Spots in Yubari / Bibai Area

  • Clark Country Club
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Kitahiroshimashi Mishima 113
    A golf club located in Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido. The club is notable for its spacious grounds and three golf courses with undulating terrain. The club also served as the venue for the Japan Amateur Championship in 2008. The club is named after Professor William Smith Clark, who uttered of the famous phrase, Boys, be ambitious, and the clubhouse has a stone monument celebrating the man, in addition to a restaurant where you can dine while looking out over the courses.
  • Royce' Futomi Factory Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido-Ishikari-gun, Tobetsu-cho BITO 640-15
    This direct-sale chocolate shop is located in Bitoe, Tobetsu Town, Ishikari County. It is a part of the Futomi factory of ROYCE', a company known for its nama chocolate, a type of ganache. The restaurant even offers a space where customers can eat the items they buy at the shop. The shop also offers soft-serve ice cream made with rich milk.
  • Prefectural Natural Park Nopporo Forest Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Sapporoshi Atsubetsu-ku Atsubetsuchou Konopporo
    Nopporo Shinrin Koen Prefectural Natural Park boasts about 2,000 hectares of land which extends across Sapporo City, Ebetsu City and Kitahiroshima City. It was designated as a Hokkaido Nature Park in 1968 to commemorate Hokkaido’s centenary. The park is 80% national forest and maintains 17 pathways. The park has about 110 trees, over 1300 insects, and over 140 species of wild birds, as well as the Hokkaido squirrel and mountain hare inhabiting the lowland forest, which is also a wildlife sanctuary, so you can observe rare plants and animals in close proximity. Check out the visitor’s center to get information about the nature in the park and Hokkaido. Nature observation sessions and guided tours are also available.
  • Matsuo Genghis Khan (Main Restaurant)
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    4.0
    86 Reviews
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Takikawashi Myoujinchou 3-5-12
    Located in Myojin-cho 3 Chome in the city of Takikawa, Matsuo Genghis Khan is a restaurant that specializes in Genghis Khan, a grilled lamb dish. The restaurant’s traditional and secret sauce has made it popular not only with residents of Hokkaido but also throughout Japan. In addition to single servings of Genghis Khan, customers can also purchase “all-you-can-eat” meals in 120-minute or 90-minute increments.

    I went to Matsuo Genghis Khan last week. First, I asked for mutton meat. The vegetables are included along with the meat, so we first put bean sprouts, carrots, onions and pumpkins at the end of the...

  • Yuni Garden
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Yubarigunyunichou Fushimi 134-2
    This is a paid-entry garden in Yuni Town, Yubari County, Hokkaido. The all-you-can-eat restaurant offering healthy meals made with local vegetables is quite popular. Their Heartful Garden, called Hokkaido's 4th Holy Land of Love, is a popular date spot. You can enjoy four seasons of flowers like cherry blossom, toadflax, and cosmos, surrounded by English-style buildings.
  • Kitakaro Sunagawa Main Shop
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Sunagawashi Nishichijoukita 19-2-1
    The cake shop that sits on Route 12 in Sunagawa City, Hokkaido, is home to the Jumbo Cream Puff, made famous through word of mouth by cabin attendants and domestic pilots. In addition to selling a wide variety of sweets such as cakes, Japanese sweets, and okaki (rice crackers), there’s also a coffee lounge and a gallery inside the shop. You can enjoy the taste of homemade French cakes and omurice (omelette with rice) with Hokkaido beef in the cozy cafe style setting. It’s possible to go into the garden complete with fountain with your dog (meals not permitted).
  • Hokkaido Green Land
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Iwamizawashi Shibunchou 1015 Inside Iwamizawa Park
    This theme park is in Iwamizawa's Shibun town. It has a variety of rides and attractions, and boasts Hokkaido's largest Ferris Wheel, as well as the longest roller coaster in Hokkaido: GO-ON. In summer, they also host Iwamizawa Park Fireworks Show, so it's a very popular spot in season.
  • Mikasa Railway Mura Mikasa Railway Memorial Hall
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    2.5
    2 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Mikasa-shi Horonaicho 2-287

    昔はもう少し賑わいがあったような気がするし、故障中のものもあって、やや古くさい感じはあるけど、小さい子どもがいると蒸気機関車に乗ったり、外でも遊べるし、二階にはプラレールが走ってたり、HOゲージの模型があって300円で運転が出来るので楽しめるかな。カメラ付きなので運転手の気分で駅に停車させたり意外と楽しめますが、300円が必要なのに両替機は1階受付にしかないので予め準備を忘れずに! 誰もいないと動...

  • Furusan Reservoir Nature Park Auto Camping Ground
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Yubari-gun Yunicho Furusan 430

    道道1008号をユニガーデン方面へ折れるとスグに入口。湖畔にテント広場とキャンピングカースペースが点在する。トイレが3箇所くらいあり安心。天井も高く爽快。入口近くに薪割コーナーがあり、人だかりしていた。

  • White Garden (Yubari Riverside Plaza)
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Yubari-gun Kuriyamacho Nishiki 3
    The riverside plaza behind the Kobayashi Sake Brewery, located along the Yubari River just a 5-minute drive from JR Kuriyama Station, is a place where visitors can enjoy nature and flowers. It is a place of recreation and relaxation where families enjoy eating lunch, taking a walk, or reading on weekends.

    空知地方を流れる夕張川の河川敷にはたくさんの公園があります。夕張川河畔広場は栗山町にある公園です。広大な敷地でゆっくり散歩したり川のせせらぎを聞きながらくつろぐこともできます。駐車場も完備されているため自動車で来ることもできます。

  • Sorachi Wine Station
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    3.0
    1 Reviews
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Iwamizawashi Yonjouhigashi 1 Hotel Sun Plaza 1F
    A wine shop, bar, and restaurant located inside Hotel Sunplaza in Iwamizawa City. The establishment stocks over 40 varieties of domestic wines including ones from the local Sorachi area. The establishment also stocks over 400 varieties of international wines and you can conduct a tasting with an advance reservation. There's also a bar where you can try the wines sold in the shop area. The establishment also serves dishes which go well with wine made with local ingredients, making it a great place to enjoy Hokkaido wines to your heart's content.

    ランチしながらワインを飲みたくて、楽しみに行ったけどちょうど、ランチをやっていない期間だったようで食べられませんでした。諦められずワインのテイスティングだけ。飲みたいワインを選べて良かったかな。

  • Tsukigata Kabato Museum
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Kabatoguntsukigatachou 1219
    A museum located on the grounds of the Tsukigata Town Hall in Tsukigata Town, Kabato County, Hokkaido Prefecture. The museum provides information on the Kabato Prison, which was built in 1881 and closed in 1919. Museum facilities include the former Kabato Prison office; the main museum building, which contains exhibits featuring actual items used in the prison as well as a section where visitors can experience the labor the prisoners were put to; and an agriculture training hall which has exhibits on the plant and wildlife of the town and its industries.
  • Farm Restaurant Harvest
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Yubari-gun Naganumacho Higashi 4-sen Kita 13
    "This restaurant is operated by Nakano Farm, which has grown apples for five generations. The restaurant, which offers cuisine made with freshly-harvested produce, is located in a log cabin the owners built themselves. Their most popular item is their ""farm potato set,"" which features croquettes and potato dumplings made with potatoes grown on the restaurant's own farm."
  • Kuriyama Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Yubari-gun Kuriyamacho Sakuraoka 2-38-16
    The park is visited by about 100,000 people a year. 24 hectares of land, about five times the size of Sapporo Dome, is equipped with a zoo with free admission, a BBQ plaza, a campground, and a playground, etc. The safety-conscious combination playground equipment is popular for allowing even small children to play safely. At the SL Plaza located on the west side of the park, visitors can take commemorative photos with a real SL train in the background.
  • Conveyor Belt Sushi Toppi Aeon Iwamizawa Restraunt
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Iwamizawa Yamato 4-jo 8-1 AEON Iwamizawa
    This conveyor-belt sushi shop is in Iwamizawa's Aeon shopping center, about a five-minute drive from Iwamizawa Interchange off the Hokkaido Expressway. This chain has eight locations around Hokkaido, including not only Iwamizawa but also Sapporo Teine, Otaru, and more. This shop exceeds the usual quality of conveyor-belt sushi by focusing on fresh, Hokkaido sourced seafood, and offers authentic Hokkaido flavors at reasonable prices. They offer a full menu with tuna, fatty albacore, fatty young yellowtail, medium fat bluefin, and more, and all are cut pleasantly large. They also have a take-out menu with salmon platters or tuna platters, and more, and lots of customers take their meals home to enjoy.
  • Domin no Mori Ichibangawa District Auto Campsite / Nature Experience Campsite
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Ishikari-gun Tobetsucho Aoyamaoku Ichiban Kawa
    This section of the Dominno Mori aims to deepen people's understanding of the benefits that forests bring, by allowing them to come close to and observe the plants and animals deep within the forest. In the Ichibangawa section, located upstream of Ichibangawa, a tributary of Tobetsu River, there is an auto campsite and a free-camping site. Since the campsite is located along a clear stream that flows from the Pinneshiri and Kumaneshiri mountains, it is also an excellent location to collect insects and to play in the stream. The free-camping campsite, which is a nature experience campsite with no partitions, is located to the north of the facility. There is also a Goemon-style bath where visitors are free to do everything themselves, from filling the bath to splitting the wood to fuel the fire.
  • Koibito no Seichi Atsuta Observation Deck
    Travel / Tourism
    Hokkaido Ishikari-shi Atsuta-ku Atsuta
    This observation deck was the first in Hokkaido to be chosen as a lover's sacred place in 2006. From atop the deck, visitors can enjoy views of the Sea of Japan and its beautiful sunsets. There is a promise bell on the observation deck, as well as a fence for wishing padlocks for lovers to make their promises to one another.
  • Atsuta Beach Pool
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Ishikari-shi Atsuta-ku Atsuta 12-2
    This beach, surrounded by wave-breaking rocks, has wonderfully calm waves. The beach pool, which is only a short distance from the city center of Sapporo, is an attractive place to visit because it is open to visitors during other periods as well as the sea bathing season. Adjacent to Atsuta Port, the beach pool can also be enjoyed alongside the fishing port's morning market, which is open every day from early April to mid-October. And because it is close to the Roadside Station Ishikari Ai Road, and also to the Atsuta observation deck lover's sacred spot, visitors can enjoy many different ways to spend each season on the beach.
  • Kindaitei
    Gourmet / Alcohol
    Hokkaido Ishikari-shi Shinmachi 1
    "Ishikari nabe, a local dish made with salmon, trout, and plenty of vegetables, is said to have originated in a long-established restaurant that was founded in 1880 and offers a variety of local dishes using salmon, which is said to have ""absolutely nothing to throw away. The building that has been used since the restaurant's establishment still exhibits old household utensils and posters, making the restaurant feel more like a museum than a restaurant."
  • JA Ishikari Farmers' Market Tore no Sato
    Shopping
    Hokkaido Ishikari-shi Tarukawa 120-3
    This direct sales facility is managed by JA Ishikari. It is located approximately 15 minutes from Shinkawa Interchange. It sells freshly harvested vegetables, fruits animal products and flowers from local Ishikari producers. All of the products are sold with the name of their producer displayed on them so customers can make their purchases with peace of mind. Also sold here is the Ishikari-grown Natsuboshi Kamu Kamu rice, which is certified with the YES Clean Mark, which signifies safety and peace of mind. There is also the popular VegeSoft soft cream product, which is made with seasonal vegetables and fruits.

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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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