day 6: we fell in love with the sushi chef

Most of our group went to the famous ramen street at Susukino. Not that we had enough of ramen, but we haven't had much of sashimi and sushi. So we headed straight to the reccommended sushi restaurant at the cross junction of Susukino.

We requested for a seat by the counter so we had full view of the sushi chef preparing our food.

Since we haven't spent much on ourselves so far, we ordered generously. Everything - the tuna sashimi platter, salmon sushi, premium eel sushi (anago), and sushi platter - was extremely delicious! The otoro (premium tuna belly) was a real shocker, Bun and I both agreed it was the star of our lunch.

This 5,833¥ lunch, which works out to be approximately S$92.70, I think is the most value for money item we spent on for this entire trip.

• Activities: 4-hour drive to Sapporo, Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade, Susukino, Odori Park, Mitsui Outlet Park, Mountain Okurayama 
• Cost: 10,000¥ tips for Michelle and driver, 2,200¥ biscuit and noodles, 5,833¥ sushi lunch, 5,498¥ souvenir from pharmacy, 580¥ ramen at outlet park, 270¥ chocolate and vanilla soft cream.
• Accommodation: Sapporo Excel Hotel Tokyu is just 10 mins walk away from Susukino where the ramen street is (great for supper), but we were exhausted by the time we checked in. The room and bathroom are spacious and new. I was particularly impressed by their toiletries and iron.
• Highlight: The Ski Jumping Stadium at Mount Okurayama was more grand than we imagined.