The Tokachigawa Onsen Summer Festival takes place on August 11th. A luxurious prize is up for grabs in the main slipper-throwing event! Join us! *Registration times for the slipper-throwing championship are Children’s division: from 5:00 PM, Adults’ division: from 5:30 PM.* *Please note that proxy registration is not allowed.*

🍦🥦🍦🥔🍦🥜🍦🥬🍦🍓🍦 【Memuro Farmers Market Aisuya】 It is a soft and gelato shop made with fresh milk from Memuro. You can enjoy gelato made with vegetables grown in Memuro Town Inca eyes, broccoli, peanuts, pumpkin, etc.. 【Closed】 Every Monday and Thursday * However, we will be open on 5/4 Thursday and 8/14 Monday. 【Business hours】 4/28~5/31 9am~4pm 6/2~11/3 9am~5pm 11/4~11/26 9am~4pm www.ja-memuro.or.jp/farm/farm04.html

【The 50th Hokkaido Balloon Festival】 The first hot air balloon competition in Japan was held in 1974. The event, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in August 2023, attracts nearly 40 hot air balloons from all over Japan every year. From the green land of Hokkaido to the endless sky - we will deliver to you the scenery of colorful hot air balloons soaring. Date: August 10, 11, 12, 13, 2023 *4 days Venue: Kamishihoro Air Park Organizer: Hokkaido Balloon Festival Organizing Committee Japan Balloon Federation Number of participating aircraft: 63 including official and moored 🎈 Learn more 👉 hbf.jp 🚌Access: "Kamishihoro Elementary School" about 15~20 minutes on foot about 1.2km ・ Hokkaido Takushoku Bus Corporation 　 "61/62" line, "Kamishihoro"　　　 ・ Tokachi Bus Corporation 　 "49", "Kamishihoro", "51", "Nukabira Gensengo"　　　

【Shimizu, Tokachi・Tokachi Millennium Woods】 Located at the foot of the Hidaka Mountains, the Naturalist Tech Garden reflects the characteristics of natural vegetation, climate, soil, and sunshine conditions. The scenery spun by Kalamagurostis, Cephalaria gigantia, etc. is wonderful. You can also enjoy goat cheese and vegetables grown in the garden. ☆Japan's first "Segway Guided Tour"www.tmf.jp/segway.php ☆Tokachi Millennium Forest ▶ www.tmf.jp/index.php ☆FB ▶www.facebook.com/TMF.Master * For 2 or more people, you can use the Tokachi Bus & Taxi Pack. www.tokachibus.jp/buspack2023/pdf/pack-garden.pdf ※【2023 Tokachi Flower Tour Common Ticket】obikan.jp/page-6471/

Nice to meet you! Monbetsu Tourist Information Center. Monbetsu City, located in the middle of Okhotsk in Hokkaido, is a wonderful area surrounded by the rich sea and lush nature. Access to Monbetsu City, Hokkaido is easily accessible by direct flight from Haneda Airport in Tokyo to Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport one round trip per day, approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. From Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport to Monbetsu City, it takes about 17 minutes by free airport shuttle bus. You can also use intercity buses from Sapporo and Asahikawa, and route buses from JR Engaru and JR Nayoro. The bus ride takes about 5 hours from Sapporo, about 3 hours from Asahikawa, about 2 hours from Nayoro, and about 1 hour from Engaru. You can also rent a car from the airport or train station and enjoy free travel. The weather and climate of Monbetsu City, Hokkaido, are cold in winter and even more cold in the latter half of winter, when drift ice arrives. In summer, the average temperature is around 25 degrees Celsius, making it a comfortable climate. Monbetsu City, Hokkaido is full of attractions! In this post, we will bring you some of the recommended sightseeing spots. Monbetsu City, Hokkaido is a great spot where you can enjoy drift ice sea ice up close! The popular Garinko cruise offers a tour of the Sea of Okhotsk. The sight of an icebreaker crushing drift ice is impressive! We offer attractive plans depending on the time of year, such as fishing cruises in "Garinko II", summer vacation cruises at "Garinko III IMERU", and scallop fishing watching cruises. For fishing on the Garinko, fishing equipment can be rented. Since there is little shaking and the handrail is high, even children can use it with confidence. On the undersea floor of the "Ice Sea Observatory Okhotsk Tower", which is the northernmost underwater observatory in Japan, you can see the magnificent scenery of the Sea of Okhotsk. On the third floor of the tower, you can spend an elegant time at Cafe Campanio on the Sea, a café overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk in 360 degrees. "Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum of Hokkaido GIZA" is a facility where you can experience drift ice throughout the year. There are plenty of exhibits where you can learn about the wonders of drift ice sea ice in an easy-to-understand manner, and you can also see Clione, which is called the sea fairy. In the extremely cold experience room of minus 20 degrees Celsius, you can touch the actual drift ice. Next, the "Okhotsk Sky Tower" at the top of Mt. Oyama is an observation tower that stands at an altitude of 334m. You can enjoy a spectacular view of the Sea of Okhotsk, Shiretoko, the Daisetsu mountain range, and drift ice in winter. A popular unique tourist spot is "Crab Claw Statue object"! It is a claw object of a snow crab with a height of 12 m, a width of 6 m, and a weight of 7 tons. It was created by Toshi Nagasaki, a sculptor from Tokyo. It is a popular photo spot for tourists who want to take commemorative photos. Next up is the Okhotsk Tokkari Center. It is a valuable facility in Japan that protects and raises seals. It is operated by two facilities: "Seal Land" and "Seal Sea Paradise". The Okhotsk Tokkari Center sheltered four seals in 1987, and now more than 20 seals are bred. As of July 2023 The feeding experience at "Seal Sea Paradise" is a chance to see cute seals up close! Participation is accepted numbered tickets are distributed from 40 minutes before the feeding time. The capacity is 5 people on a first-come, first-served basis each time, but those who do not have a numbered ticket can also visit. Summer vacation and long holidays can be crowded, so if you wish to participate, please come early. Okhotsk Ryuhyo Park, about 15 minutes by car from the center of Monbetsu City, is a vast park with the theme of "a great landscape with a view of drift ice and a great scenery where you can hear the noise of the tide." Admission is free. The park is divided into 4 blocks of A~D, where you can enjoy the playground equipment and nature. The "Okhotsk Lavender Field" in Block A has about 12,000 trees and four varieties of lavender planted. The best time to see them is from late June to late July. In Block C, there is "Makiba no Hiroba Park Golf Course", and the course can be used free of charge at the reception, and equipment can be rented. There are plenty of accommodation facilities in Monbetsu City! Some hotels have hot springs, which can be expected to beautify your skin and heal the fatigue of traveling. Finally, I would like to introduce the exquisite gourmet food of Monbetsu City! In Monbetsu City, you can enjoy fresh seafood and local specialties. The large scallops grown under the drift ice of Okhotsk are thick and rich! Processed products are also perfect as souvenirs. There are also seasonal recommendations, including spring horsehair crab and autumn salmon! "Zuwaigani Kouramori" is a specialty not to be missed! We also recommend seafood dishes and local dishes that use plenty of seafood. Monbetsu City, Hokkaido is a treasure trove of nature and the best spot where you can spend a moment of excitement and healing. In COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, we will continue to tell you about the charm of Monbetsu City. Thank you for your continued support!

This is a video of konbu fishing in Omu Town. From July to August, small boats are used for konbu fishing. If you shoot from directly above with a drone, the transparency of the sea is high, and the konbu swaying in the sea is beautiful. In addition, the hard work of the fishermen is conveyed once again. The video is posted on YouTube. #Kombu fishing is at its peak!! 4K Konbu from Otake is on sale at the online shop "Oumu Umaimonmarket". #Omu Town Tourism Association #Oumuumaimon Market

Typhoon No. 6 is too amazing ... A 130-year-old banyan tree comes back from its roots to a fallen tree 😱.

This is a sunflower field in Otofuke. It stands out against the blue sky. Bees were busily collecting nectar and carrying lots of pollen.

#Memuro Town #Shimizu Town The Fertile Land Japan's food base "Hokkaido Tokachi" The Tokachi Plain has turned color, and the harvest of wheat, the first large-scale harvest of the year, has begun. A big combine harvester is very successful!

A major summer event: the Tomakomai Port Festival! From Friday, August 4th to Sunday, August 6th, the Tomakomai Port Festival will take place over three days at Central Park in Wakakusacho!! 😆✨ Around 100 stalls line the site, where you can taste Tomakomai specialties and enjoy beer at the beer garden!! On stage, you can see singing and dance shows, character performances, and comedy live acts! On Saturday the 5th, the fireworks display called "Tomamin Tomakomai Centennial Fireworks" is scheduled! Spectacular fireworks will light up the night sky 🎆 There are plenty of other events, including the Tomakomai Citizen Dance, where the whole city dances together, and a haunted house! Why not make summer memories in Tomakomai this year? 😊

★ Superb view from Yumegaoka Observatory! Kushiro Marsh ★ There is a 2.3-kilometer-long promenade leading to the Yumegaoka Observatory in the Takkobu Auto Campsite on the Kushiro Town. In the first half, you will walk along the wooden path, but you can meet ☺️ various animals and plants such as pink bridewort blooming in the sedge and marshland, frogs and wild birdsThe sound of the spring water is pleasant, and as you go, there are several slope stairs in the second half. From here, you need 😅 a lot of physical strength. However, when you arrive, there is a magnificent view ✨ of the Kushiro Marsh that makes you think, "I'm glad🙌 I did my best." Lake Takkobu, Kushiro River mainstream, railway tracks depending on the time, you can see the Kushiro Main Line and Norocco It is a wonderful view. There is a wooden bench so you can ^^ enjoy the scenery at your leisure. Sneakers are OK! There are a lot of mosquitoes in summer, so it would 🙂 be nice to have an insect repellent spray. There are no vending machines when you enter the wooden path, so be 😉 sure to bring water with you. ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Location: 65-2 Tatsukobu, Kushiro DistrictKushiro Town, Takkobu Auto Campsite Time required: 2.3 km one way / about 30 minutes 21 km by car from Kushiro Station, about 30 minutes ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ #Kushiro City #Kushiro Sightseeing #Kushiro Marsh #Yumegaoka Observatory

★ Cycling to Kushiro City Zoo! ★ The "Wetland Dream Road" connecting Kushiro City Showa to Akan Town is a cycling road that uses Yubetsu Railway ruins! 13.9km one way You can 🚲 get to Kushiro City Zoo in about 1 hour * There are individual differences. I rode my bicycle along the straight road, but on both sides of the road there is a landscape full of greenery typical of Hokkaido, and on this day, I was lucky enough to see 🥹✨ cranes and Yezo sika deer a little farther away. It's a lot of exercise, but at the zoo, cute animals heal and fatigue is blown away 🫶. There seems to be an event during the summer vacation, so please ^o^/ come and visit us. * In the latter half of July, the temperature has risen sharply. The maximum temperature is around 27°C. Please be careful not to suffer from heat stroke. Don't forget to stay hydrated!! ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ Kushiro City Zoo Address: Kushiro City Akan Town Shimonishibetsu 11 Tel / 0154-56-2121 ・Access Bus/ Akan Honmachi Line / Refre Line About 1 hour from Kushiro Station By car / About 30 minutes from Kushiro Station ＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊＊ #Kushiro City #Kushiro Sightseeing #Kushiro City Zoo #Cycling

Obihiro Shrine 'Natsu-mode' I visited for worship at dusk. Flower-filled water displays run through August 1. The gathering hall is also said to host a giant flower display through August 15. It takes about 15 minutes by car from the Tokachigawa Onsen district to Obihiro Shrine. ■Natsu-mode Flower Hand-Water ～TOKONATSU～ "Volume 25" Reiwa 5 June 30–July 2 Finished "Volume 26" Reiwa 5 July 15–July 17 Finished "Volume 27" Reiwa 5 July 29–August 1 [Ongoing] "Volume 28" Reiwa 5 August 11–August 15 (Scheduled) ■Reisai Flower Hand-Water ～MIYUKI～ "Volume 29" Reiwa 5 September 22–September 25 (Scheduled)

["Memuro Scattering" Guided Cycling Tour] This is a guide to cycling tours that you can experience in Tokachi "Memuro Town", Hokkaido, one of Japan's leading agricultural areas. In addition to the tour around the new Arashiyama, the Mo Mo Tour, and the Bisei Dam Exploration Tour, "Jersey cattle Fureai Walk" and "Memuro Horse Riding Tour" have also been added! We are grateful to local businesses for their cooperation. Get healthy by cycling and heal your mind and body by interacting with animals! In addition to those listed here, custom-made tours are also available, and only rental bicycles are available. If you are interested, please 🚲 make a reservation as soon as possible Details and application from 👇 the official website memurocycle.com/memuro_sansou/1730/ 🚲Hokkaido Memuro Cycletourism🚲 🚴 We are always accepting applications for the guided cycling tour "Memuro Scattering" where you can feel the agriculture, food, and nature of Tokachi, Hokkaido! memurocycle.com/memuro_sansou/1730/ 🏍 E-bike rental bicycles convenient for sightseeing in the Tokachi area of Hokkaido memurocycle.com/memuro_sansou/1714/

Kominka cafe 'cafe jorro' I enjoyed pancakes and cold-brew iced coffee. Every menu item is tempting, from curry and cakes made mainly with local ingredients to dishes prepared without chemical seasonings. They use coffee beans from Morihiko in Sapporo, and both the pancakes and the coffee were absolutely delicious. The shop's atmosphere and the food were both superb.✨ Address: 1-11 Kino Shinmachi, Otofuke, Kawato-gun, Hokkaido Hours: 11:00–17:00 Closed: Sunday

Hello! 🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Tourism Association. Calling all little train fans! 🚃 Starting Saturday, August 5th, and continuing for ten sessions, the "Takutetsu KiHa 112" model children's train 🚃 will run at JR Shintoku Station. The train is an original vehicle modeled on the Takutetsu KiHa 112 and will pull open-sided trolley cars along about 50 meters of track 🚞. ✌️ Children ride free; adults pay 200 yen. If you drive, the area in front of the station is currently under redevelopment, so please use the free parking lot on the north side of the station 🅿️🈚️.

Hello! 🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Tourism Association. Starting today, we have added four mountain bikes 🚵 to the Shin-Kuru rental bicycles 🚲 in front of Shintoku Station. These mountain bikes will make it easier and more comfortable to ride to destinations with unpaved paths, such as Poppo no Michi and Mt. Masuda, which were a bit difficult to access with the city bikes. Like the city bikes, they are available free of charge 🈚️, so please feel free to use them! 🙋‍♀️

Hello!🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Tourism Association. Today, the luxurious train touring Hokkaido for three nights and four days, “The Royal Express”🚆✨, stopped at Shintoku Station, so the tourism association greeted passengers with a banner and flags.✋ Because such an ultra-luxurious train stopped here, the stationmaster of Shintoku also welcomed guests in full dress🎩. The weather was fine☀️, and we greeted and saw off the guests, hoping the scenery of Shintoku Town—the gateway to Tokachi—would leave a lasting impression.👍

Good evening! 🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Tourism Association. At “#Hirakawa” in front of Shintoku Station, a summer festival-style izakaya will open every Friday for three weeks starting this week❗️They’ll serve beer🍺, sake🍶, shochu and chu-hai, along with skewers from #Ueda Butcher and fried rice from #Miura Shop, and much more. There will also be soft drinks🍹 and a raffle🎯, making it an izakaya that people of all ages can enjoy✨. The hours are 5:00 PM🕔 to 8:00 PM🕗, so let’s get together and liven up Friday nights at Hirakawa‼️

【Memuro Town・Ainaaya】 The vegetables at "Aina-ya" are picked first thing in the morning by the producers and brought directly from the field! Memuro is the largest producer of sweet corn in Japan. Here, they also sell "Memuro Gold Craft", a beer made with corn from Memuro. Search for "Tokachi Memuro Farmers Market Ainaaya"! 【Closed】 Every Monday and Thursday * However, we will be open on 5/4 Thursday and 8/14 Monday. 【Business hours】 4/28~5/31 9am~4pm 6/2~11/3 9am~5pm 11/4~11/29 9am~4pm

Laputa seems 🤗 to be cool 😍

Wheat harvesting has begun, and straw rolls can now be seen across the fields. These round bales will become beds for the cows! A landscape typical of Tokachi in Hokkaido stretches out. ※This is a farmer’s precious field. Please do not enter it.

Dengaku, a popular ramen shop in Tokachigawa Onsen I enjoyed the spicy miso hot noodles! Although it's often necessary to wait in line to get in, I was lucky this day and sat down right away. The soup is full of toppings too! The noodles are homemade using Tokachi-grown wheat called yumechikara. I chose the thick curly noodles; they have a firm texture and are delicious! They stayed piping hot to the end, and I had the soup wari as well. +310 yen lets you add a zosui (rice porridge) set. Address: 15-1, Tokachigawa Onsen Kita, Otofuke Town, Kawato-gun, Hokkaido Closed: Tuesdays 11:00–21:00 / Last order 20:30

The 10th Mugi-Kan Festival will take place! You can enjoy freshly harvested wheat with all five senses. There will be plenty of fun events, including freshly baked wheat bread for sale, a Mugi-Kan roll-rolling contest, and tractor rides! Date and time: Saturday, August 19, 2023, 10:00–14:00 Location: Takenaka Farm wheat fields Admission: Adults 1,500 yen, elementary and junior high students 500 yen *Canceled in case of rain

Introducing the post COOL JAPAN VIDEOS official social media account "Ebetsu Tourism Association"! Ebetsu City, Hokkaido is a town located in the center of the Ishikari Plain. Specialties include "Haruyutaka", which is said to be a phantom wheat, and "Ezo Tajima beef". There are also many attractive sightseeing spots such as "Ebetsu City Forest Campsite" and "Ebetsu Brick".

At the beginning of June the wheat fields that were still green turn golden, and harvest is about to begin. Otofuke, Japan’s top wheat-producing town. After the harvest, straw rolls rise up in the fields to become beds for cows. The harvested wheat is reborn as delicious bread and udon. Tokachi is full of excellent bakeries and pastry shops. Prices are very reasonable, with bread in the 100-yen range and cakes in the 200-yen range. Seeing the crops being grown like this naturally brings a feeling of gratitude for the food we eat.

Nice to meet you! This is the Tokachi Tourism Federation. We are pleased to introduce charming information about Tokachi in Hokkaido, blessed with vast plains and beautiful nature. First, here is some basic information about Tokachi. Tokachi is made up of 19 municipalities, including its center, Obihiro City. "The 19 municipalities of Tokachi" Obihiro City, Otofuke, Shihorocho, Kamishihoro Town, Shikaoicho, Shintoku Town, Shimizu-cho, Memuro Town, Nakasatsunaimura, Sarabetsumura, Taiki Town, Hirocho, Makubetsu, Ikeda Town, Toyokorocho, Hombetsucho, Ashorocho, Rikubetsucho, Urahorocho The name Tokachi for Hokkaido comes from the Ainu word "Tokapuchi," which referred to the Tokachi River used by Hokkaido’s indigenous people. Because Tokachi has a continental climate, spring and summer temperatures are relatively warm compared with other parts of Hokkaido. Winters can get as cold as minus 30 degrees Celsius, but snowfall is light and the region often enjoys clear skies. The main access route to Tokachi is by air via Tokachi Obihiro Airport. Flights to Tokachi Obihiro Airport take about 1.5 hours from HanedaKuukou and about 1 hour 45 minutes from Nagoya Chubu. By train, you can travel from Sapporo to JR Obihiro Station in as little as 2 hours 24 minutes. Tokachi is a treasure trove of nature, and each of its 19 municipalities offers diverse attractions. You will find many scenic spots and opportunities to encounter wildlife. In this post, we introduce a selection of popular sightseeing spots. In Obihiro City, Banei Tokachi at Obihiro Racecourse (Banei Tokachi) is the only racecourse in the world that holds Banei horse racing, where draft horses pull sleds in competition. Banei races test strength, speed, and endurance. The powerful sight of horses running a 200-meter course is a must-see. On-site, a petting zoo lets you interact with ponies, rabbits, and other animals, and it is open even on non-race days. Next is Tokachi Hills in Makubetsu. This hilltop complex combines nature and flowers, with themed gardens focused on "agriculture and food." Roses, herbs, and many other flowers bloom here, so you can enjoy floral displays year-round. The garden café on site serves unique menu items you can only taste there, such as a casket-style sandwich made with roasted loin of Mangalica pork, the world’s only edible national treasure (a Hungarian delicacy). Nearby attractions around Tokachi Hills follow. Happiness Station, about a 20-minute drive from Tokachi Hills, became famous in the 1970s with the slogan "From the Land of Love to Happiness." Known as a lovers’ shrine, Kofuku Station remains a popular spot for couples wishing for happiness. From late April through the end of November, the Kofuku Station Happy Ceremony offers a mock wedding experience. Aikoku Station, which sparked a similar boom, lies about 15 minutes by car from Kofuku Station. Now enjoyed as the Traffic Memorial Hall, the ticket monument marked "bound for Happiness" in front of its station building is a great photo spot. About 25 minutes by car from Tokachi Hills is TokachigawaOnsen, a hot spring resort village on the banks of the Tokachi River. The moor hot springs available at TokachigawaOnsen are recognized as a Hokkaido heritage and are one of Japan’s rare plant-based hot springs. Moor hot springs are said to help with neuralgia, muscle pain, joint pain, chronic gynecological conditions, and sensitivity to cold. Some nearby hotels offer day-use bathing. Surrounded by beautiful nature, soaking in these hot springs is a great way to refresh and relieve everyday fatigue. The Tokachi area has 15 roadside stations providing local specialties, gourmet food, and tourist information. (As of July 2023) Roadside Station Ashoro Ginga Hall 21, renovated from a railway station in 2011, still retains railway motifs and represents Ashorocho’s roadside station. The shop and bakery use local specialties such as the world’s largest butterbur, Rawan-buki, in breads, and the restaurant serves local treats such as Rawan-buki soft serve. Don’t miss the local pork bowl at Kumano-ko Regional Exchange and Local Products Center. At roadside stations you can enjoy region-specific foods and other local experiences unique to each area. Be sure to stop by as a memory of your trip. Next, we introduce spots where you can experience Hokkaido’s vast nature. One of Hokkaido’s three secret lakes, Lake Onneto, lies at the western edge of Akan-Mashu National Park. Because the lake surface changes color with the seasons and time of day, it is also called the "Five-Colored Pond." An observation deck offers stunning views of Lake Onneto with MtMeakan and Akan Fuji in the background and is a recommended viewpoint. In Kamishihoro Town, the Taushubetsu River Bridge at Lake Nukabira is a 130-meter-long concrete arch bridge built in 1937. About 60 arch bridges of various sizes, once part of the former National Railway Shihoro Line, are preserved as modern industrial heritage. In spring, as snow melts and water levels rise, the arches reflect on the surface and resemble eyeglasses, which is why the bridge is also called the "Spectacles Bridge." Mikuni Pass (in Kamishihoro Town) inside Daisetsuzan National Park stands at 1,139 meters and is the highest pass in Hokkaido. You will be captivated by natural spectacles such as fresh green seas of trees in spring and vivid autumn foliage. At the Mikuni Pass café on the summit, popular specialty items include hand-drip coffee roasted on-site. Finally, Tokachi Ranch in Otofuke covers an expansive 4,092 hectares. The ranch raises Dosanko horses, sheep, and cattle. A popular spot is the 1.3-kilometer row of birch trees that continues from the ranch entrance. Tokachi hosts various events throughout the year. The Tokachi Port Festival’s Tokachi Port Marine Fireworks, held in Hirocho, is the only fireworks festival in the Tokachi area that takes place at a port. Underwater fireworks that spread across the sea surface are one of the highlights. The 2023 event was scheduled for August 5. The summer Obihiro Plain Festival, autumn Obihiro Chrysanthemum Festival, and winter Obihiro Ice Festival are known as the three major Obihiro festivals and are popular events. The Kachimai Fireworks Festival, held on the Tokachi River riverbed, is known for its highly entertaining program. Enjoy a fireworks show woven together with music, lighting, and pyrotechnics. The 2023 event was scheduled for August 13. Hokkaido Tokachi is a region overflowing with charm, where vast nature, gourmet food, hot springs, and attractions come together in harmony. We will continue to bring you more information on Tokachi’s sightseeing spots, events, and gourmet offerings that we could not cover in this post! Please look forward to future updates!

I attended the 15th Ecopa Soba Festival. These hand‑made soba noodles were prepared by the Makubetsu Men’s Cooking Group using locally milled flour! They offered three varieties: special soba (chicken and burdock), mori soba, and kake soba. The event was lively with many visitors! Each time there are only 300 servings available! Next dates: August 6, September 3, October 8, 11:00–13:00 Location: Tokachigawa Ecological Park, “Tsuchi no Fōrī”

At Ogimi Village Office ... It feels like a chapel. I'm getting sleepy laughs

It's almost 8 p.m 🤗.