Full Circle to Sesoko Island, [Hokkaido] Okhotsk Ryuhyo Museum where I encountered the dance of Clione and the unexpected 'Hokkaido No. 1 Soft Serve'
Speaking of Hokkaido, it's all about magnificent nature and delicious gourmet food.
As someone who tends to go overboard with everything, here is where I visited in Abashiri, Hokkaido:the 'Okhotsk Ryuhyo Museum'.
My goal, of course, was the angels of the drift ice.
The 'Clione', the drift ice angels dancing in a blue world.
Clione swimming fluffily in a deep blue tank, flapping their tiny wings.
Their appearance is truly that of 'drift ice angels'. It is a healing space so captivating that you can lose track of time just watching them.
Being able to capture this sense of buoyancy on video was
a huge harvest.
The quirky companions of the Okhotsk
However, it is not just the angels that tickle my heart.
What are these fish with such quirky expressions...!
Orange, round fish (lumpsuckers) wedged tightly into the gaps of driftwood, staring at me, and fish with surly faces sitting as still as rocks.
The contrast with the daintiness of the Clione is staggering. Personally, this surreal ecological exhibit hit the spot perfectly.
A major incident occurred. I encountered the 'Hokkaido No. 1 Soft Serve' here.
And then, a'major incident'happened to me at this drift ice museum.
Speaking of Hokkaido, it is a dairy kingdom. It is a fiercely competitive area for soft serve where you can eat exquisite soft serve everywhere.
However, let me state clearly.
The soft serve I ate here has taken the crown as the 'No. 1 soft serve I have ever eaten in Hokkaido' for me.
It is calledthe 'Drift Ice Soft Serve'.
At first glance, it looks like ordinary vanilla with blue sprinkles, but this was an incredible trap.
Actually, this is a slightly salty soft serve!
It is topped with 'blue salt', which is salt from the Okhotsk Sea dyed blue with natural pigments.
The moment it enters your mouth, the bittersweet aroma of caramel and deep sweetness spread, and the exquisite saltiness of the blue salt adds a punchy accent. An infinite loop of sweet, salty, and savory.
When I looked closely at the poster, it said, 'Produced by the shop that won 1st place in an Italian gelato contest'. No wonder the level of seriousness is different.
Healed by Clione, laughing at quirky fish, and finally completely knocked out by top-tier sweets.
You would never know that 'the soft serve at the Ryuhyo Museum is the best' unless you actually go there and eat it.
If anyone is going to Abashiri, the Clione at the Ryuhyo Museum and
this soft serve are the two things
you absolutely must not miss!