Experience the "classic charm" of Muroran, a town of "manufacturing" that has continued since the Meiji era! In the "Classic Traveler" corner, Sato Arata, the center of "IMP.", visits Hokkaido's "classic" tourist spots. The setting for this trip is... Muroran! A town of "manufacturing" where the steel industry has flourished since the Meiji era, it is known as one of Japan's leading industrial cities. The trip begins at Muroran's classic tourist spot, "Cape Chikyu." Cape Chikyu is a series of cliffs about 100m above sea level. It is said to derive from the Ainu word "chikepu," which means cliff. Be amazed by the view from the observation deck! Cape Chikyu, where you can experience the roundness of the earth! Every New Year's Day, many people visit this spot to see the first sunrise of the year. By the way, if the weather and other conditions are right, you can even see a sea of ​​clouds! After enjoying the "classic" view, it's time for some typical local gourmet! "Muroran Yakitori" means pork! Why? At the beginning of the Showa era, pig farming was encouraged in Japan. This was to increase food production for the war and to secure pigskin needed to manufacture military boots. Pork yakitori, which was cheaper than chicken, became an indispensable soul food that filled the stomachs of workers at Muroran's steelworks. Now, Muroran city has one of the highest ratios of yakitori restaurants to population in Japan! So, in search of "classic" local gourmet, we headed to "Muroran Yakitori Ippei," a popular restaurant that was founded in 1950 (Showa 25) and has been loved by local residents for a long time. As soon as we sat at the counter, Shin's excitement rose! "Muroran Yakitori" dipped in plenty of secret sauce! At "Ippei", they use pork shoulder loin from Hokkaido. They are particular about the balance of lean meat and fat, so you can fully enjoy the flavor of the meat! They eat it by dissolving western mustard in the sauce. And Muroran has another "cliché skewer"! At Ippei in Muroran, the cliché way to eat it is to skewer raw quail eggs with the shells on and grill them! They only purchase eggs with thin shells from "Muroran Uzuraen", the only quail egg producer in Hokkaido. Now! Arata, how does it taste! ? Next is a cliché "souvenir"! Do you know it? It's called Volta, made from bolts and nuts from Muroran! It is a bolt doll loved by locals, and is handmade one by one in a workshop in the city. Since it was made at a town revitalization event, it has more than 130 different poses. They all have unique movements, such as thinking Volta and toilet Volta! Among them, what caught Arata's eye was... Next, Arata, the "Hokkaido newcomer," will enjoy not only the usual things, but also the "rare" sweets of Muroran! *The contents of this publication are based on the information at the time of broadcasting the program (December 5, 2024).