清華亭 / Seikatei

清華亭是於1880年由當時的北海道政府所建來作為貴賓接待所。當時的建造地點是位於被稱作偕樂園的札幌第一座都市型公園之中。至今那個公園的一部分和清華亭一起被保留了下來。清華亭位於現今的北海道大學南側的住宅區之中，前往參觀時或許會有彷彿進了時光隧道的感覺。清華亭也被登錄為札幌市的有形文化財。

Seikatei was constructed in 1880 by the Hokkaido government. This house-like building was used as a reception room for distinguished guests. Interestingly, the situation in those days was very different from now. Seikatei was built in a big park called Kairakuen, which was Sapporo’s first urban park. However, we cannot see the park in its original size now. These days only a part of the park which houses Seikatei is preserved. People will feel as if they are stepping back in time when visiting Seikatai, because it is in the residential area of the southern part of Hokkaido University. The building is designated as one of Sapporo’s cultural properties.