The Sapporo "walk and see"information！

　1."Four seasons"

　　　The nature and the flower which are seen by change of a season begin to bloom, and we introduce the motion for one attractive year of Sapporo in the main events of which are sometimes alike and are held. We introduce in order to let you to which timing we should visit Sapporo and which season uses one's hobby exactly know in one year of motion.

　"Spring"of Sapporo （from the end of March to the beginning of June）

　■"Early spring"（end of March-middle of April）

　　　　　 It is that Sapporo hears a spring footstep from the end of March when the sun becomes higher and higher at and the length of daytime and night becomes the same.
The lying snow began to melt away little by little, and snow melted away, and was made with solar heat .
　　　　Adonis begin to bloom and increase the number day by day.


　　　　　　　　Adonis　

　　Moreover -- losing Adonis also in a Crocus and extending the petal of yellow, purple, and white to the limit on a fine day--
" please see! I shine with ". 　　　

　　　　　　　　　Crocus

　■"Spring has come"（end of April-beginning of May)

Thinking to Sapporo, "spring has come!" -- the end of the month in April. "Yulan Magnolia","Magnolia Kobus" begins to bloom, is overdue for a while, a "cherry tree" and a "Ume "continue, and the season of a flower starts.

famous for cherry blossom（Maruyama Park ）

Since an order is changed and these flowers bloom simultaneous depending on a year, they perplex people.

We will apply especially a "cherry tree" from the end of April early in May, and, in "Maruyama Park "of the golden age and the famous place, it will be dyed pink.

Under a flower in full bloom, citizens sit down and we eat "Genghis Khan" of a noted product, etc. with great relish, and we are pleased with a full-scale spring visit, drinking and exchanging beer etc. A cherry tree is especially seen till the end of May depending on kinds, such as a deep purple double flowering cherry tree.

　”Cherry blossom viewer”( Maruyama Park)
I can appreciate a cherry tree and the "Ume" which blooms almost simultaneous till the end of May.

Introduction "White Ume" -- I am behind for a while and "Red Ume "blossoms begins to bloom. In the "Hiraoka Park "of the famous place, a Fest is also held and I am crowded with a cherry blossom viewer every day.

　　famous place of ”Ume”( Hiraoka Park)


▼Event：

〇 ”Maruyama Park” ... Famous place of a cherry tree. I will apply from the end of April early in May every year, and will be crowded with a cherry blossom viewer.

〇 ”Hiraoka Park” ... Famous place of a Ume. A Ume festival is opened 　(Hold from April 27 to May 12、2024)

　■"The end of spring"（middle of May-beginning of july)

The baton of a flower relay of after a cherry tree and a Ume and Sapporo is a lilac (the flowering period ,from the middle -end ,May) specified as the tree of Sapporo. I am succeeded. A "lilac" is called in an English name ,and ”liras”inFrench name, and is called "Murasaki Hashidoi" in Japan.

　　　　　　　　　Lilac

　　　　When the lilacs of lavender or white bloom all at once in the central part and "Odori Park "in Sapporo and a delicate scent drifts from the flower cluster to it, a Fest is also performed and the young tree of a lilac is also given to people who visited.

　　　　　 Lilac（white bloom）

In this time and the Hokkaido University botanical garden, We can see the bloom of "Hahagi（mother tree）"of the lilac which is in all glory in Sapporo, and the oldest lilac exceeding age-of-a-tree 100 years.

▼Event

〇”Sapporo lilac Festival” (Hold from May 15 to 26 ,2024)
　　　　　　＊Odori　venue・・・from May 15 to 26
　　　　　　＊Kawashimo venue・・・from May 25 to 26

　"Summer"（middle of July-begning of August)

　■"Early summer(seasonal change of clothes)"（middle -end of June）

If it will enter in June when the pillowy snow white flower of a "Rowan tree" will begin to bloom completely, in Sapporo, the weather will also be stabilized, it will get warm and will see the season "early summer" of transformation soon. In Hokkaido, June 15 is generally a day of seasonal change of clothes.

　　　　The flower of a Rowan tree

  The civic movment becomes active much more, the ”Mikoshi and Dashi ”of the Sapporo Festival [Gold spring festival of the Hokkaido Shrine]of a usual practice sound the sound of musical accompaniment, and it parades the inside of a town, and also the event of a full-scale flower is also opened and it rises.

▼Event 

〇”Sapporo Festival” （Hold from June 14 to 16 ,2024)

〇”Sapporo Flower Carpet ”（Hold from June 28 to 30 , 2024)

〇”Flower Festa”　（Hold from June 22 to 30 , 2024)

　"Flower　Festa"（Odori-park、Sapporo）

 

　■"Midsummer"（begining of July-begining of August)

　　　　July Applying in August from the moon, Sapporo is summer full glory. In the relay of a flower, a "Hydrangea "also blooms "Lavender " following July beginning of the month. From in and outside the country, many tourists visit in Sapporo and I am crowded much more to it.

　　　　　　　Lavender

　　　　　　　 Hydrangea
　　　　All over a town, if it expresses in total which the beer garden of a music festival or tradition also began to perform [ opening and ] musical, and people's prosperity and voice, and the sound tableware comes into contact with to it mixed, "the flower of voice (sound)" will bloom.

　”Beer garden” Sapporo summer festival

　　　　　　Love Sapporo ! 　Love beer !

▼ Event

〇 「PMF 2023」(Pacific Music Festival) （Hold from July 10 to 30, 2024)
　　PMF is in an international educational music festival and when the young musicians who bear the classic community of "future gather to Sapporo, and polish technology ."

〇”Sapporo-Festival(including Odri Beer Garden)”（Hold from July 19to August 16, 2024）
　　

〇 "SAPPORO CITY JAZZ " (Hold from July 13 to 14. 2024)

　"Autumn"（middle of August-begining of november）

　■"Autumn harvest"（middle of August-begining of October）

　　　　If it pass over mid-August,temperature will begin to decrease gradually.Wave of crowded the beach in a suburb of Sapporo is now higher,is the autnmn rush.
　　　　The fruit of a Rowan tree also begins coloring slightly.

red colored was Rowan fruit（mid September)

　　September is a season of harvest.
The delicacies from the sea and delicacies from the mountains which were able to be taken in various parts of Hokkaido concentrate to Sapporo, and "the flower of food" blooms. The big event "which can carry out skilled [ of the seasonal gourmet of Hokkaido ]" is performed. This opportunity cannot be missed for those who would like to eat a gourmet, sweets, etc. using seasonal foods of various parts of Hokkaido. I turn around all the booths and carry out skilled [ of the gourmet of a guide ].
It is a Fest of the greatest food that has a gourmet of Hokkaido eaten also for a tourist.

　　　　Sapporo autumn fest 2018

　　　　Sapporo Autumn Fest 2018

On the other hand, October is a season of a sport. A traditional marathon convention is held under the fresh air of autumn.

▼Event

〇Hokkaido Marathon (Hold August 25. 2024)

〇Sapporo"Autumn Fest"（Hold from September 6 to 29. 2024)

〇"Sapporo Marathon "(Hold October 6. 2024）

　■"Late autumn"（middle of October-beginning of November）

If it goes into middle of October which finally approached also in long autumn, there will also be a day when it snows lightly and coloring of trees will also see the season of attainment and "Late autumn" in the end.

On the campus of Hokkaido University of the famous place where golden glowing yellow Ginkgo trees were seen, We will apply from the end of October early in November, and We reach a peak, lighting is also performed and coloring of 70 roadside trees planted in the both sides of 380 m in length a Gingo Avenueis crowded with many people, such as foreign tourists, daytime and night also.

　 Golden yellow Gingko trees（Hokkaido univ.）

　　On the other hand, in the underground center, it is connected in the autumn of art and the work of a "large flower（DAIRIN=大輪)", a "overhanging cliff（KENGAI＝懸崖)", etc., etc. which the lover of a "Chrysanthemum" has elaborated and raised since every day is exhibited. We change to an atmosphere gay [ a dreary underground center ] usually and plump.

　　 Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival

▼Event

〇"Golden glowing yellow Gingko trees avenue in Hokkaido University"
　　　　　　　　　(the end of October- the beging of November .every year）

〇"Sapporo Chrysanthemum Festival" (Hold from November 1 to 3. 2024,Sapporo underground center）

 "Winter"（middle of November-next year March)

　　　　　If the month also passes over the middle of November, the full-scale messenger of winter will come to Sapporo, and the white world will cover whole Sapporo.

　　Rowan fruits wearing the snow cap

　　　　　　　　Snow cap (Nov.15.2019)

　　　In Sapporo, the various mechanisms and events which wait for this time and back up the white world only in about the bottom now are performed, and I do not bore people.
While "40th Sapporo White illuminations "continue shining between the long winter by March, and all over city in spring, the big event "Sapporo Snow Festival" etc. which are known globally are unfolded towards Christmas.

White illuminations 2020‐2021(Nov 21.2020)

　71times Sapporo snow festival（Feb.2020）

▼ Event

〇 "43th Sapporo White Illuminations"

　* Switch on the light at the five venues, Sapporo.

　
　－"Odori Park" ... Hold November 22, 2024 to December 25, 2024

　－" Sapporo station road "... Hold November 22, 2024 to February 11, 2025

　－”Minami 1-jo street”＆Kita 3-jo street”... Hold November 22, 2024 to March 14, 2025
　
　－"Sapporo station south Exit"...Hold November 22, 2024 to March 14, 2025

〇”German Christmas Market in Sapporo”...Hold November 22,2024 to December 25, 2024
　　* Sapporo-city and German Munich are a sister city . This Christmas market of German hold December ,every year.The 　　　　　event is carried out in order to deepen the friendship.

〇 74times "Sapporo Snow Festival "・・・
　　　

　▽"Odori Aria"・・・From Feb.4 to 11, 2025
　　　　
　▽"Susukino Aria"・・・From Feb.4 to 11, 2025
　　　　
　 ▽"Tsudomu Aria"・・・Not yet decided