[Hiraoka Greenary Center in Sapporo] Tunnel of Red Maple Leaves Are Very Good, I Feel As If I Saw Fall Foliage in Kyoto

Hiraoka Park

Hiraoka Park (平岡公園) is a comprehensive park of 664,000 m2 in Kiyota ward, Sapporo city, and has opened since 1991. It is away from the downtown of the Sapporo. In the parks of the Sapporo, it is the 4th largest park after Moerenuma Park (モエレ沼公園), Makomanai Park (真駒内公園) and Maruyama Park (円山公園). The Hiraoka Park is divided into 2 parts, East Area and West Area by Hokkaido Expwy (道央自動車道). The East Area has a baseball ground, a tennis court, a gateball ground, a multi-purpose open space, Playground Equipment Open Space (遊具広場), Earth Open Space (地球の広場), Lawn Open Space (芝生広場), a parking lot and a public restroom, and the West Area has Ume Goove (梅林), a man-made marsh, Sanri River (三里川), Lawn Open Space (芝生広場), Flower Open Space (花の広場), a park golf course, public restrooms and parking lots. Especially, the Ume Groove is the most famous things in the Hiraoka Park, and is also well-known as a good place to see the Ume blossoms. The best time to see the Ume blossoms is about from early May to mid May. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. Read More

SAPPORO

Sapporo (札幌) that about 1,960,000 people live is the largest city in Hokkaido. Although there are various theories, its origin of the name is "Dry Big River (乾いた大きな川)" in Ainu language. A population of the Sapporo is the 4th largest city after Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya in japan, and the population accounts for 36 % of Hokkaido's population! So the Sapporo has been flourished as the center of the Hokkaido. The area of the Sapporo is 1,121.26 km2, and is about as big as Hong Kong, and is the 7th largest city in the Hokkaido. The Sapporo is also famous as a tourist city, and about 15 million people come. As for a climate, it is hot that temperature rises to nearly 25 degrees in a summer, but it is easy to live without moisture. I always feel a little cool. It is cold that temperature falls to nearly -10 degrees in a winter, and amount of snowfall sometimes has more than 1 m. Read More

Fall Foliage of Hokkaido

It is said that the Fall Foliage of the Hokkaido turns red at the earliest in Japan. The best time to see the fall foliage comes in Daisetsu-zan at high altitude, and it comes gradually in low areas. It comes in Mt. Asahidake (旭岳) and in Mt. Kurodake (黒岳) in mid September, and autumn leaves fall in early November. As for the highlight of the Fall Foliage of the Hokkaido, tourists are bowled over by vast nature with the fall foliage, or are bowled over by small space that goes well with the fall foliage. Except famous beauty spots for the fall foliage, there are less famous beauty spots for the fall foliage such usual mountains and rivers or gorges here and there. Read More

Maple Trees Lined a Path

Maple Trees Lined a Path (紅葉並木) of about 200 m length, and Cherry Trees Lined a Path (桜並木) of about 100 m length are at the Donated Trees Area. Especially, the Maple Trees Lined a Path 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

Cherry Blossoms

Cherry trees such as Yoshino Cherry Tree, Double Cherry Tree, Sargent Cherry Tree, Japanese Alpine Cherry Tree and Korean Hill Cherry Tree are planted at the site. I visited here in early May. The Yoshino Cherry Trees were full in bloom at the lawn. Fallen cherry blossoms on the lawn were also worth seeing. The Yoshino Cherry Trees were also full in bloom along a path, and formed a tunnel of the cherry blossoms. The path was covered with fallen cherry blossoms. A cherry blossom carpet may be seen if visitors were lucky.

Kiyota ward

Atsubetsu ward

Hotel Emisia Sapporo(ホテルエミシア札幌)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shin-sapporo Arc City Hotel(新さっぽろアークシティホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

Kita-hiroshima

Kitahiroshima Classe Hotel(北広島クラッセホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kitahiroshima Nature Forest Campsite(北広島市自然の森キャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten