We visited Hokkaido Avant in Shintoku Town. Sauna enthusiasts from Kyoto and Oita, including Sau researchers from Tokyo, experienced a cool down by soaking in cold water drilled in a frozen lake after the sauna. Voices that could be interpreted as cheers and excitement echoed through the lake. After cooling down, we enjoyed a long quiet time on the ice merry-go-round.

[Tree education at a nursery school! ] 】 At the end of January, we conducted a tree education project at a nursery school. I sent out an experimental report before. Making works using paper fibers from milk cartons. I will show you a glimpse of the children's work. Just by touching the paper fibers that float fluffily in the water The sound of happy laughter spread throughout the room.

⛸️ The program of the Tomakomai Skate Festival has been announced. ⛸️ The winter festival "Tomakomai Skate Festival" will be held again this year! ? There is a lot of content to enjoy, such as traditional "shibareyaki", snow slides, and stage shows! ✨ Let's blow away the cold at the skating festival! ? ━━━*\The 58th Tomakomai Skate Festival/*━━━ Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024 and Sunday, February 11, 2024 Time:10:00 ~ 18:00 Location: Central Park (2-3 Wakakusa Town, Tomakomai City) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Sleeping in the sun ☀? in the same pose　 They were good friends Sarah and Eph

Throwing snow every day is very hard, but... I am healed by (^^) this scenery that can be seen in between snow removal

My daughter takes the school bus every morning to school in a village 3 kilometers away! It is such a morning scene, the (^^) wall of snow removal is taller (^^) than the height

Bye-bye! The appearance of ? a large snow bear Would you like to make winter memories? * Come and play before it ? melts

[Melting milk carton] The other day, I came across an experimental site. A lot of milk cartons soaked in a pot. A tree education project promoter who peels it off. If you think about what you're doing, Peel off only the plastic film on the outside of the milk carton. He says he wants to use the inner fibers. Milk cartons soaked in hot water and warmed Silently peel it off and tear it into small pieces. Tear off paper fibers with water Put it in a juice mixer and make it even finer. It's kind of like porridge ... Then, a handful of mushy fibers Expose it to enough water, like using it in a goldfish scoop Scoop it up with poi. After scooping it up, remove the water and shake the poi vigorously. It peels off cleanly from the poi. After that, if you dry it, the round shape of the work is completed. Harden yarn and leaves together, You can also create your own original work.

February 3rd is Setsubun Day ? So, with ? the demon's face Have you eaten mamemaki (bean throwing) Ehomaki?

On Sunday, February 11, "Look! Let's make it! Nyx's Friends." There are a total of 7 types of paper crafts that can be made! They are king penguins, gentoo penguins, common dolphins, squirt seals, and sand tiger sharks. King Penguins and Gentoo Penguins are also available in easy-to-make versions for children. Please be assured that not only children, but also students and staff will help. Also, those who want to try crafts for the first time in a long time are also welcome! We will prepare a lot of them, so please join us.

This time, the keepers in charge of dolphins are their favorite I would like to introduce you to the photos! Next is #Cocoa ✨ The charm point is that you always have your mouth open!

The 33rd Shiratori Festival Sairinka is now being held! Approximately 600 light objects set to the music and create a fantastic show. The 30-minute session consists of Part 1 / Light Fantasy Show and Part 2 / Light Elect Dancing Show. The music selection is music that can be enjoyed by children, the elderly, and overseas tourists. On the promenade "Hikari no Alley" that connects the venue from the Tokachi River hot spring district, winter cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and a new photo spot with the image of Japanese has been installed! In -20°C, please enjoy the "winter cherry blossoms" that bloom the earliest in Japan. 【Period】Saturday, January 27, 2024 ~ Sunday, February 18, 2024 [Lighting time] 19:00~21:00 【Place】Tokachigaoka Park [Parking lot] available (about 100 cars, free) 【Event Maintenance Cooperation Fee】Junior high school students and older: 500 yen per person * Tokachigawa Onsen guests (tourism association member facilities), Otofuke residents, elementary school students and younger are free of charge. * Otofuke residents are required to present an official ID card that shows their address.

[Okhotsk Fair held in Chikaho] 2024 has become my buddy Setoushi-kun doll debuts in Sapporo! Over two days on January 24th and 25th, At Sapporo Station Underground Walking Space (Chikaho) The Okhotsk Fair was held!! Local governments and shops from each region of Okhotsk We set up a booth and exhibited. Milk Design Co., Ltd. from Nishiokoppe Village I've come to Chikaho. Although the weather was very stormy for two days The traffic at Sapporo Station is unceasing. It was also available for those who came from abroad. It was a two-day event supported by nearby booth exhibitors. Thank you very much!

"What are you doing~? ｣ Are you worried about your sister bears?

This time, the keepers in charge of dolphins are favorites. I would like to introduce you to the photos! The top batter is #Kira ✨ The charm point is that there is a white pattern at the end of the mouth!

It's already February from tomorrow! You'll be ? amazed in no time This is ✨ an introduction to the limited lunch menu in the first half of February (1st ~ 15th) ? Vegetable soup soba with shrimp ? Vinegar pork in black vinegar Of course, we also offer standard menus such as Shin-Edo seafood noodles and Gome ankake yakisoba noodles! All menus are [with salad, dessert, soup and coffee buffet]! On Fridays and Saturdays, you can also enjoy ? "barrel raw sparkling" Please enjoy the traditional Chinese cuisine of New Otani Inn! Details & Reservations ?011-222-1522 (direct line to restaurant reservations) Or At the hotel website!

■━━━━━━□ ┃ Shipping Information ┃ □━━━━━━■ "Chiipato-rubber key chain" Gacha Gacha is in Receiving! !! ? It is 400 yen one time and is on sale at the tourist information center! ✨ * The number is limited, so please ? ♀️ forgive us if it is sold out.

[Screening & Donut Sale] Nishiokoppe Village Guest House, GA. Borrow KOPPER Screenings were held on January 19th and 20th. Wild animals in Hokkaido photographed by photographers. Combined with the music, it was projected on a grand scale It was about 80 minutes of watching them live and die. After the screening on the 20th, We will hold a sales event for handmade sweets such as donuts! Kumasasa chai, royal milk tea, etc. Hot drinks were also very popular. Donuts, chocolates, bagels, cookies... And Cute handmade funny people lined up It sold out in no time before I had time to look at it. Thank you to everyone who came!

The three of them were playing together digging snow instead of digging holes!

Valentine's Day Project ? 【Recommendation Support Campaign ?】 2/3 (Sat) ~ 17 (Sat)! Strawberry & Chocolate Afternoon Tea currently available for +¥400 "Message cookie (with chocolate pen)", "Color drink to choose from 5 colors", and "Limited AR photo frame" are now available. ♪ On Valentine's Day, why don't you ? share your thoughts on Valentine's Day with afternoon tea? Reservations and details ?011-222-1522 (direct line to restaurant reservations) Or At the hotel website!

The snowy landscape of Abashiri from the air flights. The abashiri city in Hokkaido is a winter wonderland. Mountains, lakes everything is understand snow. Even one can walk in middle of lake because the lake became frozen lake. It is really a best winter destination.

In the middle of Hokkaido, Biei is a hill town. In the summer, it is full of tourists, but in the winter, Biei is also wonderful. The moment the snow-covered hills shine in the morning sun, the whole area is dyed gold.

A house with a red roof in the hill town of Biei, in the middle of Hokkaido In winter, snow accumulates and the roof becomes white. Here It's nice to see it from Shin-Sakae Hill, but even if you look at it from below, it feels like it's buried in fluffy snow, which makes you feel happy to see it.

Projects related to the 61st Obihiro Ice Festival The 40th Hokkaido Ice Sculpture Exhibition Winter Obihiro Convention It is the "Water Dragon" selected for the Obihiro Mayor's Award. Stacked ice blocks on top of each other, Chisels, luters, heat guns, etc. I'm going to finish it with tools. When the base is inserted, the height is about 2 meters The fine beard and scales were amazing It's a warm winter this year, so this afternoon Of the 12 ice sculptures in total, 2 are Unfortunately, it collapsed. Next month, the Sapporo Snow Festival will start Once every few years, a large snow sculpture melts due to the warm air. Even during the event to ensure the safety of the audience Heavy machinery may be used to break it. If global warming continues at this rate The timing and duration of winter events, etc. Maybe it's going to change

【Would you like to experience gold panning in Taiki Town?】 】 Gold dust is a hot topic in the movie "Golden Kamuy", which is currently a big hit, but at "Rekifune River" in Taiki Town, you can still experience gold panning in the old-fashioned way! It is said that the peak period of placer gold mining in the Rekifune River was from the Meiji 30 to the Taisho era, so it was ✨ right around the time when the gold bullion battle was taking place in Golden Kamuy Taiki Town also cooperates a little with the gold panning scene in the movie. Try to find Taiki Town in the end roll! This year's gold panning is scheduled to start around Golden Week. Come and experience it!

Seasonal Chef "Recommended" Dinner Course 1. The menu for February is [Japanese kaiseki] Please enjoy ✨ the chef's special dinner course using plenty of seasonal ingredients For desserts, 4~5 items are provided ♪ by wagon service on a daily basis. 〈Menu〉 ・ Seasonal sauce 　 ・Soi, scallops, sweet shrimp sashimi 　 ・Grilled bonito sansho 　 ・ Cooking crab majo and vegetables 　 ・ Rice cooked with bamboo (incense miso soup) 　 ・Today's Fun Dessert Wagon 　　Rice flour Swiss roll cake 　　Cherry Panna Cotta 　　Matcha and yuzu gateau chocolate 　　Chocolate and strawberry shortcake 　　Black honey ice cream Limited to 15 meals a day! The price is ¥4,800 per person. Please come and visit us!

Makenko today. Regardless of age, everyone gets along well.

? Why don't you ? ♀️ rediscover the charm of Tomakomai? We are looking for participants for the one-day tour "Tomakomai Charm Rediscovery Tour"! ?⚡ Travel date: Sunday, February 25, 2024 Price: 3,000 JPY Other: Pre-registration is required (until February 16, but the deadline is as soon as capacity is reached) * This project is supported by Tomakomai City's "Tourism Attraction Promotion Project" and "MICE Attraction Promotion Project". For more information, please see the "What's New" section of the Tomakomai Tourism Association website!

Raisa with cute bushy ears Happy ? Birthday I'm already 33 years old~ In terms of people, I'm almost 100 years old~ Live a long life~!　

The symbol of Biei, the house with the red roof In winter, the roof is white with snow. When the weather is nice, you can see the performance of the Mt. Tokachi mountain range from Shin-Sakae Hill, especially the magic hour at dusk. You will never forget this scenery