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Located in Tanuki Koji, Sapporo's shopping street. Ramen Zero serves miso and shoyu ramen with a signature massive piece of grilled spare rib which is so big it wont fit in your bowl. Its so good! The juicy fatty slab of meat just melts in your mouth with every bite. The soup tasted quite nice and had a layer of hot hot oil on the surface, so be careful when attacking the noodles.
As a guest you can get free tickets for the resort shuttle to Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort.
The OMO3 Wax Bar. This was such a great set up. All kinds of wax, brushes and a digital waxing iron. Wish I had this at home.
The hotel had a gondola that used to work in the Kokusai Ski Resort. It's got a kotatsu table so you can chill there. Which would have been nice except there are very bright neon lights next to it.
The ski storage and dry room was not very big at OMO3. Good thing we could fit board bags under the beds.
There is a waxing box in the hotel lobby with the full range of Gallum waxes for you to try.
Kakuryu in Denuki Koji is where you were meant to go for the best Ankake Yakisoba - an Otaru special fried noodle dish with seafood served with a thick savoury sauce. It was good. but not sure if it is as good as Hokkien Fried Mee. One guy runs the whole operation so be prepared to line up and wait.
Finally succumbed to the aroma from WDC Waffles. That sweet savoury smell greets you at the end of every day. Got a waffle dog before the ride back to the hotel. Delicious!
Don’t really rate the Tomato Tan Tan ramen at Brasserie Akaigawa. Thought I would be getting a fiery hot bowl of sichuan flavoured soup noodles. But got ramen noodles in tomato soup instead. No heat at all.
The Sapporo store is a Burton Test Ride center. You can rent boards and bindings here to try before buying.
Here are some cool stickers you can get from Ski shop Vainqueur.
WDC Waffles is the place for apres beer and snacks. They also do a tasty bacon, fried egg waffle for breakfast.
Found my fav meal at Kiroro. This is the Yuzu Scallop ramen at Akaigawa bistro. Look at the size of those Hokkaido scallops.
There are 2 tuning stations opposite the Vainqueur ski shop near the lockers. You can also drop your skis and boards at the shop for a wax and tune.
Huge 50cm dump overnight coincided with the Murasaki Sports demo day on the weekend. Good snow but the lines were the longest this week.
There is a map in the lobby of places to eat and drink. The staff can help with recommendations and getting you a booking.
The first thing we did in Otaru was seek out Tokaiya. It’s a small space and there was a bit of a wait but it was worth it. We came for the special pork miso ramen which was recommend by a friend. The charred pieces of pork was something I have never had and it tasted 🤤!
