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We compile information on “0 yen tourist spots” and “must-see paid spots with extra benefits” and then keep them in our blog as archives for your convenience. We also introduce the food of Hokkaido and interesting souvenirs to take home.

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2016年8月24日水曜日

東明車站舊址 / Old Toumei Station

東明車站舊址(位於美唄市)是在1972年時終止服務的美唄鐵路線的車站。現在車站建築物與蒸汽火車同時展示在這裡。這裡也成為美唄市的散步路線之一。二次世界大戰的1945年以後,這個地區以煤礦產業開始急速地興盛起來。因為開採煤礦而使工作人口快速增加,因此在1948年時在這裡設置了東明車站。

Old Toumei Station (Bibai City) is located on the Bibai Railway Line which was discontinued in 1972. An old steam locomotive is preserved and exhibited there, as well as the old station buildings. This place is also known as a spot in Bibai which is a good walking or cycling course to take in nature and old town in the modern city. Historically, the Toumei area was hugely prosperous via its coal mines which were established in 1945 at he end of the Pacific War. The population rapidly increased at that time, and in 1948 Toumei Station was opened.









咩咩樂園 / Meh Meh Land

咩咩樂園(位於秩父別町)是以綿羊為主題的觀光·學習設施。秩父別町過去羊毛產業曾經興盛一時。這裡飼養著世界中各式各樣品種的綿羊,可以免費觀賞這些綿羊。也可以隨時於工坊另外付費體驗使用羊毛所製作的數種類的手工藝品。這裡也保育著日本特有種的淡水龍蝦(螯蝦),在戶外展示著。

Meh Meh Land (Chippubetsu Town) is a tourism and study facility which focuses on sheep. Meh meh is Japanese onomatopoeia of a sheep's voice. Chippubetsu Town used to have a thriving sheep industry, producing wool for clothing, and mutton or lamb to eat. They have several different specimens of a number of species of sheep, which they exhibit for free. They hold workshops in which visitors can make crafts using wool, which does have an admission fee. This activity is always on offer at the center. Furthermore, they preserve the Japanese crayfish, which is in danger of extinction. They exhibit them at an artificial outdoor water path.











秩父別玫瑰花園 / Rose Garden Chippubetsu

秩父別玫瑰花園(位於秩父別町)是可以瞭望田園風光,飽含花卉和綠意的觀光景點。山丘上有300種的玫瑰盛開。也有販賣使用玫瑰製作的土特產和咖啡廳的「玫瑰之城佛洛拉」,販賣輕食和特產的「花園廣場·薇兒花夢」。這裡也有心型的造景,充滿著羅曼蒂克的氣氛。

Rose Garden Chippubetsu (Chippubetsu Town) is a green park dedicated to plants and flowers, focusing on roses in particular. As it is located on a hill, it allows visitors to enjoy the town's rural, panoramic landscape. There are three thousand colorful roses from three hundred different species. There are also facilities for visitors - Rose Castle houses a cafe and a shop which sells souvenirs made from roses, and Welcome is an eating house which offers a menu using Chippubetsu's local specialties and snacks. In the garden, some heart-shaped objects are installed, giving the feeling of romance.













向日葵之里 / Sunflower Village

向日葵之里(位於北竜町)的最佳觀賞期間是7月下旬到8月中旬。這個時期有數種類,合計約150萬株的向日葵盛開,呈現一片黃橙橙的花海。參觀免費,如果要使用在向日葵花田中建造的迷宮、由農用車牽引的觀光棚車,或是租借自行車則是需要付費。北竜町將向日葵作為振興鄉里的象徵,連路燈也是以向日葵來設計。

Sunflower Village (Hokuryu Town) has 1.5 million sunflowers in the field, made up of several different species. They bloom from the end of July to the middle of August; at which time the field turns completely yellow. It's popular for visitors to take photos while standing in this yellow field. They don't charge for admission or car parking, but there are paid activities such as a maze made in the sunflower field, a carriage pulled by tractor, and rental bicycles. Hokuryu Town is recognized as the town of the sunflower as the town's streetlights' design incorporates the sunflower as its motif. They also produce different goods using sunflowers and their seeds.











三笠地質公園 / Mikasa Geopark

三笠地質公園(位於三笠市)是日本39處地質公園的其中之一。在三笠市曾挖掘出許多菊石化石,另外三笠市也被登錄為曾經以煤礦而興榮的礦都。這裡是可以暢快享受一億年前的時空旅行的地方。總共有6個區域,在這裡可以參觀到已經關閉的煤礦坑的遺跡,以及證明過去這裡曾經是海底的地層和化石。

Mikasa Geopark (Mikasa City) is one of 39 sites designated as Geoparks in Japan. Geo refers to the earth. Mikasa City is known as a place where a lot of ammonite fossils have been discovered, and as a place where coal mines once flourished. Visitors can enjoy both ancient and modern artifacts, as if they were time travelers from one million years in the future. There are six areas of interest in the city for tourists. The highlights are closed coal mines and their town, which used to be a hive of activity and geologic stratum or fossils which are proof of the city having once been underwater.












北海道大學綜合博物館 / Hokkaido University Museum

北海道大學綜合博物館(位於札幌市北區)在2016年7月26日重新開幕。這裡展示著大學的12個學系所擁有的貴重的學術資料、標本、研究成果,以及最新的研究內容。這裡也有介紹在2010年得到諾貝爾化學獎的鈴木章名譽教授的研究的展示間。也有咖啡廳、博物館紀念品商店。

Hokkaido University Museum (Sapporo City Kita-ku) opened on July 26, 2016, after being renovated . In the university, there are twelve schools. Around four million specimens and materials in total are stored there; having been collected, studied and preserved over the 130 years since the university was established. Their academic and scientific worth is beyond measure. Some specimens, materials, results of study of the latest study developments are are also exhibited. There is a special room dedicated to Akira Suzuki, an emeritus professor, who won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2010. Furthermore, a cafe and museum shop is available for visitors. The fossils of dinosaurs are popular for children.