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Let's have fun in the neighborhood this spring! 20 recommended events by area in Hokkaido
Cherry blossoms have begun to bloom one after another throughout Hokkaido, and spring has arrived.
We will introduce recommended events in each of the four areas of North Hokkaido, East Hokkaido, South Hokkaido, and Central Hokkaido.
Since it is difficult to travel far from home, please take precautions against infection and enjoy discovering events held near your town.
*The events introduced here may be canceled or scaled down in light of social conditions. Please check the official website for details.
Five events in northern Hokkaido
1 Nayoro Municipal Observatory Kitasubaru Pirika Week (Nayoro City )
Date: May 1 (Sat.) - 5 (Wed.), 2021 13:00 - 21:30
Summary: The Pilika Telescope at Hokkaido University, which is usually open to the public only on weekends, will be open to the public every day during this period. Please enjoy the universe as seen through a very large telescope.
Venue: Nayoro Municipal Observatory Kitasubaru (157-1 Nisshin, Nayoro, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Nayoro Municipal Observatory Kitasubaru Pirika Week
2 Picture Book Museum Golden Week Event (Kenbuchi Town)
Date: May 1 (Sat.) - 5 (Wed.), 2021
Summary: Events such as crafts and storytelling sessions are planned for children to enjoy. For details, please contact the Picture Book Museum.
Venue: Kenbuchi Town Picture Book Museum (15-3 Midori-cho, Kenbuchi Town, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Picture Book Museum Golden Week Event
3 Palette Hills Sakura Festa 2021 (Takasu Town)
Date: Sunday, May 9, 2021 10:00-14:00
Summary: This event will be held at "Palette Hills", a recreational forest handmade by the townspeople♪ Enjoy the "new Sakura Festa style" with corona disasters. Enjoy the fun cherry blossom viewing with your family and friends at the scenic Palette Hills, where you can even see Mt!
Venue: In front of the Palette Hills special site and administration building (Takasu-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido)
For more details, please visit Domingo's event page.
Palette Hills Sakura Festa 2021 (Takasu Town)
4 WAKKARIMU Wakkanai City Science Museum for Youth Summer Opening & Special Exhibition "FLOWER Exhibition - Northernmost Hanami Aquarium" (Wakkanai City )
Date & Time: April 29, 2021 (Thursday) 10:00～
Summary: WAKKARIMU (Aquarium & Science Museum) will open in summer. Please come and visit.
Venue: Wakkanai City Science Museum for Youth (2-2-16 Noshappu, Wakkanai City, Hokkaido)
Please see Domingo's event page for more details.
Wakkanai City Science Museum for Youth Summer Opening & Special Exhibition "FLOWER Exhibition - Northernmost Cherry Blossom Viewing Aquarium
5 GW Project "Shibetsu Quiz Rally" (Shibetsu City )
Date: April 29 (Thu.) - May 5 (Wed.), 2021
Summary: Tour around the city to find answers to quizzes related to the city's history, nature, and culture.
Venue: Shibetsu City Museum (2554 Nishishibetsu-cho, Shibetsu City, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
GW Project "Shibetsu Quiz Rally
5 events in East Hokkaido
1 Kitami Cultural Center, Kitami Area, North Amino Academic Region Permanent art exhibition "Spring is coming" (Kitami City, Japan)
Date: February 25, 2021 (Thu) - May 5, 2021 (Wed) 9:30-16:30
Summary: A total of 29 works of art from the collection of the Kitami Cultural Center of the Northern Netherlands will be exhibited, focusing on works that remind us of the coming of spring. After the long and harsh winter of Hokkaido, we have selected works that gradually exude the warmth of spring. (Exhibiting artists: Kenji Sumi, Kosuke Okazaki, Etsuo Nemori, Akio Katsuya, Gunao Kagawa, Hiromichi Kagegawa, Yoichiro Matsuda, and others *in no particular order)
Venue: Kitami Cultural Center (1 Koen-cho, Kitami-shi, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Kitami Culture Center, Kitami Area, Permanent art exhibition "Spring is coming".
2 Hagukumu "Making things with walnut trees" (Obihiro, Japan)
Date: Saturday, May 8, 2021 9:30-12:00
Summary: Participants will learn about the walnut trees that grow in Obihiro's forests, thin out the trees, and make things with them. (Reservations required)
Venue: Hagukumu, Obihiro Forest (49-1, Line 9, Minami-cho, Obihiro, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Hagukumu "Making things with walnut trees
3 Discover! Ozora Town's Best Photo Contest 2021 (Ozora Town)
Date: Monday, May 31, 2021
Summary: A photo contest will be held to collect attractive photos of beautiful scenery, nature, daily life, and unique events in the town of Ozora, taken from the viewpoints of residents and visitors to the town!
Venue: Ohzora Town
For more details, please visit Domingo's event page.
Discover! Oozu-machi's best photo contest 2021
4 2021 Kamiyubetsu Tulip Fair (Yubetsu Town)
Date: May 1, 2021 (Sat) - early June (scheduled) 8:00-18:00
Summary: About 700,000 tulips of 200 varieties will be in full bloom in a variety of colors. Visitors can also "dig and sell" their favorite tulips by the bulb from the flower garden. The best time to see the flowers is usually from mid to late May.
Venue: Kamiyubetsu Tunda Urban Area, Yubetsu Town, Monbetsu-gun
▼For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
2021 Kamiyubetsu Tulip Fair
5 Rekibune River clear stream carp streamers (Taiki Town)
Date: April 23 (Fri.) - May 5 (Wed.), 2021
Summary: The Rekibune River Carp Stream Carp Streamer is an annual spring event in Taiki Town from late April to early May, when 236 carp streamers, named after National Route 236 that crosses the Rekibune River, swim across the width of the river.
Venue: 50m upstream of the Rekibune River Taiki Bridge
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Rekibune River Clear Stream Carp Streamer
5 events in Donan
1 Shikabe Intermittent Spring Wakuwaku Sunday! (Shikabe Town)
Date: Sunday, April 25, 2021 11:00-14:00
Overview: "Shikabe Intermittent Spring Exciting Sunday! is a monthly event to introduce Shikabe Town by selling fresh fish and tasting specialties to familiarize visitors with the town and its attractions. Please come and enjoy the delicious and fun Shikabe Intermittent Spring Wakuwaku Sunday! Please come to the "Shikabe Intermittent Spring Exciting Sunday!
Venue: Roadside Station Shikabe Intermittent Spring Park (18-1 Shikabe, Kayabe-gun, Hokkaido)
For more details, please visit Domingo's event page.
Shikabe Intermittent Spring Exciting Sunday!
2 The 52nd Hakodate Goryokaku Festival (Hakodate City )
Date: Sunday, May 16, 2021
Overview: This event conveys the history of Goryokaku, the site of the final battle in the Boshin War before and after the Meiji Restoration.
Venue: Hakodate War-related site (43-9 Goryokaku-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido) / Online (live streaming on YouTube and cable TV)
▼For more information, please visit Domingo's event page
52nd Hakodate Goryokaku Festival
3 Hokuto Cherry Blossom Corridor (Hokuto City)
Date: April 28, 2021 (Wed) - May 9, 2021 (Sun) *Light up (18:30 - 21:00)
Summary: How about taking a drive along Highway 96, which connects the weeping cherry trees at Hokameji Temple, the cherry blossom tunnel at the site of the Togirichi camp of the Matsumae Domain, a national historic site, the cherry blossom trees along the Ono River, and the Kiyokawa Senbonzakura? Hokameji Temple, the remains of the Togirichi camp of the Matsumae domain, and the area along the Ono River will be illuminated (18:30 - 21:00).
Venue: National Historic Site, the ruins of Togirichi Camp of the Matsumae Domain (142 Nozaki, Hokuto City), etc.
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Hokuto Cherry Blossom Corridor
4 The 73rd Matsumae Cherry Blossom Festival (Matsumae Town)
Date: April 24 (Sat) - May 9 (Sun), 2021
Description: Matsumae Park, selected as one of the 100 best cherry blossom viewing spots, is home to approximately 10,000 cherry trees of 250 varieties, which bloom early, mid, and late during the month from late April to late May. The view of the cherry blossoms while looking out over the Tsugaru Straits is breathtaking.
Venue: Matsumae Park (Matsumae-cho, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
The 73rd Matsumae Cherry Blossom Festival
5 Hakodate Museum Collection Exhibition "Jomon Culture of Hakodate" (Hakodate City )
Date: October 29, 2020 (Thu) - June, 2021 (tentative)
Overview: The Jomon culture of Hakodate will be introduced through materials from the Hakodate Museum and the Hakodate City Cultural Properties Division.
Venue: Exhibition Room 2, Hakodate Museum (17-1 Aoyanagi-cho, Hakodate, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit the Domingo event page.
Hakodate Museum Collection Exhibition "Jomon Culture in Hakodate
5 events in central Hokkaido
1 The 36th Lily of the valley viewing party (Hiratori Town)
Date: May 22 (Sat.) - June 6 (Sun.), 2021 10:00 - 15:00
Summary: The town will take thorough measures to prevent infection by the new coronavirus (hand alcohol disinfection, wearing masks, social distance, etc.), and will open the "Meiou Suzuran" area to the public for a limited time. Please take care of your health condition by taking your temperature when you visit.
Venue: Hiratori Town, Mezu Lily of the Valley (Mezu, Hiratori Town, Saru-gun, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
The 36th Lily of the valley viewing party
2 Children's Day Project: Let's make your own original kite (Shiraoi Town)
Date: May 5, 2021 (Wed) 10:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00 (capacity of 15 people each time)
Summary: Let's make your own kite and fly it at the historic site. There will also be other activities such as kite flying, trying on armor, quiz rally, etc.
Venue: Shiraoi-cho Shiraoi-Han Shiraoi-Museum (681-4 Shiraoi-cho, Shirao-gun, Hokkaido)
For more details, please visit Domingo's event page.
Children's Day Project - Let's make your own original kite!
3 Forest Mine GW Special Week (Noboribetsu City)
Date: May 1 (Sat.) - 2 (Sun.), 2021 13:00 - 15:30
Overview: Various programs for children and adults Target: Anyone (Elementary school students and younger must be accompanied by a parent or guardian)
Venue: Forest Mine (8-3 Mine Town, Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Forest Mine GW Special Week
4 Nishimura Keio Memorial Museum of Art "Kacho Fugetsu" (Kyowa Town)
Date: February 19, 2021 (Fri) - July 11, 2021 (Sun) 9:00-17:00
Summary: The exhibition "Kacho Fugetsu" (Flower, Bird, Wind, and Moon) is currently being held in the permanent exhibition room to introduce the 70 years of painter Nishimura's career, focusing on his landscapes of Asian countries. The exhibition room is divided into five sections, each displaying works from before his arrival in France, the early, middle, and late periods in Paris, and from the 1980s onward. Visitors can feel the transition of his painting style through his brush strokes and colors.
Venue: Nishimura Keio Memorial Art Museum (143-2 Minamihoroi, Kyowa-machi, Iwanai-gun, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Nishimura Keio Memorial Museum of Art "Kacho Fugetsu" (Flower, Bird, Wind and Moon)
5 Bread of the Holy Tree - The World Spread from Otaru's Bread (Otaru City)
Date: April 3, 2021 (Sat) - May 5, 2021 (Wed) 9:30 - 17:00
Overview: The world of "Bread of the Holy Tree" will be introduced with 25 original drawings donated by Mr. Yamahana to the Otaru Museum of Literature, as well as valuable name drafts and drafts of original plans donated to the Otaru Library. In addition, Otaru has in fact long been known for its many bakeries. The exhibition introduces the history of bakeries and bakeries in Otaru, including Kobayashi Sanseido, a bakery founded by Takiji Kobayashi's uncle, who also helped Takiji Kobayashi when he was a boy. The exhibition also includes information on the many unique bakeries currently operating in Otaru!
Venue: Otaru Museum of Literature (1-9-5 Shikouchi, Otaru City, Hokkaido)
For more information, please visit Domingo's event page.
Bread of the Holy Tree - The World Expanded from Otaru's Bread
