farm
• Join a cooking class to create a delicious butajiru soup

On the first day of the tour, you will visit Tokachi Toyama Farm in Obihiro City to do a miso-making workshop. Miso (fermented soybean paste) is a traditional Japanese seasoning used in many everyday Japanese dishes such as miso soup. Using the farm’s soybeans, you will try making your own miso using a traditional method. If you wish, you can take home some of the miso to let it ferment in your home (just leave it in a cool, dry place for around six months).

After the miso-making workshop, you can enjoy a sumptuous farm lunch that includes red bean rice, chili con carne, imo-dango (potato dumplings), and kabocha-dango (pumpkin dumplings).

Next, it’s time to head outdoors with some fun cycling in Nakasatsunai Village. With wide, empty roads and an electrically-assisted bicycle, even novice cyclists will find it fun and easy to move around. As you enjoy the pastoral scenery, you can stop by some local shops to buy snacks and souvenirs.

End the first day with a stay at Tokachi Nakasatsunai Glamping Resort Feriendorf. Relax in a private cottage in the middle of rich verdure. For dinner, you can enjoy a luxurious barbecue featuring various kinds of meat (including Tokachi Wagyu beef), seafood, and fresh local vegetables.

On the second day, you will visit the coastal town of Hiroo to learn all about kombu kelp from a kombu fisherman. Kombu is an essential ingredient used to make dashi broth in Japanese cuisine, and Hokkaido is the largest producer of kombu in Japan.

Next, you will visit Marumi Kobo in Taiki Town to experience cutting up a whole salmon with the help of a friendly fisherman couple. You can also try making ikura (seasoned salmon roe) from the salmon’s egg sac. Afterwards, enjoy a sumptuous seafood lunch that includes chanchanyaki (mixed vegetables and salmon in miso sauce). In the afternoon, you will visit a free range pig farm and watch the pigs wallow in the fields and mud baths. Don’t forget to get some fresh pork, the main ingredient of butajiru soup. You can also enjoy an afternoon coffee or tea break together with the pig farmer in a local cafe.

Start off the final day of the tour with a visit to Tokachi Rokka Field in Ikeda Town. Tokachi Rokka Field is a group of six farmers who operate five farms, growing various crops such as potatoes and beans, as well as some less common vegetables. Depending on the timing of your visit, you can even watch large harvesters in action and try harvesting some of the vegetables on your own.

For the finale of the tour, you will make use of all the ingredients you gathered from various Tokachi producers to create a delicious butajiru soup. The cooking class will be led by Kanako Sasaki, a famous culinary specialist. Enjoy the butajiru soup together with other dishes in an extravagant lunch that lets you savor the exquisite flavors of Tokachi.

Note: All images are for illustration purposes only. Your actual experience may vary.

Schedule

Day 1
9:00	Pick-up from JR Obihiro Station
9:40	Pick-up from Tokachi Obihiro Airport
10:00	Miso-making workshop at Tokachi Toyama Farm
12:00	Farm lunch cooking at Tokachi Toyama Farm
14:00	Check-in at Glamping Resort Feriendorf
14:30	Cycling tour in Nakasatsunai Village
17:30	Barbecue dinner at Glamping Resort Feriendorf
	Overnight stay at cottage in Glamping Resort Feriendorf

Day 2
	Breakfast at Glamping Resort Feriendorf, check-out
8:00	Depart from Glamping Resort Feriendorf
9:00	Kombu kelp fishery tour in Hiroo Town
11:00	Whole salmon cutting workshop at Marumi Kobo
12:30	Seafood lunch at Marumi Kobo
14:40	Yubokusha free range pig farm visit
15:30	Coffee or tea time at Cafe Morinoneko
16:40	Scenic Cafe Churui
18:00	Check-in at Tokachigawa Onsen Daiichi Hotel, dinner
	Overnight stay at Tokachigawa Onsen Daiichi Hotel

Day 3
	Breakfast at Tokachigawa Onsen Daiichi Hotel, check-out
8:30	Depart from Tokachigawa Onsen Daiichi Hotel
9:00	Tokachi Rokka Field farm visit and work experience
11:30	Butajiru soup making with Kanako Sasaki at Towa-no-Ie
14:30	Drop-off at JR Obihiro Station
15:00	Finish at Tokachi Obihiro Airport