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§30. The opening of business of the accommodations. (6)

Hirafu makes people happy.
Guesthouse ISLAND Ishikawa Yoshiyuki Kazuko

(we heard story from Kazuko)

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 We two were staffs of farm co-op of Kamishihoro( Hokkaido). We
married, and it was past one year, and I have got sick. While child
care was not possible, and I sent life as it was said that we could buy
thing which we wanted to buy to some extent, I held sense of impending
crisis when “in this situation I might not grow up as adult”. I
thought, “I did not come through more hardships”. At such time, my
father died. I had effect of father whom person loved, and I came to
think that I wanted a job that I could meet various people.

 I intended to open coffee shop first. But very good article was not
found. However, in model house where we dropped in at by chance, we have
done fatal encounter.

 Branch manager who could not come in model house always came to
model house by chance on that day. He watched us and seemed to think,
“it was some interesting visitor”. We found a kindred spirit in branch
manager and talked in various ways. As a result, plan to run lodging in
Niseko was completed. It was May, 1990.

 We obtained land in only one month. Not to mention layout and the
appearance, we decided to color of curtain by the end of December. We
had summons from house maker in January, 1991 that we were restless a
little and greeted suddenly. Person of house maker told us, “this plan
might be called off”.

 Because branch manager of charge had left company by circumstances
not to understand to us, realization of dream has made a fresh start.
But we did not give up realization of dream for it. We managed to reach
the opening of business in December, 1991 after all. When we looked
back and thought, this “case” tried whether we were serious.

 It was not said that I loved ski, but, since tenth grader, skied by
own way. But opportunities when I skied with visitor increased since I
came here. We felt once when “in this situation I let the ski life of
visitor be out of order”, and I practiced hard. I did my best and took
the first grade official approval of ski.

 There are splendid mountain and river in Niseko; and there immediate
in the Sea of Japan. It is Wonderland of a lot of nature. Above all,
this location to run on towards Mt. Yotei is my favorite scenery.

 20 years passed since that, and visitors from foreign country
suddenly increased including Australia. All too soon of the situation
such as “here foreign country” these days. Thanks to you, English
becomes able to talk and enjoys the very exciting life.

 I think visitor to be the best treasure coming up in the life of we
two. Of course rate has for value of service, but at first wants to meet
visitor as one human being like family. Thanks to you, we have had big
family.

 I think that Hirafu is place making person happy. Gift of overall power local as for it.

 We say work called guesthouse, or, for us whom person loves, way of
life is not stopped anymore. It is our best property, and smile of
people and visitor whom we met still lives all the time here.