Ban’ei Tokachi (Obihiro Racecourse)
This racecourse in Obihiro City, Hokkaido is the only racecourse in the world where regular ban’ei races are held. Ban’ei horse racing is a race where horses compete against each other by pulling heavy weighted iron sleds. Horses are raced along a 200 meter long track over two slopes with the jockey riding on top of the sled while controlling the power and direction of the horse. At the racecourse you can find shops, a museum about horses, and a petting zoo where you can meet some of the animals. It’s a nice place to bring the children. They also conduct tours around the stables and other areas at extra charge.
Spot details
- Address
- Hokkaido Obihiroshi Nishijusanjouminami 9 Map
- Area
- Obihiro / Erimo Area
- Phone
- 0155340825
- Closed
- Tuesday-Friday (held every weekSaturdaySundayMonday)
- Fees
- [Admission fee]Free
- Parking Lot
- Available(400spaces)
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Available
- Wi-Fi
- Available
- English Menu
- Available
- Can be enjoyed even on a rainy day
- Yes
- Wheelchair accessible
- Available
- Infant friendly
- Available
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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- Unique Experience.
- Drawn to this from some of the guide book reviews. We are not big horse racing fans or even regular betters but this was a brilliant event to visit. We even broke our journey Sapporo to Kushiro...
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- Different racing
- Amazing spectacle. Very cheap to get in 100 y. Horses pulling heavy sleds on a sand track. Very unique.
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- One of a kind draft horse races!
- Obihiro now holds the only draft horse races in Japan. Draft horses, once the power that made farming in Hokkaido possible, can show their power. A slower-paced race that incorporates strategies...
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