Did you know that there are many spots where you can enjoy sculptures and art objects in the great nature of Hokkaido? In this issue, we would like to introduce you to a number of artistic spots that will stimulate your curiosity and make you want to visit in the autumn season of art.

The Sapporo Art Park is a center for the arts with an art museum, a studio, an outdoor stage, and a music rehearsal room. The Sapporo Art Park is home to the Sapporo Art Park Museum, which holds various exhibitions, an outdoor art museum with sculptures that change with the seasons, and various craft studios, including a woodworking studio and a glass studio, where visitors can enjoy hands-on production.

The vast site is neatly arranged with geometric mountains, fountains, playground equipment, and other facilities, offering a beautiful fusion of nature and art. In spring, cherry blossoms bloom, and in summer, water playgrounds, fountains, and other facilities are open to add color to Sapporo's refreshing summer. In autumn, the leaves turn red, and in winter, cross-country skiing and sledding can be enjoyed amidst a blanket of snow.

Each of the four buildings constructed in the first half of the 20th century, when Otaru was in its glory, exhibits and displays outstanding Japanese and international art works and crafts that have glamorized that era. Visitors can enjoy art while immersing themselves in a space that evokes a sense of history.

This is an art plaza where all people living in the present time can spend their time freely and mindlessly. Visitors can spend time surrounded by nature while enjoying various works of art, such as the "Water Square" consisting of the white marble sculptures "Tensei" and "Ten," the stone stage, and a pond, and the "Trifoglio Square" where the marble sculpture "Heaven" lying down as if to welcome children attracts attention.

Against the backdrop of the majestic Hidaka Mountains, 100-year-old elm trees grow and a clear stream flows through this rich natural environment. The flowers and plants familiar to visitors from Rokkatei's flower-patterned wrapping paper are grown here, and a store and café, Roku'café, is also open for business. The "Naoyuki Sakamoto Memorial Hall" exhibits sketches of flowers and plants and paintings of Hokkaido's mountains, the "Silo 50th Anniversary Memorial Hall" exhibits cover art from the children's poetry magazine "Silo" pasted all over the walls and ceiling, and the "Masami Mano Works Hall" is open for visitors.

Shigenari Onishi, a sculptor, built this private art museum in 2001. It is deep yet peaceful! Come free from everyday life to face the works of art scattered around the site and stroll through the Shigechan World, which can be considered a different kind of space.

Toyako Town and Sobetsu Town, which comprise the area surrounding Lake Toya, have arranged a total of 58 sculptures along the lakeside as an "outdoor sculpture park where people and nature meet". Please enjoy the harmony of nature and sculpture art by visiting the sculptures.

Ishiyama Ryokuchi consists of the "North Block," a nature-rich recreation area for citizens with an observation terrace and tennis courts, and the "South Block," an artistically landscaped area that makes use of the quarry site with its exposed rock face. The park is a fusion of nature and art, and has been selected as one of the "100 Best Cultural Spots in the Hometown". The park is characterized by a fusion of natural stone formations and works of art, creating a highly artistic space that cannot be seen anywhere else.

This giant objet d'art was jointly created by sculptor Mr. Toshi Nagasaki, Mr. Hisao Kuwahara of the Monbetsu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the citizens of Monbetsu in a project called "Drift Ice Art Festival" held in 1983 (Showa 58). It has become a photo spot for tourists to Mombetsu.

A gallery for exhibiting art works in the underground concourse connecting Odori Station and Bus Center Mae Station of Sapporo Municipal Subway. The gallery utilizes the underground space, one of the regional characteristics of Sapporo, as a venue for local artists to present their works and disseminate Sapporo's culture and art inside and outside the city.

All information is current as of October 2023.
All information is subject to change. Please check the official website for details.

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