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After visiting Farm Tomita in Furano (technically Nakafurano town), we moved to a lunch spot called Seiryutei at Kamitomura Farm in Kamifurano town. The name Kamitomura Farm comes from the Meiji era settlement, which is why the name still remains as a place name today. Here, you can enjoy fishing for Yamame and Rainbow Trout, and then eat the fish you catch. We decided to have lunch here. I borrowed a rod for Yamame fishing. The bait for Yamame was surprisingly fish sausage, which led to a frenzy of bites. The children intentionally let the bait float in the air to make the Yamame jump. It's a fun way to catch lively fish, so it makes sense. We managed to catch four Yamame. Rainbow Trout, on the other hand, proved to be more challenging. My wife tried her hand at it, and although she hooked one, it managed to escape. In the end, an older gentleman helped us catch one with a net. For lunch, we went to Seiryutei. The restaurant has table seating and even a tatami room towards the back. There's a wood stove with an electric fan, which seems to be custom-made. The menu included Rainbow Trout sashimi and fried trout, as well as deep-fried Yamame, rice, and miso soup. We heard that rice can run out when the restaurant is busy, so we made a reservation just in case. We had half of the Rainbow Trout as sashimi and the other half as fried. The sashimi had a clean taste, and we enjoyed it with a garlic miso sauce or soy sauce (with wasabi or yuzu pepper). It was very easy to eat with minimal fishy taste. However, I personally found that I'm not a fan of river fish sashimi. My wife couldn't eat much of it either. I managed to eat half of the half. We had the other half of the Rainbow Trout and the Yamame deep-fried. This came out on one plate with bones and skin. We also ordered rice and miso soup for the children. When we ordered rice and miso soup, they also gave us pickles. It was refreshing and delicious. The fried trout was crispy enough to eat the bones, but frying the meat so crispy was unnecessary. I think it would have been tastier grilled with salt. Plus, it's hard to eat a lot due to the oil, so we ended up with a lot left over. The Rainbow Trout sashimi might be good for those who enjoy river fish sashimi, but it wasn't to my liking. In addition to being river fish, farmed fish sashimi just doesn't work for me. My wife especially didn't like it. (Although the fish here doesn't have that farmed fish smell.)