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Ice Village is born of the coldest Hokkaido in Japan. For two years, Ice Village located at TOMAMU resort has become the preferential choice for foreign tourists who come to Hokkaido to seek the white dream. The so-called Ice Village is composed of those igloos made of large slabs cut from compacted snow, such as ice shops, ice restaurants, ice bar and so on. Since I am actually there, I should also have a taste of the Ice Village life.

However you come, be sure to come early, because Ice Village closes its doors before 10 pm every night.

Standing on the higher ice slide, I overlook Ice Village, this is a very good angle, very dream isn’t it?

Every ice-house has different function in Ice Village. ice bar, ice restaurant and so on.

Come early to Ice Village, and as an added benefit, the tourists are few, walking on the inside can become only more dream.

This is Oasis skating rink, it’s a pity I can go roller skating, but currently only a little contact with skating.

This is the entrances to Ice Village. By the evening, the blue flashing lights come up on the white building, stepping into Ice Village, the tourists can see a dreamy forest footpath to Ice Village.

This is a skates rental log cabin next to Oasis skating rink, it is really very dream.

The fairytale – style log cabin has an appealing force against a background of the huge trees.

Ice church is the most romantic place in Ice Village. Each year, approximately forty newlywed couples decide to have a wedding ceremony at the ice church. I am curious, in such an environment, what kind of wedding dress they should wear.

Inside the ice church, it is really a chaste and glacial world, many couples are choosing wedding here, I estimate, it makes them very unforgettable.

The cross on the roof of the ice church, under the lights, as if it speaks to the tourists an oath, doesn’t it?

WOW, ice bar come~

The music and atmosphere in the ice bar are wonderful. And here the tourists can make delicious cocktails, it is the favorite place for the young.

Wine in a ice cup, sucking wine through straws is a really good idea, otherwise, the tourists lips become so smeared with ice.

All kinds of wine are now for the tourists to experience.

Ice bar stereo systems and lighting effects work well, plus the ice-cold stimulation, I’m impressed! ha-ha

There are two big icicle at the ice bar.

The bartender is very nice looking! He wears a thick overcoat as a protection against the bitter cold.

The ice restaurant experience begins with a heart-warming corn soup.

The environment of ice restaurant is wonderful, accompanied by a warmer colour light, plus hot foods, and all of these are great for relieving the winter cold.

Many young people admiring come from all over and taste the ice restaurant’s Cheese Fondue.

There are some fresh vegetables and fruits frozen to the ice on the wall at the ice restaurant, which is a good creative interior decoration.

A small blackboard hung in the ice restaurant’s sliding door covered with the thin snow, in this place like Hokkaido, maybe, it may snow later, I never will have imagine that it will come so quickly.

The ice shop selling little polar bear tchotchkes.

The ice shop selling little cockhorses, it’s really cute.

More visitors spends much time watching all goods than buy in the ice shop, the ice restaurant is more lively in comparison with the ice shop.

This is the Ice Laboratory for all to know ice and snow better after the visit. snow can be made into snow crystals pendant here, the visitors keep it as a memorial of their travel.

Ice Village in the daylight is not nearly as dreamy as Ice Village night, just wait a couple of hours, the day is dark, stepping into the little door, the tourists are able to go to an entirely different ice and snow fairy-tale world.

Hokkaido is a place full of charms, all kinds of food so delicious that I eat my fill except the beauty feasts my eyes. There’s no reason to eat crab in Hokkaido. From every November to the following March, all this time is the best season for eating crab. The ways of eating crab are varied and numerous. Beside crabmeat sushi and sashimi, Grilled crab, Crab tempura, Crab porridge, Crab hot pot, Crab meat steamed rice also are crab dishes. The most classic dish is steamed king crab legs. Hokkaido has the four king crabs, including king crabs, matsuba crab , mitten crab, hanasaki crab. King crab is listed first in Hokkaido four king crabs, very fresh and sweet tasting, thick and fleshy, is better known for its delicious, apply to sashimi, hot pot, charcoal. We cook king crab in large pots and then tear at king crab with our hands, so eat up!

Mitten crab, its size is comparatively small with that of king crab. Mitten crab have less meat, but its meat is so tender and juicy. Mitten crab is triumph of its thick crab paste.

Matsuba crab legs, its meat delicate, slightly sweet flavour and crab flavour. When we eat these raw or uncooked, generally should first put it into cold water for about 5 minutes, then we open matsuba crab legs, inside is thin strips of crabmeat, like shining pine needle, it is easy to eat. This is supposed to be the origin of the name of Matsuba crab.

Crabmeat salad, the feeling in the mouth is pure, it does not have that fishy aftertaste and greasy feeling.

Steamed egg with Matsuba crab meat is silky, Matsuba crab flavor is slightly faint taste.

The crab’s shell is roasted on the stove, a fragrant smell of crab waft.

Crab tempura serves with dipping sauce made with soy sauce and grated radish, when I’m eating. Fresh and tender, fragrant but not too greasy.

Crabmeat rice stew is done after I eat the above crabs.

The big guy is photographed in an aquatic products store.

King crab’s price ranges from RMB 500 yuan to RMB 700 yuan according to the size of king crab.

Hokkaido, surrounded by the sea, its seafood have long enjoyed a good reputation. Sushi is made with a combination of shellfish, raw fish, vegetables, and seasoned rice. Traditional Hokkaido style Sushi is the most delicious in Japan.

Sweet shrimp, shellfish in the arctic, sea urchin is the love of sushi.

Fresh shrimps Miso soup.

Fish roe rice.

Mashu pork rice. Near Mashu station, it is very tasty.

If you have no time to eat in the store, you can buy a lunch box and eat after boarding the train.

Hokkaido stretched noodles is famous for its thick soup and adequate amount. The stretched noodles, called beneficence of nature, is the most famous stretched noodle in eastern Hokkaido, made of a variety of fresh vegetables as raw material, as produced in Hokkaido.