Gifts of the North: Furano A Chef and Maître d'hôtel Season 1 Episode 1 Part1: Spring and Summer ( Air Date 2022-08-20 ) Genre Documentary category. Overview "Leaving a popular Tokyo restaurant, Otsuka Kenichi and his wife Keiko relocated to Hokkaido Prefecture six years ago. There, they offer enticing, unique dishes with local flavors found nowhere else.".