"Hokkaido nature & sightseeing" Information
"Takikawa is the rape field of Japan No.1,and is the city of the sky sports"
■ Takikawa
Takikawa in Hokkaido mostly located in the central part. They are Sapporo,
the direction of Asahikawa, and an important place of trafic which goes
at it in Furano, Obihiro, and the direction of Kushiro. moreover, Hokkaido
-- a mother -- a river and Ishikari River flow and the valley is prosperous
in the sky sport using a dry riverbed besides, such as rice cultivation
and rape-blossoms cultivation.
■ Charm
▼Charm part 1..."Yellow carpet which spreads in the rape field of Japan No.1"
The first charm of Takikawa is a drama unfolded in the rape field of
width 157ha which is proud of the No.1 cultivation area of Japan. The drama
starts with the bloom of the middle of May and rape blossoms every year, and continues till the beginning of June
when we come to be covered with a carpet with yellow inside of a town.
The rape field of the yellow carpet
"Rape blossoms"
This rape field of takikawa-city visits by 100.000 tourists from in and outside the country to see this. A belvedere is established in the main hall of a spot. Since the hall is
large, We operate around the "rape-blossoms taxi" and the "rape-blossoms
bus" which look at and turn around various rape fields.
A large rape field and a tourist
Watch from a specially set-up belvedere
Two days of the end of May during a period,"The Takikawa rape-blossoms festival " is opened.
The gourmet of local Takikawa can also enjoy ourself, and We rise.
"Takikawa rape-blossoms festival "
Although We hear that We are processed into healthy "rapeseed
oil" etc. after the season of a flower finishes, since a rape field
avoids the obstacle by collaboration, it can also call it the result of
efforts of the people of a farmhouse that change a place every year, planting
is performed and a yellow carpet is seen like an every year.
▼Charm part 2..."Sky sport"
Ishikari River which flows through in the city is also playing a role in the charm of Takikawa. It is the "sky sport" which made the large dry riverbed the stage.
Sky sport "glider"
Institution - equipped with the runway etc. over which a glider can
glide -- "-- and the lovers who have yearning in sky out of Japan
gather for the Takikawa Sky park ".
" the Takikawa Skye park "
The institution which can always perform experience boarding of a glider
is here among Japan, and the glider which was pulled by the light airplane
and soared high up in the sky holds an updraft, and flies the sky.
Hold an updraft and to the sky at a stretch.
These days, We hear that those who enjoy a trip of empty by a light
airplane came out into the tourist as experienced type sightseeing, and
hear that We have begun show a spatiality as the sightseeing of Takikawa.
The tourist who finished experience of the airplane
▼Charm part 3..."The event of Takikawa ... paper bag Lantern"
Takikawa with much snow the every year 2 midmonths of an intense-cold term -- a noted product
event -- "The Takikawa paper bag Lantern festival " is held.
It is a one-time event for a year.
The Takikawa paper bag Lantern festival "
The handmade Lantern which feels warmth
The 14,000 Lantern which appealed to citizens by saying that this event
will attach grace and colorful to the shopping center around the station
front of it of the central part, and carried out handmade at home using
the unnecessary paper bag etc. is installed.
The Lantern emits a soft light of a candle, and formal size, coloring,
etc. are rich and are softon the hearts of those who pass by.
Color the night of Takikawa of an intense-cold term!
This event ... 2019 is performed on February 23.
▼Charm part 4... "Food" of Takikawa
Speaking of "food" of Takikawa, it is "seasoning Genghis
Khan." We are known as the birthplace.
Since it is seasoning although there is a bad smell in sheep meat, there
is no bad smell and many people enjoy popularity by juicy texture.
We are with the birth place and there are no less than five companies of Genghis Khan Manufacturers.
This "Genghis Khan" is designated as the "Hokkaido inheritance"
in Heisei 16.
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