If you like having a short walk while looking for some food to eat, this is the place to go to. Some cute and cozy izakaya's with small seating capacity. Don't be disappointed if some places are full, just keep on walking till you find an empty of half filled place. Plenty to eat and drink. We had some good choices of food to choose from. The cook will fry/cook it in front of you, while showing some 'fiery' display as they cook up the food. Different shops might serve different food. There are some menus placed outside for your information. Suitable for adults, not so for young children though. Booze are served as well in most establishments. The whole walkway is well lit. You can peek through the windows of the cute shops to see what's 'çooking'. Overall, a great place for 'food window shopping'.

The famous 'Kitano yatai' is located 2 minutes away from Obihiro Down Town station, which has a number of 'Izakaya', which is a type of Japanese bar that serve a variety of dishes accompanied with alcoholic drinks. It was very interesting to see so many in one street. Each 'Izakaya' was very small that could only fit around 10 people. The one I visited was called 'Enjin' and served a variety of meat dishes and western food. The food was very good and inexpensive. The one I enjoyed the most was dishes with 'Yurine', which apparently can only be tasted in Obihiro. It was something I have never heard, seen or tried which tasted very good and sweet, which had the texture of potatoes. The 'Yurine bataa yaki', which translates as 'Yurine seared with butter' was very good. I also really liked the Beef with red wine sauce, the meat was very tender and good in volume relative the cost. The famous 'Otoshi' which are something like appetizers were also very good with the red curry with beef and baguette. Other dishes like pizza and famous 'Kunnnsei' dishes such as the eel they served also tasted very good.