{ "accessed": "2026-10-27", "venues": [ { "id": "core-yuiga-doxon", "name": "Yuiga Doxon", "area": "Central Furano, Hinode-machi", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "The station-area choice for richly spiced curry, homemade sausage and a local beer or glass of Furano wine.", "order": "Homemade sausage curry; add a beer or a glass of local wine, or choose the smoked-food assortment.", "afternoon": { "status": "with-meal", "detail": "Seated curry-and-drink lunch is established; July–August has continuous published service, but ordinary June weekdays break at 15:30." }, "hours": "Tue–Fri 11:00–15:30 (LO 15:00), 17:00–21:00 (LO 20:30); weekends, holidays and July–August 11:00–21:00. Monday closed, Tuesday instead after a Monday holiday.", "reservation": "", "address": "11-8 Hinode-machi, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=157", "sources": [ { "title": "Yuiga Doxon", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=157", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Curry, homemade frankfurter and smoked foods, beer and Furano wine, address, map marker, split weekday hours and July–August continuous service; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Yuiga Doxon restaurant guide", "publisher": "Nisade", "url": "https://nisade.com/restaurants/yuiga-doxon", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant setting, homemade curry and sausage, local wine by the glass, beers including pale and dark styles." } ], "research_notes": [ "Tourism marker 43.3449507, 142.3894997 places this in the station neighbourhood: approximately 3–5 minutes walking from public Furano Station is a planning estimate.", "Use as a meal with beer rather than promising a quiet multi-hour pub session. No verified drink-only policy or guaranteed draft availability was found.", "Tourism's current Japanese timetable is more specific than generic 11:00–21:00 listings; it preserves the June weekday afternoon break. No 2027 calendar is asserted.", "This is central Yuiga Doxon, not the seasonally restricted Yama no Doxon brewery restaurant in Kitanomine." ] }, { "id": "core-bridge-bar", "name": "The Bridge bar & cafe", "area": "Central Furano, Saiwai-cho", "kind": "Bar", "summary": "A walkable evening beer-and-cocktail stop with pub snacks, billiards and darts.", "order": "Choose a beer from the available selection or a cocktail, with pub snacks.", "afternoon": { "status": "evening-only", "detail": "Keep this for an evening in town; current routine afternoon opening could not be corroborated." }, "hours": "Evening option; consult the operator's current opening posts rather than relying on the old tourism timetable.", "reservation": "", "address": "8-1 Saiwai-cho, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "The Bridge bar and cafe, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.furanotourism.com/en/spot/spot_D.php?id=211", "sources": [ { "title": "The Bridge bar & cafe", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/en/spot/spot_D.php?id=211", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Five-minute walk from Furano Station, two-minute walk from Marche, address, relaxed bar setting, beer, cocktails, snacks and games; full HTML read." }, { "title": "The Bridge bar official Facebook page", "publisher": "The Bridge bar", "url": "https://www.facebook.com/people/The-bridge-bar/100036159103312/?locale=fi_FI", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Operator page confirms the business at 8-1 Saiwai-cho and a current October 31 evening event starting at 20:00; publicly rendered page read." }, { "title": "The Bridge bar Japanese listing", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=211", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address and venue map marker; same undated operating timetable as the English page." } ], "research_notes": [ "Both undated tourism pages list Tue–Sat 11:00–02:00 and Sun–Mon 19:00–02:00. Those daylight hours are not independently corroborated and are deliberately not promoted.", "Search results for the operator's social page sometimes quote other businesses' lunch hours; those snippets must not be attributed to Bridge.", "The operator's linked standalone website did not resolve. A current evening event is evidence of activity, not a weekly opening calendar.", "Beer selection is established, but current tap count, draft service and particular beers are not verified. Do not reuse the tourism page's old numerical selection claims.", "Evening-only is the conservative recommendation category, not a claim that every evening is open." ] }, { "id": "core-cheese-factory", "name": "Furano Cheese Factory — Pizza and Ice Milk Workshops", "area": "Nakagoku, south of central Furano", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A dairy-food outing built around wood-fired pizza made with the factory's own mozzarella and fresh local-milk gelato.", "order": "Factory-mozzarella pizza, followed by milk or cheese gelato; local-produce flavours depend on the day's menu.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Onsite pizza dining is available into early afternoon, with gelato later; no seated alcoholic-drink service is established." }, "hours": "Pizza 10:30–16:00; factory April–October 09:00–17:00. Ice Milk Workshop has its own seasonal calendar and published summer 09:00–17:00 hours; pizza tickets can finish early.", "reservation": "Pizza is ticket-based and can sell out; aim near its 10:30 opening.", "address": "Nakagoku, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.furano-cheese.jp/", "sources": [ { "title": "Furano Cheese Factory official site", "publisher": "Furano Cheese Factory", "url": "https://www.furano-cheese.jp/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address, seasonal factory hours, separate 10:30–16:00 pizza hours and current Ice Milk Workshop seasonal notices." }, { "title": "Pizza Workshop", "publisher": "Furano Cheese Factory", "url": "https://www.furano-cheese.jp/html/pizza.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Naples wood-fired oven, local ingredients and the factory's mozzarella." }, { "title": "Ice Milk Workshop", "publisher": "Furano Cheese Factory", "url": "https://www.furano-cheese.jp/html/icemilk.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local-milk gelato, milk and cheese flavours, seasonal local-produce flavours and cheese soft serve." }, { "title": "Summer 2026 operating notices", "publisher": "Furano Cheese Factory", "url": "https://www.furano-cheese.jp/news_cgi/diary.cgi?mode=new&page=1", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "English July 30 notice reports 60–90-minute pizza waits and early dough sellouts; August notice explicitly discusses diners finishing meals before closing." }, { "title": "Furano Cheese Factory", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=69", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Facility location and map, onsite food outlets and upstairs cheese sampling." } ], "research_notes": [ "The upstairs cheese-tasting/sales area is not a wine bar. The pizza dining outlet and seasonal Ice Milk Workshop are separate parts of the same outing.", "Historical summer queue reports are not a forecast, but make this a poor guaranteed leisurely lunch appointment.", "The existing dossier's separately sourced 2026 summer Ice Milk Workshop hours were retained; its October 22, 2026 seasonal closure is not a summer 2027 closure.", "Tourism marker 43.32069218366, 142.37707933331296 was read from the existing media manifest; inter-venue durations below are geographic planning estimates." ] }, { "id": "core-furano-wine-house", "name": "Furano Wine House", "area": "Shimizuyama, Furano", "kind": "Wine restaurant", "summary": "The strongest verified leisurely-afternoon wine choice: a seated hilltop restaurant with local wines by the glass and cheese dishes.", "order": "A glass of Furano red, white or rosé with the Furano cheese platter or petit cheese fondue; the menu also lists Barrel Furano by the glass.", "afternoon": { "status": "yes", "detail": "Restaurant seating, individual glasses of wine and continuous 11:00–20:00 service are explicitly published; a cheese-and-wine afternoon is a credible plan." }, "hours": "Latest October 2026 schedule: 11:00–20:00 (LO 19:00), Tuesday closed. July–August 2026 also offered continuous afternoons, with month-specific closing days.", "reservation": "", "address": "Shimizuyama, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Furano Wine House ふらのワインハウス, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=146", "sources": [ { "title": "Furano Wine House", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=146", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Separate hilltop restaurant, views, local cheese fondue, address, map marker and approximately five minutes by car from Furano Station." } ], "research_notes": [ "Primary operator evidence was read in full from HTTP-only pages; HTTPS retrieval failed, so the public website/source field uses the working HTTPS tourism record rather than an invented HTTPS operator URL.", "Operator menu, fetched 2026-10-27: http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/restaurant/ . The visible menu explicitly lists Furano red/white/rosé, Higuma no Banshaku, Barrel Furano and Müller by the glass, cheese platter, petit fondue, draft beer and cold sake. None of these claims was inferred from winery tasting.", "Operator access, fetched 2026-10-27: http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/access/ . It confirms Shimizuyama, approximately five minutes driving from Furano Station, and explicitly recommends a taxi; its own station walk estimate is 45 minutes.", "Operator October hours notice, published 2026-09-29 and read 2026-10-27: http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/%ef%bd%9e10%e6%9c%88%e3%81%ae%e5%96%b6%e6%a5%ad%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%83%bb%e5%ae%9a%e4%bc%91%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6%ef%bd%9e/ . It specifies 11:00–20:00, LO 19:00, Tuesdays closed.", "Summer operator notices were also read: http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/7%e6%9c%88%e3%81%ae%e5%96%b6%e6%a5%ad%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%83%bb%e5%ae%9a%e4%bc%91%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6-3/ and http://www.furanowinehouse.co.jp/%ef%bd%9e%ef%bc%98%e6%9c%88%e3%81%ae%e5%96%b6%e6%a5%ad%e6%99%82%e9%96%93%e3%83%bb%e5%ae%9a%e4%bc%91%e6%97%a5%e3%81%ab%e3%81%a4%e3%81%84%e3%81%a6%ef%bd%9e/ . July 2026 normally ran 11:00–20:00, with two later Saturdays and July 7 closed; August ran 11:00–20:00, closed August 18 and 25. No afternoon break is published.", "The operator's October 12 notice announces maintenance closure November 1–30, 2026, December 1 regular closure and reopening December 2. This is not a permanent closure or a 2027 summer restriction.", "Tourism's generic 21:00/no-weekly-closure timetable is superseded by the dated operator notices. Afternoon suitability is inferred from the combination of explicit restaurant seating, a la carte cheese/glass-wine menu and continuous hours, not a guaranteed drinks-only table or unlimited sitting policy.", "Wine House marker 43.35597393442819, 142.3727681440414 is distinct from Winery marker 43.3585794, 142.3735889. The road/grounds transfer is not an onsite tasting-room visit." ] }, { "id": "core-mori-no-tokei", "name": "Mori no Tokei", "area": "New Furano Prince Hotel woodland, Nakagoryo", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "The most natural slow coffee-and-cake stop around Ningle Terrace, in a wooded café setting.", "order": "Blend coffee and one of the chocolate cakes; for something savoury, the menu lists forest curry or mushroom stew with butter rice.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Confirmed seated afternoon café, including counter seats and coffee-mill service; the reviewed drinks menu is non-alcoholic." }, "hours": "12:00–20:00 (LO 19:00); temporary operating changes may be posted by the hotel.", "reservation": "The operator does not accept reservations.", "address": "Nakagoryo, Furano; approximately five minutes walking from New Furano Prince Hotel", "map_query": "Mori no Tokei 森の時計, New Furano Prince Hotel, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinfurano/restaurant/morinotokei/", "sources": [ { "title": "Mori no Tokei restaurant information", "publisher": "Prince Hotels", "url": "https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinfurano/restaurant/morinotokei/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Café and counter seating, woodland setting, five-minute hotel approach, 12:00–20:00 hours, LO 19:00, no reservations; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Mori no Tokei menu", "publisher": "Prince Hotels", "url": "https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinfurano/plan/morinotokei/menu.2022.3/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Coffee, tea, cocoa and juice; chocolate cakes, curry and mushroom stew." } ], "research_notes": [ "Food-only denotes no verified alcohol, not absence of seating: this is one of the better confirmed leisurely non-alcoholic afternoon choices.", "The café is a separate venue in the hotel grounds, not a restaurant inside Ningle Terrace. The terrace's two-minute hotel approach and café's five-minute approach support a short connecting walk, not an exact measured path duration.", "The menu URL contains 2022, but remains the menu linked by the current operator restaurant page; no future prices or fixed 2027 schedule are claimed." ] }, { "id": "core-furano-delice", "name": "Furano Delice", "area": "Shimogoryo / Kitanomine side of Furano", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "A hilltop patisserie café for local-milk pudding and double-layer cheesecake rather than another heavy lunch.", "order": "Furano milk pudding or double fromage cheesecake, made with local milk and Hokkaido cheese.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "A seated café afternoon is verified; no alcoholic drinks are established by the reviewed text." }, "hours": "Shop 10:00–17:00; café 10:00–17:00 (LO 16:30). Closed Tuesday and Wednesday.", "reservation": "", "address": "2156-1 Shimogoryo, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Furano Delice フラノデリス, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.le-nord.com/store", "sources": [ { "title": "Furano Delice store information", "publisher": "Furano Delice", "url": "https://www.le-nord.com/store", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address, parking, separate shop/café hours, Tuesday–Wednesday closures and current monthly calendar; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Furano Delice", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=126", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local-milk pudding, double fromage, seated café/terrace, address, map marker and ten-minute drive from Furano Station." } ], "research_notes": [ "Use the operator's 17:00 close and Tuesday–Wednesday closures, not tourism's older 18:00/Tuesday-only schedule.", "The operator's 24-hour vending machines and Tuesday cake-pickup exception do not mean the café opens on closed days.", "Tourism marker 43.3381091, 142.3608027 supports a short drive from the Prince woodland and cheese factory, not an immediate walk from either." ] }, { "id": "core-furano-marche-food", "name": "Furano Marche — rice balls, prepared food and Café Sabor", "area": "Central Furano, Saiwai-cho", "kind": "Food hall", "summary": "An easy central fallback: combine Furano-rice balls and prepared dishes, then settle into the shared seating or have coffee.", "order": "Nigirimanma's Furano-rice onigiri with Hiyori prepared dishes; Café Sabor offers coffee and seasonal drinks.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Confirmed shared indoor/outdoor seating and afternoon café service; retail bottles are not evidence of a staffed afternoon bar." }, "hours": "Normally 10:00–18:00; June 20–August 31, 2026 was 10:00–19:00. Hiyori closes Tuesday; Nigirimanma Thursday; Sabor follows complex opening days.", "reservation": "Shared food-court seating cannot be reserved.", "address": "Marche 1: 13-1 Saiwai-cho, Furano; Marche 2 is across the road", "map_query": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://marche.furano.jp/", "sources": [ { "title": "Marche frequently asked questions", "publisher": "Furano Marche", "url": "https://marche.furano.jp/?page_id=1369", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Shared seating, indoor Tamariba atrium, outside tables, no seating reservations, tenant-specific closures and food-court format; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Nigirimanma", "publisher": "Furano Marche", "url": "https://marche.furano.jp/?page_id=1739", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Furano-rice onigiri, complex hours and Thursday closure; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Hiyori", "publisher": "Furano Marche", "url": "https://marche.furano.jp/?page_id=1736", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local-ingredient prepared dishes, complex hours and Tuesday closure; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Café Sabor", "publisher": "Furano Marche", "url": "https://marche.furano.jp/?page_id=1680", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Coffee, seasonal drinks, relaxed café use and complex opening days; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Furano Marche visitor information", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=291", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address, map and dated 2026 summer hours; full HTML read." } ], "research_notes": [ "This is one curated complex record, not separate venue inflation for each counter.", "The current shop list and tenant pages were used; the closed Loveberry business and an unverified generic ramen-tenant reference were not carried forward.", "For the full Nigirimanma-plus-Hiyori combination avoid Tuesday and Thursday; other counters still provide alternatives on those days.", "No 2027 summer extension or seasonal drink flavour is promised." ] }, { "id": "core-rokugo-tomikawa", "name": "Furano Tomikawa — Rokugo main restaurant", "area": "Rokugo village, southeast of Furano", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A genuinely local lunch for the film-location circuit, serving house-made noodles using Furano ingredients.", "order": "Stone-milled chuka soba; roasted-wheat shio chuka and miso ramen are also listed by the operator.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "An 18-seat lunch restaurant with orders through 15:00, not an all-afternoon drinking stop; alcohol service is unverified." }, "hours": "11:00–15:00 last order, including weekends; closed Wednesday and Thursday. Operator lists winter closure from early November to early April.", "reservation": "", "address": "5 Rokugo Shigaichi, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Furano Tomikawa 富良野とみ川, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.furanotomikawa.com/shops.html", "sources": [ { "title": "Tomikawa Group shop locations", "publisher": "Tomikawa Group", "url": "https://www.furanotomikawa.com/shops.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Rokugo main restaurant address, 18 seats, 11:00–15:00 last-order time, Wednesday–Thursday and winter closures, stone-milled/shio/miso recommended dishes; embedded public shop data read." }, { "title": "Furano Tomikawa", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=184", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Rokugo village identity, house-milled/house-made noodles, Furano ingredients, address and map marker." }, { "title": "Picked-up House — Yagate Machi", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=402", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Public Rokugo-village visitor anchor and map position for the lunch pairing." } ], "research_notes": [ "Do not confuse this main restaurant with Tomikawa Seimenjo in central Furano or the ski-area branch.", "Operator's embedded shop data is more specific than the tourism listing, which still says Wednesday only and a later weekend close. Use Wednesday–Thursday closure and 15:00 last order.", "The operator's embedded map centre conflicts with the tourism marker. Address and the tourism marker 43.30208305774352, 142.52423419619106 were used for village proximity, not the operator iframe centre.", "Onoda Soba/Onoda Shokudo was rejected: its operator closure announcement dated December 2025 was read at https://www.onodashokudo.com/ on 2026-10-27. Older restaurant directories still show obsolete opening hours." ] }, { "id": "core-furano-burger", "name": "Furano Burger", "area": "Higashi-Torinuma, eastern Furano", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "The useful food stop diagonally opposite Torinuma Park, with locally made pork burgers, bacon and buns.", "order": "A Furano burger made with 100% Furano pork, homemade bacon and the sister bakery's bun; hot dogs and sausage are also operator-listed.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Afternoon food service and takeaway are established; plan it as takeaway rather than counting on indoor seats or leisurely beer service." }, "hours": "11:00–18:00 (LO 17:30). Current operator notice: April–June Monday closed; July–August daily; September–November Thursday closed, shifting after a holiday.", "reservation": "", "address": "1 Higashi-Torinuma, Furano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Furano Burger フラノバーガー, Higashi-Torinuma, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://furanobokujo.com/burger/", "sources": [ { "title": "Furano Burger official site", "publisher": "Furano Brothers & Co. / Furano Bokujo", "url": "https://furanobokujo.com/burger/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Pork-burger ingredients, homemade components, hot dogs and sausage categories, 2026 opening notice, seasonal weekly closures, address, hours and 2026 takeaway-menu links; full raw HTML read." }, { "title": "Furano Burger", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=210", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Diagonally opposite Torinuma Park, takeaway availability, address, map marker and approximately ten minutes driving from Furano Station." }, { "title": "Torinuma Park", "publisher": "Furano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.furanotourism.com/jp/spot/spot_D.php?id=405", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Public park marker and approximately 5.7 km station distance, used for geographic pairing." } ], "research_notes": [ "Important raw-HTML trap: the older text menu containing bottled Heartland beer, prices and plated meals is inside an HTML comment. It was not treated as a current visible drinks menu.", "The operator now links 2026 takeaway menus. Search-index snippets describe 2026 takeaway-only operation with terrace use, but the underlying directory page returned 403; neither indoor dining nor terrace availability is asserted as verified.", "The site's 2026 header and September–November closure notice are newer than a footer that still mentions an April–October season and 2025 opening date. These inconsistencies do not affect the summer pairing, but no 2027 calendar is promised.", "Tourism marker 43.34277958744483, 142.43624774575505 lies immediately across the road from the park vicinity; use a safe crossing." ] }, { "id": "lavender-the-day", "name": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY — Taproom THE DAY", "area": "Kitamachi, Nakafurano", "kind": "Brewery taproom", "summary": "A genuine local brewery taproom serving its own draught beer with small regional snacks.", "order": "Try Nostalgia, the lemon-and-lavender ale, with local cheese or smoked sausage; venison jerky is another listed accompaniment.", "afternoon": { "status": "unknown", "detail": "On-site draught beer is confirmed; choose an announced afternoon opening rather than assuming daily hours or guaranteed seating." }, "hours": "Seasonal schedule posted by the operator on Instagram and Google Maps.", "reservation": "", "address": "9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido 071-0751; container building", "map_query": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY Taproom THE DAY, 9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://nakafuranobrewery.com/", "sources": [ { "title": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY — Line Up and Taproom THE DAY", "publisher": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY", "url": "https://nakafuranobrewery.com/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Actual on-site taproom, draught service, named beers, regional cheese, smoked sausage and venison jerky; address; seasonally variable opening days and hours." }, { "title": "Operator website map script", "publisher": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY", "url": "https://nakafuranobrewery.com/assets/js/script.js", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Operator's embedded-map point at latitude 43.4118194, longitude 142.4280369, used for approximate proximity." }, { "title": "Moving to Nakafurano and becoming a craft-beer brewer", "publisher": "Hokkaido Kurashigoto", "url": "https://kurashigoto.hokkaido.jp/life/20230903090000.php", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "September 2023 interview documenting the July 2023 taproom opening, beer poured into glasses and a casual one-drink visit concept; historical context only." } ], "research_notes": [ "The operator's complete taproom section was read from public HTML because simplified extraction returned only introductory brewery text.", "The current operator explicitly defers opening days and hours to Instagram/Google Maps. No reliable current afternoon calendar was recovered; do not publish an assumed weekend 10:00-17:00 schedule.", "On-site drinking and snacks are directly confirmed. Current seating layout and guaranteed seated afternoon availability were not established from fetched primary text; a search-result seating description alone was not treated as verification.", "The 2023 interview describes evening service in that period; it is not evidence for current afternoon hours.", "No claim is made that local sake mentioned as a beer ingredient is itself served by the glass.", "Hop Kotan's BEER KOTAN is excluded from local recommendations: its fetched operator page https://hopkotan.com/taproom/ locates the taproom at Parade Building 3F, Minami 2-jo Nishi 3-chome 13-2, Sapporo, not Kamifurano." ] }, { "id": "lavender-domaine-raison", "name": "Taberasaru Furano — café at Domaine Raison", "area": "Southern Nakafurano, Route 237 near Gakuden", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "The winery's current visitor café offers local-food lunches, goat-milk desserts and indoor or terrace seating.", "order": "Before 14:00, choose beef stew, seasonal vegetable curry or potato gratin; afterward, choose goat-milk cheesecake or goat-milk soft-serve.", "afternoon": { "status": "unknown", "detail": "Seated summer café service is verified through 17:00, but ordinary by-the-glass wine service is not." }, "hours": "May-October 10:00-17:00; lunch 11:00-14:00; café menu 14:00-16:30 last order. Closure dates are posted on Google Maps.", "reservation": "Special Dutch-oven lunches require advance booking; ordinary summer café visits are listed separately.", "address": "Higashi 1-sen Kita 4-go, Nakafurano, Hokkaido 071-0771; inside Domaine Raison", "map_query": "Taberasaru Furano, Domaine Raison, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.urespa-furano.jp/taberasaru/", "sources": [ { "title": "Café & Restaurant / Boutique", "publisher": "Domaine Raison", "url": "https://domaine-raison.com/cafe.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Winery confirms the new Taberasaru café opened in April 2026 and admits ordinary lunch/café visitors; the separate boutique offers free wine tastings." }, { "title": "Taberasaru Furano — café, lunch menus and group dining", "publisher": "Urespa Furano, current café operator", "url": "https://www.urespa-furano.jp/taberasaru/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "April 29, 2026 opening; May-October general café operation; 10:00-17:00 hours, 11:00-14:00 lunch and café last order at 16:30; 40 indoor and approximately 20 terrace seats; current food menus; address; approximately 10 minutes by car from Farm Tomita; advance arrangements for group alcohol." }, { "title": "Access", "publisher": "Domaine Raison", "url": "https://domaine-raison.com/access.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Winery address on Route 237; approximately five minutes by car from Furano Station; approximately 15 minutes on foot from JR Gakuden Station." } ], "research_notes": [ "Important operator change: Taberasaru Furano opened April 29, 2026 and is documented by both the winery and Urespa Furano. Do not call the current restaurant Grill & Farmers or carry forward the former restaurant's menu.", "Read full current HTML with comments removed: Domaine Raison retains obsolete restaurant material and old menu PDF links in commented-out markup.", "The new café has verified afternoon seating and a dessert menu. Its fetched current menu does not establish paid wine by the glass. A group-dining FAQ says alcohol such as draught beer requires advance arrangements; this is not evidence of normal walk-in afternoon alcohol service.", "The boutique's free samples are a separate wine-tasting activity, not proof of a seated wine bar. Afternoon status is unknown for alcohol, not for café opening.", "Special Dutch-oven booking instructions conflict within the operator page: narrative says three days, while the heading and booking conditions say seven days. No single lead time is promised here.", "All hours describe current published summer practice, not a confirmed 2027 calendar. The operator directs visitors to its current closure calendar.", "Route-back classification is geographic: the winery lies south of Nakafurano village on Route 237 toward Furano, rather than next to the northern lavender fields." ] }, { "id": "lavender-cafe-rene", "name": "Café René at Farm Tomita", "area": "Farm Tomita main farm, Nakafurano", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "A bright, temperature-controlled seated café for a straightforward lunch or lavender-flavoured drink without leaving the farm.", "order": "At lunch, choose seasonal Hokkaido vegetable-and-sausage curry or Furano potato gratin; iced lavender tea or lavender coffee suits a later pause.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Indoor café seating is confirmed; most substantial food is lunch-only, with drinks continuing afterward." }, "hours": "Mid-June-August 09:00-16:30; lunch 10:30-14:30; final orders 16:00. Seasonal hours can change.", "reservation": "Farm Tomita does not accept café-seat reservations.", "address": "Farm Tomita, Kisen Kita 15-go, Nakafurano, Hokkaido 071-0704", "map_query": "Cafe Rene, Farm Tomita main farm, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/cafe/", "sources": [ { "title": "Café Map — Café René", "publisher": "Farm Tomita", "url": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/cafe/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Main-farm Café René, enclosed temperature-regulated dining room, seasonal hours, 10:30-14:30 lunch, 16:00 last order and the lunch-only qualification." }, { "title": "Foods", "publisher": "Farm Tomita", "url": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/cafe/foodmenu.asp?cat=3", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Café René specifically carries seasonal vegetable-and-sausage curry and Furano potato gratin; lunch-only restrictions." }, { "title": "Drinks", "publisher": "Farm Tomita", "url": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/cafe/foodmenu.asp?cat=4", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Café René specifically carries iced lavender tea, lavender coffee and other non-alcoholic drinks." }, { "title": "Accesses to Farm Tomita and Lavender East", "publisher": "Farm Tomita", "url": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/access/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Main-farm access from Nakafurano and distinction from the separate Lavender East site." }, { "title": "Frequently asked questions", "publisher": "Farm Tomita", "url": "https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/news/detail.asp?id=52", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Café seats cannot be reserved; all café seating is unreserved." } ], "research_notes": [ "Full café and menu HTML was read because simplified extraction omitted most outlet-specific hours and product associations.", "The café's own 16:30 close is earlier than the wider farm's high-summer close. Do not substitute the farm admission hours.", "No beer, wine or sake service was established from the current drinks menu; recommended as a food/non-alcoholic café stop.", "The operator FAQ confirms unreserved café seating; no table-booking claim is made.", "Hokuseiyama-to-café travel estimates include reaching the farm vicinity but not queues; Café René is inside the main farm, not a street-side bar." ] }, { "id": "lavender-marumasu", "name": "Yakiniku Marumasu", "area": "Midorimachi, Kamifurano", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A local charcoal-grill lunch choice for Kamifurano pork, with a real mid-afternoon closure.", "order": "Choose local pork sagari for the charcoal grill, or the locally raised pork tonkatsu set.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Seated lunch runs until 14:30; the restaurant then closes until 17:00, so it is not an all-afternoon stop." }, "hours": "11:00-14:30 and 17:00-21:45; closed Sunday.", "reservation": "", "address": "2-1-17 Midorimachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Yakiniku Marumasu, 2-1-17 Midorimachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.kamifurano.jp/archives/facility_item/3312/", "sources": [ { "title": "Yakiniku Marumasu", "publisher": "Kamifurano Tokachidake Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.kamifurano.jp/archives/facility_item/3312/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Charcoal grilling, local pork sagari and tonkatsu, address, 35 seats, split hours, Sunday closure, parking and station/bus-stop walking access." } ], "research_notes": [ "The tourism association's full HTML specifies 35 seats; the simplified extraction omitted this field.", "No current operator alcohol menu was established. Do not attach an assumed Hop Kotan beer, draught-beer brand, sake list or lunchtime drink offer to this recommendation.", "Association hours are undated current reference information, not a 2027 commitment.", "The tourism page gives a 20-minute walk from Kamifurano Station and a five-minute walk from the town-hall bus stop; neither is a published walk time from Hinode Park." ] }, { "id": "lavender-furano-cafe", "name": "Furano Cafe — Kamifurano", "area": "Nakamachi, central Kamifurano", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "A relaxed seated café near Kamifurano Station, useful after the hill walk when lunch-only restaurants have closed.", "order": "Choose a panini or pizza with a Furano-milk café latte; the local haskap, strawberry and yogurt smoothie is a refreshing alternative.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "A verified sit-down afternoon café, open through 18:00 with food orders until 17:15." }, "hours": "10:00-18:00; food last order 17:15, drinks 17:30; closed Monday.", "reservation": "", "address": "1-2-22 Nakamachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido 071-0543", "map_query": "Furano Cafe, 1-2-22 Nakamachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://furanocafe.jp/", "sources": [ { "title": "Furano Cafe official website", "publisher": "Furano Cafe", "url": "https://furanocafe.jp/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Dine-in café, panini/pizza and drinks, full opening hours and last orders, Monday closure, address and operator-linked map point." }, { "title": "Menu", "publisher": "Furano Cafe", "url": "https://furanocafe.jp/menu.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Furano-milk café latte and homemade yogurt smoothies using local haskap and strawberries; current hours." }, { "title": "Furano Cafe", "publisher": "Kamifurano Tokachidake Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.kamifurano.jp/archives/facility_item/727/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "28 seats, panini/pizza, three-minute walk from Kamifurano Station, five-minute walk from the Lavender-go bus stop and matching opening hours." } ], "research_notes": [ "Despite its name, this café is in Kamifurano, not central Furano.", "Operator map link gives latitude 43.4620599, longitude 142.46833; used with the existing Hinode Park vicinity marker for modest walking estimates.", "No verified beer, wine or sake offering is promised. This is the dependable afternoon food-and-coffee alternative, not an invented brewery taproom.", "The upstairs private rental rooms are distinct from the ordinary downstairs café; their bring-your-own rules are not applied to café visitors.", "Full HTML was read for hours and last orders. One-off autumn closure notices are not carried into the summer 2027 guidance." ] }, { "id": "biei-shikisai-phlox-hall", "name": "Shikisai no Oka — Phlox Hall", "area": "Shinsei, southern Biei", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "The flower garden's upstairs restaurant pairs the view with farm vegetables and locally sourced venison.", "order": "Seasonal-vegetable soup curry or Biei venison jingisukan; downstairs, try croquettes made from the farm's Danshaku or Kita-akari potatoes.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Seated early-afternoon food with last orders at 15:00; alcoholic drinks were not verified." }, "hours": "Restaurant last order 15:00; closed Wednesday. June–September garden hours are 08:40–17:30, not restaurant hours.", "reservation": "Peak-season group bookings can restrict available seats; do not depend on a last-minute late lunch. Cash only.", "address": "Shikisai no Oka, Shinsei Dai-san, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0473", "map_query": "Shikisai no Oka Phlox Hall, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.shikisainooka.jp/about/restaurant/", "sources": [ { "title": "Shops and restaurant", "publisher": "Shikisai no Oka", "url": "https://www.shikisainooka.jp/about/restaurant/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Upstairs seated restaurant and views; vegetable soup curry, Biei venison jingisukan, farm-potato croquettes, Wednesday closure, group-seat limitations, cash-only payment and address; full HTML text read." }, { "title": "Visitor guide", "publisher": "Shikisai no Oka", "url": "https://www.shikisainooka.jp/about/guide/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant 15:00 last order and Wednesday closure, separately from seasonal garden hours." } ], "research_notes": [ "The restaurant's opening time and exact closing time are not published in the inspected guide; do not extend garden opening hours to the restaurant.", "Food-only is the evidenced recommendation, not a claim that the restaurant never sells alcohol.", "Published menu examples and usual seasonal hours are practical references, not a summer 2027 guarantee." ] }, { "id": "biei-ferme-la-terre", "name": "Ferme La Terre Biei", "area": "Omura Murayama, western Biei hills", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A scenic restaurant, bakery and cake stop with genuine Biei ingredients and a terrace overlooking the hills.", "order": "Biei-pork porchetta with shiitake and seasonal vegetables, or the Jersey-milk pudding and honey-cake café set; beer and bottle wine are listed separately.", "afternoon": { "status": "with-meal", "detail": "Beer and bottle wine accompany seated lunch until 15:00; neither glass wine nor drinks-only terrace service after 15:00 is established." }, "hours": "Lunch 11:00–15:00, last order 14:30; dinner 17:30–21:00, last order 19:00. Shop 10:00–17:00, to 16:00 in winter; irregular closures.", "reservation": "Reservations take priority and are accepted until three days before the visit; walk-ins may be accommodated. During lunch, primary-school-age guests and older must order a course.", "address": "Aza Omura Murayama, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido", "map_query": "Ferme La Terre Biei Main Store, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://fermelaterrebiei.com/restaurant", "sources": [ { "title": "Restaurant — menus and reservation policy", "publisher": "Ferme La Terre Biei", "url": "https://fermelaterrebiei.com/restaurant", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local pork, vegetables, dairy and wheat dishes; café dessert sets; explicitly listed bottle wine and beer; reservation-priority policy with possible walk-ins, three-day reservation cutoff and compulsory lunch course; full HTML text read." }, { "title": "Biei main store", "publisher": "Ferme La Terre Biei", "url": "https://fermelaterrebiei.com/shop/hokkaido/biei-honten/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address, parking, restaurant and shop hours, shorter winter retail hours, irregular closures and approximately 2.8 km/eight minutes by car from Biei Station." }, { "title": "About Ferme La Terre Biei", "publisher": "Ferme La Terre Biei", "url": "https://fermelaterrebiei.com/about", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant/café, local producer sourcing and terrace seats with hill and sunset views; full HTML text read." } ], "research_notes": [ "The current operator site replaces the inaccessible older laterre.com lead and includes a September 2026 restaurant-policy update.", "The restaurant menu explicitly says bottle wine, not wine by the glass; beer serving format and brands are unspecified.", "A café menu and terrace are confirmed, but a separate afternoon café service window is not. Retail opening until 17:00 does not prove restaurant or terrace drinks service until 17:00.", "The store page calls the restaurant reservation-based, while the more detailed restaurant policy says reservations have priority and walk-ins can be admitted. The recommendation uses that detailed policy rather than claiming reservations are invariably mandatory.", "Dinner is a separate service, not evidence of continuous daytime opening. Exact summer 2027 operation is unpublished." ] }, { "id": "biei-asperges", "name": "Restaurant Asperges at Biei Senka", "area": "Omachi, Biei town", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A destination French lunch built around Biei's vegetables, pork and dairy, rather than a casual all-day café.", "order": "The seasonal course featuring the 20-vegetable arrangement and wintered-potato purée; choose a Biei-pork main when available.", "afternoon": { "status": "unknown", "detail": "Seated course lunch is verified, but current glass-wine or beer service was not; lunch closing is 15:00, not an all-afternoon bar." }, "hours": "Operator: lunch 11:00–15:00; dinner 17:00–21:00; Wednesday and occasional additional closures. Tourism lists the shorter lunch window 11:00–14:00.", "reservation": "Plan a reserved course lunch; the operator accepts reservations by telephone only, not online. Arrange the arrival time rather than treating 14:00 as a safe walk-in.", "address": "Biei Senka, Omachi 2-chome, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0204", "map_query": "Restaurant Asperges Biei Senka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://biei-asperges.com/", "sources": [ { "title": "Restaurant Asperges", "publisher": "Restaurant Asperges", "url": "https://biei-asperges.com/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Telephone-only reservations, September 2026 menu-update notices and Biei Senka address." }, { "title": "Menus", "publisher": "Restaurant Asperges", "url": "https://biei-asperges.com/menu/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Current course format, 20-vegetable arrangement, wintered-potato purée, Biei-pork dishes and dairy desserts; full HTML text read." }, { "title": "Access and business hours", "publisher": "Restaurant Asperges", "url": "https://biei-asperges.com/access/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Operator lunch 11:00–15:00 and dinner 17:00–21:00, Wednesday and irregular closures, address and travel access." }, { "title": "Restaurant Asperges tourism listing", "publisher": "Biei Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/ja/facility/restaurant-asperges", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Biei Senka locality and parking; shorter published lunch window 11:00–14:00 and seasonal operation; full HTML text read." }, { "title": "Operating calendar", "publisher": "Restaurant Asperges", "url": "https://biei-asperges.com/calendar/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Explicit closure from November 2026 to early April 2027." } ], "research_notes": [ "The operator and tourism association disagree on service windows; the tourism page does not label 14:00 as last order, so it is not silently reinterpreted that way.", "The current operator calendar states November 2026–early April 2027 closure. This is a winter closure, not evidence against a summer meal.", "No current operator drink list was found. Wine used in a dish, or old diner reports of glass wine, is not sufficient to promote a verified current glass-wine stop.", "The inspected menu was updated in September 2026; its pumpkin and other seasonal dishes should not be promised for June–August 2027.", "Reservations are recommended for this plan; the operator does not explicitly say every lunch requires an advance reservation." ] }, { "id": "biei-bi-ble", "name": "bi.ble Restaurant and Boulangerie", "area": "Hokuei wheat hills, northern Biei", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A countryside course-lunch stop beside wheat fields, with a separate bakery making wood-fired bread from Biei wheat.", "order": "Choose the seasonal local-ingredient lunch course with wood-fired bread; the 2026 summer report features Biei-pork roast and potato bread, with separately ordered red or white wine.", "afternoon": { "status": "with-meal", "detail": "Wine with seated course lunch is documented in a 2026 visit; lunch runs to 16:00, last order 14:30, not a drinks-only afternoon café." }, "hours": "Lunch 11:00–16:00, last order 14:30; dinner 17:30–21:30, last order 19:30; normally Tuesday closed. Bakery opens 10:00; separate closing time unpublished.", "reservation": "Reserve the restaurant via its linked TableCheck page or telephone; online booking is for up to two guests, with larger parties directed to the restaurant. Bakery purchases are separate from course dining.", "address": "Hokuei Komugi no Oka, former Hokuei Elementary School, Aza Hokuei Dai-2, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0224", "map_query": "bi.ble Restaurant Hokuei Komugi no Oka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://bi-ble.jp/restaurant/", "sources": [ { "title": "Restaurant", "publisher": "bi.ble", "url": "https://bi-ble.jp/restaurant/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local-ingredient cooking, course lunch and dinner hours, 40 seats, drinks charged separately and usual winter closure." }, { "title": "Boulangerie", "publisher": "bi.ble", "url": "https://bi-ble.jp/boulangerie/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Biei wheat, wood-fired bread, 10:00 opening, Tuesday closure except public holidays, and winter closure." }, { "title": "Official address, access and booking information", "publisher": "bi.ble", "url": "https://bi-ble.jp/tpl/footer.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Former-school address, operator map link and navigation address Hokuei 921, usual Tuesday closure and online-reservation link." }, { "title": "Operating calendar", "publisher": "bi.ble", "url": "https://bi-ble.jp/calendar/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Dated winter closure November 4, 2026–early April 2027; summer and winter calendars are separate." }, { "title": "Restaurant bi.ble reservation conditions", "publisher": "bi.ble via TableCheck", "url": "https://www.tablecheck.com/ja/shops/bi-ble/reserve", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant lunch-course reservations, two-person online limit, larger-party instructions and course-meal format; read only, no reservation made." }, { "title": "A local-ingredient lunch at Restaurant bi.ble, July 29, 2026", "publisher": "Satsutter", "url": "https://satsutter.com/posts/gourmet/40324.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "First-hand late-June visit documenting seated lunch, separately ordered red/white wine, Biei-pork roast and Biei-wheat potato bread." } ], "research_notes": [ "Food, seating, hours and booking are operator-supported; actual wine ordering at lunch is corroborated by a dated 2026 independent visit, not an operator wine list.", "The report documents individual diners ordering different wines but does not explicitly state the sales unit; current by-the-glass availability and wine labels remain unverified.", "Bakery opening and restaurant seating do not establish a separate bakery café or drinks-only access to restaurant tables.", "The dated calendar supersedes generic older winter-opening descriptions: closure is November 4, 2026–early April 2027.", "Summer dishes are examples from a late-June 2026 visit, not a fixed 2027 menu; the report notes asparagus was approaching the end of its season." ] }, { "id": "biei-between-the-bread", "name": "Between The Bread at Shirogane Birke", "area": "Shirogane approach road, Biei", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "The strongest casual afternoon beer-and-food option near the Blue Pond: burgers using Biei ingredients, indoor seats and a wooded terrace.", "order": "A BTB burger with Biei-pork bacon, fries and the listed Biei wheat beer; Biei Farm milk or soft serve makes the local non-alcohol alternative.", "afternoon": { "status": "yes", "detail": "Beer is listed on the counter-service menu, with 30 indoor and 40 terrace seats and usual daytime opening to 17:00; draft versus bottle format is unspecified." }, "hours": "Tourism listing: 09:00–17:00, seasonally variable; no regular summer closing day, Wednesday/Thursday closed in winter.", "reservation": "A casual counter-service/eat-in stop rather than a reserved tasting or course meal; no advance-booking requirement is published.", "address": "Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke, Shirogane Birke no Mori, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0235", "map_query": "Between The Bread Shirogane Birke, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://betweenthebread.jp/", "sources": [ { "title": "Between The Bread — menu, seating and access", "publisher": "Between The Bread", "url": "https://betweenthebread.jp/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Biei-ingredient burgers and Biei-pork bacon, Biei Farm dairy, beer and Biei wheat beer sold as individual menu items, 30 indoor/40 terrace seats, counter-service format, address and embedded location map; full HTML read." }, { "title": "Between The Bread tourism listing", "publisher": "Biei Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/ja/facility/between-the-bread", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "09:00–17:00 seasonal hours, no regular summer closing day versus Wednesday/Thursday winter closure, indoor and terrace seats, parking and twenty minutes' drive from Biei Station; full HTML fetched via the trailing-slash URL." }, { "title": "Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke", "publisher": "Hokkaido Roadside Station network", "url": "https://hokkaido-michinoeki.jp/michinoeki/16028/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Location on the approach to Blue Pond and Shirogane Onsen, and the resident burger shop's use of Biei ingredients." } ], "research_notes": [ "This is actual food-service beer with eat-in seating, not an inference from a brewery address or souvenir bottle shop.", "The undated operator website still carries COVID-era 10:00–18:00 shortened hours and older nominal 09:00–21:00 hours. The tourism association's 09:00–17:00 and seasonal closure information is used instead; do not promise evening service.", "The operator menu confirms beer and Biei wheat beer but does not specify draught, bottle size, brand, or wine. None is invented.", "No published seating-duration restriction was found, but the evidence supports a casual seated afternoon stop rather than guaranteed uninterrupted multi-hour table occupancy.", "The embedded operator map is centered near 43.503358, 142.597516. Blue Pond and Shirahige are separate destinations; driving estimates allow for the signed parking circulation, not a direct line across the river or woodland.", "Typical summer opening is not a confirmed 2027 calendar; neither prices nor the exact beer range are guaranteed for the trip." ] }, { "id": "biei-park-hills-lunch", "name": "Hotel Park Hills — day-visitor lunch", "area": "Shirogane Onsen village, Biei", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A genuinely walkable lunch from Shirahige Falls, with Biei pork and venison and an optional meal-and-bath package.", "order": "Biei-pork cutlet or local Ezo-venison ginger set; the meal-and-bath plan also lists Biei-venison meat-sauce spaghetti.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Day visitors can sit for lunch until 14:00, last order 13:40; afternoon restaurant alcohol service was not established." }, "hours": "Lunch 11:30–14:00, last order 13:40. Day bathing 11:00–21:00 is a separate service, not extended restaurant opening.", "reservation": "The operator expressly welcomes day-visitor meals and bathing; no individual lunch booking requirement is published. Private-use closures can affect the bath rest room.", "address": "Hotel Park Hills, Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-0235", "map_query": "Hotel Park Hills Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.biei-hotelparkhills.com/meal/", "sources": [ { "title": "Meals — lunch for day visitors", "publisher": "Hotel Park Hills", "url": "https://www.biei-hotelparkhills.com/meal/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Explicit day-visitor lunch, 11:30–14:00 with 13:40 last order, local-pork and venison menu, and non-alcohol café drinks; full HTML text read." }, { "title": "Day-trip plans", "publisher": "Hotel Park Hills", "url": "https://www.biei-hotelparkhills.com/daytrip/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Individual meal-and-bath plan, Biei-venison meat-sauce spaghetti, bath and rest-room hours, and possible private-use restrictions." }, { "title": "Nearby sightseeing", "publisher": "Hotel Park Hills", "url": "https://www.biei-hotelparkhills.com/sightseeing/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Directly published approximately one-minute walk to Shirahige Falls and five-minute drive to Blue Pond." }, { "title": "Access", "publisher": "Hotel Park Hills", "url": "https://www.biei-hotelparkhills.com/access/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Shirogane Onsen address and road access." } ], "research_notes": [ "Hotel alcohol vending machines, sake sold in the shop and a twenty-person group drinking package do not establish individual afternoon bar service.", "The day-bath rest room is open 11:00–17:00 subject to private use, but is not described as a staffed bar or café.", "Lunch is available without assuming a hotel stay; bathing is optional and separately charged or packaged.", "No summer/winter split is stated for individual lunch on the inspected operator pages. Current hours are used without inventing 2027 daily availability." ] }, { "id": "mountains-sugatami-shokudo", "name": "Sugatami Shokudo — Asahidake Ropeway base station", "area": "Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A convenient sit-down meal at the ropeway base without another mountain drive.", "order": "The summer curry with Higashikawa vegetables, or the operator-listed ramen topped with a pork cutlet.", "afternoon": { "status": "unknown", "detail": "A restaurant, not a verified afternoon bar; current food-service hours and glass/draft alcohol service remain unconfirmed." }, "hours": "Food-service hours are not established in the reviewed operator and visitor-centre pages; check the day's restaurant opening before ascending.", "reservation": "", "address": "Asahidake Ropeway Sanroku Station, 2F, Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa, Hokkaido 071-1472", "map_query": "姿見食堂 旭岳ロープウェイ 山麓駅 Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "website": "https://asahidake.hokkaido.jp/ja/", "sources": [ { "title": "Asahidake Ropeway: dining, shopping and access", "publisher": "Asahidake Ropeway", "url": "https://asahidake.hokkaido.jp/ja/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Base-station restaurant; summer Higashikawa-vegetable curry and cutlet-topped ramen; public address; approximately 40 minutes between the ropeway and Higashikawa Michikusakan." }, { "title": "Visitor questions: nearby places to eat", "publisher": "Asahidake Visitor Center", "url": "https://www.asahidake-vc-2291.jp/q%ef%bc%86a/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant is on the second floor of the base station, separate from the first-floor shop; food-service hours require separate confirmation." }, { "title": "Limited-menu announcement, October 15, 2026", "publisher": "Asahidake Ropeway", "url": "https://asahidake.hokkaido.jp/archives/blog/26412", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Current operator confirmation of the name Sugatami Shokudo and its location at the base station." } ], "research_notes": [ "The main operator page required raw-HTML text extraction to reveal its dining and access sections.", "Do not apply ropeway operating hours to the restaurant. Third-party search results gave conflicting closing times, so no exact restaurant hours are promoted.", "The operator's October 2026 special hamburger dish was explicitly limited; it is not presented as a summer 2027 menu promise.", "The operator lists original beer among shop products, but this does not establish seated restaurant alcohol service.", "This is the lower Sanroku station, not the upper Sugatami station or pond." ] }, { "id": "mountains-on-the-table", "name": "ON THE TABLE", "area": "Higashikawa town centre", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "An upstairs cafe for comfort food and hand-drip coffee on a Higashikawa-route return from Asahidake.", "order": "Iron-pan Napolitan spaghetti, hamburger steak, pork ginger or green curry; hand-drip coffee for a shorter cafe stop.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "A seated afternoon cafe until 17:00; the separately advertised Friday–Sunday bar period starts at 17:00, not earlier." }, "hours": "Published cafe hours 11:30–17:00; Friday–Sunday bar 17:00–23:00. Closed Wednesday and first/third Tuesday, with occasional additional closures.", "reservation": "", "address": "Less 2F, 1-1-6 Minamimachi, Higashikawa, Hokkaido 071-1424", "map_query": "ON THE TABLE Less Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "website": "https://www.welcome-higashikawa.jp/members/on-the-table/", "sources": [ { "title": "ON THE TABLE", "publisher": "Higashikawa Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.welcome-higashikawa.jp/members/on-the-table/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Specific food dishes and hand-drip coffee, approximately 20 seats, address, cafe/bar hours and closing days." }, { "title": "Asahidake Ropeway: access", "publisher": "Asahidake Ropeway", "url": "https://asahidake.hokkaido.jp/ja/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Published approximately 40-minute road journey between the ropeway and Higashikawa Michikusakan, used as the town-route timing anchor." } ], "research_notes": [ "Full tourism tables were read by raw-HTML text extraction; the simplified page omitted the address and hours.", "The reviewed listing advertises daytime cafe service and a separate 17:00 bar period. It does not verify afternoon wine/beer by the glass; food-only is an evidence classification, not a claim that alcohol is prohibited.", "The town cafe is a Higashikawa-route detour, not onsite at Asahidake and not necessarily on the shortest return to Furano via Biei.", "The tourism listing describes 11:30–17:00 as lunch/cafe operation; exact last orders and whether every cooked dish remains available late afternoon were not verified.", "Published hours have no explicit 2027 validity." ] }, { "id": "mountains-natures-brewing", "name": "NATURES Brewing taproom", "area": "Higashikawa, Higashimachi", "kind": "Brewery taproom", "summary": "A genuine 22-seat brewery taproom for a late-afternoon house beer, with operating days now more limited than the tourism listing suggests.", "order": "Freshly brewed house craft beer in the taproom; ask which beers are available that day.", "afternoon": { "status": "limited", "detail": "Seated beer drinking is available from 15:00 on Friday–Sunday and public holidays under the operator's October schedule; ordinary weekday drop-ins are not established." }, "hours": "From October 2026: Friday–Sunday and public holidays 15:00–21:00; food last order 20:30. Monday–Thursday seated service only for qualifying advance group bookings.", "reservation": "For Monday–Thursday, the operator requires at least eight people, booking two days ahead, a ¥2,500 meal per person and drinks ordered separately; not a casual small-party weekday alternative.", "address": "3-6-8 Higashimachi, Higashikawa, Hokkaido 071-1423", "map_query": "NATURES Brewing Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "website": "https://www.welcome-higashikawa.jp/members/natures-brewing/", "sources": [ { "title": "NATURES Brewing", "publisher": "Higashikawa Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.welcome-higashikawa.jp/members/natures-brewing/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Brewery and taproom opened June 2026; freshly brewed craft beer served onsite; 22 seats; address; parking. Its older closing-day information is superseded by the operator posts." }, { "title": "Change of opening days from October", "publisher": "NATURES Brewing official Instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/natures_brewing/p/Dd_BhW_pwlt/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Friday–Sunday/public-holiday 15:00–21:00 taproom opening, food last order 20:30, and weekday minimum-eight-person advance meal-booking conditions." }, { "title": "October opening calendar", "publisher": "NATURES Brewing official Instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/natures_brewing/p/Dd_D1iFpUu1/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Confirms the revised October taproom days/hours and distinguishes weekday canned-beer sales from group-reservation service." }, { "title": "NATURES Brewing operator profile", "publisher": "NATURES Brewing official Instagram", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/natures_brewing/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Operator identifies the business as a Higashikawa craft brewery and taproom using local groundwater." } ], "research_notes": [ "The tourism table lists 15:00–21:00 with Monday/Thursday closure; the later operator announcements explicitly change operation from October to Friday–Sunday and public holidays. The later operator rule is used here.", "Afternoon suitability means the 15:00–17:00 portion of an open day, not continuous 13:00–17:00 service. The 2027 summer schedule is not established.", "Weekday canned-beer retail is not evidence that a visitor can sit down and drink then.", "Food service is established by the operator's last-order and group-meal notices, but individual food dishes, the current tap list, serving sizes and flights were not verified.", "The operator profile links to naturesbrewing.jp, but that site returned HTTP 401; no authentication barrier was bypassed. The accessible tourism and official Instagram pages supply the evidence.", "Do not substitute this town detour for an onsite Asahidake bar." ] }, { "id": "mountains-ryounkaku-gaku", "name": "Restaurant Gaku — Ryounkaku", "area": "Tokachidake Onsen, Kamifurano", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A mountain-hotel restaurant that explicitly welcomes non-staying visitors for lunch.", "order": "A lunch dish using local Kamifurano pork; the operator specifically highlights its local-pork cooking.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Day-visitor lunch runs only to 15:00, with last order 14:30; afternoon glass/draft alcohol service and a later bar session are unverified." }, "hours": "11:30–15:00, last order 14:30; irregular closing days.", "reservation": "", "address": "Ryounkaku, Tokachidake Onsen, Kamifurano, Hokkaido 071-0500", "map_query": "凌雲閣 レストラン岳 Tokachidake Onsen Kamifurano Hokkaido Japan", "website": "https://www.ryounkaku.jp/lunch", "sources": [ { "title": "Restaurant Gaku", "publisher": "Tokachidake Onsen Yumoto Ryounkaku", "url": "https://www.ryounkaku.jp/lunch", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Explicit welcome for staying and day visitors, local Kamifurano-pork dishes, optional bath-and-lunch combination, 11:30–15:00 hours with 14:30 last order and irregular closures." }, { "title": "Access to Ryounkaku", "publisher": "Tokachidake Onsen Yumoto Ryounkaku", "url": "https://www.ryounkaku.jp/access", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Tokachidake Onsen address, free parking, mountain approach and published access from Furano/Kamifurano." }, { "title": "Ryounkaku homepage and October 2026 access notices", "publisher": "Tokachidake Onsen Yumoto Ryounkaku", "url": "https://www.ryounkaku.jp/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "October 16 volcanic-alert reduction and October 19 Route 966 closure notice directing visitors to Route 291 from Kamifurano." } ], "research_notes": [ "The operator pages were successfully read in the browser after simplified fetching omitted the Wix page content.", "The lunch page expressly says day visitors may eat. Hotel lodging, day bathing and a hotel lobby alone were not used as evidence of restaurant access.", "No advance-booking requirement for an ordinary lunch is stated on the reviewed lunch page; this is not a guarantee of walk-in capacity.", "No dependable current itemized alcohol menu was recovered. Food-only means no verified afternoon-drink recommendation, not that alcohol is necessarily unavailable.", "The short drives from Hakuginso and Bogakudai assume the connecting summer mountain roads are open. The operator's October 19, 2026 notice explicitly says Route 966 is closed; these estimates do not describe current unrestricted access.", "No restaurant or road schedule for summer 2027 is guaranteed." ] }, { "id": "regional-minamifurano-maple", "name": "Restaurant Maple", "area": "Ikutora, Minamifurano roadside-station complex", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "A practical sit-down meal at the roadside station, with Western-style comfort food using local ingredients.", "order": "The tourism association particularly recommends the Napolitan spaghetti; curry and hamburger-steak set meals are alternatives.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Seated meals until 16:30 on operating weekdays; weekends and holidays break 14:30–17:00, and alcohol service is unverified." }, "hours": "Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri 11:00–16:30; Sat/Sun/holidays 11:00–14:30 and 17:00–19:00; Wednesday closed.", "reservation": "", "address": "687 Ikutora, Minamifurano, Hokkaido; Minamifurano roadside-station complex.", "map_query": "Restaurant Maple レストラン メープル, 道の駅南ふらの, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=6190b49d363937068200000b", "sources": [ { "title": "Restaurant Maple", "publisher": "Minamifurano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=6190b49d363937068200000b", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant identity, local ingredients, recommended Napolitan, curry and hamburger-steak meals, address, weekday/weekend hours and Wednesday closure." }, { "title": "Roadside station Minamifurano", "publisher": "Minamifurano Town Promotion Corporation", "url": "https://minamifurano-kousya.com/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Current facility operator identifies Restaurant Maple beside the roadside station, alongside Montbell and the separate food court." } ], "research_notes": [ "The tourism record was originally published in 2022 but remains the association's current listing; the facility operator still names Maple. No separate current operator menu or 2027 calendar was established.", "This is an actual restaurant, not a claim that the roadside-station shop's opening hours apply to dining.", "Alcohol, drinks-only seating and a special lingering policy were not verified; recommend as food rather than an afternoon bar." ] }, { "id": "regional-mochi-wa-mochiya", "name": "Omochi Cafe Mochi wa Mochiya", "area": "Ikutora, Minamifurano roadside-station food court", "kind": "Cafe", "summary": "A lighter roadside-station stop for locally grown rice mochi and a cold summer tea drink.", "order": "Mochi made with Minamifurano Hakuchō rice and a summer matcha granita.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "A casual food-court sweets and cafe-drink stop, listed until 17:00 on operating days; not an alcoholic-drinks venue." }, "hours": "Published reference 11:00–17:00; irregular closures, with the operator posting its operating calendar.", "reservation": "", "address": "687-1 Ikutora, Minamifurano, Hokkaido; inside the Minamifurano roadside-station food court.", "map_query": "おもちカフェ もちはもち屋, 道の駅南ふらの, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=6200cb083032363b7b000177", "sources": [ { "title": "Omochi Cafe Mochi wa Mochiya", "publisher": "Minamifurano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=6200cb083032363b7b000177", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Local Hakuchō-rice mochi, summer matcha granita, 11:00–17:00 reference hours, irregular closures, address and link to the operator." }, { "title": "Roadside station Minamifurano", "publisher": "Minamifurano Town Promotion Corporation", "url": "https://minamifurano-kousya.com/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Separate six-vendor food court at the roadside-station complex and its food/rest-stop role." } ], "research_notes": [ "The linked operator site is HTTP-only: http://omochicafe-hokkaido.com/ was fetched and read, with current October 2026 notices and a request to check its operating calendar. HTTPS failed, so the public website and HTTPS source record use official tourism instead.", "Operator menu pages http://omochicafe-hokkaido.com/?page_id=519 and http://omochicafe-hokkaido.com/?page_id=429 were read: grilled dango/mochi, tea, coffee and seasonal granitas. No beer, wine or sake service was established; sake-lees amazake is not treated as an alcohol-free substitute.", "The operator's footer explicitly places this cafe inside the roadside-station food court. This is shared food-court seating rather than a dedicated lounge; a precise seat count or unlimited-stay policy was not established.", "This and Maple are two different choices in the same driving-stop complex, not two separate lakeside locations." ] }, { "id": "regional-kamuy-cikap", "name": "Kamuy Cikap — Asahiyama Zoo East Gate Restaurant", "area": "Asahiyama Zoo East Gate, Asahikawa", "kind": "Restaurant", "summary": "The convenient East Gate sit-down lunch choice, with Asahikawa ramen and a restaurant-exclusive curry.", "order": "Asahikawa curry with seasonal accompaniments, or soy-sauce ramen topped with local jingisukan lamb; the adjacent takeaway counter also lists Taisetsu Ji-Beer.", "afternoon": { "status": "food-only", "detail": "Restaurant seating ends at 15:00; the summer takeaway counter lists beer until 16:00, but seated or draft afternoon beer service is not established." }, "hours": "Restaurant 11:00–15:00, last orders 14:30; published summer takeaway hours 11:00–16:00. Follows zoo seasons, with possible separate restaurant closures.", "reservation": "", "address": "Asahiyama Zoo East Gate, second floor, Higashi-Asahikawacho Kuranuma, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8205.", "map_query": "カムイチカプ 旭山動物園東門レストラン, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://car82090.wixsite.com/kamuy-cikap", "sources": [ { "title": "Kamuy Cikap operator homepage", "publisher": "Asahikawa Development Public Corporation", "url": "https://car82090.wixsite.com/kamuy-cikap", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Current 2026 menu announcements, family restaurant, summer restaurant hours, address and operator identity; rendered page read." }, { "title": "Kamuy Cikap menu", "publisher": "Asahikawa Development Public Corporation", "url": "https://car82090.wixsite.com/kamuy-cikap/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A5%E3%83%BC", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Asahikawa curry, jingisukan ramen, soy ramen, drink bar, summer terrace restrictions for grill-style jingisukan, and Sapporo Classic/Taisetsu Ji-Beer under the takeaway-counter menu." }, { "title": "Kamuy Cikap access", "publisher": "Asahikawa Development Public Corporation", "url": "https://car82090.wixsite.com/kamuy-cikap/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B9", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Restaurant versus summer takeaway hours, current schedule period, possible independent closures, East Gate location and access without buying zoo admission." }, { "title": "Zoo shops and restaurants", "publisher": "Asahikawa City, Asahiyama Zoo", "url": "https://www.city.asahikawa.hokkaido.jp/asahiyamazoo/generalinformation/p008636.html", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Municipal confirmation of Kamuy Cikap in East Gate second floor and its operator." } ], "research_notes": [ "The access page dates its restaurant schedule May 1, 2026–April 7, 2027, and lists summer takeaway May 1–November 3. These are reference hours, not a confirmed summer 2027 timetable.", "Beer is expressly on the takeaway-counter menu; packaging, draft service and permission to take that purchase into the seated restaurant were not specified. Do not promote this as a confirmed leisurely pub.", "The menu confirms outdoor grill-style jingisukan only during summer opening and not in rain; indoor jingisukan-topped dishes are distinct.", "The operator says non-zoo visitors can use the restaurant. Zoo visitors should follow gate staff's directions to it rather than assume exit and re-entry are permitted." ] }, { "id": "regional-taisetsu-ji-beer", "name": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer Hall", "area": "Central Asahikawa, near Asahikawa Station", "kind": "Brewery taproom", "summary": "A genuine brewery restaurant in a historic brick warehouse, best for a beer-accompanied lunch or an early dinner in town.", "order": "House pilsner with lamb jingisukan at lunch; from 17:00 consider the beer sampler with Hokkaido cheeses or Asahikawa Sasa-pork sausages. Furano wine is also listed by the glass.", "afternoon": { "status": "with-meal", "detail": "Lunch beer is possible until 14:00, but the hall closes 14:00–17:00; leisurely beer and snacks fit early dinner, not an all-afternoon session." }, "hours": "11:30–14:00, last orders 13:45; 17:00–22:00, last orders 21:30. Usually Sundays closed; the published 2026 calendar exempts July–August and certain holiday Sundays.", "reservation": "Reservations available; the operator currently specifies telephone-only reservations for July and August.", "address": "11-chome 1604-1 Miyashita-dori, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0030.", "map_query": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer Hall 大雪地ビール館, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://ji-beer.com/jibeerkan/", "sources": [ { "title": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer Hall", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/jibeerkan/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Seated brewery restaurant, historic warehouse, relaxed beer-and-food service, five-minute walk from Asahikawa Station and July–August telephone reservation policy." }, { "title": "Store information and access", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/restaurant/access/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Address and split lunch/dinner opening times; text recovered from raw HTML." }, { "title": "Lunch menu", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/restaurant/lunch/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "11:30–14:00 lunch with 13:45 last order, lamb jingisukan sets and mini-pilsner lunch-drink option; raw HTML read." }, { "title": "Dinner menu", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/restaurant/dinner/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "17:00–22:00 dinner with 21:30 last order, beer snacks, Hokkaido cheeses and Asahikawa Sasa-pork sausages; raw HTML read." }, { "title": "Drinks menu", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/restaurant/drink/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Limited-quantity five-beer sampler, house-beer cocktails, Furano wine by the glass and local sake options; raw HTML read." }, { "title": "2026 annual closing dates", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/news/2601_oshirase/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Sunday closures with July–August and specified holiday-Sunday exceptions; supersedes incomplete blanket Sunday wording on access page." }, { "title": "Changes to August 2026 service", "publisher": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer", "url": "https://ji-beer.com/news/2608_oshirase/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Specific past August dates restricted to reserved dinner or with lunch suspended; establishes need to consult current notices rather than assuming the annual calendar guarantees all services." } ], "research_notes": [ "This is the Miyashita-dori brewpub, not the separate Asahikawa Harete CRAFT BEER & SAKE BAR and not a brewery bottle-shop-only recommendation.", "The 14:00–17:00 closure is explicit. Neither summer Sunday opening nor an afternoon brewery identity implies continuous restaurant service.", "The special inexpensive mini-pilsner lunch-set option says beer cannot be ordered again under that offer; it is not bottomless or a repeated discounted pour.", "Current annual calendar is explicitly 2026. Do not assume the same July–August Sunday exceptions or exact closure dates for 2027.", "The operator's historical building page establishes seated service; the precise draft/glass serving sizes for individual beers were not recovered, so none are claimed." ] }, { "id": "regional-otokoyama-sake-park", "name": "Otokoyama Sake Park", "area": "Nagayama, Asahikawa", "kind": "Sake tasting", "summary": "A short sake-tasting and museum stop with a cafe stand, rather than a sit-down sake bar.", "order": "Small samples of Otokoyama sake, including whatever brewery-limited or junmai-daiginjo choices are offered; the cafe stand separately serves brewing-water coffee and seasonal shaved ice.", "afternoon": { "status": "tasting-only", "detail": "Paid 15 ml sake samples run until 16:30, with coin sales ending 16:20; a seated sake lounge or full-glass drinking service is not established." }, "hours": "09:00–17:00; tasting and cafe finish 16:30, tasting-coin sales 16:20. Closed December 31–January 3.", "reservation": "No reservation required; park and museum admission are free.", "address": "7-chome 1-33 Nagayama 2-jo, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 079-8412.", "map_query": "Otokoyama Sake Park 男山, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "website": "https://sake-park.otokoyama.com/", "sources": [ { "title": "Otokoyama Sake Park official visitor guide", "publisher": "Otokoyama", "url": "https://sake-park.otokoyama.com/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "September 2024 park renewal, museum/shop/cafe distinction, paid tasting, visitor hours, no reservation, address and directly published 15-minute drive from Asahiyama Zoo; rendered page read." }, { "title": "Paid tasting at the Sake Park shop", "publisher": "Otokoyama", "url": "https://www.otokoyama.com/blog/notice/2940", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "All tasting became paid from March 2, 2026; one purchased coin buys a 15 ml sample; coin sales end 16:20, tasting ends 16:30; intended lineup includes brewery-limited and junmai-daiginjo sake." }, { "title": "Sake-brewing museum", "publisher": "Otokoyama", "url": "https://www.otokoyama.com/museum/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Free historical museum and relocation of tasting/shop to the new neighboring building; raw HTML read." } ], "research_notes": [ "The shop is not merely a bottle shop: small paid tastings are genuinely offered. However, they are 15 ml samples rather than an evidenced leisurely seated sake-by-the-glass experience.", "Old descriptions of free sake tasting are obsolete following the March 2026 change. The announcement described 12 intended choices, not a guaranteed daily selection, so no fixed count is promised.", "A cafe stand, outdoor park and indoor children's space are confirmed, but they do not establish a dedicated adult sake lounge or a right to linger while drinking full pours.", "The operator's 15-minute zoo-to-park drive is published access guidance, not live routing." ] } ], "recommendations": [ { "destination_id": "farm-tomita", "options": [ { "venue_id": "lavender-cafe-rene", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "On site, inside Farm Tomita's main farm", "mode": "walking", "why": "The simplest seated lunch and lavender-drink break; arrive before 14:30 for the main food menu.", "basis": "Farm Tomita's operator café map places Café René within the main farm and publishes its own lunch and café hours.", "directions": { "origin": "Farm Tomita, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Cafe Rene, Farm Tomita main farm, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Farm+Tomita%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Cafe+Rene%2C+Farm+Tomita+main+farm%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-the-day", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 15-25 min walk from the main-farm entrance", "mode": "walking", "why": "The strongest local draught-beer lead after the flowers, provided its posted calendar actually offers an afternoon opening.", "basis": "Planning estimate, not live routing: existing Farm Tomita marker 43.41944, 142.42778 and the taproom operator's point 43.4118194, 142.4280369 are about 0.85 km apart in a straight line; allow extra for public roads and the farm exit.", "directions": { "origin": "Farm Tomita, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY Taproom THE DAY, 9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Farm+Tomita%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=NAKAFURANO+BREWERY+Taproom+THE+DAY%2C+9-2+Kitamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-domaine-raison", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "About 10-15 min drive, south toward Furano", "mode": "driving", "why": "An easy winery-café food or dessert stop on the return journey; treat wine tasting separately from a glass-wine bar.", "basis": "The current café operator explicitly gives approximately 10 minutes by car from Farm Tomita; the winery confirms its Route 237 location. Range allows a modest normal-traffic margin, not July queues.", "directions": { "origin": "Farm Tomita, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Taberasaru Furano, Domaine Raison, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Farm+Tomita%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Taberasaru+Furano%2C+Domaine+Raison%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Café René is the on-site food choice; THE DAY is a separate brewery visit with variable opening." }, { "destination_id": "hinode-park", "options": [ { "venue_id": "lavender-furano-cafe", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 20-30 min walk from the lower park area", "mode": "walking", "why": "Best for a genuinely unhurried afternoon sit-down after the lavender hill, especially after 14:30.", "basis": "Planning estimate from the assigned Hinode Park vicinity marker at 43.4647057, 142.4792228 and the café's operator-linked point at 43.4620599, 142.46833, roughly 0.9 km straight-line. Public-road routing and the park exit add distance; descent from the summit is additional.", "directions": { "origin": "Hinode Park Lavender Garden, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Cafe, 1-2-22 Nakamachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hinode+Park+Lavender+Garden%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Cafe%2C+1-2-22+Nakamachi%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-marumasu", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5-10 min drive within Kamifurano", "mode": "driving", "why": "A substantial local pork lunch before or after the hill; finish before the 14:30 break.", "basis": "Planning estimate between Hinode Park at Higashi 1-sen Kita 27-go and the tourism-verified restaurant at 2-1-17 Midorimachi. This is a short town transfer, not an on-site vendor or a published walking route.", "directions": { "origin": "Hinode Park Lavender Garden, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Yakiniku Marumasu, 2-1-17 Midorimachi, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hinode+Park+Lavender+Garden%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Yakiniku+Marumasu%2C+2-1-17+Midorimachi%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-the-day", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "About 15-20 min drive south to Nakafurano", "mode": "driving", "why": "A separate beer stop on the way toward Furano if the taproom has an announced afternoon session.", "basis": "Geographic planning estimate from Hinode Park's official-tourism vicinity marker to the brewery's verified 9-2 Kitamachi address and map point. Nakafurano is the next town south on the Furano return corridor; not walking-nearby to Hinode Park.", "directions": { "origin": "Hinode Park Lavender Garden, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY Taproom THE DAY, 9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hinode+Park+Lavender+Garden%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=NAKAFURANO+BREWERY+Taproom+THE+DAY%2C+9-2+Kitamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "No permanent on-site Hinode afternoon bar was verified; these are town venues, with THE DAY explicitly farther south." }, { "destination_id": "saika-no-sato", "options": [ { "venue_id": "lavender-the-day", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Independent outing: about 15-20 min walk from Nakafurano Station", "mode": "walking", "why": "Visit the actual Nakafurano brewery for draught beer and snacks only when its announced opening suits.", "basis": "Planning estimate anchored to the public Nakafurano Station, not the excluded property. The brewery verifies 9-2 Kitamachi and its map point northeast of the station; no access to Saika no Sato is implied.", "origin_query": "Nakafurano Station, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Nakafurano Station, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY Taproom THE DAY, 9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Nakafurano+Station%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=NAKAFURANO+BREWERY+Taproom+THE+DAY%2C+9-2+Kitamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-domaine-raison", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Independent outing: about 10-15 min drive from Nakafurano Station", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose the current winery café for lunch or goat-milk desserts without involving the excluded flower property.", "basis": "Planning estimate from the public Nakafurano Station to the operator-verified winery café on Route 237 at Higashi 1-sen Kita 4-go. This is a separate southern Nakafurano outing, not travel advice from Saika no Sato.", "origin_query": "Nakafurano Station, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Nakafurano Station, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Taberasaru Furano, Domaine Raison, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Nakafurano+Station%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Taberasaru+Furano%2C+Domaine+Raison%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Saika no Sato remains excluded. These are independent Nakafurano-area outings, measured from Nakafurano Station." }, { "destination_id": "shikisai-no-oka", "options": [ { "venue_id": "biei-shikisai-phlox-hall", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "On site, upstairs in the visitor building", "mode": "walking", "why": "The easiest proper meal after the flowers: vegetable soup curry or Biei venison, before the 15:00 last order.", "basis": "Operator restaurant page places Phlox Hall on the second floor of Shikisai no Oka; no offsite travel is required.", "directions": { "origin": "Shikisai no Oka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Shikisai no Oka Phlox Hall, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shikisai+no+Oka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Shikisai+no+Oka+Phlox+Hall%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-asperges", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in Biei town, about 15–20 min drive", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose a planned vegetable-focused course lunch when the garden's restaurant is closed or a more substantial food destination appeals.", "basis": "Shikisai is in Shinsei Dai-san; Asperges' operator places it at Biei Senka in Omachi 2-chome. Duration is a geographic planning estimate via public roads, not published or live routing.", "directions": { "origin": "Shikisai no Oka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Restaurant Asperges Biei Senka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shikisai+no+Oka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Restaurant+Asperges+Biei+Senka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-ferme-la-terre", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 20–25 min drive to the western Biei hills", "mode": "driving", "why": "A worthwhile restaurant-and-bakery detour for Biei pork and hill views; use the lunch sitting rather than assuming a 16:00 terrace drink.", "basis": "Operator address is Omura Murayama, 2.8 km/eight minutes from Biei Station. Travel from the Shikisai map anchor is a geographic planning estimate, not a direct published journey time.", "directions": { "origin": "Shikisai no Oka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Ferme La Terre Biei Main Store, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shikisai+no+Oka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Ferme+La+Terre+Biei+Main+Store%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Phlox Hall closes Wednesdays; an early lunch is easier to plan than food after a long garden visit." }, { "destination_id": "shirogane-blue-pond", "options": [ { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 min drive to Shirogane Birke", "mode": "driving", "why": "The best nearby casual afternoon choice: local-ingredient burgers, beer and indoor or wooded-terrace seating.", "basis": "Operator locates the shop at Shirogane Birke and embeds its map near 43.503358, 142.597516; the dossier pond anchor is near 43.493420, 142.611825. Duration is a driving estimate allowing for signed parking circulation.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirogane Blue Pond, Shirogane, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Between The Bread Shirogane Birke, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirogane+Blue+Pond%2C+Shirogane%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Between+The+Bread+Shirogane+Birke%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-park-hills-lunch", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 min drive onward to Shirogane Onsen", "mode": "driving", "why": "Use this for an early local-pork or venison lunch before pairing the pond with Shirahige Falls; bathing is optional.", "basis": "Hotel sightseeing page directly publishes about five minutes' drive between Park Hills and Blue Pond; the wider planning allowance excludes peak parking queues.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirogane Blue Pond, Shirogane, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Hotel Park Hills Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirogane+Blue+Pond%2C+Shirogane%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Hotel+Park+Hills+Shirogane+Onsen%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-asperges", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in Biei town, about 25–35 min drive", "mode": "driving", "why": "A planned lunch destination on a return via Biei town, not a nearby pond café; leave time to reach the reserved sitting.", "basis": "Pond's verified Shirogane location and Asperges' Omachi 2-chome operator address place them in distinct areas. Duration is a geographic road-travel estimate, not a walking claim or live route.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirogane Blue Pond, Shirogane, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Restaurant Asperges Biei Senka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirogane+Blue+Pond%2C+Shirogane%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Restaurant+Asperges+Biei+Senka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Shirogane Birke is the useful late-afternoon food stop; Biei-town restaurants require a separate drive." }, { "destination_id": "shirahige-falls", "options": [ { "venue_id": "biei-park-hills-lunch", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 1–5 min walk from the falls viewpoint", "mode": "walking", "why": "The genuinely local sit-down lunch, with Biei pork and venison and no need to drive to Biei town; arrive before 13:40 last order.", "basis": "Hotel operator explicitly publishes approximately one minute on foot to Shirahige Falls. The wider allowance accommodates the exact bridge viewpoint; it is not a step-free-route claim.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirahige Falls, Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Hotel Park Hills Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirahige+Falls%2C+Shirogane+Onsen%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Hotel+Park+Hills+Shirogane+Onsen%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "About 10–15 min drive back toward Biei via Shirogane Birke", "mode": "driving", "why": "The better choice when the village lunch service has ended: burgers and a seated afternoon beer stop on the road back.", "basis": "Operator address and map place BTB at Shirogane Birke northwest of the verified falls anchor; the road-station network identifies Birke as the entrance to Shirogane Onsen/Blue Pond. Duration is a geographic driving estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirahige Falls, Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Between The Bread Shirogane Birke, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirahige+Falls%2C+Shirogane+Onsen%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Between+The+Bread+Shirogane+Birke%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-asperges", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in Biei town, about 25–35 min drive", "mode": "driving", "why": "A more ambitious reserved lunch on a return through Biei town; not an option for spontaneous late-afternoon drinks near the falls.", "basis": "Falls are in Shirogane Onsen and Asperges' operator address is Omachi 2-chome, Biei Senka. Estimate reflects the separate drive back to town, not walking proximity.", "directions": { "origin": "Shirahige Falls, Shirogane Onsen, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Restaurant Asperges Biei Senka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Shirahige+Falls%2C+Shirogane+Onsen%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Restaurant+Asperges+Biei+Senka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "For a walkable meal use Park Hills early; for a later casual beer-and-food stop use Shirogane Birke by road." }, { "destination_id": "biei-patchwork-road", "options": [ { "venue_id": "biei-bi-ble", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 10–15 min drive from Hokusei-no-Oka View Park", "mode": "driving", "why": "The most natural countryside lunch for the northern hills: reserve the course restaurant, or make a separate bakery stop.", "basis": "Dossier's public district anchor is Hokusei-no-Oka; operator address is the former Hokuei Elementary School/Hokuei 921. Duration is a planning estimate on public paved roads, not a farm-track shortcut.", "origin_query": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "bi.ble Restaurant Hokuei Komugi no Oka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokusei-no-Oka+View+Park%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=bi.ble+Restaurant+Hokuei+Komugi+no+Oka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-ferme-la-terre", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 min drive from Hokusei-no-Oka View Park", "mode": "driving", "why": "A scenic lunch or bakery-and-sweets stop that fits the western hills, with beer or bottle wine attached to the lunch service.", "basis": "Public park anchor and operator's Omura Murayama address establish the local pairing; duration is a geographic planning estimate. It is not presented as walking distance.", "origin_query": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Ferme La Terre Biei Main Store, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokusei-no-Oka+View+Park%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Ferme+La+Terre+Biei+Main+Store%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-asperges", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in Biei town, about 5–10 min drive from Hokusei-no-Oka", "mode": "driving", "why": "Finish the hill circuit with a reserved local-vegetable lunch beside Biei Senka rather than searching for cafés among working fields.", "basis": "Hokusei-no-Oka is the dossier's district anchor; Asperges is at the operator-published Omachi 2-chome address. Driving time is an estimate and varies with the actual final viewpoint.", "origin_query": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Hokusei-no-Oka View Park, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Restaurant Asperges Biei Senka, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokusei-no-Oka+View+Park%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Restaurant+Asperges+Biei+Senka%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Patchwork Road is a district: these drive estimates start at Hokusei-no-Oka, not every tree viewpoint." }, { "destination_id": "ningle-terrace", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-mori-no-tokei", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 minutes walking within the hotel woodland", "mode": "walking", "why": "The best natural pairing for an unhurried afternoon coffee and cake before craft browsing.", "basis": "Prince locates Mori no Tokei five minutes from the hotel; the existing Ningle dossier cites its two-minute hotel approach. Connecting-walk allowance is a planning estimate, not a published Ningle-to-café time.", "directions": { "origin": "Ningle Terrace ニングルテラス, New Furano Prince Hotel, Nakagoryo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Mori no Tokei 森の時計, New Furano Prince Hotel, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Ningle+Terrace+%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%2C+New+Furano+Prince+Hotel%2C+Nakagoryo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Mori+no+Tokei+%E6%A3%AE%E3%81%AE%E6%99%82%E8%A8%88%2C+New+Furano+Prince+Hotel%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-furano-delice", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose the hilltop patisserie for milk pudding or cheesecake before visiting Ningle; the café closes at 17:00.", "basis": "Delice's operator address and tourism marker in Shimogoryo, compared with the Ningle marker in the existing media manifest; approximate local-road estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Ningle Terrace ニングルテラス, New Furano Prince Hotel, Nakagoryo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Delice フラノデリス, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Ningle+Terrace+%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%2C+New+Furano+Prince+Hotel%2C+Nakagoryo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Delice+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "core-cheese-factory", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "A substantial pizza-and-gelato lunch before the woodland stop; pizza is not an evening option.", "basis": "Cheese Factory's verified Nakagoku address and the two attraction markers in the existing media manifest support a short south-Furano connection; duration is a planning estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Ningle Terrace ニングルテラス, New Furano Prince Hotel, Nakagoryo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Ningle+Terrace+%E3%83%8B%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AB%E3%83%86%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B9%2C+New+Furano+Prince+Hotel%2C+Nakagoryo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Cheese+Factory+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Eat first if visiting Ningle late: neither the pizzeria nor Delice follows the terrace's evening hours." }, { "destination_id": "furano-cheese-factory", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-cheese-factory", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "Onsite food outlets", "mode": "walking", "why": "The obvious lunch is pizza using the cheese just seen being made, followed by gelato.", "basis": "Operator identifies the Pizza Workshop and Ice Milk Workshop as parts of the Cheese Factory complex.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Nakagoku, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Cheese+Factory+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%2C+Nakagoku%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Cheese+Factory+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-furano-delice", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–10 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "A proper café alternative for a longer sweet stop, especially if pizza queues make lunch unattractive.", "basis": "Operator addresses and tourism markers place both venues on Furano's southern/Kitanomine side; timing is a local-road planning estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Nakagoku, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Delice フラノデリス, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Cheese+Factory+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%2C+Nakagoku%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Delice+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%87%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "core-yuiga-doxon", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in central Furano, about 10–15 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "Return to the station neighbourhood for curry and homemade sausage; it is also convenient for a separate walk-out meal with beer.", "basis": "The factory dossier's official station-access reference is approximately nine minutes driving; Yuiga's verified Hinode-machi marker is by the station. Allowance is a planning estimate, not a nearby walk.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Cheese Factory 富良野チーズ工房, Nakagoku, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Cheese+Factory+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%83%81%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA%E5%B7%A5%E6%88%BF%2C+Nakagoku%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Yuiga+Doxon+%E5%94%AF%E6%88%91%E7%8B%AC%E5%B0%8A%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "The factory is a food outing, not a verified wine-tasting bar." }, { "destination_id": "furano-winery", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-furano-wine-house", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 10–15 minutes walking via the hill's public approach", "mode": "walking", "why": "Move from samples and production viewing to a seated glass of wine with cheese or a proper meal.", "basis": "Distinct official tourism markers for Winery (43.3585794, 142.3735889) and Wine House (43.35597393442819, 142.3727681440414), plus operator confirmation of the neighbouring winery. Walking duration allows for the road and slope and is not measured routing.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Winery ふらのワイン工場, Shimizuyama, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Wine House ふらのワインハウス, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Winery+%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4%2C+Shimizuyama%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Wine+House+%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-yuiga-doxon", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in central Furano, about 5–10 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "A stronger curry-and-sausage lunch if the winery visit ends near midday; do not mistake it for a restaurant at the winery.", "basis": "Winery tourism places it approximately 3 km from Furano Station; Yuiga's verified address is in the station neighbourhood. Driving range is an estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Winery ふらのワイン工場, Shimizuyama, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Winery+%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4%2C+Shimizuyama%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Yuiga+Doxon+%E5%94%AF%E6%88%91%E7%8B%AC%E5%B0%8A%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "core-bridge-bar", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in central Furano, about 5–10 minutes driving; then an evening visit", "mode": "driving", "why": "Save this for a separate evening beer after returning to town, not as an afternoon continuation at the winery.", "basis": "Winery's published station distance and Bridge's central address/five-minute station walk establish the town return; drive allowance is estimated.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Winery ふらのワイン工場, Shimizuyama, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "The Bridge bar and cafe, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Winery+%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%E3%83%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E5%B7%A5%E5%A0%B4%2C+Shimizuyama%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=The+Bridge+bar+and+cafe%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Wine House is a separate restaurant; winery samples alone do not provide the leisurely seated afternoon." }, { "destination_id": "rokugo-district", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-rokugo-tomikawa", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 3–5 minutes walking from Picked-up House; about 5–10 minutes driving from Rokugo Forest", "mode": "walking", "why": "Build the film-location circuit around a genuine Rokugo noodle lunch before the 15:00 last order.", "basis": "Tourism places Tomikawa at 5 Rokugo Shigaichi (43.30208305774352, 142.52423419619106) and Picked-up House at 43.30272683044089, 142.52728061106723. District walking/driving ranges are estimates from these public anchors.", "origin_query": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Tomikawa 富良野とみ川, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Picked-up+House+%E6%8B%BE%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E6%9D%A5%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%B6%2C+Rokugo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Tomikawa+%E5%AF%8C%E8%89%AF%E9%87%8E%E3%81%A8%E3%81%BF%E5%B7%9D%2C+Rokugo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-furano-burger", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "About 20–30 minutes driving if returning via Torinuma", "mode": "driving", "why": "A useful later-food fallback when deliberately taking the Torinuma Park route back, not another restaurant beside the film houses.", "basis": "Rokugo village and Higashi-Torinuma addresses/map markers establish the connection. This is a conditional route choice rather than the shortest return via Nunobe; duration is a planning estimate.", "origin_query": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Burger フラノバーガー, Higashi-Torinuma, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Picked-up+House+%E6%8B%BE%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E6%9D%A5%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%B6%2C+Rokugo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Burger+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%2C+Higashi-Torinuma%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "core-furano-marche-food", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in central Furano, about 30–40 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "The flexible town fallback for rice balls, prepared food and coffee when Rokugo's lunch restaurant is closed.", "basis": "Picked-up House tourism gives approximately 16.5 km from Furano Station; Marche's verified Saiwai-cho address is central. Return-drive estimate matches the existing district dossier, not a claim of nearby food.", "origin_query": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Picked-up House 拾って来た家, Rokugo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Picked-up+House+%E6%8B%BE%E3%81%A3%E3%81%A6%E6%9D%A5%E3%81%9F%E5%AE%B6%2C+Rokugo%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Tomikawa closes Wednesday and Thursday; the once-common Onoda Soba recommendation is obsolete." }, { "destination_id": "torinuma-park", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-furano-burger", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 2–5 minutes walking, across the road", "mode": "walking", "why": "The closest useful food choice after the pond walk; plan a burger takeaway rather than a booked seated meal.", "basis": "Furano Tourism explicitly describes the business as diagonally opposite Torinuma Park. The walking range includes finding a safe crossing and is estimated.", "directions": { "origin": "Torinuma Park 鳥沼公園, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Burger フラノバーガー, Higashi-Torinuma, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Torinuma+Park+%E9%B3%A5%E6%B2%BC%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Burger+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC%E3%83%BC%2C+Higashi-Torinuma%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-furano-marche-food", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in central Furano, about 10–15 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose this for dependable shared seating and several light-food choices rather than relying on park-side indoor dining.", "basis": "Park tourism gives 5.7 km from Furano Station; Marche's verified central address is near the station. Time is an ordinary-traffic planning estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Torinuma Park 鳥沼公園, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Torinuma+Park+%E9%B3%A5%E6%B2%BC%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "core-yuiga-doxon", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Back in the station neighbourhood, about 10–15 minutes driving", "mode": "driving", "why": "A fuller curry-and-sausage lunch after a short park visit, or a separate town meal later.", "basis": "Torinuma's published station distance and Yuiga's Hinode-machi address establish a town return, not park proximity; timing is estimated.", "directions": { "origin": "Torinuma Park 鳥沼公園, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Torinuma+Park+%E9%B3%A5%E6%B2%BC%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Yuiga+Doxon+%E5%94%AF%E6%88%91%E7%8B%AC%E5%B0%8A%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "" }, { "destination_id": "kanayama-lake", "options": [ { "venue_id": "regional-minamifurano-maple", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "Ikutora roadside station, about 15–20 min drive; not lakeside.", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose this for a proper meal before or after the lake; weekday afternoon service is more useful than the weekend lunch/dinner split.", "basis": "Tourism association places Maple at 687 Ikutora and the lake park at Higashishikagoe. The 15–20-minute transfer from Kanayama Lake Forest Park is a conservative geographic planning estimate, not a sourced live route or walking connection.", "origin_query": "Kanayama Lake Forest Park かなやま湖森林公園, Higashishikagoe, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Kanayama Lake Forest Park かなやま湖森林公園, Higashishikagoe, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Restaurant Maple レストラン メープル, 道の駅南ふらの, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Kanayama+Lake+Forest+Park+%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%84%E3%81%BE%E6%B9%96%E6%A3%AE%E6%9E%97%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%2C+Higashishikagoe%2C+Minamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Restaurant+Maple+%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3+%E3%83%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%2C+%E9%81%93%E3%81%AE%E9%A7%85%E5%8D%97%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%2C+Minamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "regional-mochi-wa-mochiya", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "The same Ikutora roadside-station complex, about 15–20 min drive.", "mode": "driving", "why": "The lighter alternative for mochi and an afternoon tea drink, especially when a full restaurant meal is unnecessary.", "basis": "Official tourism address is 687-1 Ikutora; operator confirms the roadside-station food court. Transfer uses the same approximate park-to-Ikutora geographic estimate as Maple, not an extra stop near a different part of the lake.", "origin_query": "Kanayama Lake Forest Park かなやま湖森林公園, Higashishikagoe, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "directions": { "origin": "Kanayama Lake Forest Park かなやま湖森林公園, Higashishikagoe, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "おもちカフェ もちはもち屋, 道の駅南ふらの, Minamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Kanayama+Lake+Forest+Park+%E3%81%8B%E3%81%AA%E3%82%84%E3%81%BE%E6%B9%96%E6%A3%AE%E6%9E%97%E5%85%AC%E5%9C%92%2C+Higashishikagoe%2C+Minamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=%E3%81%8A%E3%82%82%E3%81%A1%E3%82%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7+%E3%82%82%E3%81%A1%E3%81%AF%E3%82%82%E3%81%A1%E5%B1%8B%2C+%E9%81%93%E3%81%AE%E9%A7%85%E5%8D%97%E3%81%B5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AE%2C+Minamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Both are driving options at Ikutora, not lakeside bars. Log Hotel Larch closed in September 2025." }, { "destination_id": "asahidake-ropeway", "preserve_destination_status": "conditional", "options": [ { "venue_id": "mountains-sugatami-shokudo", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "On site, upstairs in the lower ropeway station; no additional drive", "mode": "walking", "why": "The simplest meal after descending; establish that day's food-service hours before heading uphill.", "basis": "The ropeway operator and visitor centre identify the restaurant in the Sanroku base building; the dossier's public map anchor is this lower station.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahidake Ropeway Sanroku Station, Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "姿見食堂 旭岳ロープウェイ 山麓駅 Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahidake+Ropeway+Sanroku+Station%2C+Asahidake+Onsen%2C+Higashikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=%E5%A7%BF%E8%A6%8B%E9%A3%9F%E5%A0%82+%E6%97%AD%E5%B2%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%97%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4+%E5%B1%B1%E9%BA%93%E9%A7%85+Higashikawa+Hokkaido+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "mountains-on-the-table", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Higashikawa town detour on descent, about 40–50 minutes' drive from the ropeway base", "mode": "driving", "why": "Choose a Higashikawa-route return for a proper cafe break and coffee before 17:00, rather than assuming an afternoon hotel bar on the mountain.", "basis": "Operator access lists approximately 40 minutes to Higashikawa Michikusakan; the cafe's verified central-Higashikawa address supports a 40–50-minute planning allowance. Not live routing or necessarily the shortest Furano return.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahidake Ropeway Sanroku Station, Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "ON THE TABLE Less Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahidake+Ropeway+Sanroku+Station%2C+Asahidake+Onsen%2C+Higashikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=ON+THE+TABLE+Less+Higashikawa+Hokkaido+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "mountains-natures-brewing", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Higashikawa town detour on descent, about 40–50 minutes' drive from the ropeway base", "mode": "driving", "why": "The strongest genuine seated late-afternoon beer option in this group when its current taproom schedule fits; opens at 15:00.", "basis": "Verified Higashimachi address and the ropeway operator's roughly 40-minute Higashikawa access anchor; 40–50 minutes is a modest geographic planning estimate, not a direct route measurement.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahidake Ropeway Sanroku Station, Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "NATURES Brewing Higashikawa Hokkaido Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahidake+Ropeway+Sanroku+Station%2C+Asahidake+Onsen%2C+Higashikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=NATURES+Brewing+Higashikawa+Hokkaido+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Higashikawa choices are town detours, not mountain facilities." }, { "destination_id": "tokachidake-bogakudai", "preserve_destination_status": "conditional", "options": [ { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Down the Shirogane approach at Shirogane Biruke, about 20–30 minutes' drive", "mode": "driving", "why": "The preferred descent stop for a Biei-ingredient burger, with individually listed Biei wheat beer and casual seated daytime service usually to 17:00.", "basis": "The shared operator-backed venue record places the restaurant at Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke, map centre 43.503358, 142.597516. The 20–30-minute drive is a geographic planning estimate from Bogakudai, conditional on the Shirogane descent being open, not live routing.", "directions": { "origin": "Tokachidake Bogakudai Observation Area, Shirogane, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Between The Bread Shirogane Birke, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Tokachidake+Bogakudai+Observation+Area%2C+Shirogane%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Between+The+Bread+Shirogane+Birke%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "mountains-ryounkaku-gaku", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "Separate mountain hotel, about 20–30 minutes' drive via the open Fukiage/Tokachidake Onsen connection", "mode": "driving", "why": "An alternative early lunch if continuing toward Hakuginso and Tokachidake Onsen; arrive before the 14:30 last order.", "basis": "Bogakudai's dossier map anchor and Ryounkaku's operator-confirmed Tokachidake Onsen location support a conservative geographic planning estimate. The short route depends on reopened connecting mountain roads.", "directions": { "origin": "Tokachidake Bogakudai Observation Area, Shirogane, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "凌雲閣 レストラン岳 Tokachidake Onsen Kamifurano Hokkaido Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Tokachidake+Bogakudai+Observation+Area%2C+Shirogane%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=%E5%87%8C%E9%9B%B2%E9%96%A3+%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E5%B2%B3+Tokachidake+Onsen+Kamifurano+Hokkaido+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Prefer a food stop on the Shirogane descent; no onsite food service at Bogakudai was verified." }, { "destination_id": "hakuginso-onsen", "preserve_destination_status": "conditional", "options": [ { "venue_id": "mountains-ryounkaku-gaku", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "Offsite mountain lunch, about 10–15 minutes' drive to Tokachidake Onsen when connecting roads are open", "mode": "driving", "why": "Pair bathing with an actual day-visitor restaurant, not an imagined Hakuginso meal service; lunch last order is 14:30.", "basis": "Hakuginso's Fukiage location and Ryounkaku's Tokachidake Onsen operator address; 10–15 minutes is a geographic planning estimate for the permitted summer connection, not current live routing.", "directions": { "origin": "吹上温泉保養センター 白銀荘 Hakuginso, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "凌雲閣 レストラン岳 Tokachidake Onsen Kamifurano Hokkaido Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=%E5%90%B9%E4%B8%8A%E6%B8%A9%E6%B3%89%E4%BF%9D%E9%A4%8A%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC+%E7%99%BD%E9%8A%80%E8%8D%98+Hakuginso%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=%E5%87%8C%E9%9B%B2%E9%96%A3+%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E5%B2%B3+Tokachidake+Onsen+Kamifurano+Hokkaido+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Shirogane descent via Bogakudai, about 25–35 minutes' drive; not the direct Kamifurano return", "mode": "driving", "why": "A burger or Biei Farm dairy stop if continuing through Bogakudai and Shirogane after bathing; its typical 17:00 closing is later than the mountain hotel's lunch finish.", "basis": "The shared operator-backed venue record establishes Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke, map centre 43.503358, 142.597516. The 25–35-minute drive is a geographic planning estimate via Fukiage–Bogakudai–Shirogane, only when all road sections are open.", "directions": { "origin": "吹上温泉保養センター 白銀荘 Hakuginso, Kamifurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Between The Bread Shirogane Birke, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=%E5%90%B9%E4%B8%8A%E6%B8%A9%E6%B3%89%E4%BF%9D%E9%A4%8A%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC+%E7%99%BD%E9%8A%80%E8%8D%98+Hakuginso%2C+Kamifurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Between+The+Bread+Shirogane+Birke%2C+Biei%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Hakuginso is self-catering; these meals are offsite." }, { "destination_id": "asahiyama-zoo", "options": [ { "venue_id": "regional-kamuy-cikap", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "On site at East Gate, second floor; uphill walking depends on your current exhibit.", "mode": "walking", "why": "The simplest sit-down lunch without a town drive; finish ordering by 14:30 rather than counting on a late restaurant lunch.", "basis": "Zoo municipal directory and restaurant access page both identify the East Gate location. No uniform walking duration is claimed for this hillside zoo.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahiyama Zoo 旭川市旭山動物園, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "カムイチカプ 旭山動物園東門レストラン, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahiyama+Zoo+%E6%97%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82%E6%97%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%8B%95%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A0%E3%82%A4%E3%83%81%E3%82%AB%E3%83%97+%E6%97%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%8B%95%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92%E6%9D%B1%E9%96%80%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "regional-taisetsu-ji-beer", "relationship": "back-in-town", "proximity": "Central Asahikawa, about 25–35 min drive from the zoo; not next door.", "mode": "driving", "why": "The genuine beer-and-food destination after the zoo if you stay in Asahikawa until 17:00; it is closed for the middle of the afternoon.", "basis": "Operator places the hall at Miyashita-dori 11-chome, five minutes' walk from Asahikawa Station, while the zoo is in Higashi-Asahikawacho Kuranuma. Zoo-to-town driving range is a geographic planning estimate with urban traffic allowance, not live routing.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahiyama Zoo 旭川市旭山動物園, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Taisetsu Ji-Beer Hall 大雪地ビール館, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahiyama+Zoo+%E6%97%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82%E6%97%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%8B%95%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Taisetsu+Ji-Beer+Hall+%E5%A4%A7%E9%9B%AA%E5%9C%B0%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E9%A4%A8%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "regional-otokoyama-sake-park", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 15 min drive from the zoo, as published by Otokoyama.", "mode": "driving", "why": "Use for a short afternoon sake-tasting and museum detour, not as a substitute for a leisurely sake bar.", "basis": "The park operator directly publishes a 15-minute drive from Asahiyama Zoo and its Nagayama 2-jo 7-chome address.", "directions": { "origin": "Asahiyama Zoo 旭川市旭山動物園, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Otokoyama Sake Park 男山, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Asahiyama+Zoo+%E6%97%AD%E5%B7%9D%E5%B8%82%E6%97%AD%E5%B1%B1%E5%8B%95%E7%89%A9%E5%9C%92%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Otokoyama+Sake+Park+%E7%94%B7%E5%B1%B1%2C+Asahikawa%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "Lunch on site, short sake tasting nearby, or town beer from 17:00: these serve different purposes." }, { "destination_id": "furano-marche", "options": [ { "venue_id": "core-furano-marche-food", "relationship": "onsite", "proximity": "Within Marche 1 and Marche 2", "mode": "walking", "why": "Combine rice balls and prepared dishes in the shared seating, or use Sabor for a slower coffee stop.", "basis": "Operator tenant pages locate the food counters in Marche 2 and Sabor in Marche 1; the FAQ confirms shared seating and the road between complexes.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, 13-1 Saiwai-cho, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+13-1+Saiwai-cho%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-yuiga-doxon", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5–8 minutes walking", "mode": "walking", "why": "Step outside the food hall for homemade sausage curry and a beer or glass of local wine.", "basis": "Verified Marche marker at 13-1 Saiwai-cho and Yuiga marker at 11-8 Hinode-machi establish a short central-town walk; range is a planning estimate.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, 13-1 Saiwai-cho, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Yuiga Doxon 唯我独尊, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+13-1+Saiwai-cho%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Yuiga+Doxon+%E5%94%AF%E6%88%91%E7%8B%AC%E5%B0%8A%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "core-bridge-bar", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 2 minutes walking", "mode": "walking", "why": "The easy evening continuation for beer, cocktails and pub snacks after an earlier Marche visit.", "basis": "Furano Tourism explicitly publishes two minutes from Marche and five minutes from Furano Station.", "directions": { "origin": "Furano Marche フラノマルシェ, 13-1 Saiwai-cho, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "The Bridge bar and cafe, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Furano+Marche+%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%8E%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A7%2C+13-1+Saiwai-cho%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=The+Bridge+bar+and+cafe%2C+Furano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } } ], "note": "Yuiga is the meal-with-drinks option; Bridge belongs to a separate evening plan." }, { "destination_id": "hokuseiyama-lavender-garden", "options": [ { "venue_id": "lavender-the-day", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 10-15 min walk from the lower garden/lift area", "mode": "walking", "why": "The closest dedicated craft-beer choice, useful when its changing calendar includes an afternoon opening.", "basis": "Planning estimate: the municipality-linked garden point at 43.4112999, 142.4211647 and brewery operator point at 43.4118194, 142.4280369 are roughly 0.56 km apart straight-line. Allow for the actual garden exit and public streets; summit descent is additional.", "directions": { "origin": "Hokuseiyama Lavender Garden, 1-41 Miyamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "NAKAFURANO BREWERY Taproom THE DAY, 9-2 Kitamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "walking", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokuseiyama+Lavender+Garden%2C+1-41+Miyamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=NAKAFURANO+BREWERY+Taproom+THE+DAY%2C+9-2+Kitamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=walking" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-cafe-rene", "relationship": "nearby", "proximity": "About 5-10 min drive to Farm Tomita, then walk inside", "mode": "driving", "why": "Combine two nearby flower gardens with a seated lunch rather than relying on the lift area's seasonal snack shop.", "basis": "Planning estimate using the assigned municipality-linked Hokuseiyama point and main Farm Tomita marker about 1 km apart straight-line. The town explicitly describes Hokuseiyama as being on the way from Nakafurano Station to Farm Tomita; vehicle access and in-farm walking are separate.", "directions": { "origin": "Hokuseiyama Lavender Garden, 1-41 Miyamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Cafe Rene, Farm Tomita main farm, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokuseiyama+Lavender+Garden%2C+1-41+Miyamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Cafe+Rene%2C+Farm+Tomita+main+farm%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } }, { "venue_id": "lavender-domaine-raison", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "About 10-15 min drive south toward Furano", "mode": "driving", "why": "A quieter café-style alternative for a later dessert stop, with current seating and afternoon hours established.", "basis": "Planning estimate from the verified garden address, 1-41 Miyamachi, to the winery's Higashi 1-sen Kita 4-go address on Route 237. Its position south toward Furano makes this a return-route stop, not adjacent to the chairlift.", "directions": { "origin": "Hokuseiyama Lavender Garden, 1-41 Miyamachi, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "destination": "Taberasaru Furano, Domaine Raison, Nakafurano, Hokkaido, Japan", "mode": "driving", "url": "https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&origin=Hokuseiyama+Lavender+Garden%2C+1-41+Miyamachi%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&destination=Taberasaru+Furano%2C+Domaine+Raison%2C+Nakafurano%2C+Hokkaido%2C+Japan&travelmode=driving" } } ], "note": "The garden's seasonal shop is a snack fallback, not a verified seated beer or wine venue." } ], "cross_group_requests": [ { "file": "furano-dining-mountains.json", "request": { "destination_id": "tokachidake-bogakudai", "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "owner_group": "biei", "name": "Between The Bread at Shirogane Birke", "requested_position": "first", "reason": "Use the Biei agent's independently verified venue record rather than duplicate its research; this is the preferred Shirogane descent meal.", "verification": "Verified by the Biei group and checked against furano-dining-biei.json on 2026-10-27: Biei-ingredient burgers, individually listed beer, 30 indoor/40 terrace seats, typical 09:00–17:00 seasonal hours. Reuse the shared venue record without duplicating it.", "option": { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Down the Shirogane approach at Shirogane Biruke, about 20–30 minutes' drive", "mode": "driving", "why": "The preferred descent stop for a Biei-ingredient burger, with individually listed Biei wheat beer and casual seated daytime service usually to 17:00.", "basis": "The shared operator-backed venue record places the restaurant at Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke, map centre 43.503358, 142.597516. The 20–30-minute drive is a geographic planning estimate from Bogakudai, conditional on the Shirogane descent being open, not live routing." } }, "status": "resolved", "resolved_on": "2026-10-27", "resolution": "Parent-approved verified option inserted at the requested position; single Biei-owned venue record reused." }, { "file": "furano-dining-mountains.json", "request": { "destination_id": "hakuginso-onsen", "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "owner_group": "biei", "name": "Between The Bread at Shirogane Birke", "requested_position": "second", "reason": "A second real offsite meal when combining Hakuginso with Bogakudai/Shirogane, using the Biei agent's shared registry record.", "verification": "Verified by the Biei group and checked against furano-dining-biei.json on 2026-10-27. Actual individually sold beer and eat-in seating are established; draft/bottle format and wine are not. No duplicate venue record is created.", "option": { "venue_id": "biei-between-the-bread", "relationship": "en-route", "proximity": "Shirogane descent via Bogakudai, about 25–35 minutes' drive; not the direct Kamifurano return", "mode": "driving", "why": "A burger or Biei Farm dairy stop if continuing through Bogakudai and Shirogane after bathing; its typical 17:00 closing is later than the mountain hotel's lunch finish.", "basis": "The shared operator-backed venue record establishes Michi-no-Eki Biei Shirogane Birke, map centre 43.503358, 142.597516. The 25–35-minute drive is a geographic planning estimate via Fukiage–Bogakudai–Shirogane, only when all road sections are open." } }, "status": "resolved", "resolved_on": "2026-10-27", "resolution": "Parent-approved verified option inserted at the requested position; single Biei-owned venue record reused." } ], "batch_metadata": [ { "source_manifest": "furano-dining-core.json" }, { "source_manifest": "furano-dining-lavender.json" }, { "source_manifest": "furano-dining-biei.json" }, { "source_manifest": "furano-dining-mountains.json", "group": "mountains", "researched": "2026-10-27", "research_notes": [ "All three existing destination dossiers remain conditional. This manifest supplies dining information only and must not upgrade attraction, trail, road or onsen access.", "Hakuginso's tourism-hosted facility notice, fetched at https://www.kamifurano.jp/archives/facility_item/465/ on 2026-10-27, still schedules maintenance closure through October 31 and reopening on November 1, 2026. A planned reopening is not confirmation of summer 2027 operation.", "Kamihoro-so was investigated but not recommended for lunch: the current operator meals page https://kamihorosou.com/meals/ establishes dinner, not ordinary non-staying visitor lunch. Old tourism/blog lunch offers are insufficient to establish the present service.", "Michizakura was investigated but not promoted as a bar or dining venue. Operator https://michizakura.jp/company/, fetched 2026-10-27, lists shop 10:00–15:30, closed Tuesday, and explicitly says no brewery tours; it only permits views through shop/entrance windows. No seated afternoon sake service or regular tasting was verified. A bottle-shopping stop could be considered separately, but should not replace a meal or relaxed-drinks recommendation.", "No winery, sake shop, hotel lobby or bathhouse is treated as a sit-down afternoon bar without direct service evidence.", "The Biei agent verified Between The Bread and its completed registry entry was checked on 2026-10-27. Merge the two verified cross-group options into their destinations: three choices for Asahidake and two each for Bogakudai and Hakuginso, seven pairings using four owned venues plus one shared Biei venue.", "Between The Bread adds an actual seated afternoon beer-and-food option on the Shirogane descent. Its operator menu lists beer and Biei wheat beer individually; format is unspecified. Use the shared record's typical seasonal 09:00–17:00 hours rather than the operator website's stale COVID hours or old nominal 21:00 closing.", "Drive ranges are labelled planning estimates based on sourced public locality/access information and existing destination map anchors, not live navigation. No private accommodation information was used in external queries.", "No claim is made that a visitor can drive after drinking; the central guide's shared transport/drinking note should apply without repetitive local disclaimers." ] }, { "source_manifest": "furano-dining-regional.json", "excluded_candidates": [ { "id": "regional-log-hotel-larch-closed", "name": "Log Hotel Larch — Le Montagne restaurant", "destination_id": "kanayama-lake", "reason": "The former hotel's own account announced closure on September 30, 2025. Do not recommend its old lunch, hotel lounge or visitor dinner operation for 2027 without a verified successor reopening.", "sources": [ { "title": "Hotel closure announcement, posted October 2, 2025", "publisher": "Former Log Hotel Larch official account", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/p/DPTg1JiAVvf/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "The hotel's announcement explicitly states that it closed September 30, 2025; the actual post was opened and read, not only a search snippet." }, { "title": "Former Larch account profile", "publisher": "Former Log Hotel Larch account", "url": "https://www.instagram.com/lakekanayamaloghotellarch/", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Profile independently identifies the hotel as closed in September 2025." }, { "title": "Le Montagne restaurant — legacy listing", "publisher": "Minamifurano Tourism Association", "url": "https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=5da662af666539c0c80002b0", "accessed": "2026-10-27", "supports": "Outdated lakeside address and historical service policy: lunch 11:30–15:00, last order 14:00; winter lunch and course-only dinner required three days' advance reservation. This listing does not establish current operation." } ], "research_notes": [ "The old larch.jp domain now returns unrelated travel articles, not a current hotel operator website.", "Even its historical visitor lunch ended at 15:00; no continuous 13:00–17:00 drinks-only seating policy was established.", "Possible redevelopment is not treated as a confirmed summer 2027 opening or a confirmed visitor restaurant.", "The nearby Kanayama Lake Hoyo Center is currently presented by official tourism as a day-bath facility. Old third-party meal hours and its former link to Larch are not evidence of a current visitor restaurant or hotel-meal entitlement: https://www.minamifurano.jp/tourism.html?id=3a480a5d33373558c6000072." ] } ] } ], "source_manifests": [ "furano-dining-core.json", "furano-dining-lavender.json", "furano-dining-biei.json", "furano-dining-mountains.json", "furano-dining-regional.json" ] }