Film
Bread of Happiness (Shiawase no Pan)
Central Hokkaido area
This heartwarming live action film takes place in a small town called Tsukiura on the shores of Lake Toya, Hokkaido, and follows a couple who run a bakery and guesthouse called máni. Their customers come to máni with various states of mind, and each customer's life is touched by the couple. After enjoying warm bread baked by Nao Mizushima (Yo Oizumi), with a cup of coffee lovingly prepared by his wife Rie (Tomoyo Harada), every customer feels emotionally nourished. The film takes a gentle look at problems we face in various areas of our lives, from love to family.
© 2011, Bread of Happiness Production Committee
- Year released
- 2012
- Starring
- Tomoyo Harada, Yo Oizumi, etc.
- Director
- Yukiko Mishima
- Screenwriter
- Yukiko Mishima
- Distributor
- Asmik Ace
STAMP SPOT!
Farm Café Honobonomura
Open Friday to Sunday, this café is operated by a farm with crops, chickens, and a garden. The building was used as the house of a couple, the Hirokawas, in the film. Near the café you'll see various farm buildings including a chicken coop and smokehouse, as well as fields with corn, pumpkin, asparagus, and more. In summer you can enjoy a variety of dishes made from the free range hens' eggs, from a soft chiffon cake to a delicious omelet. You can even buy vegetables, eggs, and other food fresh from the farm.
- Address
- 196-12 Aza Benkei, Sobetsu Town, Usu District, Hokkaido 052-0115
- Phone
- 0142-65-2510
- Access
- Around 25 minutes by car from the Date Interchange on the Do-o Expressway
- Open hours
- 10:00am-5:00pm
- Open period
- April - November (closed for winter from December 1 to March 31)
- Closed
- Monday to Thursday
- Admission
- -
- Notes
- -
