Tucked away in the forest of Hokujo, Hakuba, this small café lives in a converted Japanese family house. It's easy to miss from the road, but step inside and the place has a character all its own: the space is designed around the forest, with light filtering through the trees onto the tables. Once seated, leaving takes some effort.
The owner, a former veterinary nurse, opened the shop together with her dog. Most of the breads are made with rice flour from Nagano, blended to the shop's own recipe, and the colorful, inventive selection makes choosing hard. The bestseller since day one is the rice-flour milk donut, crisp outside and soft within. A few flavors of cheesecake rotate every week, and plenty of locals come back just for those. The house coffee, freshly whisked matcha and matcha latte pair nicely with everything on the counter.
After a hike, a day on the slopes, or just a slow wander around Hakuba, it's well worth the detour.
在白马村北城的森林里，藏着一家由日式独栋民居改造的小咖啡馆。从路边拐进林子就能看到它，店面不张扬，推门进去却很有自己的性格：整个空间照着森林的意象布置，阳光透过树影落在桌上，一坐下就不想走了。
店主以前是动物护士，和爱犬一起开了这家店。面包大多用长野县产的米粉，按店里自己的配方揉面，颜色鲜艳、花样也多，站在柜台前很难挑。开业以来人气最高的是揉进牛奶的米粉牛奶甜甜圈，外皮微脆，里面松软；每周还会换几种口味的芝士蛋糕，不少本地熟客专门为它而来。饮品有自家的咖啡、现点的抹茶和抹茶拿铁，跟面包很搭。
爬完山、滑完雪，或者只是在白马随便走走，都值得专门绕过来坐一坐。
