I really meant to keep Noboribetsu to one post, but as I was selecting photos of the food, I realized it really should be split into dinner and breakfast!
So we awoke the next morning (the last day of our trip) and headed to the public onsen on the 1st floor. This was delightful, because the onsen was in the middle of a beautiful snowy garden. (I preferred the public onsen on the 5th floor, which was an "infinity pool" style, looking at the mountainside). The public onsen are divided into men's and women's, since it is tradition to go in the onsen in the buff. For the men, I guess it is kind of like golf -- social time for businessmen. Joe actually was in there with another Japanese gentleman who wanted to chew the fat.... unfortunately Joe doesn't know enough Japanese!!!
After our public onsen moment, we headed back to the room for breakfast. Usually, I dislike Japanese breakfasts on the run, because they don't always do granola, oatmeal, eggs, etc. They eat rice and salad and sushi for breakfast. Not exactly my style. However, if you are being served a full (or perhaps traditional) Japanese breakfast, that is another story!
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| There were so many little dishes to try! |
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| Green tea & salmon |
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| Here we have salad, Hokkaido youghurt, sesame spinach, gohan (rice), some sort of porridge, tamago (egg), tuna roe (not my favorite) and pickled vegetables. |
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| In the center, we had a hot water bath with tofu cooking. The mini teapot was a warm sauce to pour over the tofu. |
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| We ended breakfast with coffee and our magnificent view. |
Now it was really time to pack up and make our trip back to the airport (well, with one more trip in our private onsen!) I was terribly sad to go. This was a luxurious and decadent spot to spend the night!
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