Hokkaido is one of the nation's most plentiful regions for seafood and many other delicacies, and winter is the best season to enjoy this splendour. Have an exclusive Hokkaido dining experience without leaving Tokyo at ANA InterContinental Tokyo in Akasaka, where a festive dinner buffet is available at the Cascade Cafe restaurant through March. In collaboration with executive chef Hisayuki Niregane from ANA Crown Plaza Hotel Kushiro, its group hotel in Kushiro, Hokkaido, the ANA InterContinental offers almost 50 kinds of dishes including steamed crabs, grilled lamb and hearth-baked pizza made with Hokkaido's famed dairy. You'll also find specialities usually only offered at the Hokkaido hotel, such as cutlets of deer and octopus shabu-shabu. Milk soft serve, melon bavarois and raw caramel pudding will be waiting for the sweet of tooth, and even the drink menu has been given a Hokkaido makeover.
Note that there is a ¥590 (¥510 for seniors, ¥200 for children) surcharge for the buffet on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays.