Genghis Khan

Got a message from my flatmate Jackie while I was at work in Tomakomai (a 40 min express train ride from Sapporo) asking if I would like to go for Genghis Khan - and that it would be FREE!

There are 2 main venues for Genghis Khan - The Sapporo Beer Factory and the Kirin Beer Factory. We went to the latter. I had never been before but had been wanting to chexk it out ever since I camew to Japan so I jumped at the chance. Another Nova English teacher - Kim, is about to leave for Tokyo so her boyfriend's boss offered to treat her and her friends as a goodbye present. My friend Aika also came along - she has just moved to Sapporo from Kushiro.

The Genghis Khan is served in a large open hall. Each table has a hot plate set into the centre. Meats (generally lamb) is served raw with cabbage and shoots to go, and you cook your own at the table. Our host for teh evening insisted on getting the best of everything so we had the premium meat deal (all you can eat) and the premium drinks deal (all you can drink with everything on the menu included) , plus salads and sushi extra. Our beer was served in a "tower" with a tap to pull our own. Left with a very full stomach.