Culture / Tour Spots in Onuma / Matsumae / Esashi Area

  • Esashi Oiwake Hall / Esashi Dashi Hall
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    4.0
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    Hokkaido Hiyamagunesashichou Nakautachou 193-3
    Esashi oiwake is music or poetry sung in praise of the people born and raised in the harsh surroundings of the northern lands. Esashi Oiwake Hall was built in 1982 in order to preserve this local culture. Inside the hall are rooms to practice singing, informative displays about esashi oiwake as well as a seminar room where you can learn all about this art. You can also see the floats used during the Togyosai ceremonial procession from Ubagami Daijingu Shrine. To get to Esashi Oiwake Hall takes about one and a half hours by car from Hakodate and about two hours by bus from JR Hakodate Station.

    Great traditional singing but more interesting was the carriages used in a local festival and exhibited in the same venur

  • Sakura-mi Honen (Cherry blossom viewing garden)
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    Hokkaido Matsumaegunmatsumaechou Matsushiro In Matsumae Park
    Selected by the Japan Cherry Blossom Association as one of the 100 best places in Japan to view cherry blossom, the Sakura-mi Honen is a garden located in Matsumae Park. This botanical garden has a large number of different cherry tree species; besides helping to preserve the individual species, it also functions as a “living cherry tree field guide” by displaying the trees for visitors to view. There are currently approximately 300 individual trees from around 100 different species.
  • Sekikawa family
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    Hokkaido Hiyama-gun Esashicho Toyokawacho 55

    文人であった江差の豪商八代目関川平四郎が、賓客をもてなし句会を開いた別荘として建築。すでに本宅はないものの、陳列されている什器や食器などの素晴らしさは目を見張るものがありました。ボランティアさんの解説を拝聴しながらじっくり見て回り、往時の輝きを感じるひと時でした。

  • Kuromatsunaicho Beech Center
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    Hokkaido Suttsu-gun Kuromatsunai Cho Kuromatsunai 512-1
  • Assabucho Moribayashi Exhibition Hall
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    Hokkaido Hiyama-gun Assabu Cho Midorimachi 18

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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