Nishiokoppe Village This is Kurashima of the Regional Revitalization Cooperation Volunteers (in charge of tourism).
Located in the eastern Hokkaido region, it has a population of 1,002 (as of the end of July 2023 (Reiwa 5)), and is surrounded by nature, with forests occupying about 90% of the village's area.
Nishiokoppe Village is also famous as a guitar production area, and currently 20,000 guitar bodies are made every year.
You can enjoy various experiences such as beautiful scenery and delicious gourmet food in Nishiokoppe Village.
We will deliver Nishiokoppe Village events, sightseeing information, and daily scenes, so thank you!
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[Learn how to arrange the decoration style! ] 】
Well, after the heat has eased
Autumn seems to pass quickly, and I feel that the end of the year is approaching.
In such a situation, I would like to inform you of the Shime decoration style arrangement lesson!
I am indebted to them for their workshops on planting and gathering design.
Ones manor Garden is coming again! (^^)!
Looking at the photos, I wonder if I can do it as a beginner ...
A beautiful arrangement that makes you think.
I can't Can't wait for the lesson!
You can choose from three dates for lessons.
(1) November 5 (Tue) 14:00~16:30
(2) November 5 (Tue) 17:30~20:00
(3) November 6 (Wed) 9:30~12:00
The capacity of each session is 10 people
The participation fee is 3,000 yen
The venue is the Rizumu * An orange building in the forest park
You can apply for participation through your Account or
Nishiokoppe Village Village Town Hall, Industrial Construction Division, Forestry and Commerce Section.
TEL: 0158-87-2111
We look forward to your participation!
#Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Shime decoration #Arrangement lesson
#Onesmanorgarden #Flowers
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[Baked potatoes on a bonfire]
Nature experience in autumn.
After the curatorial event, on the day of the substitute holiday
Elementary school students gathered and made a bonfire!
The last thing I went to was carrying firewood.
Carry the firewood used to make the fire to the BBQ House.
Some of the firewood was long and thick.
There was also the work of cutting and splitting.
Children in the lower grades
Scenes of interest in various things, such as lighting fires and cutting wood.
When I thought that the person in charge was decided and started moving, I thought, "I want to do that too!"
It was interesting to see a child in the upper grades calmly observing the way his feet stopped.
A child who likes chopping firewood and keeps chopping it all the time.
Some of the children kept cutting trees all the time.
Even a first-grader can use a solid saw
By the end of the meeting, I was completely good at using a saw!
It's amazing how focused they are.
Fun of bonfires isn't just about the experience, of course.
I also had the pleasure of eating baked potatoes and bread sticks!
Sweet potato is a sweet potato that I was allowed to dig on the waterfall last month.
Because the firepower was stronger than expected, and the newspaper and aluminum foil wrapping were weak.
There were some potatoes that were charred on the outside (it's a reflection ...)
The inside is thick and thick! It was packed with sweetness!
This is an aside, but
After coming to Nishiokoppe, bonfires, BBQ, wood stoves, etc.
I have had so many opportunities to see the fire.
How do you light, keep and extinguish a fire?
Not only in reading Documents, but also in everyday experiences
The environment in which you can get to know is interesting.
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Halloween Events this weekend!
Please dress up and gather at Nishiokoppe!
#Nishiokoppe Village #Hokkaido #Autumn #Nature Experience
#Kiiku #Elementary school students #Experience #Bonfire #Roasted sweet potato #Stick bread
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[Happy Falloin]
Period of Halloween has arrived.
In Nishiokoppe, the puppet theater circle "Doremi" hosts
We will be holding the "Fa" Halloween Events again this year!
With Ms. Christine, an ALT from Juneau
Play games related to Halloween,
Watch a Halloween puppet show by Doremi,
At the end, of course, we will give you a treat!
Sunday, October 27 10:00~12:00
At the Nishiokoppe Village Community Center
Participation is free, no reservation required.
Participation from nearby areas is also OK!
Please come dressed up (*'▽')
#Nishiokoppe Village #Halloween #Fallowin
#Puppet Theater Circle Doremi #ALT #Crafts
#Funny Sanpaku #Care House babbling
#Komu Museum of Art #Yume-eup Forest Garden
#Nagai Shoten #Election Day
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[Screening: “Yumepa Time”]
On Friday, October 25
we will screen a documentary film 🎥
The title is “Yumepa Time.”
Children from infants to high school age
spend their own versions of “time” at Kawasaki City Children’s Dream Park.
It’s a place that supports what children want to try,
and also a place where doing nothing is allowed.
This 90-minute film captures that kind of “Yumepa” on camera.
While handing out flyers, we felt how many people in different ways
turn their hearts toward the children.
We hope this screening helps connect people and the community.
Afternoon session
Venue: Guest House GA.KOPPER
Open: 14:00 / Start: 14:30
Evening session — includes a discussion with the director!
Venue: Hotel Morimu Plum Hall
Open: 18:00 / Start: 18:30
Admission: 500 yen for everyone aged elementary school and up 💰️
Inquiries: 080-6728-1980 (Henmi)
#Nishiokoppe Village #Screening #Yumepa
#Kawasaki City Children’s Dream Park
#Children #Safe space #Play park
#GAKOPPER #Hotel Morimu
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Making things with fresh wood
We split, shave, and carve recently cut, undried wood…and a shape emerges.
This year again, Mariko Kusakari came from Hakodate
to teach a greenwoodwork class at the forest museum Komu.
I joined the mini dish course!
Taking into account what each person wanted to make
and the diameter of the trunk, we started by choosing wood.
Participants making mini dishes chose three types:
willow, white birch, and magnolia.
When we split the logs, the heartwood felt moist and wet.
Magnolia gave off a pleasant woody aroma,
but the cut surface of the willow had a strange, fermenting scent.
Using a shaving horse, froe, knives, and other tools,
we shaved to our preferred thickness and carved to the desired depth.
I rounded the corners of my dish,
but pieces with pointed corners were lovely, and
it was fun to look at the dishes others made.
Those more practiced made long, narrow dishes with three holes,
and I admired their skill.
I hope to dry it carefully and use it for a very long time.
Thank you for a wonderful time!
#Nishiokoppe Village #Komu #Greenwoodwork #Workshop
#Fresh wood #Small dish #Mini dish #Pencil case #To hold glasses
#To display fruit #Wood cut by someone you often meet on walks
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Sweet Potato Dig in the Next Town
By chance we had the opportunity to go to Takinoue to dig sweet potatoes!
At the elementary school in Nishiokoppe
this school year they have one half-day of morning classes each month.
With the afternoons free,
the Pomme members planned something to make the children excited.
Together with elementary students and a few preschoolers,
we boarded the village bus and set off for Takinoue.
Riding the bus together felt like a field trip, and everyone already looked happy.
When we arrived at the field and saw the sweet potatoes,
both children and adults were surprised by their size!
Each child could dig up two plants to take home,
so after choosing their spots, the digging began.
I snapped a photo of a first grader and a sixth grader straining in the same posture as they tried to pull a potato from the soil.
Using tools like shovels where needed,
the bags we brought filled up in no time.
Some sweet potatoes were too big for one person to pull out,
and there were moments when four people had to pull together.
Thank you for the sweet potato digging experience and for providing the sweet potatoes!
There may be a bonfire event in the village in October, so
we look forward to enjoying warm, fluffy sweet potatoes.
#Nishiokoppe Village #Harvest experience #Sweet potatoes
#Takinoue #Bus field trip #Sweet potato digging #Pomme
#Handmade candied sweet potatoes were a big hit
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【Flower Park LIVE "KAMUon"】
We greeted September 22nd with our hearts pounding, wondering whether it would rain.
We held the live event "KAMUon" inside the Flower Park at the Roadside Station Kamu.
A breezy autumn wind swept through the garden.
On that day, all kinds of sounds filled the wide space surrounded by nature.
Elementary school bands and dancers stole the show,
a unit captivated us with original songs,
and idol Goichi delivered an hour full of cuteness and fun.
A boy shared mysterious sounds and strange stories,
someone memorized and read essays aloud in a lovely voice,
and another person read a picture book accompanied by the koto’s tones.
We are truly grateful to all the performers.
Every act held our attention—what wonderful stages they were!
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We wanted visitors passing through the Roadside Station to enjoy the attached garden.
With that in mind, we decided to try an event that would make people want to step into the garden, and planned this live.
For venue preparation, the gardener tidied the paths and stage area, and on the day staff and performers arrived early to set up.
The children’s fair popped out from the market area and enlivened the event with a mobile gacha machine and candy fishing.
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The Flower Park can be enjoyed through Sunday, October 20th.
Come relax in the autumn garden.
#Nishiokoppe Village #KAMUon #Roadside Station #Kamu #Regional Revitalization Cooperation Team
#Flower Park #Autumn Marche #Live Event
#Ritts Pritz Khao Man Gai #Pipopapo
#LOCKHAMA #Original Song #Kitami
#Goichi #Kuma Robo
#Yura Henmi #Otoineppu #High School Student
#Villager A’s Reading #Essay
#Koto and Picture Book Time #Mizunara no Inochi #Mochi Mochi no Ki
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[Autumn-Sky Market]
Autumn markets often bring rain and chilly winds.
This year was rare: the sun watched over us on both days.
The market took place on September 22 and 23, and many people attended on the 22nd, the middle day of the three-day holiday.
The soba and udon noodles sold out mostly on the first day alone, wiping out two days' worth of noodles.
The chiffon cakes sold only at the event were so popular that they sold out by midmorning on both days.
The piping-hot Ezo deer meatballs and venison braised in red wine were comfortingly warm and delicious.
Vegetable stalls came from Seiryu no Sato, with rows of green onions, daikon radishes, and potatoes, and many people bought them as souvenirs.
The children's festival booths were mobile on the first day and set up next to the Ezo deer meatballs on the second day, adding to the market's lively atmosphere.
For 100 yen, kids could try the candy-fishing game three times, and a little expert who had the knack appeared, catching four sweets in one go.
There was also a sales corner for ume and tea, making the market even livelier.
Thank you to everyone who came!
#Nishiokoppe Village #Market #Autumn
#Roadside Station #Kamu #three-day holiday
#Ezo deer meatballs #venison braised in red wine
#Yume-mura Mori no Garden #soba and udon #chiffon cake #Setoushi-kun-yaki
#Seiryu no Sato #vegetable sales
#Puppet Theater Circle Doremi #children's festival booths
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Kemono Night
On the night of the mid‑autumn full moon (or so we thought—turns out it was actually the next day)
Kemono Night returned after several years.
Centered on the Minami family, dairy farmers in Nishiokoppe, and the guesthouse GA.KOPPER,
a handful of Nishiokoppe locals and visiting chefs from nearby areas,
with the cooperation of musicians, came together for a feast.
Eating what was once alive
and so carrying on life itself
Around a firelit banquet
we spent an evening giving thanks for life and the producers.
Before we knew it, what had been just a sheet of plywood
was adorned with deer and bear, providing warmth.
Chilly but wrapped in clear air,
the warm, richly flavored soup was superb.
Deer, bear, sheep, cattle, plus vegetables and cheese
We savored the gratitude of tasting locally harvested ingredients
and the luxury of those ingredients becoming truly delicious dishes
through the chefs’ wisdom and skill.
Food that brings people together.
Will the people who gathered that night meet again somewhere down the road?
Thanks to the producers and everyone who came together that night.
#Nishiokoppe Village #Kemono Night #GA.KOPPER
#Ohtakoji
#Yukiya Taneishi
#RIDE
#DJKATSU
#Jomon Taiko
#Yoshito Yamamoto
#Kiichi Ninomiya
#Megumi Takatsuka
#mikachup
#moor
#Quite Hot
#Makiya‑to Minaga
#Higuma Taiko
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The Revived Variety Show
Nishiokoppe Village’s variety show was held again for the first time in five years.
A huge, huge, huge success!!!!
The hiatus had several causes.
There were infectious diseases, budget cuts, a shortage of performers… and more.
Thanks to many forms of cooperation, we managed to overcome those obstacles
and were able to hold the event safely.
The show opened with the Wenshiri Taiko performance, revived after 20 years.
Although the performance lasted only five minutes,
it was powerful and a perfect choice to set the tone for the opening.
There were many acts across genres for children and adults alike,
and seeing friends and acquaintances happily take the stage
warmed everyone’s hearts.
Some acts were so intense that small children were moved to tears!
In the latter half, the karaoke segment livened things up.
You could lose yourself in beautiful voices,
or join in with supportive shouts and enjoy the moment together.
The evening closed with the audience singing the village festival song together and a fukumaki (good-luck bean toss).
We are grateful to everyone who came, everyone who performed, and those who supported us from afar. Thank you very much!
#Nishiokoppe Village #Variety Show #Performances #Karaoke
#Wenshiri Taiko #Chase the Nut Thief #Ritz Pritz Khao Man Gai
#Rissa♡ #Asano Kazu #The generous ohineri (tip) culture was amazing
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