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.
In the Rokka Forest, Silanea, Trillium camschatcense, and Nirinso are in Best time to visit 😊
You can enjoy a freshly made Marsei Butter sandwich at the attached "Roku'café", so please 🎵 try it if you like tea time after walking around the park
📌 Rokka Forest
【Opening Period】April 25, 2025 ~ October 26, 2025
【Opening Hours】
■April, May, August, September, October 10:00~16:00
Shop: 10:30~16:00, Cafe: 11:00~16:00 (LO15:30)
■June/July 9:00~16:00
Shop: 9:30~16:00 Cafe: 11:00~16:00 (LO15:30)
【Admission fee】
Adult 1,000 yen, elementary and junior high school students 500 yen
【Access】
🚗 About 40 minutes by Car from Obihiro Station, about 20 minutes by Car from Obihiro airport,
🚌 About 1 hour by bus from Obihiro Station (nearest stop: Roadside Station Nakasa Connect and get off the Car)
Roadside Station about 15 minutes on foot from the Squid, or Roadside Station to rent a car
Rent a car and take a rotating car for about 5 minutes
https://www.rokkatei.co.jp/facilities/%E5%85%AD%E8%8A%B1%E3%81%AE%E6%A3%AE-...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
The tulips in the Purple Bamboo Garden are in Best time to visit 🌷
Colorful hats decorated with flowers can be rented free of charge in the park.
Go back to your childhood and take a picture wearing a hat or take a walk in the park.
When the weather is nice, it can also be used as a sunshade! 👒
📌 Special offers
For those who go around the garden 3 facilities, the "Tokachi Flower Tour Common Ticket" is a great deal! !!
Use ♪ 3 facilities from the 6 subject gardens in the Tokachi area
【Selling price】3 facilities admission ticket: 2,000 yen
【Expiration Date】April 26, 2025 (Sat) ~ October 13, 2025 (Mon)
【Subject Garden facilities】Shichiku Garden, Manabe Garden, Tokachi Hills, Tokachi Millennium Forest, Rokka Forest, Middle Satsunai Art Village Garden
【Sales locations】Each garden, Tokachi Tourist Information Center (Obihiro Station Esta East Wing 2F), Tokachi Gardens Hotel, Premier Hotels-CABIN-Obihiro, Hokkaido Hotels, Kangetsuen, Sasai Hotel, Daiichi Hotels, Ohiras, Marimo Hire
📌 Purple Bamboo Garden
【Opening Period】April 19 (Sat) ~ October 31 (Fri)
【Business hours】8:00~17:00
【Regular holiday】Open all year during the period
【Fee】Adult (high school students and older) 1,000 yen, elementary and junior high school students 200 yen, infants free
【Access】About 35 minutes by Car from Obihiro Station, about 20 minutes by Car from Obihiro airport, about 15 minutes by Roadside Station Nakasatsuna Squid Car
https://shichikugarden.com//
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
The cherry blossoms on Shintoku Shrine Mountain are in best time to visit 🌸
Light up at night is held in 🎵 until 5/11 (Sun)
The cherry blossoms fall in a blink of an eye, but the fragility in their beauty is wonderful.
If you like to see the sparkle for a moment, please 🤗 visit
■ Period: Friday, April 25, 2025 ~ Sunday, May 11, 2025
■ Time: 18:00~22:00
■ Place: Shintoku Shrine Mountain
* Please note that it may change depending on the scattering of cherry blossoms.
■For inquiries
Shintoku Tourism Association
Phone: 0156-64-0522
Business hours: Weekdays 8:30~17:15
https://shintoku-town.net/%e6%96%b0%e5%be%97%e7%a5%9e%e7%a4%be%e5%b1%b1-%e5%a4%9c%e6%a1%9c%e3%83%a9%e3%82%a4%e3%83%88%e3%82%a2%e3%83%83%e3%83%97/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
It snowed the other day, but the cherry blossoms are starting to 🌸 bloom little by little
The mountains are still covered with snow, and you can see the beautiful mountain range on a sunny day, so I would like to introduce some of them.
■Tokachi Millennium Forest @tokachi_millennium_forest
You can see the Hidaka Mountains from the vast park.
During Golden Week, "Spring Garden Festa" is held in 😍 on May 3~6
■Tokachigaoka Observation decks
There is a near the Tokachi River Hot spring, you can see the Tokachi River, the Hot spring resort, and the mountains of the Hidaka Mountains.
A Spot where you can see the Sunset It is also one of 🎵
■New Arashiyama Sky Park Observation decks
The patchwork-like Tokachi Plain Unfolds below you, and you can see a Spot! You can 🏔 also see the Hidaka Mountains in the background
■Obihiro Shrine @obihirojinja
The cherry blossoms on the approach to the temple and the Precincts are beginning to 🌸 bloom little by little
Hanachozu is also gorgeous 😀 with flowers such as pink, white, and yellow
■Nupka Village @nupukanosato
The village of Nupka in Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group National Park is 600 meters There is a Elevation and offers a panoramic view of the Tokachi! Cottages and camping areas and places where you can enjoy outdoor experiences. At night, you may 🌙 be able to see a beautiful moon and starry sky
Events are also held in during Golden Week!
Please see the following URL for Events Information!
If you like, why don't you come and visit Tokachi?
You may even 🌸 be able to see the cherry blossoms
https://tokachibare.jp/event/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Let's play at the Kita Aikoku Plaza! 2025 😄
It will be an open Events of the Kita Aikoku Plaza, which has become an Annual event! !!
Playground equipment is used in the vast open space to provide a place for children to play.
Thereare a demonstration of a model rocket that flies with gunpowder and a PET bottle rocket that flies with air! !! How far will it fly? Fun!!
・1st session 11:00, 2nd session 14:00
There is also rental playground equipment, so let's move and play as much as possible with your family!
Held in Date: May 5 (Mon) 10:00~15:00 (rain or shine)
Location: Kita Aikoku Plaza (10-1 Aikoku-cho, Obihiro City)
Subjects: Infants ~ elementary school students and their parents
Fee: Free admission, free rental of playground equipment
* Many playground equipment such as kite flying, badminton set, flying disc, struck-out (free rental)
For inquiries, please contact ☎️
Data Management Co., Ltd. (Kita Aikoku Plaza Designated Administrator)
Phone: 0155-67-7868 (Phone: Yoshida)
e-mail: kita-aikoku@data-g.com
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Information on 😍 the Honbetsu Sankei Azalea Festival
The Honbetsu Sankei Azalea Festival is held in in Honbetsu Park, where Ezomurasaki azaleas and Prunus sargentii (Ezo cherry trees) are in full bloom. 🎵
There will be a lot of such as jumbo Yoshitsune hot pot, bingo tournament, Honbetsu Yoshitsune Drum performance, and a stage show by Oklahoma.
Tokachi Aozora Lady will also participate.
Please come with your family and friends.
■Date: April 27 (Sun) 10 a.m. ~ 2 p.m.
■Place: Yoshitsune's Satomotobetsu Park stage square (Honbetsu-cho Higashimachi)
■ Stage Guest: Oklahoma
■ Program
10:00~ Opening Declaration Mountain stream fish release and river fishing
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Women's Department, Youth Department, Shop, Fluffy Land
Azalea etc. instant sale and various shop corners
Local entertainment "Honbetsu Yoshitsune Drum Performance"
Thick smoke experience (Honbetsu Fire Station)
10:30~ Opening Ceremony
11:00~ Jumbo Yoshitsune Nabe
11:20~ Tokachi Aozora Lady Introduction
12:00~ Azalea Festival Photo Contest & Model Photo Session
Bingo card distribution (first 400 people)
12:45~ Stage Show "Oklahoma"
13:30~ Bingo Tournament
14:00~ Closing Ceremony
■For inquiries
Azalea Festival Executive Committee Honbetsu Town Tourism Association
Secretariat: Honbetsu Town Future Creation Division
TEL(0156)22-2141
https://www.town.honbetsu.hokkaido.jp/sightseeing/fes/details/post_1.html...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Information on 🍷 the Ikeda Town Sightseeing Open Ceremony
Ikeda Town Held in the Ikeda Town Tourism Opening Ceremony every year to pray for the success of the tourist season.
In conjunction with the Ceremony for safety prayers and 1,000,000 visitors, it is an Events that can be enjoyed by Town residents and tourists! !!
Tokachi Aozora Lady will also participate and add flowers to the Ceremony.
If you have time, please come and visit us.
Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025
Time: 10:30~14:00
Location: In front of JR Ikeda Station
* In case of rain, it may be canceled.
In the event of cancellation, we will announce it on the Ikeda Town Tourism Association website & social media.
Ikeda Town Tourism Association → @tokachi_ikeda
The opening ceremony of the Water fountain in front of Ikeda Station is 10:30~, and the Stalls Events is at 11am~.
substance
●Opening ceremony Water in front of the station Ceremony
●Taste Products Corner
● Experience pouring wine into the fountain Water
●Children's Ennichi Corner
- TOCORON Ikeda ver Banana Manju Macarons Released
●Performed by Ikeda High School brass band
List of Stalls
Super Midorien, Hiro Kitchin, Tokachi Ikedaya (Café & Life akao, son of Juraku), Ikeda Town Chamber of Commerce and Industry Youth Division, TOCORON Project Team (high school student volunteer circle in Tokachi area)
Inquiries
Ikeda Town Tourism Association
(℡015-572-2286)
* Please note that the contents are subject to change.
https://kankou-ikeda.com//
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Announcement 😄 of the appointment of the 31st Tokachi Aozora Lady
Every year, to coincide with the opening of the Banei horse race, we hold a certification ceremony and a handover ceremony for the Tokachi Aozora Lady at Obihiro Racecourse. 🎵
This year, the certification ceremony and handover ceremony were held on Friday, April 18.
The 31st Tokachi Aozora Ladies are Nozomi Takahashi and Mayuka Ishizaki. Thank you all for your continued support.
We presented a bouquet of flowers from the 31st Tokachi Aozora Ladies to the 30th Tokachi Aozora Ladies, Ms. Masachi Fujita and Ms. Kaori Noguchi, as a thank you for their activities over the past year!
As the first job of the 31st Tokachi Aozora Lady, on the day of the event, I distributed gifts to visitors at the opening of the gates of the Obihiro Racecourse, participated in the Ceremony of greetings from the mayor of Obihiro, and finally appeared in Bansta. Thank you very much!
Banei horse racing is a competition in which horses pull heavy iron sleds and compete in speed and strength!
Held in on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays.
4/26 (Sat) ~ 4/28 (Mon) will be Anime "Hanma Blade Fang" ×Banei Tokachi collaboration Events!
A lot of Events such as stage Events, food and beverage and merchandise booths, and a kids' corner during Golden Week will be held on 5/3 (Sat) ~ 5/5 (Mon) for families to enjoy. 😍
Please go to the Obihiro Racecourse to cheer on the horses that are powerfully moving forward step by step in front of you!
Please see the Banei Tokachi Official Website from the following URL.
https://www.banei-keiba.or.jp//
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Introduction 😄 of one-day experience tour
~The industry that represents Tokachi "field farming" with your own eyes! ~
Kamishihoro Town and Memuro Town, a 1-day tour that will leave you impression by the deliciousness of vegetables
The Tokachi Plain is a vast flat area.
More than 150 years have passed since the settlers cleared the virgin forests with the power of men and horses and started farming fields, and now it is one of the one of the best agricultural areas in Japan.
The delicious made-in-Tokachi vegetables that reach not only all parts of Japan but also the world are all high quality and delicious.
Let's visit a real production site that you can't usually enter, experience life as if you were a member of a farmer, and participate in a 1-day tour where you can touch the secret of deliciousness
Hmm?
[Tour Schedule]
9:00 Meet at JR Obihiro Station
10:00 Sekiguchi Farm Visiting the site of the bean field, farming experience, bean tasting In the field, you can come into contact with the actual beans and agricultural work, and after sweating out the farm work, rest time by the field Soba
11:40 Craft Kitchen Spice Blending Experience + Bean Lunch
Challenge yourself to experience blending spices that match Tokachi's vegetables
14:45 Shin Arashiyama Sky Park Observation decks
Look at the fields of Tokachi, which is said to have a food self-sufficiency rate of more than 1,000%, and experience its vastness.
15:20 Koya Farm Field Walk & Seasonal Vegetable Harvesting Experience
You will stroll through the fields from a farmer's point of view, touch the crops, and approach the charm of the fields that only farmers know.
17:00 Original Hamburger dinner in the popcorn field
Tokachi wheat buns, Memuro Ushi patties, and Tokachi vegetables are freely combined to make a hamburger.
19:30 JR Obihiro Station dismissal
Period: June ~ early August
Time: 9:00~19:30 (about 10 hours 30 minutes)
Number of participants: 2~8
Fees:
One person
Use for 2 people Adult 159,500 yen
3 or more people Adult 115,500 yen, elementary school students one person 20,000 yen
* In the case of English interpretation, it is as follows.
One person
Use for 2 people Adult 198,000 yen
Adult 137,500 yen for 3 or more people, 20,000 yen per elementary school student one person
■ Please make a reservation at least 7 days before the date of use. (Depending on the guide's circumstances, we may not be able to meet your desired date.)
Why don't you take a peek behind the scenes of agriculture and food while listening to the producers?
It is also one of a good opportunity to come into direct contact with producers.
We hope that through the one-day experience, new discoveries and values will be born, and your life will change to a richer lifestyle. Tokachi on one page of memories of the trip
I would be happy 😄 if you could engrave the experience of
For Interested parties, please see "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE ~A journey that connects with the Minamoto of food and Tokachi~" in our Official website from the URL below!
■For inquiries
Slow Travel HOKKAIDO Co., Ltd. Slow Travel yellowtail
E-mail address: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
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https://tokachibare.jp/behindthegoodtaste/...
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Tokachi Tourism Federation posted.
Introduction 😄 of one-day experience tour
~Tour of the Dairy Farming Kingdom of Tokachi~
1-day tour in Shintoku Town and Shimizu Town to learn about the lives of people involved with cows
Located in the northwestern part of the Tokachi, Shintoku Town and Shimizu Town are surrounded by the Hidaka Mountains to the west and Mountainous Area the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group to the north.
Where there is little flat land, Dairy farming is more active than upland farming.
Kitahiro Ranch is one of the large ranches called mega farms in Shintoku Town. We raise about 900 cows and work every day to ensure that people can drink milk stably, safely, and securely.
In the afternoon, we moved to Shimizu Town and went to Miyaji Ranch. This is a dairy farming where cows are completely nature grazing day and night, and feeding is only grass, which puts as little burden on the cows and nature as possible.
Through ranch work experience, cheese making, and walking through pastures, you can experience the diverse ways of Dairy farming in Tokachi.
Please come into contact with the activities of people who live with living creatures.
[Tour Schedule]
10:00 Meet at Kitahiro Ranch
10:05 Kitahiro Ranch Visiting the sites & cheese making experience
Fresh milk is used to make mozzarella cheese.
11:30 Kitahiro Ranch Cheese Comparison Experience & Pizza LunchWith the cooperation of a pizza shop in Shimizu Town, we tried to make pizza with sticky dough made from Hokkaido wheat and natural yeast using mozzarella cheese made by ourselves.
13:00 Depart from Kitahiro Ranch (by private Car)
13:45 Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm Workshop Visiting the site & Shopping
At the Kyodo Gakusha, we will approach the secret of the deliciousness of cheese. (With tasting)
14:45 Departure from Kyokyo Gakusha Shintoku Farm (Travel by private Car)
15:30 Miyaji Ranch Grazing Area Walk & Grass-Fed Milk Tasting
Visiting the site while strolling around the grazing area with cows raised completely grazing and eating only grass.
Tasting grass-fed milk.
17:00 End of tour
Duration: All year round
Time: 10:00~17:00 (about 7 hours)
Number of participants: 2~10
Fees:
One person
Use by 2 people: 78,100 yen for Adult, 14,300 yen for elementary school students
3 people or more: Adult 57,200 yen, Elementary school student 14,300 yen
* In the case of English interpretation, it is as follows.
One person
Use for 2 people: Adult 110,000 yen, Elementary school student 14,300 yen
3 or more Adult 72,600 yen, Elementary school student 14,300 yen
■ Please make a reservation at least 7 days before the date of use. (Depending on the guide's circumstances, we may not be able to meet your desired date.)
■ Please note that customers living overseas within 7 days of arrival in Japan are not allowed to enter the sanitary area from the viewpoint of epidemic prevention.
■ In accordance with the "Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak Situation in the World" stipulated by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water, participation in the tour may be refused. Thank you for your understanding.
While listening to the producers, why don't you take a peek behind the scenes of Dairy farming and food?
It is also one of a good opportunity to come into direct contact with producers.
We hope that through the one-day experience, new discoveries and values will be born, and your life will change to a richer lifestyle. Tokachi on one page of memories of the trip
I would be happy 😄 if you could engrave the experience of
For Interested parties, please see "BEHIND THE GOOD TASTE ~A journey that connects with the Minamoto of food and Tokachi~" in our Official website from the URL below!
■For inquiries
Slow Travel HOKKAIDO Co., Ltd. Slow Travel yellowtail
E-mail address: slh@slow-life-hokkaido.com
https://tokachibare.jp/behindthegoodtaste/...
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