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Tomakomai City, Hokkaido is a city located in the south-central part of Hokkaido.
The fishing industry is thriving, and the catch of hokki mussels is about 800 tons, which is the largest in Japan. The mineral-rich hokki shellfish are exquisite.
There are also plenty of sightseeing spots such as Mt. Tarumae and Midorigaoka Park.

◆Tomakomai Tourism Association◆
【Address】 〒053-0022 Hokkaido Tomakomai City Omotemachi 5-11-5 Furendo Building 1F
【Tomakomai Tourist Information Center】Tel:0144-34-2000

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Tomakomai Tourism Association
Apr. 21, 2023
To everyone who watches the COOL JAPAN VIDEOS, this is the Tomakomai Tourism Association.

In this account, we will introduce plenty of attractive sightseeing spots in "Tomakomai City", one of Japan's leading industrial cities and the largest port city in Hokkaido!

Tomakomai is about one and a half hours by car from Sapporo City and about 30 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport, making it a very convenient transportation access.
When sightseeing, rental bicycles are also available, so sightseeing while feeling the breeze of nature is also recommended.

Now, we will introduce the sightseeing spots that Tomakomai City is proud of.

■ Mt. Tarumae
Designated as a natural monument of Hokkaido, it is a triple volcano surrounded by two world-famous outer ring mountains.
You can visit the 7th station by car, and you can easily climb from the 7th station to the summit in about 50 minutes, where you can enjoy the magnificent scenery and alpine plants.

■ Midorigaoka Park
From the observation deck at the top of the park, you can overlook Tomakomai City.
Fountains and flower beds are maintained, and it is also used by many people as an outdoor sports park with an athletic field and a rugby field.

■ Nishikionuma Park
It is a park centered on Nishiki Onuma with a circumference of 1.6 kilometers and is surrounded by nature.
You can enjoy it throughout the year at a full range of facilities such as the largest auto campsite "Alten" in Japan, a canoe base, a park golf course, and a hot bath facility "Yunomi-no-yu".

■ Northern Horse Park
It is a popular tourist spot where you can interact with horses.
You can experience horseback riding, sightseeing horse-drawn horses, sightseeing horse-drawn carriages, horse-drawn sleighs, horseback riding lessons, happy pony shows, horse trekking, etc.

Next, we will introduce popular gourmet food, which is one of the pleasures of sightseeing in Tomakomai.

Tomakomai City boasts the largest landing volume of hokki shellfish, which is said to be the king of shellfish, in Japan.
It is known as a high-class sushi topping, but you can buy it comfortably in Tomakomai.
In addition, there are plenty of popular specialty gourmet foods that you should definitely try when sightseeing, such as salmon and hokke seafood unique to port towns, haskap, Tomakomai ramen, sweets "Yoitomake" using haskap, Tarumae Genghis Khan, and Kitayori curry!

We will continue to send out recommended information full of charm of Tomakomai that could not be written in this post, so thank you!