Tokachi is an area made up of 19 municipalities, including the central city of Obihiro.
- 19 municipalities in Tokachi -
Obihiro City, Otofuke, Shihoro Town, Kamishihoro Town, Shikaoi Town, Shintoku Town, Shimizu Town, Memuro Town, Naka Satsunai Village, Sarabetsu Village, Taiki Town, Hiroo Town, Makubetsu, Ikeda Town, Toyokoro Town, Honbetsu Town, Ashoro, Rikubetsu Town, Urahoro Town
It is an attractive area that harmonizes vast nature with gastronomy, hot springs, sightseeing spots, etc.
We will introduce plenty of information about Tokachi, so thank you.
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Introducing Takushoku Kinokotan, located inside Takushoku Bus’s Shintoku Office 😊
This tourist farm reuses sites once used by Hokkaido Takushoku Railway for its headquarters, rolling stock depot, and company housing on the line that ran between Shintoku and Kamishihoro.
The name Takushoku Kinokotan is a coined word combining Takutetsu (short for Hokkaido Takushoku Railway), “kinoko” (mushroom), and the Ainu word kotan, meaning village. It reflects the desire to bring new life back to this once-bustling place.
You can enjoy a hands-on shiitake harvesting experience grown carefully on logs using timber felled in Hokkaido.
At the farm shop you can buy log-grown shiitake, Hokkaido Takushoku Railway and bus merchandise, and mushroom goods. There is also a display corner exhibiting historical materials related to Hokkaido Takushoku Railway 😍
Look for the red roof! The building’s motif is the former Shikaoi Station building 🎵
📍Hours: 10:00–15:30 (last shiitake harvest admission at 15:00)
📍Closed: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and during the New Year holidays
📍Fees: Harvested shiitake are sold by weight.
📍Experience season: March–November — no reservation required on weekends and public holidays; reservations required on weekdays
December–February — reservations required for both weekends, public holidays, and weekdays
*For groups of five or more, please make a reservation at least two weeks in advance regardless of season or date.*
Takushoku Kinokotan TEL: 0156-67-9105
📍Access:
About 10 minutes from Shintoku Station by bus: take Route 53 via Shintoku Station bound for Minami-Shintoku and get off at Minami-Shintoku
20 minutes on foot from Shintoku Station
About 5 minutes by car from Shintoku Station
About 10 minutes by bicycle from Shintoku Station
*Bicycle rentals are available at Shintoku Station.*
Bicycle rental inquiries and reservations: 0156-67-7567
Shintoku Town Tourism Association (Regional Exchange Center “Tokutoku”, 2nd floor)
https://t-kinokotan.com//
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Notice📣
Tokachi Nakasatsunai Gourmet Ride 2025 takes place on Sunday, September 21!
Nakasatsunai Village, blessed with beautiful nature, is a rich agricultural area with abundant food. 😊
The village offers countless picture-perfect landscapes, including views of the Hidaka Mountains, and is a member of the Association of The Most Beautiful Villages in Japan.
This cycling event lets you savor the village’s charms at your own pace!
Ride freely as you visit checkpoints and aid stations around the village.
If you stay within the time limit, you may stop to sightsee or visit places you like along the way.
The only condition is to finish at Nakasatsunai Village Hall by 2:00 PM. 🎵
Each aid station serves gourmet dishes made with local ingredients so you can enjoy Nakasatsunai’s flavors. 😍
Why not come cheer on cyclists from across the country on the day?
Wave flags along the roadside to welcome them (cheering flags will be provided).
Register via the QR code on the flyer
or
here → https://forms.gle/QMEeQC1PTjFBfoPu5...
Meeting place: Nakasatsunai Village Hall headquarters
Meeting time: 8:30 AM
Inquiries
Tokachi Nakasatsunai Gourmet Ride Executive Committee
TEL: 0155-68-3390 (Secretariat: Nakasatsunai Village Tourism Association)
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Event Announcement 📣
The 49th Kashirin Park Festival will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 😊
This autumn industry festival lets you savor the flavors unique to Taiki, a town with both mountains and sea!!
This year’s HBC Radio live recording guests are Mariko Nagai and Shinya Kono and Hitoshi Fujio from Oklahoma 🎵
The program is packed with favorites like the annual Wagyu Festival and the Aki-aji (autumn salmon) Grab, food stalls featuring Taiki’s delicious offerings, dairy product sales from Snow Brand Megmilk, which has a factory in Taiki, and a fun raffle 😍
📍Note: Entry to the Aki-aji Grab is by lottery. Lottery tickets will be distributed between 9:00 and 9:30.
Also, the event may be canceled depending on fishing conditions. Please understand in advance.
There are kid-friendly activities too, including a stamp-art workshop to make a Taiki drawstring bag, a woodworking class, and a bounce dome ✨
Come enjoy Taiki’s seasonal flavors in Kashirin Park, surrounded by the town tree, kashiwa (oak)!!
We look forward to seeing you 🤗
📍Date and Time: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
📍Location: Kashirin Park (held rain or shine)
https://visit-taiki.hokkaido.jp/tp_detail.php?id=424...
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Event Announcement📣
“Sea and Land Festival” and Toyokoro Industry Fair 2025 is coming 😊
Enjoy an autumn in Toyokoro filled with sights, tastes, and fun.
This year, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the town’s establishment, the festival will be more lavish than usual, featuring special complimentary items like Toyokoro wagyu diced steak and Toyokoro autumn salmon chanchan-yaki available in limited quantities 😍
Onstage, you can enjoy drum performances by Toyokoro Taiko “Enyukai” and a concert by Toyokoro Junior High School Brass Band, plus a spectacular stage show featuring enka singer Junko Ishihara as a guest!
Also returning by popular demand are the annual hits: the Otsu autumn salmon direct-sale event and the autumn salmon grab contest 🎵
There will also be a bounty of activities including a rice cake and sweets toss where you can win local specialties, various local product stalls, and food trucks—plenty to enjoy!!
Toyokoro’s bounty is ripe for the picking—now’s the perfect time to taste it! We look forward to seeing you 🤗
📍Date and Time: Saturday, September 20, 9:40 AM–2:00 PM
📍Venue: JA Toyokoro Multipurpose Plaza
https://www.toyokoro.jp/page/6325.html...
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Event Announcement 📣
On Thursday, October 30th this year, the Doto Expressway will mark its 30th anniversary since opening, and we will hold a commemorative event for the Tokachi-Shimizu IC to Ikeda IC section 😊
The event will feature stage shows by local groups along the route, character greetings, a photo panel exhibition covering the 30 years since opening, and a grand lottery with prizes for 30 winners, including accommodation vouchers for Tokachigawa Onsen!!
📌Stage Shows by Local Groups Along the Route
📍10:10–10:30 Calligraphy performance by the Calligraphy Club of Obihiro Hakuyo High School
📍10:50–11:20 Local hero show of Obihiro City
📍11:30–11:50 HIP HOP dance show by the JOYFIT Dance Circle
📌Special Guest: Talk Session with Hiroyuki Morisaki
📍13:00–14:00 We invite Hiroyuki Morisaki, a member of the theater unit TEAM NACS, for a talk session themed “30 Years Since Opening: Toward the Future.”
📌Character Greeting
📍NEXCO East Japan’s manners-promotion characters Manaty and Ikanzame will appear, along with Ushikun, the mascot of the Obihiro Tourism & Convention Association, and Onigiri Shian, a local VTuber from Kushiro who also serves as a COOL Kushiro City tourism ambassador. They’ll be visiting—please take photos with them! 🎵
📌Grand Lottery with Luxurious Prizes
📍Among visitors on the day, 30 winners will be chosen by lottery to receive luxurious prizes.
🔸Tokachigawa Onsen accommodation voucher (worth 50,000 JPY)
🔸Tokachigawa Onsen day-use bathing tickets
🔸Pair tickets to see the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (for the game on September 22, 2025)
Other regional gourmet items from along the Doto Expressway will also be available 😍
*Lottery participation tickets will be distributed on the day.* 🎵
Date and Time: Monday, September 15, 2025 (public holiday) 10:00–15:00
Venue: Tokachi Plaza, 1st Floor Atrium and Large Assembly Room
Please come with your family and friends!!
We look forward to seeing you 🤗
https://www.e-nexco.co.jp/pressroom/hokkaido/2025/0808/00015203.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement 📣
The "Shimizu Town Digital Stamp Rally" is now underway 😊
Visit Shimizu Town’s food spots (restaurants serving noodles), scenic views, and historic sites to collect stamps, and you could win luxurious local specialties in a lottery 😍
📌 How to Participate
📍Add Shimizu Town’s official LINE account as a friend to display the event participation screen.
📍From the participation screen, scan the QR codes placed at each participating spot to earn stamps!
📍You can enter the prize drawing once you have collected 3, 5, or 10 stamps.
Take this chance to explore local food, scenery, and historic sites, and submit your entry.
We look forward to many participants 🤗
📞 Contact
Shimizu Town Commerce, Industry and Tourism Division TEL: 0156-62-1156
https://www.town.shimizu.hokkaido.jp/section/08/details/post_74.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event and Call for Participants📣
On Saturday, September 20th, we will hold the “Mt. Memuro Climb” to celebrate the first anniversary of the designation of the Hidaka Mountain Range, Erimo, and Tokachi as a national park 😊
This climb takes place on Mt. Memuro, which spans Shimizu and Hidaka towns🎵🎵
Why not take this opportunity to challenge one of Hokkaido’s 100 Famous Mountains, Mt. Memuro⛰
Enjoy nature, relieve daily fatigue, and refresh both body and mind!!
We look forward to your participation 🤗
📌Schedule
6:00 Gather at Shimizu Town Hall Mikage Branch (transfer to the trailhead by microbus)
7:30 Planned start of climb
📍Who can join: Physically fit hikers (if we judge that a participant cannot reach checkpoints in time, they may be asked to stop partway)
📍Capacity: 30 people (lottery if applications exceed capacity)
📍Attire: Standard hiking gear (including rainwear)
📌How to apply: By Tuesday, August 26, 2025, please call the contact below and submit the application form.
📍Contact
Mt. Memuro Climb Executive Committee Office (Shimizu Town Hall Commerce and Tourism Division)
Phone: 0156-62-1156
https://www.town.shimizu.hokkaido.jp/section/08/details/post_72.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Here are some recommended winter experiences.
This private tour grants special access to Japan’s largest public ranch, which closes for the winter. On this fully booked private tour, the ranch becomes a vast snowy plain and you will travel to the summit in a 4WD vehicle fitted with crawler tyres.
At the summit, you can go snowshoeing, ride snowmobiles, play in the snow, or simply do nothing at all. The tranquil private setting helps relax the body and mind and supports improved concentration and cognitive function.
Enjoy this extraordinary environment at your own pace.
For lunch, you will savor Tokachi Naita Wagyu while gazing over the Tokachi Plain.
This well-marbled Wagyu is known for its light, melt-in-your-mouth texture and refined flavor.
If you are interested, please apply via the URL below.
Here are some recommended winter experiences.
This private tour grants special access to Japan’s largest public ranch, which closes for the winter. On this fully booked private tour, the ranch becomes a vast snowy plain and you will travel to the summit in a 4WD vehicle fitted with crawler tyres.
At the summit, you can go snowshoeing, ride snowmobiles, play in the snow, or simply do nothing at all. The tranquil private setting helps relax the body and mind and supports improved concentration and cognitive function. Enjoy this extraordinary environment at your own pace.
For lunch, you will savor Tokachi Naita Wagyu while gazing over the Tokachi Plain.
This well-marbled Wagyu is known for its light, melt-in-your-mouth texture and refined flavor.
If you are interested, please apply via the URL below.
https://slow-life-hokkaido.com/tour/naitai-highland-farm-snow-safari-wagyu-lunch/...
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We would like to introduce our recommended agricultural experience.
This tour lets you discover the appeal of our signature products: beans and fresh vegetables.
You will visit a farm that independently cultivates a variety of beans, including rare types. While walking through fields normally closed to the public, you will hear about the careful methods used to grow beans and take part in everyday farm work.
You will also create an original spice blend that pairs well with beans, and prepare onigiri, an essential part of Japanese food culture, for lunch.
In the afternoon, you will visit a vegetable farm and experience crops from a farmer’s perspective.
In the evening, you will assemble hamburgers using a range of vegetables and compare the flavors of fried potatoes made from different potato varieties, a signature local product. Enjoy the distinctive tastes of each potato.
For more details, please visit the URL below.
We would like to introduce our recommended agricultural experience.
This tour allows you to learn about the appeal of our representative products, “beans” and “fresh vegetables.”
You will visit a farm that grows various beans, including rare varieties, on its own. While strolling through fields you normally cannot enter, you will hear stories about the careful cultivation of beans and try the day-to-day fieldwork the farmers do.
You will make an original spice mix that pairs with beans and, for lunch, make onigiri, a staple of Japanese food culture.
In the afternoon, you will visit a vegetable farm and engage with crops from the farmer’s viewpoint.
In the evening, you will make hamburgers combining various vegetables and taste-test fried potatoes made from different potato varieties, a representative product of the region. Enjoy the differences in potato flavor.
For details, please see the URL below.
https://slow-life-hokkaido.com/tour/tokachi-beans-and-vegetable-farms-gastronomy-tour/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Here are some recommended eco-friendly tours.
This is a two-day, one-night trip where you can experience organic farming that is gentle on the environment and your body.
You will visit wine producers and farmers who practise organic farming, and see their farms where they grow their produce with care and attention, relying on the power of nature without using any chemical fertilisers or pesticides.
You will enjoy tasting different organic wines and lunch and dinner made with plenty of vegetables, and experience the difference in flavour.
Accommodation is in ‘glamping,’ a unique outdoor experience in Tokachi.
The next day, you will create eco-friendly upcycled products using discarded vegetable peels and participate in traditional Japanese paper-making.
This organic experience offers a valuable opportunity to reflect on the environment and health. We aim for participants to connect with producers they wouldn't normally meet, learn about the care and thought behind the ingredients, and savour the distinctive flavours of these foods.
Through this experience, we hope participants will gain new insights and values, leading to a healthier and more fulfilling lifestyle.
Those interested may apply via the URL below.
We introduce a selection of eco-friendly tours.
This is a one-night, two-day trip where you can experience organic cultivation that is gentle on both the environment and the body.
You will visit wine and agricultural producers who practise organic farming, touring farms where they cultivate with dedication and care, relying on nature without any chemical fertilisers or pesticides. You will sample organic wines, enjoy lunch and dinner abundant in vegetables, and savour the difference in taste.
Accommodation is glamping, a signature outdoor experience in Tokachi. The next day you will make eco-conscious upcycled products, using discarded vegetable peels, and take part in traditional Japanese papermaking.
This organic experience provides a great chance to reconsider the environment and health. We hope participants meet producers they would not normally encounter, learn about the passion behind the ingredients, and taste thoughtfully produced food. Through the experience, participants can gain new discoveries and values that lead to a healthier, richer life.
If you are interested, please apply via the URL below.
https://slow-life-hokkaido.com/tour/tokachi-organic-farms-and-glamping-premium-tour/...
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