Best Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) In Hokkaido
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A huge hill of 23ha is covered with yellow. The scenery of 1.5 million sunflowers has become topic in Japan. Sunflower Festival is held until 8/20. Please come to the No.1 sunflower field in Japan!◎Entrance fee is free (Sunflower Maze is 300yen). Parking lot is ava
Name
Hokuryu Himawari-no Sato (Sunflower Field)
Address
143-2 Itaya Hokuryu-cho, Uryu-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By bus, 30 min from JR Takigawa Station, or 180 min from Sapporo Terminal, to 'Hokuryu School'. By car, 120 min from Shin-Chitose Airport.
Parking
Free parking area is available
Oni Hanabi (Demon's Firework) is a limited event on Thursdays and Fridays at Noboribetsu Onsen hot spring town. The demons appear from the darkness and dance for exorcism as a back ground of Jigokudani (Hell Valley). At the climax of the how, they spark the very strong fire works in hands! Together with the hot spring. it could be a great experience of your summer.◎This show is taken place on only Thursdays and Fridays, and not on weekends! If you have car, Jigokudani parking area is available. For people use public transportation, there's bus from Noboribetsu to Noboribetsu Onsen, but staying at Noboribetsu Onsen would be better.
Name
Jigokudani Observatory
Address
Noboribetsu Onsen, Noboribetsu-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By bus, 15 min from JR Noboribetsu Station, or 60 min from Shin Chitose Airport to Noboribetsu Onsen, then 10 min walk. By car, 60 min from Shin Chitose Airport. Toll parking area is available.
Takikawa Nanohana (Canola Flower) Festival, took place in Takikawa City of Hokkaido, is said to be the best one in Japan. Everyone, the splendid yellow scenery in the huge site, is worth while visiting. Canola Flower Festival is May 26th and 27th in 2018.◎Canola Flower Festival is May 26 and 27 in 2018. Canola Flower Week: May 23-29. During the week, Nanohana taxi, rental bicycle, observatory, and toll parking area are available. To get more details, please check the link.
Name
Takikawa Nanohana Festival
Address
Ebetsuotsu-cho, Takikawa-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 20 min from Takikawa IC, 30 min from Takikawa Station. During the festival, Nanohana Bus is available from Road Station Takikawa
2018 is a 5th time of Flower Carpet. Citizen volunteers make colorful flower carpet using petals grown in Hokkaido such as rose and carnation.◎Since this year, Photo View Spot has put to over look the flower carpet. Place: Kitasanjo Square (bynane: Akapura). Event date: 2018, 6/21-24. Illumination hours: 18:00-21:00. The last day on 24th, it opens till 16:30, and you can walk on the flower carpet during Free Walking 16:30-16:45.
Name
Kitasanjo Square (Akapura)
Address
4 Chome Nishi, Kita 3 Jo, Kitaku , Sapporo-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
1 min from JR Sapporo South Gate. Just near Sapporo Subway Station
Shikaribetsu Lake Kotan is an icy village appears only in midwinter on the frozen lake surface. There're bar, open-air bath of ice, and even ice houses! We can enjoy the cold Hokkaido to our hearts' content. You need cars or bus to access here. We stay in the ice house (igloo) in the third pic, and rent sleeping bags and winter outfits, or we can run to the hotel when we're cold. The Milky Way can be seen before dawn in the late February.
Name
Shikaribetsu Lake
Address
Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi-cho, Kato-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or taxi, 80 min from Obihiro Airport, 60 min from Obihiro Station.
Fireworks are set off everyday on the frozen Akan Lake. No entrance fees. It's very beautiful and we can enjoy different atmosphere from summer. If you travel in the east Hokkaido, please visit here, too.
Name
Lake Akan
Address
Akanko Onsen Akan-cho, Kushiro-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car or bus, 70 min from Kushiro Airport, 70 min from JR Kushiro Station, 240 min from Sapporo city.
Parking
Parking area is available
Higashimokoto Sibazakura Park has a large hill slope tinged with deep pink and light pink. Sibazakura (moss pink) Festival is hold till May 6. The scenery seen from the top observatory is splendid! You can see the great panoramic view of moss pink.◎Entrance fee: ￥500 Open: 8:00-17:00 During the festival, it'll be crowded on Sundays. Free shuttle bus from extra parking lots is available.
Name
Higashimokoto Sibazakura Park
Address
393 Higashimokoto Hirosue Ozora-cho, Abashiri-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Tel
0152-66-3111
Hours
8:00-17:00
Held in August 13th every year, Kachimai Firework Festival has 20 thousand fireworks with music. They prepare the special observing area near Tokachi Ohashi Bridge, and there're some little known places around it.◎Park cars at the extra parking area, and go to the observing spot by shuttle bus. By the way, I took these pics from the neighboring town to take Tokachi Ohashi Bridge with the fireworks.
Name
Kachimai Firework Festival
Address
2 Nishi Ichijo, Obihiro-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
20 min walk from JR Obihiro Station. By car or taxi, 40 min from Obihito Airport.
Parking
Free parking area is available
It's about -4°C outside, but when you look at the beautiful illuminations, you forget the cold. It's just so cold that my cheeks and nose are red. It's also used in the commercial for Kirin Gogo-no-Kocha's warm milk tea, which is currently running.
Name
Hachimanzaka
Address
Suehiro-cho, Hakodate-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
4 min walk, from Suehiro-cho Station
