[Hokkaido Governor's Official Residence in Sapporo] Urban Oasis with Beautiful Cherry Blossom and Fall Foliage

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

Garden

In the grounds of 51,623.25 m2, about 2,400 trees such as Japanese Yew, Japanese Spruce, Japanese Maple and Painted Maple are planted, and a stream flows. The grounds are basically covered with green grass, so here is comfortable. Cherry blossoms and Ume blossoms in a spring, green leaves in a summer and fall foliage in an autumn can be enjoyed. Ishinki (意心帰), a stone sculpture, made by Mr. Kan Yasuda (安田侃), a famous sculptor, and Sakimori (サキモリ), sculptures like human, made by Mr. Masayuki Nagare (流政之), a famous sculptor, are built, and visitors can savor a good atmosphere. It takes about 60 minutes to look around on foot. Open periodo is from late April to late November.

Atmosphere of Garden of Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence Can Be Watched on Youtube

Moive of Garden of Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence

Inside of Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence

The Hokkaido Governor’s Official Residence is a wooden two-story building using a technique of Northern European wooden building called half timber. Red wooden decorations set off a green gable roof and white walls, so I suppose that it would be the considerably modern building in those days. visitors can enter for free. But not all rooms can be entered. The building is not large, so I think that it takes about 30 minutes to look around on foot.

An entrance hall, a drawing room, a dining room and a restroom are on the 1st floor. Prince Hotel used to wait at a table Once.

A conference room, a drawing room and a bedroom are on the 2nd floor. Nyokan Button (女官ボタン) and Toneri Button (内舎人ボタン) are famous. Those are unfamiliar, so I wonder if what happens if the button are pressed.