One of Major Famous Place for Cherry Blossoms in Sorachi District -Niwayama Forest Nature Park in Naie-

Niwayama Forest Nature Park (にわ山森林自然公園) in Naie is located in the northeastern part of Sapporo city. This park is one of major places for cherry blossoms in Sorachi district, and cherry blossoms are in full bloom in early May. Niwayama Forest Nature Park has first observatory (第一展望台) and second observatory (第二展望台), and about 1800 cherry trees such as Yezo mountain cherry (エゾヤマザクラ) are planted on mountinas. As for the first observatory, there are only benches at a site, but it has a nice view. Cherry trees lined along a mountain road and its road was just like a tunnel of cherry blossoms when I visited here. But width of the road was narrow and was around width of one car. Drive safely.

There is Center House (センターハウス) made of woods at the second observatory, and a restroom and a common kitchen for barbecues are installed at the Center House. Kabato-renzan mountains (樺戸連山) can be seen from the second observatory, and it is very good scenery. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. In addition, bears may appear, beware of bears. Other visitor had a bear-avoiding bell.

Atmosphere of Obseravatory Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Obseravatory

Admission fee	Free of charge
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (20 cars)
Business hours	08:30-sunset
Regular closing day	From November 01 to April 30
Telephone number	+81-125-65-2118
Homepage	Home page is here
Mapcode	360 082 560*64

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Niwayama Forest Nature Park. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Hotel Kita-no-Yu(ホテル北乃湯)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Matsushimaya Ryokan(松島屋旅館)	Only Tel:+81-125-65-2335

A page of Hokkaido Cherry Tree is here

Hokkaido Cherry Tree