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📣
The 29th Churui Furusato Bon Odori Festival will be held 😊
Along with the dancing, you can enjoy costumes filled with many creative ideas at this Bon dance event 🎶🎶
Luxurious prizes await the winners 🎁🎁🎁
On the day, children’s Bon Odori and the Churui Ondo are open to everyone, so why not take this chance to join in and dance? 🤗
Also, this year there will be a fish-catching event for elementary and junior high school students before the festival, so please join enthusiastically 🎵
📍Date and Time: Thursday, August 14, 2025, from 6:00 PM
※ The event will go ahead in light rain. It may be canceled in severe weather depending on conditions.
📍Venue: Churui Fureai Center, Fukujyu Special Event Area
📍Event Schedule
5:00 PM – Fish catching (for elementary and junior high school students)
※ Those wishing to participate should come to the main tent between 4:30 PM and 5:00 PM.
6:00 PM – Food and stall area opens
Distribution of fun raffle tickets begins (one per person, first 1,000 people)
6:30 PM – Children’s Bon Odori (participation prizes available)
6:45 PM – Churui Ondo
7:00 PM – Solo dance performances (general participation)
Costume contest (individual and group categories)
8:20 PM – Fun raffle
Bread toss
http://www.makubetsu.jp/kankobussankyokai/?p=8557...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement 📣
The 78th Obihiro Plain Festival will be held from Thursday, August 14 to Friday, August 15, 2025 😊
The festival features a variety of events, including a drum festival, Bon Odori dances, a Tokachi Kouta singing contest, and street performances by buskers 🎶🎶
This year, marking the 80th anniversary since the end of the war, high school students will present a "Postwar 80th Anniversary Peace Concert." The concert blends poetry readings and other elements to express hopes for a peaceful, war-free world.
📍Yumefuri-ya
Thursday, August 14, 7:00 PM–8:00 PM
This festival aims to have young people give thanks for nature’s bounty and the achievements of their predecessors, pray for a bountiful harvest, foster love for their town and homeland, and inspire dreams and energy for tomorrow.
Men’s and women’s portable shrines will parade through the streets, and performers will march while playing four-person taiko drums. The festival’s climax includes the offering of golden ears of grain and the throwing of dream breads.
The soft glow of the mikoshi lights will color Obihiro’s night streets 😍😍
📍The 27th Obihiro Taiko Festival
Friday, August 15, 3:20 PM–5:10 PM
*Official start time is 3:20 PM*
*In case of rain, the event will be held at Obihiro Civic Cultural Hall from 1:30 PM*
Taiko teams from across Hokkaido will gather, filling the air with powerful drum sounds 😍😍
📍Obihiro Bon Odori
Friday, August 15, 7:00 PM–8:45 PM
*Canceled in case of rain*
Dancers will perform to live music of "Hokkai Bon Uta."
Watch for the creative costumes and choreography from each participating team 👘👘
Please check the flyer or the official website for other events.
Make summer memories by visiting the Obihiro Plain Festival, one of Obihiro’s three major summer festivals 🤗
https://obikan.jp/page-7621/page-7623/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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The All-Japan Mamachari Endurance Race will take place at Tokachi Speedway😊
About 100 teams from across the country will gather for this mamachari bicycle race, from serious athlete groups to friends joining for the memories🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️🚴♀️
Teams will unite their spirits and keep riding mamachari for six hours in this endurance race!!🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴
Enjoy the competition and the extraordinary atmosphere as you aim for the finish, relieve everyday stress, and refresh your body and mind!!😍😍
Watch out for mamachari riders who will liven up the venue with cheerful performances!!🤗
Date and Time: Monday, August 11, 2025
Location: Tokachi Speedway
https://www.sarabetsu.jp/sightseeing/event/mama_chari/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Event Announcement📣
'Yukata Night' will be held at Tokachigawa Onsen Yunosato Hall on Sunday, August 10th😊
This is a renewed version of the annual Tokachigawa Onsen Summer Festival🎵🎵
The main events are the Log-Sawing Race and the Yukata Contest!!
The winner will receive a 20,000-yen accommodation voucher for Tokachigawa Onsen!!
We have other fabulous prizes prepared as well, and we look forward to everyone joining us🤗
📍Entry for the Log-Sawing Race is 500 yen (a bath salt gift is provided as a participation prize)
※Limited to the first 18 men and 18 women
📍The Yukata Contest is free to enter!! There are couple and married-pair categories👘
There will also be a children’s festival corner, food trucks, and vendors so you can fully enjoy the summer festival😍😍
Wear a yukata to the festival and make the most of the summer celebration🎶🎶
Let's go to Tokachigawa Onsen Yunosato Hall!!
https://www.tokachigawa.net/news/detail/230...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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August 11 is Mountain Day!!🗻
This year, to celebrate the first anniversary of designating the Hidaka Mountain Range, Erimo and Tokachi as a national park, we are holding an outdoor music festival to introduce the charm of the Hidaka Mountain Range to many people while promoting safe mountain climbing🎵🎵
Performances by the Nakasatsunai Junior High School Wind Ensemble, the Obihiro Symphony Orchestra, and the Hokkaido Police Band will be joined by a Hidaka Mountain Range panel exhibition and a VR mountain-climbing experience, so you can enjoy the Hidaka Mountain Range along with the music🎼🎼🎼
Relax and enjoy a peaceful moment with music and the beauty of nature🤗
Date and Time: Monday, August 11, 2025, 11:00–14:30
Location: Front garden of the Nakasatsunai Cultural Creation Center (special venue) and Harmony Hall
https://kankou-nakasatsunai.com/information/information-5836/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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On Saturday, August 9, 2025, Bakkansai returns to Otofuke, the town that leads Japan in wheat production, bringing another celebration of the new harvest 😊
This is Otofuke’s wheat harvest festival, where you can enjoy the year’s freshly harvested wheat “earlier, tastier, and more joyfully” than anywhere else.
The festival takes place across three spots along the town road known as the Otofuke Melody Line, running from Otofuke-Obihiro IC to Tokachigawa Onsen!!
📍Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato
📍Miura Farm
📍Tokachigawa Onsen Garden Spa
Local eateries and famous restaurants traveling from Osaka, a culinary hub, will offer one-day-only menus using freshly harvested wheat!
Families can also enjoy plenty of activities, including a balloon ride that offers panoramic views of a giant wheat art installation 🎵
A stamp rally that visits all three venues will also take place!!
Collect stamps for a chance to win prizes on a first-come, first-served or lottery basis 😍
※Please note that prizes are limited and may run out.
Finish your day by relaxing in the mall hot spring at the Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa and soak in the soothing waters 😊
Bakkansai is an event where you can experience Otofuke’s deliciousness, fun, and warm hospitality through wheat 🎵
Bring your family and friends and come join the fun 🤗
Date and Time: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 10:00–15:00
Venues: Michi-no-Eki Otofuke Natsuzora no Furusato
Miura Farm
Michi-no-Eki Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen
https://tokachibare.jp/event/xo_event-22310/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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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...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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On Saturday, August 2, the Otofuke Town Chamber of Commerce Summer Festival Cooling Fireworks Display will take place 😊
A beer garden and festival stalls line the grounds, with performances including Otofuke Town Komadaiko drumming, Studio ZERO dance, Otofuke Dream Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Kenji Nanda impersonation show, and a karaoke contest, creating a varied stage program!!
Because the terrain is flat, you can see the fireworks up close for an impressive experience!!
About 1,000 fireworks will light up the town’s night sky😍😍
Date and Time: Saturday, August 2, 2025, from 3:00 PM
※In case of severe weather, the event will be postponed to August 3
Location: Special venue in front of Shintsu Community Hall
Enjoy beer and the stage shows as we cheerfully get through summer together🎵🎵🎵
http://www.otofuke.jp/news/news-4242.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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The Hirosaki town summer sea fireworks festival that symbolizes Hirosaki’s summer will be held again this year 😊
About 7,000 fireworks, including star mines and underwater fireworks that bloom from the water’s surface, will lavishly light up the night sky.
Various events will be held during the day!!
📍The hugely popular children’s show “Number One Squadron Gojuja”
First show: 13:00–13:30
Second show: 15:00–15:30
*A signing session will be held after the stage shows!!
📍Sauna and fireworks collaboration!! “Sea Breeze Sauna Fest”
・12:00–20:30
Why not enjoy the fireworks while relaxing in a sauna?
There will also be performances by the Hiroo Folk Performing Arts Jinya Taiko Preservation Society’s Jinya Taiko and YOSAKOI Soran dance!!
At the Port Bazaar you can taste Hiroo’s seafood such as grilled whelk and atka mackerel 🎵
Date and time: Saturday, August 2, 2025
Location: Tokachi Port, Pier No. 4
*Fireworks launch: 19:30–20:30.
Enjoy the brilliant fireworks display reflected on the sea 😍😍
Expect heavy traffic on the way home, so please check alternate routes and travel safely to your destination.
*Please note that the Tokachi Port Festival sea fireworks will take place once any tsunami advisory is lifted.
If the event is canceled or postponed, announcements will be made on the Hiroo Town Office and Hiroo Tourism Association websites and social media.
https://hiroo-kanko.jp/2025/07/08/35th-tokachiport-fireworksfestival/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
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From August 1 to August 3, the Hokkaido Balloon Festival takes place in Kamishihoro Town😊
This hot air balloon competition was first held in Japan in 1974!!
A colorful array of balloons gathers from across the country to compete🎵
You can also enjoy tethered balloon rides, live music, and local gourmet food😍
On the experience flights, you can ride the balloon of Horon-chan, Kamishihoro Town’s character, the fairy of sky and land!!
📌Date and Time: August 1–August 3, 2025
📌Location: Kamishihoro Town Aviation Park and surrounding areas
📌Hot Air Balloon Competition Flight Schedule
8/1 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30
8/2 → Morning competition 5:30, Afternoon competition 15:30
8/3 → Morning competition 5:30, Flight curtain call (free flight) 15:30
📍On the night of 8/2 at 19:00, enjoy the balloon glow, where burners light up the balloons!!
A rainbow of balloons will color the summer sky🎵
For details, please see the official Hokkaido Balloon Festival website.
📍On 8/1, a summer evening fireworks show will be held in Kamishihoro Town from 20:00😍
Bring your family and friends and come join us🤗
Other event information is posted on the Tokachi Hare website event page, so please check the homepage.
https://hbf.jp//
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