An orchid that crosses the steel frame like a cat Somewhat proud expression ?

NICE TO MEET EVERYONE WHO WATCHES COOL JAPAN VIDEOS! This is the Higashi Kagura Town Tourism Association. Higashikagura Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido is a town with a population of 9,851 (as of September 2023) adjacent to Asahikawa City. Higashi-Kagura is known as the "City of Flowers" and in 2000 won the Minister of Construction Award at the National Flower Town Development Competition. Each neighborhood association sets up flower beds, and the townspeople cooperate in the "Flower Full Campaign" to carry out beautiful environmental activities centered on flowers. Higashi Kaguracho is the location of Asahikawa Airport, the gateway to the north, which is Used by many people both in Japan and overseas, and is visited by many people throughout the year. In this first post, we will introduce the attractions of Higashikaguracho, such as sightseeing spots and outdoor information of Higashikaguracho, Hokkaido! ≪ Sightseeing and outdoor spots in Higashikagura, Hokkaido ≫ ◆ Yoshitsune Park It is a flower spot in Higashikaguracho, which is also famous for cherry blossoms and azaleas. In spring, the flower beds and cherry blossoms that surround the fountain in the park are colored. Yoshitsune Park is also the venue for the Higashikagura Flower Festival, a festivals held every August. At the Higashikagura Flower Festival, you can enjoy a flower market and a flower parade, and events such as the "Face Saddle Billboard Contest" and the "Townspeople Rakugeikai" are held at the same time. Don't miss the "Fireworks and Laser Show", a fireworks display with music and lasers held at night! (Contents at the time of the 2023 event) ◆ Hijirino Park It is a park that is also one of the flower spots in Higashi Kaguracho. The park has a vast lawn, large playground equipment, and a water play area, making it a space that both adults and children can enjoy. There are also facilities with drinking fountains and nursing rooms. ◆ Higashikagura Forest Park Higashikagura Forest Park is a hands-on park where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the four seasons. You can enjoy various outdoor activities such as nature observation, picnics, and camping. ・Higashikagura Forest Park Campground [Business period: Late April ~ late October (closed in 2023)] It is a campsite in "Higashikagura Forest Park". Barbecue corner and shower room are also substantial! There is also a pet site, so you can enjoy camping with your dog or cat. Use also for bungalows and cabins. ・Higashikagura Forest Park Auto Camp Field Furore [Business period: Late April ~ late October (closed in 2023)] It is an "auto camp site" adjacent to "Higashikagura Forest Park", and there are camping car sites, standard car sites A and B, and a total of 50 sites are maintained. Air-conditioned Flore cabins and Flore mini cabins with sofas are also available. There is also a "Hokkaido Premium Camp Plan" where all camping equipment is rented and set up by staff. ◆ Higashikagura Forest Park Park Golf Course [Business period: Early April ~ Snow (around November)] It is a park golf course with 5 courses and 45 holes, from courses for beginners to advanced courses. Use the general course from the age of 10. The "Three Dome Indoor Park Golf Course" attached to the venue is open from mid-November ~ early April, so you can play even in the middle of winter. Please take a break for lunch at the adjacent cafeteria. ◆ Exchange Plaza Azalea Museum Located near the Higashi Kagura Town Hall, it is a welfare and education complex. The "Local Documents Exhibition Room" in the museum exhibits about 400 cultural properties, including stone tools from the Jomon period, excavated from the excavated Sawada-no-sawa ruins in Higashi-Kagura-cho. ◆ Asahikawa Airport General Information Asahikawa Airport General Information is one of the facilities that you should use when sightseeing. We also provide transportation information, lodging information, and distribution of tourist pamphlets. Please feel free to Use when Use Asahikawa Airport! ≪ Furusato Nozei ≫ in Higashikagura, Hokkaido Higashikagura Town, Hokkaido, which receives snowmelt water from Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group, is one of the best "rice destinations" in Hokkaido. Agriculture is also thriving, and there are plenty of delicious vegetables such as asparagus and tomatoes! As a thank-you gift for Furusato Nozei tax payment in Higashi Kagura Town, Hokkaido, we offer "Nanatsuboshi", "Hokuto Rice Yumepilika", "Summer Strawberry", etc. In addition, there are a wide variety of hotel lodging tickets and crafts. Please check each Furusato Nozei tax payment! ≪ Climate (weather) in Higashikagura, Hokkaido ≫ Higashikagura Town in Hokkaido has a large temperature difference and is also designated as a heavy snowfall area. In winter, minus 25 degrees Celsius can be observed, and the cold is severe, so please be careful to protect yourself from the cold when traveling. Higashikaguracho, Hokkaido is also dotted with hot spring facilities. Especially in the cold season, enjoy the snowy scenery while warming up in the hot springs. In the future, this account will continue to deliver the charm of Higashikagura Town in Hokkaido and tourist information. Thank you for your continued support! [Access information to Higashikagura Town, Hokkaido] ◎ Car ・About 25 minutes from JR Asahikawa Station (about 45 minutes by bus) ・About 5 minutes from Asahikawa Airport ・About 45 minutes from Asahikawa Takasu IC ◎ Train ・Take the limited express from Sapporo Station and get off at Asahikawa Station, walk for about 5 minutes (total/about 95 minutes)

Before you know it, the twins ? are together

Zookeeper "Mantaro ~" Mantaro "Yo"

One of the blessings of spring that can be tasted in Hokkaido is "birch sap water". A slight sweetness and a slight forest scent spread in the mouth. Birch sap water can only be collected from early to mid-April, during the melting of snow. This event is a long run and reservations are made until the day before so that those who come to Tokachi for sightseeing can also experience it at "Tabi Naka", so please feel free to participate. Date: Friday, April 5, 2024 　　　　　~April 14 (Sun) 10 days 　　　　　① 10:00～　② 14:00～　 　　　　　* Held twice a day 　　　　　* Time required is 1 hour and 30 minutes 　　　　　　　　　　　~2 hours Venue: Karikachi Kogen Park 　　　　　 * We will meet at the site. Experience: (1) Birch sap water collection (2) Firewood splitting (for those who wish) (3) Bonfire (4) Sap water tasting (5) Tasting of sap water coffee Participation fee: 2,000 yen for adults　 　　　　　Elementary school students: 1,000 yen　 　　　　　Infants free of charge Other (1) Please wear warm clothes. (2) If you wish to take it home, please bring a PET bottle (500ml, about 1~2 bottles) with the inside cleaned. Inquiries and applications　 Shintoku Tourism Association 〔TEL：0156-64-0522〕 Reception will be accepted until 15 o'clock the day before. * Reception is only available on weekdays.

New Otani Inn Sapporo Executive Chef Yoshihito Takebayashi [Spring Special Tasting Party] You can enjoy a luxurious Western-style course using seasonal ingredients in a chic brick atmosphere! We will ?️ deliver a total of 7 dishes that will color spring, including "Risotto with wild vegetables and issued cabbage" ?Menu ・Hospitality at the beginning ・White trevally carpaccio and spring vegetable salad ・Natural conger eel, red wine-flavored teriyaki, dehydrated yogurt and cucumber ・ Naju style with shellfish drifting with the scent of the sea ・ Apicius-style roast of Shibetsu Suffolk breed "Hoget" 　　Hitobiro's Accent ・Risotto with wild vegetables and fermented cabbage ・Crème d'Ange and goat's milk gelato ・Small confectionery ・Coffee ・Bread, Hokkaido fermented butter ? Date and time Friday, March 15, 2024 18:30~(Reception 18:00~) ?Place B1 Party & Dining Four Seasons ?Fee Course meal: ¥13,000 With free drink: ¥15,000 ?Reservation ?011-222-1522 (direct line to restaurant reservations) Or On the ? hotel website

"What's the matter, you guys? ｣ It seems to be popular with younger people!

◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ Stock status ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ [There is an additional note on the extension of the sales period] The collaboration goods of "Tomakomai City Diamond A act II." will be on sale until March 31 (Sunday)! ✨ *Postscript: Extended until Sunday, May 5 We also accept local shipping, so please feel free to contact us! ? For more information, please refer to the post of X(@toma_tourism). ?‍♀️

[There is an additional note on the extension of the sales period] ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ End of sale of "Diamond A" collaboration goods ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢ The collaboration goods of "Tomakomai City ✖ Diamond A act II." will be Will be sold until March 31 (Sunday)! ?⚡ * Only goods sales will be extended until May 5 (Sunday) There is also a panel exhibition, so please take a look! ⚾ We also accept local shipping! ? For more information, please see the post of X (@toma_tourism)! ?‍♀️ Thank you for ✨ so many memories

This is exactly "bear dumpling"!

"Thank You Nemuro Main Line Panel Exhibition" is being held! A panel exhibition looking back on the history of Furano︎ ↔Shintokuma, which will be discontinued on March 31st, has started at Shintoku Station. A timeline showing the footsteps from the opening of the Asahikawa-Shimofurano section in 1900 (Meiji 33), which is the starting point for eastern Hokkaido, and about 40 photographs showing the railway and scenery at that time are exhibited on the panel. Shintoku Station, which will be closed at the end of this month, is visited by many railway fans, and it was impressive to see fans looking at the panels today.

In conjunction with the Hinamatsuri Festival on March 3rd, Hina dolls were ? exhibited in the lobby of the hotel A powerful platform with 7 steps. 15 dolls are celebrating in ? a gorgeous way It may be ? fun to look for your favorite doll Originally, Hinamatsuri was an event to celebrate the safety of girls by decorating substitute dolls in hopes of their health. In the early Edo period, March 3 was established as a peach festival, and in the middle period, it became common as a Hinamatsuri festival for girls.

【Introduction of deep spots in Taiki Town】 ? Former JNR Hiroo Line Taiki Station Ruins In Taiki Town, there are still the remains of the station building of the Hiroo Line, a railway connecting Obihiro and Hiroo, which operated until Showa 62. Taiju Station opened in 1930 (Showa 5), and at its peak, the number of passengers per day exceeded 1,000 Use. The place where the tracks used to be is now a square called "Taiju Traffic Park", and the station building still remains. You can't go inside the building, but if you look through the window, you can see that the ticket gates and waiting rooms are still there. On the remains of the platform, there are still station name signs and signal levers. In Hakurin Park on the north side of Taiki Town Town Hall, the SL "No. 59611", which ran on the Hiroo Line until 1975 (Showa 50) after being active in various parts of Hokkaido, is on display. It seems that it was installed at the urging of SL fans in the town. Why don't you come and feel the remnants of the railway running in Taiki Town?

【Oyster in the snow】 Although the unusual warmth continued, It's snowing again in many places. Even in Nishiokoppe, snow is covering the ground again. To the white canvas that spreads all over I used colored water mixed with food coloring to draw pictures and letters! Three colors of red, yellow, and blue are available. Children mix these and make their own green, brown, and black colors. He scooped up the colored snow and showed it to me. By the way, the temperature is minus 7 degrees Celsius. Even if you have a fire, you can't cheat on the cold feet ... Thanks to the bonfire, I also enjoyed the roasted marshmallows. Okay.

Right Ran: "It's hard to do~! ｣ Left: Karin: "I'm not going to lose! ｣ The two of them were wrestling together!

I went to the Indian Natsuzora store, which opened last month at the Roadside Station Otofuke Natsuzora no Fururi! I ordered a Natsuzora limited hamburger steak that can only be eaten here. A juicy hamburger steak made with "Otofuke Kino e Beef" and minced pork is combined with curry loved by locals. It was so delicious that I finished ? it in no time The Natsuzora store also sells frozen curry, so it's a good ✨ souvenir After the meal, try soft-serve ice cream at SKYPIEA, a take-out specialty store also located at the Roadside Station. It was a snowy and cold day, but Yotsuba's soft-serve ice cream was always delicious ✨ It was a very satisfying day with gourmet food at the Roadside Station. ・Indian Natsuzora store 　Business hours 10:00~18:00 　　　　(Last order 17:30 ） 　Regular holiday Every Monday from November ~ March　 　　　　　(If Monday is a holiday, the next day) 　　　　　Year-end and New Year holidays (December 31st ~ January 3rd) 　　　　　3 days each in May and August, 1 day in November ・SKYPIEA 　Business hours 10:00~18:00 　　　　(Last order 17:30 ） 　Regular holiday Every Monday from November ~ March　 　　　　　(If Monday is a holiday, the next day) 　　　　　Year-end and New Year holidays (December 31st ~ January 3rd) ・ Roadside Station Otofukenazora no Furusato 　Business hours 9:00~18:00 　Regular holiday Every Monday from November ~ March　 　　　　　(If Monday is a holiday, the next day) 　　　　　Year-end and New Year holidays (December 31st ~ January 3rd) Otofuke Natsuzora 2 　　TEL　0155-65-0822

Captain Kisuke is doing his best to open the road.

? Hinamatsuri ? coming soon It's ? March in the blink of an eye Toma Chop is transforming into a chick! ?

In this photo, it looks like he's sitting somewhere, but he's ? actually lying down

【Snowy Miya Forest】 Elementary school students in the village The third time of the Wildlife Class! This time, the title is "Let's look for treasure in the winter forest!" In the Miya Forest that spreads to cover the ski resort The highlight of the event was the "treasure" walk on snowshoes. Because the treasure had a transmitter attached to it. Using a tool called a goat antenna, while searching for the position Climb up and down. When listening to the sound emitted by the receiver All participants focused and listened. Find a direction with less noise. The weather was sunny. Because the air was so clear It was a perfect day to walk in the forest of the Snow Palace. I walked a lot and found a treasure It's not about food or hot drinks. The children seemed a little disappointed, but they got venison stew as a souvenir. Personally, I met him at a summer camp It was also nice to be able to reunite with university students.

Ladies and gentlemen, dolphins Did you know that there is a tongue? ? Large, chunky, and elastic It has a tongue! Dolphins use this tongue I'm swallowing fish from the head!

Favorite photos ? of dolphin keepers ~Dolphins~ This time too, in the extra edition (right) #Kira and (left) #Kou together I would like to introduce you to some cute photos! Try to ? find the difference between the two horses

Shikisai no Oka ? in Biei Iridescent carpet ? Really great views ?, including the scenery in the back Heavenly flower garden ? It's like a painting, isn't it? ?️ It's a ? landscape that I definitely want to preserve I went there ✨ around the beginning of September There were some places where it wasn't blooming, but depending on how you take it, you can ? take such a beautiful picture

The scenery of Japan that I want to preserve for the future is the night view of Sapporo I like the scenery created by nature, but there are many lights created by people This night view is counted as one of the three great night views of the new

■━━━━━━━□ ┃ Event Information ┃ □━━━━━━━■ On Friday, March 15th, an event will be held at the observation corridor of Tomakomai City Hall to appreciate the night view and starry sky of Tomakomai City! ⭐? Advance registration is required, so don't forget! ? For details, please see ? ♀️ the Home page of Tomakomai City Hall's "General Affairs Division, General Affairs Department"

Kamifurano "Sunrise Park" The house with the red roof looks great ??? I was ? able to take a picture like a picture It has a lavender-like vibe, but it is ? a plant of the Lamiaceae family called Blue Catmint Lavender in this park also seems to bloom, so it is recommended ? to go after the lavender blooms

Farm Tomita ? in Nakafurano It's my favorite place ✨ I went early in the morning, so there were ? few people and I was able to take beautiful photos Colorful flower garden ? There is also ? lavender in the back It looks great ?

Ikoro: "The snow hole (2nd photo) has opened!"

In Shintoku Town, where there were many days of small spring sunshine this month, the snow that continued to fall yesterday was 45 cm. The town suddenly turns into a world of silver and white. And Shintoku Ski Resort, which has been suspended since February 14 due to lack of snow, will resume from tomorrow. Please look forward to! #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku Tourism Association #Koharu Hiwa #Snow #White Silver World #Ski Resort #Shintokuyama Ski Resort #Reopened