Woke up around 6:30 am today and went down for breakfast around 8 am.  Had the usual sashimi donburi as well as a fish bite and a fried chicken bite.   Also had some grilled fish and pickles as well as some potatoes with raclette cheese – quite an assortment at the breakfast buffet!  Forgot to take a photo into the end.

After breakfast, I went to the onsen for a soak.  Went into the inferno sauna as well and saw the temperature in there is around 98 degrees Celsius.  Only stayed in there for a few minutes.

Headed back to my room,  planning to go to the ropeway to go up Mt. Asahidake and do a little walk but it was super foggy and started to rain.   Decided it might be better to go tomorrow morning on my way to Sapporo as the forecast looks better.

Made a few calls back home and relaxed for a bit in the room.   Decided to go for a walk to take a few photos but the minute I got outside it started sprinkling.   Snapped a few photos and headed back in.

Headed back in and the rain really started coming down.   Had a latte in the lobby and snapped a few photos of the lobby area:

Went back to my room and made some coffee with the grinder and had some chips I bought at the 7-Eleven yesterday.

Around 2:30, decided it was time to make another trip to the onsen.   Can’t take photos in there but here’s some photos from the hotel website:

Went in all the bathes this time,  including the barrel bath, which was hiding in a little area that I didn’t see before.   In the outside bathes it was nice to listen to the rain falling in the forest.   Although,  the thunder got me wondering if maybe being in a pool outside was a good idea…

Stopped by the inferno sauna again for a few minutes.   Luckily they have thick towel mats laid out as I’m sure I would have got burned otherwise.   The door was hot when you try to leave though!

Enjoyed a cream filled popsicle – yuzu, I think, before going for a massage at the spa.   Somewhat torturous but felt very relaxed afterwards.

Got back to the room and saw it cleared up a bit so the mountain was visible.  Went outside to take a few photos.

Dinner tonight was at the hotel’s Japanese restaurant.   A great meal and lovely view of the forest. 

Started with a tray with the aperitif, the appetizers, steamed custard,  sashimi and some vinegared seaweed.

Next was the teppanyaki with the built in table grill.  Included was waygu, pheasant,  pork belly,  mushroom,  onion,  pumpkin mochi, corn and peppers.  Also had the Furano rice with butter and corn.

The place definitely started getting smoky with everyone grilling away but it didn’t bother me.

The next course was the hot pot, which had trout,  chestnut crab,  a clam, cabbage,  tofu and mushrooms with Hokkaido butter for the broth.

Finally,  dessert was some Hokkaido melon and soft sweet bean jelly with tea.

Those melons are super expensive here.   At the farm I stopped at yesterday, a box of six melons (look similar to canteloupes) was $165!

Great dinner, glad I was able to try both restaurants.  Don’t think I’ll trying the free ramen the hotel offers from 10:00 pm to 10:30 pm as I’m stuffed.