SHINTOKU SHUTTLE BUS Shintoku Shuttle Bus —A shuttle bus linking the Shintoku town area and the Sahoro area— A free shuttle runs from Shintoku Station to the Sahoro Resort Area and from the Sahoro Resort Area back to Shintoku Station. Buses are available 🚌 Service runs nine times a day every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. After skiing or snowboarding, why not relax with a spa or the Tokachi sauna at Sahoro Resort, or enjoy the resort at Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido? If you’re staying in the Sahoro Resort Area, you can shop in Shintoku Town, stop by a cafe, or visit local restaurants, izakaya, and bars.💡 SHINTOKU SHUTTLE BUS How will you use it? ◇ From Thursday, December 4, 2025 to Thursday, February 26, 2026 ◆ Running every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday during this period ※ No service on December 30 and January 1–3 for the New Year holidays ◇ Departures and arrivals at Shintoku Station ※ Daytime services run to Sahoro Ski Resort Night services turn back at Club Med Sahoro Hokkaido 2025–2026 season Enjoy all the fun Shintoku Town has to offer 🏂⛷️🛷⛸️❄️⛄️🏔️

The new soba season has begun. Since mid-August, two types of banners have been raised beside the soba fields along National Route 38 to promote the Shin-toku New Soba Festival by the PR campaigns “Soba Road” and “Soba Town Shintoku.” Until the Shin-toku New Soba Festival, the 1.3 km stretch with soba fields buzzes with activity. 🚩 The 2025 harvest of new soba is already being carefully gathered by producers. You can taste the new soba at the Shin-toku New Soba Festival, and local soba restaurants in town will also be serving new soba at this time. If you can’t make it to the festival, want to go early, or find the festival portions aren’t quite enough— please come to Shintoku and visit the soba restaurants. 💁‍♀️ The Shin-toku New Soba Festival takes place on Sunday, September 28, 2025, from 10:00 to 14:00. We warmly look forward to your visit. 💁‍♀️ #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku #Shintoku Soba #new soba #new soba festival #Soba Road #Welcome to Shintoku #Welcome home to Shintoku #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Tokutoku Station-front Complex Facility #tuktuk #tokutoku #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Gurutto Town Walk Announcement of the 2025 “Shintoku Cultural Heritage Cards” Distribution 📢 We will distribute nine types of cards again this year. Walk around Shintoku and collect cards at each distribution spot! Please read carefully, as there are distribution conditions. ↓For inquiries↓ Shintoku Chamber of Commerce and Industry @shintoku__syoukoukai01 I & V “Shintoku Town Country Sign Edition” “Ishikari Line 40th Anniversary Edition” Shintoku Station Front Community Center Tokutoku @tuktuk_shintoku ※Distributed with purchase of items at Cafe Shop Kotoise San (Three) “Government Railway Tokachi Line (Karikachi Old Line) Edition” Setouchi Shouji @setouchi.urapp4313 ※One card distributed per purchased item Riku (Six) “Nemuro Main Line Full Opening 100th Anniversary Edition” ENEOS Shintoku SS Hirakawa #eneos Shintoku ※Distributed to customers who refuel Hirakawa Co., Ltd. @yuka_cyoko ※One card distributed per purchased item Hachi (Eight) “Hokkaido Takushoku Railway 95 Edition” Takushoku Bus Shintoku Office Takushoku Bus Kinokotan @t_kinokotan Ni (Two) “Hokkaido Takushoku Railway Edition” Bread and Pastry Shop Viola #Bread and Pastry Shop Viola ※One card distributed per purchased item Shi (Four) “Nemuro Main Line (Karikachi Old Line) Edition” Yorkshire Farm @yorkshire_farm ※Please inquire about opening days, as they vary. Shichi (Seven) “Railway Opening 150th Anniversary Karikachi Tunnel Edition” Miura Shop @ramen_miurashouten ※One card distributed with purchase of one bowl of ramen or one dried fish item Kyu (Nine) “New Karikachi Tunnel Edition” Summer season – Karikachi Kogen Eco Trolley Railway #Karikachi Kogen Eco Trolley ※One card distributed per postcard purchased Winter season – Shintoku Station Front Community Center Tokutoku @tuktuk_shintoku Shintoku Town Tourism Association also rents bicycles 🚲 Feel free to contact us. ※Only electric-assist bicycles can be reserved #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Cultural Heritage Card #Shintoku Cultural Heritage Card #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Station Front Complex Tokutoku #tuktuk #Tokutoku #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Product Sales Notice📢 It has been two months since we moved into the Tokutoku Community Center. We are always grateful for your support and the lively atmosphere you bring. We are pleased to offer for sale at the counter both “Shizuku, Meguru,” a product popular in hometown tax donations, and a mountain map focusing solely on Mt. Tomuraushi. "Shizuku, Meguru" This natural mineral water comes from Shintoku, a water-source town surrounded by the Hidaka Range and the Daisetsuzan mountain system. It is exceptionally pure and of the highest quality. ◼︎Nutritional information (per 100 ml) Energy 0 kcal Protein 0 g Fat 0 g Carbohydrate 0 g Sodium 0.69 mg (Equivalent salt 0 g) Calcium 0.64 mg Magnesium 0.1 mg Potassium 0.1 mg Hardness: 1.70 mg/L (soft water) pH 8.7 It pairs well not only with coffee and black tea but also with cold-brewed tea. We offer chilled, cold (partially frozen/slushy if desired), and room-temperature bottles💁‍♀️ If you like it, you can also purchase it through the hometown tax program, so please give it a try. 1 bottle ¥100 "Mt. Tomuraushi Climbing Map" Mt. Tomuraushi rises to 2,141 m on the border between Omote Daisetsu and Higashi Daisetsu and is known as the "hidden inner retreat of the Daisetsu Mountains." This map focuses on access from Shintoku and includes local information such as lodging, guides, and places to buy portable toilets. It is only available for purchase within the town. Please use it as a memento of your trip or for planning your climb. 1 map ¥300 We look forward to your visit💁‍♀️ #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku #shintoku #naturalmineralwater #ShizukuMeguru #water #mountainmap #MtTomuraushi #OmoteDaisetsu #HigashiDaisetsu #HidakaRange #Daisetsuzan #ShintokuTourismAssociation #ShintokuStation #TokutokuStation #tuktuk #tokutoku #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Announcement of the Shintoku Big Event 📢 The 22nd Shintoku New Soba Festival has been confirmed! Sunday, September 28 10:00–14:00 Parking lot in front of Shintoku Town Health and Welfare Center ‘‘Nagomi’’ Limited to 9,000 servings Eight vendors will take part, including local soba restaurants and enthusiasts. Built on the flavorful appeal of ‘‘freshly harvested,’’ ‘‘freshly milled,’’ ‘‘freshly rolled,’’ and ‘‘freshly boiled’’ soba, you can enjoy toppings like burdock tempura, eel, large prawn tempura, lily bulb tempura, chicken, maitake mushroom tempura, and finishing with cheese! Each vendor has prepared special touches to make their dishes even more delicious, so please come and savor wonderful soba in Shintoku on the day 💁‍♀️ @tokachi_sahoro_resort_official @sobanoyakata @hara.soba #Soba-dokoro Minatoya #Soba no Hiroshi #Shintoku Soba Club #Shintoku Hand-Made Soba Lovers Association #Soba Shoten There will also be a wanko-soba competition and a footbath ♨️ experience. We look forward to welcoming everyone! #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku New Soba Festival #Shintoku New Soba Festival 2025 #Shintoku Soba #Soba Festival #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Tokutoku Station-front Complex Facility #tuktuk #Tokutoku #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #Tokachi #Shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Karikachi Pass will be featured on a local Osaka TV show. Discovering Town Pride! Announcer Yamazaki’s Bicycle Journey Osaka broadcaster Mainichi Broadcasting System’s Yoncahn TV (television) Announcer Yamazaki, from Kumamoto, embarks on a multi-day cycling documentary focused on the Kansai region Major summer project: 550 km crossing of Hokkaido Over several episodes, the bicycle journey covers 550 km from Obihiro to Wakkanai and Cape Soya in Hokkaido! They enjoy town pride shared by local residents, recommended spots, delicious food, and spectacular views, then ride on until sunset. I had noticed people with cameras filming on the first floor of the Tokutoku Community Center, and then— it seems Shintoku Town will be shown a little on Osaka local TV. If you’re interested, check it out on TVer or similar services. Date and time: Thursday, August 14 Time: Around 5:00 p.m. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku #shintoku #Karikachi Pass #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Tokutoku station-front complex facility #tuktuk #tokutoku #cycle tourism #yonchan tv #Discovering Town Pride Bicycle Journey #hokkaidō #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

We have renewed the POP for the Shintoku Station rental bicycle service “ShinKuru”. POP renewed 🚲Available for rental every day until October 31st🚲 *Please reserve electric-assist bicycles at least two days in advance. From Tokutoku, the Shintoku Station Community Center Enjoy the town’s nature, food, railway heritage, activities, and more to the fullest. If you prefer to get around and have fun using your own body rather than by public transport or private car, please make use of the rental bicycles. We have renewed the POP for the bicycle rental shop "Shinkuru" in front of Shintoku Station. 🚲Available for rental every day until October 31st🚲 *Please make a reservation for an electric-assist bicycle at least two days in advance. From the Shintoku Station Community Center "Tokutoku" Enjoy the town's nature, food, railway heritage, activities, and more. If you want to play and have fun using your own body instead of public transportation or your own car, please make use of our bicycle rental service. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #Shintoku Station #Ekimae Complex Facility Tokutoku #tuktuk #Tokutoku #rental cycle #ShinKuru #electric-assist cycle #soba #cheese #Karikachi Pass #rafting #horse riding #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Minamifurano, Shintoku, Shikaoi A joint pamphlet made by three neighboring towns📕 In the heart of Hokkaido, this pamphlet introduces delicious cuisine crafted from fine trees, pure water, and good snow, along with a variety of nature-based activities. Beyond packing the charms of the three towns along National Routes 38 and 274 into one booklet, each town is color-coded for easy viewing, and you can catch detailed information by scanning the QR codes on the pages. The colors for the three towns are… Minamifurano Town — "Lavender swaying on Lake Kanayama🪻" Shintoku Town — "The deep, shining blue of Lake Sahoro🫐" Shikaoi Town — "The clear aquamarine of Lake Shikaribetsu💚" Overall, the pamphlet uses gentle colors and a matte, classy paper texture that reflects careful design. Despite the move toward digital, this is a deliberately analog paper pamphlet, and we hope you will pick it up and leaf through it. (Personally, I’d like you to pay attention to the sound of the pages turning💡) It seems rare for neighboring towns to produce a joint pamphlet like this. So when you visit roadside stations or tourism association counters, please pick one up, look it over, and feel the pages! We look forward to seeing you💁‍♀️ #Hokkaido #Shintoku Town #Minamifurano Town #Shikaoi Town #shintoku #nanpu #shikaoi #Shintoku Tourism Association #Minamifurano Town Development and Tourism Association #Shikaoi Town Tourism Association #Joint project of three towns #pamphlet #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #shintoku #minamihurano #shikaoi #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

Climbing hydrangeas in bloom at Karikachi Kogen Park From mid-June to early July, an estimated several hundred climbing hydrangea plants wind around the larch plantation trees in Karikachi Kogen Park, creating a beautiful sight. The cream-colored flowers, about 5 mm in size, bloom in clusters, making the larch trees look as if they are wearing dresses. The usual peak season is early to mid-July, but the warm temperatures likely caused them to bloom all at once this year. Bicycle rentals are available at the Shintoku Town Tourism Association counter on the 2nd floor of the Shintoku Station Community Center "Tokutoku." The ride from "Tokutoku" to Karikachi Kogen Park is about 10 km (approx. 40 minutes). From SL Square, take the Poppo Road — it's a steady uphill all the way to Karikachi Kogen Park, but on the return you'll enjoy a fast downhill ride with the wind at your back 🚲 For those who are reasonably fit and want to enjoy active, slightly adventurous sightseeing, please use our rental bikes. We have: 4 mountain bikes 4 city bikes Same-day reservations are welcome! We look forward to seeing you 🚲 #北海道 #十勝 #新得町 #しんとく #日本新八景 #狩勝峠 #狩勝高原園地 #KarikachiKogenPark #北海道ガーデン街道 #国道38号線 #r38 #レンタサイクル #rentalcycle #レンタサイクルで観光 #sightseeingbyrentalcycle #ポッポの道 #PoppoRoad #sl広場 #SLSquare #新得町観光協会 #新得駅 #駅前複合施設とくとく #tuktuk #とくとく #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

2025 Shintoku Town cherry blossoms Mt. Shintoku Shrine is a famous cherry blossom spot, but the cherry trees blooming along the town’s riverbanks and in its parks are also very beautiful. The town’s cherry trees are swaying in the wind and their petals are gradually falling. However, the cherry trees toward Kutcharo are now in full bloom and at their best. Although the weekend sadly looks cloudy and rainy ☁️☔️, why not come and enjoy a drive while viewing Mt. Shintoku Shrine’s blossoms, strolling among the town’s cherry trees, or exploring the cherry trees around Kutcharo? We also offer rental bicycles and rental cars, so feel free to contact us 💁‍♀️ Wishing everyone a wonderful day today as well 🌸 #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Tokachi tourism #Shintoku Town #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #JR Shintoku Station #rental bicycles #sightseeing by rental bicycle #rental cars #cherry blossom spots #famous cherry blossom sites #Tukutuku station-front complex #tuktuk #tukutuku #hokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidotourism #tourism #tokachi #shintoku #cherryflowers #blossom #welcomeshintoku #discovershintoku

From today, the distribution of manhole cards printed with photos of local manhole covers has begun. 💡Manhole cards are a project by the Sewerage Public Relations Platform. They are produced in collaboration with local governments across the country as a communication tool to deepen understanding and interest in sewerage systems. The manhole cover features the town tree, the Ezo-yamazakura (Ezo mountain cherry), as an accent and is designed with the D51 steam locomotive that played a central role in rail transport when the town flourished as a railway town. Distribution locations ・[Weekdays] Shintoku Town Hall, Facilities Division counter ・[Holidays] Shintoku Town Hall, Security Room (3-4-26 Minami, Shintoku Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido) Distribution hours ・From 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM Stock information ・Distribution starts on April 25, 2025. Notes ・One card per person. ・Advance reservations and mail orders are not available. ・Quantities are limited, so distribution may not be possible depending on stock. (Stock updates will be posted on this website.) ・Please refrain from reselling on auction sites or similar platforms. If you are interested, please come visit Shintoku Town💁‍♀️ #Hokkaido #Hokkaido Gourmet #Hokkaido Sightseeing #Hokkai-do #Tokachi #Tokachi (romanized) #Tokachi Sightseeing #Tokachi Gourmet #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Manhole Card #Manhole Card Collecting #gkp #Welcome to Shintoku Town #Welcome back to Shintoku Town #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidofood #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku

Announcement of the "Shintoku Shrine Mountain Spring Festival" Date: Sunday, April 27 Time: 10:00–15:00 Location: Shintoku Shrine Mountain An event will take place within the grounds of Shintoku Shrine Mountain🌸 And, after last year’s entertaining performance, you can enjoy Gassy’s magic show and balloon art again this year🎈 Also, visitors who make purchases at the vendor booths will receive lottery tickets, so this is an event you can enjoy from start to finish. There will be music, delicious food, and food stalls, so please stop by while viewing the cherry blossoms🌸 Shops @ueda.meat Koyanagi Foods @ramen_miurashouten @impulse_hokkaido_shintoku Chamber of Commerce Youth Division @yuka_cyoko Kotoise Twilight Showa Diner THE YARD @hokkohmilk Get New Sand Guest gassy0120 We look forward to seeing you💁‍♀️ Announcement of the "Shintoku Shrine Mountain Spring Festival" Date: Sunday, April 27 Time: 10:00-15:00 Location: Shintoku Shrine Mountain The event will be held within the grounds of Shintoku Shrine Mountain🌸 And last year, you can see Gassy's magic show and balloon art again this year🎈 In addition, those who shop at the exhibition booths will win a lottery ticket, so it's an event that you can enjoy to the fullest from start to finish. There will be music, delicious food, and food stalls, so please come and see the cherry blossoms🌸 #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Shintoku Shrine Mountain #Spring Festival #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku #welcomeshintoku

'Chinese Eatery Miura Shoten' Last week they announced that their signature soy sauce ramen🍜 had been renewed, so I went to try it right away! At Miura Shoten you can customize your ramen. This time I customized it as follows… ① Noodle firmness—firm ② Green onions—extra ③ Back fat—normal ④ Special ichimi chili—normal And I ordered a large serving It looked jet black. A pitch-black soy sauce ramen🍜 The owner told me they blend in tamari soy sauce✨ First, the soup. Contrary to its appearance, it had a deep richness and the soy sauce flavor filled my mouth. Next, the straight medium-thick noodles clung to the soup, and I couldn’t stop eating them. The extra green onions cut through the rich mouthfeel with their aroma rising through the nose and the soup, leaving a refreshing finish. With plenty of vegetables and the satisfying weight of the medium-thick noodles, it was very delicious🍜 A new specialty of Shintoku Town! Pitch-black in appearance, richly flavored in the old style Pitch-black soy sauce ramen 'Shintoku Black' Please give it a try🍜 #Hokkaido #Hokkaido gourmet #Hokkaido sightseeing #Hokkaido is huge #Hokkai-do #Tokachi #Tokachi #Tokachi sightseeing #Tokachi gourmet #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #ramen #jet black #Shintoku Black #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidofood #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku

It has been a bit chilly from yesterday through this morning, but the white blooms of the mizubashō (Asian skunk cabbage) are becoming increasingly conspicuous. Along the narrow paths beside the rice paddies, the fukujusō (Adonis amurensis) flowers, wilted by the cold, seem to be waiting for the next warm spell.

The 2025 season Shintoku Shrine Hill "Night Cherry Blossom Light-Up" has been confirmed. Period: April 25 (Fri) to May 11 (Sun) About 2,300 Ezo-yamazakura cherry trees on Shintoku Shrine Hill will be illuminated, from the area around the shrine office up along the stairs to the precincts and nearby grounds. Shintoku Shrine Hill is one of Hokkaido’s leading cherry blossom spots. @shintokujinja When in full bloom, the view is truly spectacular! We can’t wait for the warm spring weather and the buds to sprout. *The event period may shift slightly earlier or later depending on the timing of the cherry blossoms’ opening and falling.* Please check @welcome_shintoku on social media before you visit. The illumination uses LED floodlights to minimize stress on the flowers and to be environmentally conscious. We look forward to welcoming you all 🌸 #Hokkaido #Hokkaido gourmet #Hokkaido sightseeing #Hokkaido (alternate) #Tokachi #Tokachi (alternate) #Tokachi tourism #Tokachi gourmet #Shintoku Town #Shintoku #Soba Town Shintoku Town #Cherry blossom spot #Night cherry blossoms #Night cherry blossom light-up #hokkaido #hokkaido_lovers #hokkaido_love #ilovehokkaido #hokkaidotrip #hokkaidolikers #hokkaidolove #hokkaidosgram #hokkaidofood #hokkaidotravel #tokachi #shintoku

From today, a new oversized photo spot has opened in front of JR Shintoku Station. You can take pictures with Shintoku Ranger Soba Red and the town’s specialty soba noodles 📷 Named the “Soba Red Photo Frame” If you take a photo using this photo frame, #welcomeshintoku #shintokucho #Shintoku Town #Soba Red #Soba Red Photo Frame @welcome_shintoku please tag these and we would be grateful. We look forward to your posts!

The snow in the mountains is thinning now; in a little while you might be able to trek across the snowfields. "Snowfield Horse Journey" availability depends on conditions, so please call us. #Western Village Sahoro www.sahoro.jp

We put up a poster for Upopoy at Karikachi Pass, featuring Anna Yamada—who played one of the protagonists, Ashiripa, in this year’s widely discussed live-action adaptation of Golden Kamuy—whom we welcomed as an ambassador. Not only Anna Yamada and Ashiripa fans, but all Golden Kamuy enthusiasts and anyone passing nearby are encouraged to stop by and take a look.

A scenic view of the large autumn-colored hairpin curve from a parking space near marker 5 on Route 38, stretching from Shintoku Town toward Karikachi Pass. Trees around the area were cleared this summer, so the sweeping curve now stands out clearly.

From late night to early morning, the temperature in Shintoku Town is 3°C. At Karikachi Kogen Park, which sits about 150 meters higher in elevation than the town center, the first snow has fallen!

Sahoro Resort Bear Mountain will end operations for this season on Sunday, October 20. The brown bears, who brought enjoyment to so many visitors this season, are beginning preparations for hibernation. Operations are scheduled to resume next season around Golden Week. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku Town #Shintoku Town Tourism Association #brown bear #Bear Mountain #Sahoro #National Route 38 #Hokkaido Garden Path #hibernation #See you next year

Karikachi Trail Running The rain that fell from last night into the early morning cleared, and the 12th Karikachi Trail Running began with its starting gun! Runners tackled three courses that use the former Karikachi Line railway bed to run through nature. Participants numbered 143, coming not only from Hokkaido but also from as far away as Tokyo, Nagoya, and Fukuoka. With a temperature of 17°C and a pleasant autumn breeze, conditions were ideal for the event.

The Takatoshi Land episode filmed in Shintoku Town will be broadcast. On Sunday, July 14, at 4:05 PM on the Fuji TV network, "Discover! Takatoshi Land SP: Aiba, Yasumura and a Four-Person, Whirlwind Trip Around Hokkaido" will air. The four travelers give a full showcase of Shintoku Town's charms, so please do watch!!!

The buckwheat flowers have begun to bloom! The flowers have started to appear in the buckwheat fields known as "Soba Road," near the Soba House along National Route 38. The bloom will expand from here, and by late July to early August the fields will be blanketed in a carpet of pure white buckwheat flowers.

September 15th The 12th Karikachi Trail Running event has been confirmed!🏃🏃🏃 Starting and finishing at Karikachi Kogen Park, where the Karikachi Line and Shinnai Station once stood, this race sends about 200 participants across four courses—22 km, 12 km, 5 km, and 4 km—along the old Karikachi Line railbed, forest roads, and other natural trails. Under a crisp autumn sky, come feel Hokkaido’s vast wilderness as you run the route people once traveled by train since the Meiji era.

On today’s UHB Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting evening program "Min Tere", Tsuru-ajisai at Karikachi Kogen Park will be featured around 5:15 PM and around 6:30 PM. The climbing hydrangeas are still in full bloom. See these flourishing flowers on TV and visit the site this weekend to enjoy them in person.

We did a test setup of “Hammocks Among the Birch Trees,” planned for this summer. Despite struggling with more sagging than expected, we finally created a soothing time. If you are planning a summer trip along the Obihiro–Asahikawa–Furano route, why not relax among the birch and hammocks at Karikachi Kogen Park? Details will be posted later on the tourism association’s website and social media. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku #Shintoku Tourism Association #Route 38 #Hokkaido Garden Path #Karikachi Kogen Park #birch #hammock #relaxation

We joined the townwide ‘National Route 38 Environmental Beautification Activity’ organized and carried out by local residents, and planted seedlings of 6,000 red salvias and dusty miller along 43 blocks of Route 38 in Shintoku, where the sky was still cloudy after the rain. This road is known as the Hokkaido Garden Path and is used by visitors traveling between Obihiro and Furano or Asahikawa. We hope it will offer a warm welcome to drivers on summer sightseeing trips and lift their spirits.

Yesterday, on Sunday, I started from Karikachi Pass and hiked up to Sahoro-dake. Along the way I passed the summit of Sakurayama and reached the Sahoro-dake summit in about two and a half hours. Blessed with fine weather, I enjoyed views of the Tokachi Plain below and, in the distance, Mt. Tomuraushi—one of the Daisetsuzan range—and the Hidaka Mountains, which are scheduled to be designated a national park in July. On the trail I also delighted in the white flowers of Chishima-zakura beginning to show as they turn into leaf cherry, savoring all the unique pleasures of mountain hiking. #Hokkaido #Tokachi #Shintoku #Shintoku Tourism Association #Karikachi Pass #Sahoro-dake #Sakurayama #Tokachi Plain #Daisetsuzan range #Mt. Tomuraushi #national park #Hidaka Mountains #Chishima-zakura #mountain hiking #National Route 38

Advance Notice: Climbing Hydrangeas Blooming It’s still a bit early, but from mid-June to early July hundreds of estimated climbing hydrangea plants that twine around the larch growth forest in Karikachi Kogen Park will begin to bloom. Their cream-colored, 5 mm flowers form clusters that make the larch trees look as if they are wearing dresses. This year has been warmer than usual, so blooming may occur earlier; we will announce it once the flowers open. The usual peak viewing season is from early to mid-July.