Tunnel of Red Maple Leaves Are Very Good As If I See Fall Foliage in Kyoto -Hiraoka Greenary Center in Sapporo-

Hiraoka Greenary Center (平岡樹芸センター) is a botanical park opend in 1984, and is commonly known as Midorimu (みどりーむ). Mr. Sanjiro Takezawa (竹澤三次郎) donate land with trees, and the park was developed. 100 kinds of trees, about ten thousand tress, such as 3000 Japanese Yew (イチイ) and 700-800 Mountain Maple Trees (ヤマモミジ), Nomura Maple Trees (ノムラモミジ) and Japanese Weeping Maple Trees (シダレモミジ) are planted on the site of about 3 ha. The park is famous as a beauty sopt for cherry blossom and fall foliage, too, and a lot of tourists and photographers come to take photos in cherry blossom season, from early June to mid June, and fall foliage season, from mid october to early November. In addition, Tanabata Star Festival (七夕祭) is held in early August, too. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge.
Park Guide Map in Japanese

Western Garden (西洋庭園), Large Lawn Area (芝生広場), Japanese Garden (日本庭園), Donated Trees Area (寄付木々保存展示区域), Dry Wall Garden (ドライウォールガーデン), Rock Garden (ロックガーデン) and Wisteria Trellis (藤棚) at the Hiraoka Greenary Center, and the tourists can enjoy various trees while looking around. In addition, Suikinkutsu (水琴窟 * buried earthen jar that makes sound when water drips into it), a management office (管理事務所), a parking lot, an tree plant shop and a restroom are provided, too. I actually looked around the park, and various types of the gardens are not too large, so I did not get tired. It takes about 30 - 60 minutes on foot. It is better to ask a volunteer guide, Environment Supporters "Sanjiro-no-Kai" (環境サポーターズ「三次郎の会」), if you want to know more in detail about trees or the park. But perhaps they can not speak English.

Lined Maple Trees (紅葉並木) with about 200 m in length and Lined Cherry Trees (桜並木) with about 100 m in length at the Donated Trees Area. I have never seen cherry blossom at the Hiraoka Greenary Center, but the Lined Maple Trees with the fall foliage is marvelous. A view that the trees has red color at the foot and the top of the trees is unusual in Hokkaido, it reminds me of Kyoto (京都) in an autumn. I totally understand a lot of the photographers come here to find a camera angle.

Atmosphere of Hiraoka Greenary Center with Fall Foliage Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Hiraoka Greenary Center with Fall Foliage

A page of Sapporo is here