*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆* ◇* Event Announcement *◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆*◇*◆* ◇* On Saturday, December 23, the pedestrian thoroughfare in front of the station, Symbol Street (Ekimae Hondori), will host the event “Symbol Street Terrace – A Path Where Light Meets Sound.” ✨ A meat fast-food shop produced by SHOKICHI of EXILE will make its first appearance, and there will be plenty of activities, including a sky lantern launch! 🥳 The area will be a pedestrian zone, and vehicles will be prohibited from 11:00 to 22:00. 🙅‍♀️ Also, please note that among the Donan Bus stops, “Ekitō Jūjigai” and “Ekitō” will be out of service for the entire day. For details, search for “Symbol Street Revitalization Project Pre-Event”! 💻 (This information is also posted in the news section of the Tomakomai Convention & Visitors Bureau website.)

The hit series “Uma Musume Pretty Derby” has teamed up with Tomakomai’s famous sweet “Yoi Tomake”!! Sansei’s “Yoi Tomake” appears in a collaboration package!! 🥳🎉 On the side of the package, Tomakomai tourism ambassadors Uma Musume “Hokko Tarumae” and Tomachop appear together in a photo!! 💖 The inner package features a profile of “Hokko Tarumae,” so if you’re curious, please visit Tomakomai!! 📢⚡ Available at the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center as well! 🙋‍♀️ Uma Musume Pretty Derby Yoi Tomake Hokko Tarumae Ver. Price: 780 yen (tax included) Where to buy: Sansei and Tomakomai Tourism Association

■━━━━━━━━━━□ ┃ New Product Information ┃ □━━━━━━━━━━■ New "Tomachop" goods have arrived!! ✨🥳 We have a large blanket, a lightweight, pleasantly textured bamboo cup that feels great to the touch, and five different masking tapes!! 👏 These items are useful in this cold season, and we can ship them to other regions, so please consider ordering if you’re interested!! 🙋‍♀️ For details, apply via the "Tomakomai Tourism Association" website through the "Tomachop Goods" banner! 💻

🏒The 12th Women’s Japan Ice Hockey League 2023–24 SMILE JAPAN LEAGUE Takes Place🏒 From Thursday, November 23 to Saturday, November 25, the second phase of the Women’s Japan Ice Hockey League was held at the nepia Ice Arena in Tomakomai City!🏒 Both teams played fiercely without giving an inch, producing an intense match that fired up the fans as well!😆✨ If you have never watched an ice hockey game, we highly recommend you give it a try!!🙌 Tomakomai City is also home to a professional ice hockey team called Red Eagles Hokkaido!!🦅 They are currently competing in the Asia League Ice Hockey 2023–2024 regular season, so if you have the chance or are interested, please search for Red Eagles Hokkaido!!💻🖱

🎄Only a little left of this year…🎍 There is just one month remaining this year 😞 The Tomakomai Tourism Association is selling the “Tomachop Desk Calendar 2024”!! 📅 You can slot it into the separately sold “Tomachop Wooden Stand” and display it!! ✨ How about this calendar for next year?? We are happily accepting regional shipping orders!! 🙋‍♀️ *＼!! Limited quantity available!! ／* [ Tomachop Desk Calendar 2024 ] 880 yen (tax included) ・A5 size (7 sheets) [ Tomachop Wooden Stand ] 880 yen (tax included) ・Length 220 mm × Height 35 mm × Width 25 mm ・Groove width approx. 2 mm, depth approx. 15 mm ・Material: Natural wood (sourced from Hokkaido)

\\🚲 Notice: Bike Rentals End for This Season 🚲\\ Our bike rental service, which many of you have enjoyed, will end on Thursday, November 30, 2023. Thank you very much for all your use and support! 😊 We plan to resume rentals for the next season starting April 1, 2024!! We sincerely look forward to welcoming you again!! ✨🙋‍♀️

◆*◇*Limited-Time Fundraising◆*◇ During the Tomakomai Cosplay Festa on Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, a Red Feather Community Chest fundraiser featuring Hatsune Miku will be set up at the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center! 😆 Donors will receive limited-edition goods according to their donation amount. 🎁 ※ Please note that limited-edition goods are available in limited quantities.

Introducing the post of "Tomakomai Tourism Promotion Division / TOMAKOMAI" COOL JAPAN VIDEOS official social media account! "Grand Hotel New Oji" in Omotemachi, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido has decided to hold the "Tomakomai City × Diamond React II Collaboration Special Exhibition". In addition to the limited exhibition of colored paper drawn by the original author, Yuji Terashima, anime scene panels will also be on display. ◆Grand Hotel New Oji◆ 【Address】 〒053-0022 Hokkaido Tomakomai City Omotemachi 4-3-1 Grand Hotel New Oji 3F 【Access】About 5 minutes on foot from Tomakomai Station

A soothing spot in town: “Machinaka Exchange Hall” Located about a five-minute walk from JR Tomakomai Station, Machinaka Exchange Hall is a facility where both tourists and local residents can drop in casually.💁‍♀️ Opened in 2011 (Heisei 23), you can enjoy a free foot bath and hand bath using 100% natural hot spring water.😊✨ Outside the facility, you’ll find the “Chojusan Stone” donated by Kaohuangdao City in China and the “Chojusan Jizo Bodhisattva” erected to wish for people’s longevity and happiness; the site is known as a power spot!👏 Why not soothe tired feet and recharge your energy?🚶‍♀️ [ Machinaka Exchange Hall ] Address: 3-1-6 Omotecho, Tomakomai Hours: Every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 12:00–17:00 Contact: 0120-12-0503 ※ Hours may change depending on the season.

✨🎈 Higashi-Iburi Regional Products Festival is on! 🎈✨ The 40th Higashi-Iburi Regional Products Festival is being held at MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai until Sunday, October 29!! 💁‍♀️ This event gathers specialty and famous products from the Higashi-Iburi area! 🥳 Enjoy the flavors of autumn to the fullest!! 😋🧀🥩

Act 11 and Makomai Cosplay Festa Location Introduction A cosplay event covering a wide area of Tomakomai City, Hokkaido! At the main venue, Grand Hotel New Oji, on November 4 and 5 Not only is it open as a shooting venue, but stage events are also held, and there is no doubt that it will be very exciting! At the familiar Mt. Tarumae shrine every act, there is a success prayer festival from 10:00 on November 4th, followed by an opening ceremony, and mini shuin stamp books are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis! In addition, various locations such as factories, shrines, nature, amusement facilities, and ferries are open as shooting venues. You will need to purchase a ticket to participate. Check the sales information on the search→ website of Tomakomai Cosplay Festa on the Internet! Cosplayers, anime fans, and the general public are sure to enjoy this event! If you want to feel Japanese pop culture, go to Tomakomai Cosplay Festa

🍘 Ame-sen Back on Sale 🍘 Kyo-wa Seika’s "ame-sen" is back on sale! 😆✨ These treats are senbei rice crackers filled with soft candy inside. 🍘 They’re a rare summer delicacy that you can’t enjoy during the hot months, so be sure to give them a try! 💁‍♀️

Tomakomai City × Diamond's Acting II Collaboration Special Exhibition will be held! 【Date】 2023 Reiwa 5November 4 Sat 11:00~20:00 2023 Reiwa 5November 5 Sun 10:00~18:00 【Venue】 Hokkaido Tomakomai City Omotemachi 4-3-1 Grand Hotel New Oji 3F 【Admission Fee】 Free Tomakomai City × a large collection of manholes and commemorative photo panels developed in the collaboration project of Acting II of diamonds! In addition to the anime scene panel, the original illustration colored paper drawn by Professor Terashima is also available for a limited time! For those who cannot come to the venue, limited illustration colored paper will be released at this post! * Colored paper drawn for a collaboration event held in Tomakomai City If you are coming to the venue, Please experience the trajectory of the collaboration so far!

"The 40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival Introduction of Vendors 4" For 3 days from 10/27~10/29, the "40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival" will be held on the 3rd floor of the MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai store. We will introduce the vendors before the event! 【Shikisha Co., Ltd.】 There are a variety of annual outlet sweets. Although it is a product that is separated or has an irregular shape, we will provide it at an affordable price.

"The 40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival 3" For 3 days from 10/27~10/29, the "40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival" will be held on the 3rd floor of the MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai store. We will introduce the vendors before the event today! 【Karinzu】 It is a long-established confectionery store that has been around for 100 years. We manufacture and sell sweets that are kind to the body using local ingredients such as blue honeysuckle, including cheese yokan, a popular product that is often introduced on TV. On the day of the event, it is on limited sale at Abira Roadside Station, and Degoichi will also be on sale, so please stop by to enjoy the specialties of Abira!

"The 40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival Introduction of Vendors 2" For 3 days from 10/27~10/29, the "40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival" will be held on the 3rd floor of the MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai store. We will introduce the vendors before the event! 【Delicious Butcher Shiraoi Store】 "Delicious butcher shop" in Shiraoi It is a farm-directly managed frozen meat specialty store. We have brand beef such as Shiraoi Wagyu beef and Shiraoi Piricarouge at reasonable prices. We are also waiting for you to prepare 100% Japanese black beef hamburgers, which are very popular at the store.

"The 40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival 1" For 3 days from 10/27~10/29, the "40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival" will be held on the 3rd floor of the MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai store. From today, we will introduce some of the shops that will open at the festival, so please keep an eye out! 【Tomakomai Sogo Keizai High School Marketing Club】 　Hello! This is the marketing club of Tomakomai Sogo Keizai High School. We are working with the goal of "making Tomakomai yakisoba the soul food of the city." This Tomakomai yakisoba contains miso-flavored sauce, sticky noodles made from 100% Hokkaido wheat, and Tarumae spring water pork powder. You can easily make it at home, so please buy it!

The advance lottery application deadline for some venues of the Tomakomai Cosplay Festa, held on Saturday and Sunday, November 4–5, is tomorrow, October 23, at 1:00 PM!! 🙋‍♀️ If you wish to participate, please be careful not to forget to apply!! 📢⚡ Tickets are also on sale and proving popular! 😊✨ For details, please see the Tomakomai Cosplay Festa website! 💻

🧚‍♀️ Here’s an update on Tomakomai Cosplay Festa! 🧙‍♂️ Tickets for Tomakomai Cosplay Festa, taking place on Saturday, November 4 and Sunday, November 5, are now on sale!! 🎫😆 Applications for various event participations have also opened, so please apply early!! 🙋‍♀️ For details, please see the Tomakomai Cosplay Festa website!

⚾ We are displaying a signed illustration board from Ace of the Diamond! ⚾ Tomakomai is a “sports town” visited by many athletes for training camps. ⚽⚾🏐🏒🎾🏓 For the Tomakomai Sports Festival held yesterday, we received this illustration board from Yuji Terashima, the creator of the hugely popular manga Ace of the Diamond ✨😆 It is on display at the information desk, so please take a look! 💁‍♀️

Today is "Friday the 13th." Tomakomai Tourism Association is selling glowing traffic-safety keychains that help you feel safe on the night road!! 🌟🌃 Attach one and be careful on your way home at night…😨😨😨

The 40th Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival was held! Date & Time: October 27th Fri ~ 29th Sun 10:00~17:00 Venue: MEGA Don Quijote Tomakomai 3F The Higashi Iburi Bussan Festival is a festival where you can feel the food culture of the Higashi Iburi region of Hokkaido. A large collection of specialties and specialties of the Higashi Iburi area Tomakomai City, Shiraoi Town, Atsuma Town, Abira Town, Mukawa Town that are perfect for the taste of autumn! 16 stores opened, four more than last year We will send out store opening information later!

The Hokkigai Festival, returning for the first time in four years, will be held on Sunday the 15th! 🥳🎉✨ Some autonomous buses on the 15th have been partially canceled due to expected crowds. 🚌 Please take note in advance! 💁‍♀️

\\\\｜｜｜｜／／／ ★☆ First Headline Show ☆★ ／／／｜｜｜｜\\\\ The group "Atarashii Gakko no Leaders," who appeared at TOMAKOMAI MIRAI FEST, have launched their first headlined show, "Atarashii Gakko no Leaders' Extracurricular Class"! 🎊✨🥳 The premiere episode is available for one-week catch-up streaming on TVer, Abema, and Paravi!! 📺⚡⚡

🦢 Tomachop merchandise is now on sale! 🦢 You can also purchase official Tomachop merchandise (Tomakomai City's official mascot) on the Tomakomai Tourism Association website! 💁‍♀️ We offer a wide variety of items — please check them out if you're interested! 😊✨

👕Autographs from artists who performed at Mirai Fest are on display!🧣 We received wonderful autographs from the artists who appeared at Mirai Fest held in September!!🤩✨ They are displayed inside the Tomakomai Tourist Information Center, so when you visit Tomakomai, please stop by the information center too!!🙋‍♀️ We look forward to many visitors!!🎈🎈 [ Tomakomai Tourist Information Center ] ≪ Address ≫ 053-0022 1st floor, Friend Building, 5-11-5 Omotecho, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido ( ※ The bus stop is a useful landmark🚌 ) ≪ Hours ≫ 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM ≪ Phone ≫ 0144-34-7050

Introducing the post of "Tomakomai Tourism Promotion Division / TOMAKOMAI" COOL JAPAN VIDEOS official social media account! Tomakomai City, Hokkaido is the largest port city in Hokkaido and is easily accessible from Sapporo City and New Chitose Airport. There are also museums, botanical gardens and markets in the city center. Shichijo Otaki on the south side of Lake Shikotsu is a must-see not only during the green season, but also for the superb view of icicles that can be seen around late January ~ mid-February. ◆Nanajo Otaki◆ 【Address】Maruyama, Tomakomai City, Hokkaido

🚌 A pilot operation of an autonomous shuttle has begun!! 🚌 The autonomous shuttle has arrived in Tomakomai City!! ✨🥳 This battery-powered EV runs a preprogrammed route automatically, without steering by a driver. 🚌 Capacity is 11 people (including the operator), and boarding and alighting are free of charge. The shuttle travels slowly at 20 km/h and takes about 30 minutes one way to reach the terminus. Why not take this opportunity to visit Tomakomai City? 🎊 For more details, please see the Tomakomai City website! 💁‍♀️ [Operation Period] Wednesday, September 20, 2023 – Sunday, October 15, 2023 (planned) ⚠️ Before boarding, please check the following precautions. ⚠️ ※ Depending on the volume and nature of carried luggage, some passengers may not be able to board if capacity limits would be exceeded. ※ Service may be suspended or times changed without notice due to weather or other conditions. ※ The rental vehicle’s condition may shorten the operating period. Thank you for your understanding. ※ At the start of the operation period, a large number of boarding requests is expected. Please note that you may not be able to board if the shuttle is full. ※ If you board at Tomakomai Station, you cannot continue on board from Platt Minato Market without getting off once. (You will need to disembark and reboard.)

Tomakomai City's unexplored area "Shichijo Otaki" Shichijo Otaki is located in the national forest of the Maruyama district near the border between Tomakomai City and Chitose City, and is a spot where you can see a large waterfall 16m high and about 2.3m wide up close! Shichijo Otaki, with its deep green trees and majestic waterfall, is a spectacular view. In order to enter the national forest where Shichijo Otaki is located, you need an application for approval from the Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office, so please check with the Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office below for details. 【Eastern Iburi Forest Management Office】 Address: 3-4-1 Hinode-cho, Shiraoi-cho, Shiraoi-gun, Hokkaido TEL：0144-82-2161

🧚‍♀️!! The Cosplay Festa is officially happening!! 🧙‍♂️ The autumn event "Tomakomai Cosplay Festa" has been officially announced!! 🥳🎉 The dates are November 4th (Saturday) and 5th (Sunday), 2023!! Stay tuned for more updates!! 💁‍♀️