Today in Taiki Town It’s another clear, sunny day! The Hidaka Mountain Range under Tokachi’s winter blue sky is more beautiful than any photo can convey.

Happy New Year! This is the first sunrise of 2026 as seen from Bansei Onsen. May many people visit Taiki Town again this year!

<Taiki Town urban area, the season’s first snowfall has arrived> Last night’s snow left a light dusting across the town center. This view comes from the newly completed Mt. Moiwa observation deck. You can still drive to the observation deck parking lot, but the forest road is not plowed, so deeper snow will make the site inaccessible by car.

A viewing deck has been completed at Moiwa yama Forest Park. A viewing deck has been completed near the summit of Mowa-yama, located on the northern side of Taiki Town. Because snow removal does not take place during winter, your last chance to enjoy the panoramic views of the Hidaka Mountain Range is before the snowfall begins. Be sure to pay a visit!

Taiki Town Autumn Foliage Update A maple tree near the gazebo in Hakurin Park is turning brilliant shades, creating a beautiful gradient of color 🍁 The rest of the park is expected to reach peak fall color a little later.

The 49th Kashiwabiraki Park Festival took place on September 21. Due to severe weather from the night before, the event was scaled down and moved to the Lifelong Learning Center, and popular attractions such as food vendor booths and the one-tatami-shop were canceled. We sincerely apologize to everyone who had been looking forward to enjoying the event outdoors. Even so, many people attended for the stage events and to buy local specialties such as pears from Soma City and Taiki Wagyu. The prize draw was also a great success! Thank you to everyone who came!

Event Announcement📣 On Sunday, August 3, 2025, the town of Taiki will host the 34th Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival 😊 The Rekifune River Clear Stream Festival began after the Ministry of the Environment praised the Rekifune River flowing through the town as "Japan’s cleanest river." The festival celebrates the gifts of nature and invites everyone to enjoy a summer day by the clear stream in a major seasonal event!! Date and Time: Sunday, August 3, 2025 Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River During the day you’ll find plenty of stalls and hands-on activities for children!! 📍Bouncy dome 📍Firefighting experience 📍Yamabe fishing 📍Gold panning experience (fee required) ※The gold panning takes place in the river, so we recommend bringing boots, water shoes, sandals, or other footwear that can get wet, plus a towel. There’s even more to enjoy, including dance and live performances, a PET bottle rocket contest, the Tokachi Blue Sky Lady talk show, and a fun prize lottery 🎵 In the evening, the festival reaches its climax with the Perpune Fire Festival, where towering pillar torches seem to reach the sky, followed by an impressive fireworks display. 📍Perpune Fire Festival: from 6:00 PM Legend says that if a pillar torch falls toward the mountain side it brings a bountiful harvest, and if it falls toward the sea it brings abundant catches. 📍Fireworks Display: from 7:30 PM (postponed to August 4 in case of rain) Join this summer tradition, shake off the heat, and enjoy a wonderful time😍😍 https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=419...

Notice of the 34th Rekifune River Clear-Stream Festival Alongside the annual PET bottle rocket contest, the Perpune Fire Festival and fireworks display, this year we will also present the Kimi to Idol Precure♪ character show and a live paint session where an artist paints a giant "TAIKI" sign on-site! Come and join Taiki Town’s big summer event!

Bansei Natural Flower Garden — Flowering Update Hiougi iris (ヒオウギアヤメ) and Ezo daylilies (エゾカンゾウ) have begun to bloom at Bansei Natural Flower Garden, mainly around the Horokayanto pit-dwelling cluster.

The large-petaled Trillium at Bansei Fureai Forest is in full bloom. The Trillium at the Fureai Forest, within walking distance from Bansei Onsen, is now at its best! They usually bloom through the end of May, so be sure to go see them. https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=414...

Spring is in full swing! In Taiki Town, the flower season has truly begun. Shibazakura (moss phlox) are at their best on Mount Mewa! Around Sakashita Senkyo and at Taiki Shrine, we found a variety of flowers. The last two photos show new leaves sprouting beneath the withered kashiwa oak leaves still clinging to the branches! https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Cherry blossoms have started to bloom. The town's Ezo-yamazakura cherry trees have begun to flower! Some trees are already at their peak. Spring is in full swing! https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

On Monday, May 5th, we will hold the 35th Rekifune River Clear-Stream Koinobori Children’s Day Mini Event! This year it will run alongside the Firefighting Festa! You can ride a ladder truck and try a water hose spray experience. In addition, Self-Defense Force vehicles and “Space Something Kotetsu-kun” will also come! Everyone, please come and join us! Date and Time: Monday, May 5, 2025, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM Location: Riverbed upstream of Taiki Bridge on the Rekifune River https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=411...

The Rekifune River carp streamers have been put up! Today we installed carp streamers along the riverbank of the Rekifune River! They will stretch across the river and flutter until May 6. There are also smaller, low mini carp streamers, so we recommend taking photos with them ✨

[Taiki Town Today] The weather isn’t great, but here are scenes of Taiki Town gradually taking on a spring feel! The Ezo-yamazakura (Ezo mountain cherry) still looks a while away from blooming. https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Recent Taiki Town Butterbur sprouts have started peeking out along the roadside. Most of the snow in town has melted, and at last there is a hint of spring. https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Taiki Town: Spring Is Coming It's the season when many migratory birds come to Taiki Town! The Rekifune River is beginning to thaw as well. https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Rent a car within Taiki Town You want to sightsee around Taiki Town but don’t have a car, or you’d like to take a short trip during a long stay in Taiki Town… If so, you can rent a car from Hotel Kashiwa in town!

Taiki Town on February 6th The heavy snowfall that fell between February 4th and 5th was followed the next day by clear Tokachi skies, so I went for a drive around town. The familiar scenery had turned into a beautiful snowy landscape!

Today's Taiki Town Heavy snow fell across the Tokachi region today! In Taiki Town, about 50 cm accumulated from last night until this morning. It was the heaviest snowfall of the season! Tourist information for Taiki Town is here: https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

[ Taiki Town ’s Unremarkable Scenery — Winter ] To residents it’s an ordinary view, but looking again reveals the quiet beauty of Taiki Town’s landscape! This photo shows an evening scene from mid‑January this year. There’s surprisingly little snow…! Wide skies and open land, a straight road, and neatly aligned windbreak trees are my favorite points. Find more Taiki Town tourist information here!↓ https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

[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//

[ 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...

[Recent Taiki Town Report] Taiki Town is seeing fewer days with high temperatures above 0°C. Rivers are freezing and frost-covered trees are appearing as the season arrives! Snow is also beginning to accumulate little by little. For Taiki Town tourism information, visit Visit Taiki! https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

＼Oikamana Lake has frozen over!／ Nearly the entire surface of Oikamana Lake (Ikebana Nae Swamp) along the Pacific coast has frozen. In spots where the ice is thick enough, you can walk on it. You can also hear strange sounds when the ice shifts or cracks. This is a fleeting, otherworldly sight that lasts only until the snow begins to fall. Find Taiki Town tourist information here! ↓ https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp//

Souvenirs from Taiki Town ~Winter Seafood Souvenirs~ Facing the Pacific Ocean, Taiki Town offers a bounty of delicious seafood. This season is perfect for salmon roe, whelks, and shishamo smelt! You can buy them at Roadside Station Kosumoru Taiki. Also on sale is a frozen product of the “legendary giant clams,” which are caught only once a year when the fishery opens. Be sure to pick some up as souvenirs from Taiki Town!

December 4, 2024 — Taiki Town Snow began falling this morning, and the urban area looks set to see its first accumulation of the season. Real winter has arrived!

【 A town where you can meet the red-crowned crane, Taiki Town 】 Taiki Town is home to many red-crowned cranes, a species designated as a Special Natural Monument of Japan. The season when they are especially numerous is autumn, right around now. You can often see them searching for food in fields after the crops have been harvested. The cranes tend to appear more often on the seaside side than the mountain side. Give it a try and see if you can find them! By the way, the small bird in the center of the first photo is not a red-crowned crane but a hooded crane. Taiki Town is appealing because you can spot many different kinds of wildlife together ✨

Notice of Long-Term Closure of Bansei Onsen From December 2 this year until February 28 next year, Bansei Onsen will be closed for an extended period for facility renovations. Just the thing for a time like this is “Bansei no Yu Onsen Powder.” It recreates the scent and color of Bansei Onsen’s characteristic iodine-rich bath, so you can easily enjoy Bansei Onsen at home. It is on sale at Roadside Station Cosmoall Taiki, so please give it a try!

Autumn in Taiki Town 2024 At this time of year, you can see beautiful autumn foliage throughout Taiki Town. Top recommended spots include Keiseki Bridge, Sakashita Senkyo, and Kashiwa Park in the town center. ★Kashiwa Trivia The town tree of Taiki, the kashiwa (oak), is a symbol of Tokachi. Once, kashiwa groves spread across Tokachi, but they gradually disappeared as development advanced. Many kashiwa trees that remain here are large and impressive; the kashiwa in Kashiwa Park are said to be between 100 and 200 years old. By the way, even after kashiwa leaves turn color and wither, they often stay on the branches through winter and only fall when spring brings new green leaves.