Good morning!🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Town Tourism Association. The cherry trees on Mt. Shintoku Shrine🌸 are just about in full bloom, and the light-up💡 has begun. This year we switched to LED lighting, which is gentler on nature🥰 and makes the cherry blossoms glow. Last night they were about 30% open; some branches are fully in bloom while others still show tight buds. Today looks like a chilly rainy🌧️ day, but daytime temperatures are expected to warm up from tomorrow☀️, and the cherry blossoms should reach full bloom🌸 by Golden Week. On the 30th, the Shintoku Shrine⛩ grounds will host the 'Shintoku Shrine Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival' for the first time in four years. Please enjoy spring with the Higan cherry trees in Shintoku this Golden Week📷! #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Shrine #Higan cherry tree #night cherry blossoms #light-up #beautiful #Shintoku Shrine Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival

Introducing the posts of the official "Shintoku Tourism Association / SHINTOKU" account! The Shintoku Shrine Yamazakura Festival is a cherry blossom festival held when about 2,300 Ezo Yamazakura cherry trees are in full bloom. This year, it has been decided to hold the event for the first time in four years. The Ezo Yamazakura planted in the 1916 Taisho 5 is a must-see. April 23, 2023 Sun ~ Early May 18:00~22:00 will be illuminated, and the cherry blossoms at night are also recommended. ◆Shintoku Shrine Yamazakura Festival◆ 【Date】Sunday, April 30, 2023 9:00~14:00 【Address】 〒081-0021 Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun Shintoku-cho Nishi 1-jo Kita 3-chome 11 【Access】 About 10 minutes on foot from JR Shintoku Station For more information, please visit the official website.

Hello!🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Town Tourism Association. Next weekend on Sunday, April 30th, the Shintoku Shrine Mountain Cherry Blossom Festival, which was canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, returns for the first time in four years. On the day, starting in the morning🌄 at the precincts of Shintoku Shrine⛩, there will be a brass band performance🎷 and a demonstration of the Shintoku Ondo dance, along with a karaoke contest🎤 that includes daring dives, and from midday a thrilling prize raffle🎊. Around 2,300 Ezo-yamazakura cherry trees🌸 spread across Mt. Shintoku, centered near the shrine grounds, making it one of Hokkaido’s top cherry blossom spots✨. Today the trees are only about 20% in bloom, with some blossoms already open. They may reach peak bloom around the end of the month. This year, please come and enjoy the mountain cherry blossoms of Shintoku as part of the festival 👀♪♪♪ #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Shrine #Ezo-yamazakura #Peak bloom #Cherry Blossom Festival #Food stalls #Karaoke #Barbecue #Prize raffle

Hello!🙋‍♀️ This is the Shintoku Town Tourism Association. Even today, when the cold has returned a little, I went to Shintoku Shrine⛩️ to see the cherry blossoms. Under a cloudy sky🌬️ and with the chill in the air, I wondered if the buds would be smaller, then drove🚗💨 up to the shrine's mid-slope. Peeking at a bud on the same branch as the tree, it didn't seem to have changed much...😓 No, no—the pink color🌸 is deeper and there are more buds than yesterday. When I asked the chief priest standing in front of the shrine office, he said, "Maybe two to three more days." It looks like the cherry trees will be in full bloom this weekend!💓 Right now the azaleas and forsythia are also at their best!✨ #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Mount Shintoku #Shintoku Shrine #Ezo-yamazakura (Ezo cherry) #A little more #Forsythia #Karumurasaki azalea #In full bloom

This is the Shintoku Town Tourism Association. On a morning that brought back the cold with a dusting of powdery snow❄️, I visited the marsh where skunk cabbage blooms, which I learned about yesterday. Walking along the old Karikachi Line railroad ruins called the “Poppo no Michi”🐿️ that lead from town toward Karikachi Pass, I began to spot skunk cabbage here and there along the way!💓A little farther on, in a small marsh fed by a stream, there were skunk cabbages everywhere—skunk cabbage, skunk cabbage, skunk cabbage❗️❗️❗️I found a spot with firm footing and stood among them, inhaling their gentle, sweet scent. It was a morning that let me feel the breath of spring in Shintoku while winter still lingered.✨

Hello to everyone watching Cool Japan Video—have you heard of Shintoku Town? Shintoku Town sits right in the heart of Hokkaido and had a population of 5,518 as of the end of March 2022. It also offers excellent access from Hokkaido’s popular tourist destinations. JR Shintoku Station is served by 22 limited express trains a day, making travel about two hours from Sapporo, about 1 hour 45 minutes from New Chitose Airport, about 30 minutes from Tomamu, about 30 minutes from Obihiro, and about 1 hour 50 minutes from Kushiro. A train journey to Shintoku Town is recommended for enjoying Hokkaido’s beautiful natural scenery. With such great transport links, what kind of town is Shintoku? What sightseeing spots does it offer? We’d like to share the attractions of Shintoku Town with you! Shintoku Town covers an area roughly half the size of Tokyo Metropolis, and its annual average temperature is 7.3°C. The region is also famous for dairy farming, with 36,208 cattle—about six times the human population—raised here. When visiting snowy Hokkaido, you can’t forget winter sports, especially skiing! Shintoku Town is home to the popular Sahoro Resort Ski Area. With 21 courses, the resort caters to beginners through advanced skiers and is very popular with international visitors. In the summer season, we recommend golfing at Sahoro Country Club. Why not enjoy a perfect drive on a course surrounded by nature? Another year-round highlight is Karikachi Pass, which sits at 644 meters on the border between Ishikari and Tokachi. From there you can take in sweeping views of the vast Tokachi Plain. There are many popular places to stay, including Sahoro Resort Hotel, so please take a full day to enjoy sightseeing around Shintoku Town! To soothe your travel fatigue, Shintoku Town proudly serves soba made from locally produced buckwheat flour—soba that is said to be the best in Japan. Each September, the Shintoku New Soba Festival draws up to 25,000 visitors seeking freshly made soba. We will continue to share information about camping and glamping in Shintoku Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido, which are currently popular, so please stay tuned.