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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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
From Saturday, October 25 to Wednesday, October 29, the 56th Obihiro Chrysanthemum Festival will take place 😊
Over five days, a variety of events will unfold 🎶🎶
🔶October 25 – Student Day!!
Enjoy student-focused events such as the elementary school calligraphy exhibition awards ceremony, high school calligraphy performance, and dance performances 🎵🎵
🔶October 26 – Art & Fantasy Day
The schedule is packed with family-friendly attractions including a hero show, impressionist singing show, picture book readings, and an idol show 🎶🎶
🔶October 27 – Health & Culture Day
You can watch health exercise sessions, a traffic safety outreach lecture, high school student showtime and live performances, and university and middle school students performing solo with guitar and voice 🎵🎵
🔶October 28 – Entertainment Day
Enjoy a kayōkyoku (popular song) show by Kō-chan & Mamizō, street performances by performer RUI, a kayōkyoku show by Akari Mizumori, and hula dance among other attractions 🎶🎶
🔶October 29 – Music Day
Immerse yourself in music with flute and guitar or flute and piano by Grazie 95, a guitar live by One-Man Digital Orchestra Harumi Sato All-Stars, and a kayō stage featuring popular songs 🎵🎵
🔷In addition, on October 25 Obihiro Agricultural High School will hold a local products sale, and on October 27 and 29 the film "The Talkative Photo Studio" will be screened, so please enjoy the many events on each day 🤗
https://obikan.jp/page-7621/page-7625/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Continuing our garden introduction 🍁🍁
Rokkatei Art Village and Rokka no Mori will close for the season on Sunday, October 26th 🎵🎵
At the garden of Rokkatei Art Village, the trees at the entrance and the tree-lined paths are turning red and yellow 🍂🍂
Stroll along the sleeper-plank promenade and enjoy the museums and the tunnel of autumn leaves 😍
At Rokka no Mori, galleries such as the Naoyuki Sakamoto Memorial Hall, the Drawing Hall, and the Wrapper Paper Gallery wrapped in Rokkatei’s packaging paper sit scattered through the grounds 😊While exploring the gardens, please also enjoy the galleries alongside the autumn scenery 🎵🎵
https://www.rokkatei.co.jp/facilities/%e4%b8%ad%e6%9c%ad%e5%86%85%e7%be%8e%e8%a1%93%e6%9d%91/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Introducing the gardens 🍁🍁🍁
The autumn foliage season has arrived, and Obihiro city is turning red and yellow 😊
📌 Manabe Garden
The “Autumn Thanksgiving Festival” is taking place on October 18th and 19th.
Various events are planned, including a rare special opening of the inside of Shinsenkaku and live performances by singer-songwriters.
Foreign maples in the garden are at their peak, and Japanese maples will start changing color soon!!
The café offers “Risu-fuwa-yaki,” a fluffy pastry stamped with a squirrel, a cute sweet treat 😍
Staff recommend the pumpkin flavor—please enjoy one after your stroll if you like 🎵
📌 Shichiku Garden
Several varieties of colorful dahlias are in full bloom, brightening the garden!!
The trees are also turning red and yellow, so there’s still more autumn color to enjoy 🍁🍁
There’s a Halloween ghost at the photo spot, so be sure to take a commemorative picture together 😍
📌 Tokachi Hills
The entrance trees are turning red 🍁🍁
Blue salvia blooms vividly throughout the garden, creating a beautiful contrast of blue, red, and yellow 😍
From October 20th to 31st, the “HALLOWEEN GARDEN” will run 🎵
Enjoy the Halloween decorations along with seasonal events ✨✨
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
The 30th Churui Dontokoi Village Festival will take place 😊
The program opens with a Nauman drum performance, followed by Tsugaru shamisen by the Ishiguro Group, the Jibasan-ders Stage Show, a mimicry act, and a popular song show—an array of lively stage performances to enjoy 🎵🎵
You can also try firefighting experiences, see a police car display, and savor Churui specialties such as lily bulbs and Wagyu beef on sale, so there’s plenty of local gourmet to enjoy!!
The finale features a prize lottery and a bread-throwing event 😍
Bring your family and friends and come join us 🤗
📍Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00–14:00
📍Location: Special venue in front of the Naumann Elephant Memorial Museum, Churui (event proceeds in light rain)
https://www.town.makubetsu.lg.jp/kankosangyo/kankoevent/event/15185.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
On Sunday, October 19, the Sarabetsu Furusato Hall will host the “Sarabetsu Great Harvest Festival”! 😊
The Great Harvest Festival invites many visitors to savor local flavors while promoting Sarabetsu’s agricultural and livestock products and specialty goods. 🎵🎵
Celebrating the bounty of the land, Sarabetsu’s most delicious offerings come together!!
The JA Sarabetsu Youth Division will sell produce such as May Queen potatoes, onions, azuki beans, and burdock, and will offer popular collaborative menu items, collaborative sweets, and the craft beer “Sarabetsu Furue-ru.” 🥔🧅🫘🍺
Sarabetsu Agricultural High School will sell student-made sweets, including nata de coco panna cotta called “Sarakotta,” and a new product, “Saranouban Curry.” 🍛
At the food booths, the Chamber of Commerce Women’s Division and various vendors will offer special dishes made with local ingredients.
Highlights include Sarabetsu wagyu steaks and the proud large-pot dish “Sarabetsu Wagyu Mushroom Soup,” supervised and demonstrated by Chef Mabuchi of Mugine. 😍
There’s more to enjoy: a gourmet stamp rally, a prize lottery, and a big-eating and talk live show by Angela Sato, among many attractions!
A dog run will be set up in one corner of the venue. Please use it responsibly under your own supervision, observe manners, and refrain from bringing dogs into the food booth area—cooperation with the rules is appreciated.
Packed with fun activities, the Sarabetsu Great Harvest Festival is a perfect outing—please come with friends and family and join us at the venue! 🤗
📌A temporary free round-trip shuttle bus will run from the Town Hall parking lot to the venue for your convenience. 🚌
(9:30–14:00)
📍Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00–14:00
📍Location: Special event area at Sarabetsu Furusato Hall
📌Inquiries
Sarabetsu Great Harvest Festival Executive Committee, Secretariat TEL: 0155-52-2211 (inside Sarabetsu Furusato Hall)
https://www.sarabetsu.jp/sightseeing/event/shukakusai/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement 📣
The 23rd Shihoro Harvest Festival will be held on Sunday, October 19, 2025 😊
Enjoy an autumn market selling agricultural and livestock products, processed goods, and local specialties, along with the Shihoro Taste Market offering Shihoro beef loin cut steaks, oshiruko (sweet red bean soup with mochi), and udon, plus all-you-can-fill bag deals for potatoes and onions to savor the flavors of fall 🧅🥔
The festival also features a timed challenge to eat an exact weight called the “Eat and Match the Weight” game, a “Eat and Win!! Grand Lottery,” the Calbee Quiz Rally, and many other attractions 🎵🎵
*For each meal purchased at the Shihoro Taste Market, you will receive one lottery ticket.*
We look forward to welcoming many visitors 🤗
📍Date and Time: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 10:00–13:30
📍Location: Shihoro Town Rural Sports Park, Special Event Area
📌Contact
Shihoro Harvest Festival Executive Committee TEL: 01564-5-5220 (Shihoro Town Hall Industrial Promotion Division)
https://www.shihoro.jp/tourism/detail.php?content=1111...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
The wood-filled event “Tree Festival in Honbetsu KIDAKE,” held every year on a Saturday in mid-October, will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025🌲🌲😊
Set among the trees at Shizuyama Camp Village, this wood education event invites visitors to touch wood, play with wood, and be captivated by wood!!😍
Woodworking artists from across Hokkaido will showcase their creations, and you can enjoy a variety of wood-based activities such as coaster and xylophone workshops, wooden bat batting experiences, mini house-building sessions, and food trucks—an outdoor shopping experience centered entirely on wood🪵🪵
There will also be live music and a log-cutting competition!!🎵🎵
As a special gift for visitors, the first 50 attendees will receive a log-grown shiitake mushroom spawn log🎁🎁
Come and savor the beauty of wood amid the lush greenery of Shizuyama Campground🤗
📍Date and Time: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 10:00–15:00
📍Location: Honbetsu Park, Shizuyama Camp Village, Campground No. 1
📌Contact
Tree Festival in Honbetsu KIDAKE Executive Committee (Knaou Publishing Co., Ltd.)
TEL: 0155-38-4188
https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/fes/details/tree_festival_in_kidake.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement 📣
The 70th Iwanai Senkyo Autumn Leaves Festival will take place on Sunday, October 12th, 2025 😊
The program is packed with attractions, including a karaoke contest, a Yuu Oe kayō show, YOSAKOI Soran performances, a mountain-harvest grand bingo, and a vegetable weight-guessing quiz 🎵
You can also buy local farm produce such as grab-bag vegetables, and enjoy autumn flavors like charcoal-grilled chicken and jingisukan at the autumn food corner, with food trucks on site 😍
※Karaoke contestants should register between 10:30 and 11:00, so please arrive early.
Children are more than welcome to participate!! Applications will be accepted at the venue on the day.
If there are many applicants, participants will be chosen by lottery, so please understand in advance.
Please bring your karaoke CD (sound source).
📍Date and Time: Sunday, October 12th, 2025, 10:00 AM–2:00 PM
📍Location: Iwanai Senkyo
※In case of rain, the opening ceremony and the kayō show will be held at the Kawanishi Agricultural Training Center starting at 12:00 PM.
🔶Special Shuttle Bus Information 🚌
📍Fare: Round-trip 3,000 yen (children half price)
📍Outbound: Departing Obihiro Station Bus Terminal at 9:20 AM
📍Return: Departing Iwanai Senkyo at 2:25 PM
※You can board at Tokachi Bus Head Office, Sanjo High School, Shirakaba-dori 19-jo, and Shirakaba-dori 16-jo stops.
For bus reservations and inquiries
TEL: 0155-23-5171
※In case of rain, times and locations may change, so please inquire.
We look forward to seeing you there 🤗
https://www.city.obihiro.hokkaido.jp/tourism/matsuri/1005852.html...
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Introducing our rental bicycles 😊
We rent bicycles at the Eco Bus Center Rikuru inside Obikuru, the bus terminal at Obihiro Station 🎵
You can use them throughout the Tokachi region, so when you visit Obihiro, why not explore the town by rental bike as a way to get around and make travel memories 🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
📍Rental period: April 26, 2025 – November 30, 2025
(The period may change depending on weather and other conditions)
📍Registration and pickup location
Eco Bus Center Rikuru inside Obikuru at Obihiro Station bus terminal
Tel: 0155-23-5920 Fax: 0155-23-5921
📍Hours of use: 9:30 AM–5:30 PM
📍Fees
🔶Folding bicycle From 400 yen per hour
🔶City bicycle From 300 yen per hour
🔶Electric city bicycle, electric sport bike From 600 yen per hour
https://www.machicen.com/bicycle/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
This year marks the 50th Autumn Harvest Festival, the "Umaissho Shintoku Daisetsu Festival" 😊
Enjoy the annual all-you-can-pack fresh local vegetables, a fruit sale from our sister city Higashine in Yamagata Prefecture, Shintoku’s specialty soba and grilled meat, plus stage shows and a lottery while savoring local ingredients 🎵
The stage show features a performance by the Shintoku Junior High School Brass Band and special appearances by artists connected to the town!!
Local shops and a kei-truck market will also set up stalls to liven up the venue alongside the stage shows.
Please come and enjoy this family-friendly event for all ages in the green setting of Kutchan Park 🤗
Date and Time: Sunday, October 5 — 10:00 to 14:00
Venue: Kutchan Park
A free round-trip shuttle bus will operate 🚌
※Free shuttle buses run from in front of the Shintoku Town Community Center and JR Shintoku Station.
Departure: From Shintoku Town Community Center 9:30 / JR Shintoku Station 9:35
Return: From Kutchan Park 14:15
https://shintoku-town.net/spot/taisetsu-matsuri/...
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