Night view seen from the Grand Hotel New Oji, a city hotel in central Tomakomai ✨

HTB “Machi no on-chan” Tsubetsu Town edition, second episode, aired yesterday — the first broadcast of the year! If you missed it or want to watch it again, please check the program’s YouTube channel! Here are off‑shots from this episode 💁‍♀️ on‑chan boldly ventured into the great outdoors! Where will on walk in Tsubetsu next week? on is looking forward to it — \(o▽n)/

Happy New Year, everyone. We look forward to working with you in 2025. By the way, do you know the Shakotan mascot character "Unidon"? He has appeared not only in the Shakotan but also in Events Held in in Town/Village neighboring cities in Shakotan, and is a character who many promotes Shakotan. Publication of Events is sometimes posted on the Shakotan Tourism Association Facebook and Instagram pages, so please take a look at the Shakotan Tourism Association Facebook and Instagram from time to time. Then, "Unidon" and a message saying, "Everyone, Best regards Don again this year!" I hope that everyone will continue to support the Shakotan Tourism Association and "Unidon" in the future.

About the 40th Lake Oketo Ice Fishing Tournament Event on Monday, January 6, 2025: The 40th “Lake Oketo Ice Fishing Tournament” will be held on the schedule below. Why not fully enjoy the charms of Lake Oketo in winter. We look forward to many applications. ⇒ Applications are now closed because the participant limit has been reached. Date and Time: Sunday, January 26, 2025 Registration: 8:00 AM to 8:30 AM; Competition: 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM Expected finish: 12:00 PM Participation fee: Adults ¥2,000; junior high school students and younger ¥1,500 (includes fishing site cooperation fee, insurance, and bathing ticket) Application period: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 to Monday, January 20, 2025 * Reception hours: 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM (excluding weekends and public holidays) * Applications will close once the capacity (60 people) is reached. ⇒ Applications are now closed because the participant limit has been reached. Where to apply: Oketo Town Tourism Association Office (Oketo Town Hall, Industry Promotion Division, Commerce and Tourism Section) Please apply by phone or fax. TEL: 0157-52-3313 / FAX: 0157-52-3353

Woodworking Instructor and Box Making Held at the Childcare Support Center A box-making class led by a woodworking instructor. This is the woodworking instructor who has been with Nishiokoppe Village since April last year. We often meet and talk, but I rarely get to observe a woodworking lesson, so I decided to watch the box-making class. The materials and tools needed are wooden boards, wood glue, nails, and a sledgehammer (genno). They were making a box the perfect size for a pen holder. The four boards for the sides had grooves to fit the bottom board. There were even nail starter holes where the nails would be driven. (With these holes you can tell exactly where to drive the nail and the nail stays steady, so it’s easier to hammer.) Even for a simply constructed box, such thoughtful details make the work much easier to carry out. This time, to get used to handling the sledgehammer, they deliberately included the step of driving nails into the box. After gluing the boards together to form the box, they drove nails to secure the boards to each other. Driving nails straight and keeping the boards from shifting is fairly difficult. Watching the woodworking instructor handle it lightly with a rhythmic “ton, ton, ton,” I thought, as expected, they’re skilled. We moved to Somukan (a workshop the villagers can use for free!) to finish with sanding and other final touches, and then it was complete. That was a look at the box-making class. ＊＊＊＊＊ From Saturday, February 1 to Friday, February 28, the 28th Woody Winter School will take place! Details will be posted in another update📢 #Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #woodworking #mokuiiku (wood learning) #woodworking class #woodworking instructor #childcare support #sledgehammer (genno) #I had always called it a tacker or hammer #Woody Winter School

Tonight is the second episode of HTB’s “Machi no On-chan” featuring Tsubetsu Town! It’s been a month—please tune in! Check out the first episode on YouTube!

[Notice] Grand Sumo January Tournament The first tournament of Reiwa 7 will begin on Sunday, January 12 It’s starting❗️ Ichiyamamoto’s ranking is His career-high of West Maegashira 6!! Let’s cheer for Ichiyamamoto together again this year! Thank you for your support🙏

[Winter on the Rekifune River 2025] The year 2025 has begun! Best wishes for the year ahead! This winter feels colder than last year, and the Rekifune River running through the center of Taiki Town has frozen over a larger area than before. Placed side by side with photos from the same time last year, it looks like a completely different river! Being able to enjoy the sight of the river freezing is a unique pleasure of such a cold region. Find Taiki Town tourist information here! ↓ https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

The 59th Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, a major winter Events in southern Hokkaido that has been going on for many years, will be Held in again this year! The jumbo slide made by cutting out the frozen Lake Onuma is Popular! !! Please come and visit us! 【Date and time】 February 8 (Sat) 9 (Sun) 10:00~16:00 [Place] Onuma Park Square (near 1023-1 Onuma-cho, Nanae Town, Kameda-gun, Hokkaido)

The 72nd Bibai Snow Festival The e-sports tournament that was very popular last year will be Held in again this year! Recruitment starts 2025.01.20mon9:00~. #Snow Festival #SnowFestival #Bibai #Hokkaido #eSports #Smash Bros. #SSB #Pitaan #Recruitment #Call for participants

Frozen Winter Phantom: Taushubetsu River Bridge Taxi Plan❄ The Taushubetsu River Bridge on Lake Nukabira in Kamishihoro Town is a concrete arch bridge from the former Japanese National Railways Shihoro Line and is registered as a Hokkaido Heritage site.🚂 Its appearance evokes the ruins of a European aqueduct.😀 Would you like to walk out and see the Taushubetsu River Bridge shining on the snowy plain this winter? You will walk across the frozen lake for about 4 km (approximately 2 hours 30 minutes).🎵 Reservations are being accepted now, so if you are interested, please contact us!!😊 For inquiries, contact Hokuto Taxi.🚕 ☎️0155-67-5681 (9:00–17:00)

New afternoon tea from this month! Collaboration menu✨ with Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting (UHB)'s web media "SASARU" [Afternoon tea with strawberries and snow] Afternoon tea☕ with the theme of Hokkaido's snow, winter, and seasonal strawberries The cute sweets with a strawberry motif and the dry ice production that wraps the sweets are full of a sense 📸 of brilliance Enjoy the pastry chef's special strawberry sweets, popular savouries, and Ronnefeldt ⛄ tea, a long-established German tea maker, to your heart's content 🍓menu ・Strawberry Shortcake Elegant sweetness sandwiched between sweet and sour strawberries on a fluffy sponge ・Strawberry tart A strawberry-filled tart with a cute strawberry tiara on it ・Strawberry White Chiffon Roll An elegant Swiss roll cake with fluffy chiffon dough and the sweet and sour taste of strawberries ・Strawberry macarons Visually pleasing, strawberry-like macarons ・Strawberry Pistachio Eclair You can enjoy the harmony of fragrant pistachio cream and sweet and sour strawberries ・Strawberry Framboise Mousse Two kinds of berries weave together a sweet with an exquisite balance of sweetness and sourness There is also a thick sauce inside ・Dessert.a.la.phrase Three-layer sweets of strawberry soup, strawberry jelly, and panna cotta ・Chicken red curry flavored focaccia sandwich ❄option 【Plan with Parfait】 You can add a tiramisu parfait with snow-inspired white chocolate and strawberries for +¥950. 【Recommendation Plan】 You can add a color drink that you can choose from 8 colors of "red, blue, yellow, green, purple, black, white" and a message cookie (with chocolate pen) for +¥700. ❄fee 1 person ¥3,500 (tax and service charge included) 🍓period January 7 (Tue) ~ February 28 (Fri) 【Regular holiday on Mondays】 *Vacation on February 22~24 due to Events ❄time Tue~Sat 12:00~21:00 (Last entry 19:00) 　Sun 12:00~17:00 (Last entry 15:00) *120 minutes 🍓place New Otani Inn Sapporo 1F Rendezvous Lounge Reservations and details 📞011-222-1522 Or visit the ✨ hotel's website

Congratulations to everyone celebrating Coming of Age Day on January 13th✨ Whether times are joyful or hard, believe in yourself and keep moving forward. I pray that many happy encounters await you in the life ahead❤

Hello❗ The other day, I observed a light pillar in the sky from Kyowa Towns! What is a light pillar? It is 😍 a rare phenomenon in which light from the ground is reflected by ice crystals formed in the clouds in the sky, making it appear that light floats in the air

Hello, ❗ this is Kyowa Towns ❗ Happy New Year! 🙇‍♂️ Thank you for 🎍 your continued support this year This year as well, I would like to Broadcasting the various charms of Kyowa Towns through Cool Japan. We would appreciate it 😆 if you could follow our Account ↓ Kyowa Towns Home page (Notice of establishment of Cool Japan official Account) https://www.town.kyowa.hokkaido.jp/news/detail.html?content=209...

You can enjoy "Japanese smelt fishing" at Sahoro Lake. Lake Sahoro will start the Japanese fishing season in Authentic tomorrow. Today, the temperature was 0 degrees Celsius, the ice thickness on the surface of the lake was 20 cm, and the weather was snowy, but many anglers were already enjoying their first catch. Temporary toilets have also been installed in the Car parking lot adjacent to the fishing spot, and patrols of the lake surface have begun from Tuesday, January 7 to Sunday, March 2, completing preparations for the arrival of the season. It's an important catch, but according to the stories I heard from anglers, many of them said that around 100 fish had risen. If you are experiencing Japanese smelt fishing for the first time or do not have any equipment, Tokachi Outdoor Mates (TOM) [0156-65-2411] will rent a set of tents, fishing equipment, heating equipment, etc., guide you on how to fish, and if you wish, please contact us for a There are plan that will make the Japanese smelt you catch into a tempura. Also, today there was no wind and it was not so cold, but it is a place with good wind passage in the mountains, so please take measures to protect yourself from the cold and wind.

【Japanese smelt fishing is held in】 We have had more than 200 visitors since day one! At the administration building set up at the venue, rods and bait are rented, and drills are rented free of charge, so even beginners can 😊 easily get started It is a very good place to Access, 10 minutes by Car from Memanbetsu Airport, There is a there is a Hot Spring right Soba (buckwheat noodles) the venue, so it is the best place to enjoy winter Activities! We look forward to seeing you there!

[ Wakasa-gi Ice Fishing at Horokayanto Now Open! ] Wakasagi ice fishing opened on Sunday, December 29, 2024, at Horokayanto in Bansei, Taiki Town, located near the Hidaka Mountain Range. Please note that operations may be suspended without notice for safety reasons due to weather or ice conditions. Thank you for your understanding. [ Open Period ] From Sunday, December 29, 2024, until late February 2025, subject to ice conditions. [ Opening Hours ] From 5:00 AM to 4:00 PM. [ Fishing Fee ] Adults (junior high school students and older): 700 yen Elementary school students: 300 yen [ Contact ] Taiki Fisheries Cooperative Association, Horokayanto Management Building 01558-7-8866 [ Notes ] - Rental of ice drills, fishing rods, and sale of bait are not available on site. - A temporary toilet is installed beside the management building. There is no running water. - Because this pond adjoins the sea, a tsunami could occur in the event of an earthquake (including distant earthquakes). If there is any possibility of a tsunami, immediately return to your vehicle (even if you must leave belongings behind) and move to higher ground to protect your life. For the Taiki Town Office website, see below: https://www.town.taiki.hokkaido.jp/soshiki/nourinsuisan/suisan/wakasagi.html...

Happy New Year everyone! Best regards for your visit to Noboribetsu Bear Park again this year. 🎍🐻🎍 How will you spend your New Year's Day this year? The bears' New Year is going 🐻💤 to be a sleeping New Year

Snow Fairy Did you know that there is a snow fairy in Hokkaido? Its name is "Shimaenaga" Originally, this wild bird called Enaga resembled a long-handled ladle in appearance. The chief of the handle (e) → named Enaga In fact, there are long-tailed moths in Honshu, but this pure white subspecies of long-tailed moth only lives in Hokkaido That's why Hokkaido is called Shima. The long-tailed moth, which lives only in Shima→ was named Shimaenaga It is only called the snow fairy, and you will see it from the time when the leaves fall and the snow begins to fall For that reason, it is also called a bird that signals snow

Today was Tsubetsu Town's New Year fire brigade review! Held every January 5th, members of the Tsubetsu Fire Station and the Tsubetsu Fire Corps gathered together in full force. Even the fire engines were on display like this—quite a spectacle✨ Last year, Tsubetsu Town recorded zero fire responses. We want everyone in town to stay vigilant so we can keep that number at zero again this year💪

Happy New Year. NPO Tsubetsu Tourism Association began its first working day of the year today. We look forward to your continued support this year. Snow fell and accumulated in Tsubetsu over the New Year holidays, requiring snowplows to operate. Although this season has less snow than usual, it has felt like a proper winter. The Ice Candle Festival is scheduled for February 1, so I secretly hope enough snow will fall before then to prepare for the event ❄️ We will do our utmost to promote Tsubetsu again this year! Thank you again for your support!

Live with strength While driving in a car in Furano, I felt lonely in the Silver World. However, rather than loneliness, I was encouraged by the appearance of trying hard to survive alone in -20 degrees.

Small footprints This is usually a no-go area. However, the footprints 、、、 It was a world created not only by people, but also by various creatures.

Roadside Station Iwanai Happy New Year 🐍 We look forward to your continued support this year Roadside Station Iwanai is open as usual from today. We look forward to welcoming everyone 😆

It is the ice bubble and the morning glow that formed in Lake Onneto. It was a very beautiful sight.

A café in an old warehouse in Otaru. The snowy landscape looks very good.

Ice bubbles that can be seen in a frozen Lake Onneto. Oyster and find the snow on your own.

We are now accepting entries for the 2nd Tsubetsu Photo Contest! Why not capture Tsubetsu’s charm with photos taken in Tsubetsu Town? Please see the second image and the Tsubetsu Tourism Association website for entry details. We have posted the five winning photos from the previous contest here. Alongside these spectacular Tsubetsu vistas, we look forward to seeing various other photos of Tsubetsu!

Our association will be closed for the New Year holidays from Monday, December 30, 2024 through Saturday, January 4, 2025. We will resume work on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at 10:00. Thank you for your support this year. We look forward to your continued patronage next year.