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旭川の秋おすすめ Recommended in Autumn |
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| 旭山動物園 Asahiyama Zoo |
東川町 Higashikawa |
写真ギャラリー 旭川の秋 |
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| 富良野 Furano |
ゴルフ Golf |
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Autumn Events Calendar |
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September |
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| Horokanai Shin-Soba Matsuri (Buckwheat harvest festival) |
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| Kurashi Tanoshiku Festival (Harvest festival) |
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| Kabocha Matsuri (Pumpkin festival) |
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| Nakafurano Jinjya Reitaisai (Shrine festival) |
(Nakafurano) | |
| Tonden Furusato Matsuri (Local harvest festival) |
(Yubetsu) | |
| Sky Festival in Monbetsu | (Monbetsu) | |
| Kinoko no Sato Festival (Mushroom festival) |
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| Cosmos Flower Festa |
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| Sango so Matsuri (Common Glasswort festival) |
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Furano Wine&Grape Matsuri |
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Kotan Matsuri |
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| Kouyou Onsen Campaign (Autumn color in hot springs) |
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Autumn Festa in Tokachigawa |
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| Akiaji Matsuri (Salmon festival) |
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October |
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| Biei Century Ride | (Biei) | |
| Shinmai Shinsoba Matsuri (Rice and buckwheat harvest festival) |
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| Monbetsu Gourmet Matsuri | (Monbetsu) | |
| Kitami Kiku Matsuri (Daisy festival) |
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| Jumbo Kabocha Sai (Pumpkin festival) |
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| Oktoberfest | (Kitami) | |
| Minorino Aki Shukakusai (Harvest festival) |
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November |
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| Asahiyama Zoo Opens for winter | (Asahikawa) | |
| Otaru Long Christmas | (Otaru) |
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| Munich Christmas Market in Sapporo | (Sapporo) | |
Autumn Foliage |
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| Time from Asahikawa | Ideal Viewing Time |
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Kurodake Sounkyo Area |
60min. |
★★ |
Mid to the end of Sept |
Ginsendai Sounkyo Area |
80min. |
★★★ |
Mid to the end of Sept |
Mikuni Toge Sounkyo Area |
100min. |
★★ |
Start of October |
Lake Shumarinai Horokanai Area |
60min. |
★★★ |
Start of October |
Sounkyo Sounkyo Area |
60min. |
★★ |
Start of October |
Todachidake Biei Area |
60min. |
★★ |
Start of October |
Kamui Kotan Asahikawa Area |
30min. |
★★ |
Start to mid-October |
Tenninkyo Higashikawa Area |
60min. |
★★★ |
Start to mid-October |
秋のおいしいもの Autumn Delicacies |
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Salmon (Sake) Hokkaido salmon is Japan’s best. Hokkaido people are busy making salmon roe (Ikura) - pictured above - around this season. |
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Smelt (Shishamo) Most of smelt sold in Japan are imported. Hokkaido is the only place where you can eat local Shishamo. |
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Oysters (kaki) The traditional oyster season starts in Autumn, even though in Hokkaido you can enjoy oysters all year round. Hokkaido's special oysters come in small shell but the meat is large and exceptionally tasty. |
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Potato (jyagaimo) The potato capital of Japan, Hokkaido produces more than 75% of the nation's potato stash. You can taste high quality, freshly harvested potato here. |
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Buckwheat (soba) Buckwheat blooms in July and is harvested in September. A tasty healthy alternative to conventional noodle. |
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Sicky Mushroom (Rakuyou) Sticky mushroom only grows in the Japanese Larch forest (similar to pine). Although a sticky mushroom, its texture and taste are superb. |
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旭川の秋 Autumn in Asahikawa  Autumn comes to Asahikawa a little by surprise. The nights suddenly start feeling more chilly (though the days can still be quite warm), and the wind comes from the north making jackets essential. Mornings bring plenty of frost and slowly but surely the amazing colour transformation of the mountains begins. The Hokkaido fall is spectacular and everyone looks forward to it because of the delicious Hokkaido produce available as well as the beautiful autumn-colored leaves. |
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EVENTS in AUTUMN |
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 こたんまつり Kamui Kotan Ainu Festival Kamui-Kotan (20 min drive south from Asahikawa city) is the Ainu People's sacred place and home to many myths, legends, and Ainu gods. The “Kotan Matsuri” is a festival aimed at highlighting the sprit of the Ainu’s appreciation of nature with traditional ceremonies. |
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EVENTS in AUTUMN |
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 きのこの里フェスティバル AIBETSU MUSHROOM FESTIVAL Aibetsu is known as the mushroom (kinoko) town in Hokkaido. At the festival, held on the second Sunday of September at Aibetsu Dam, you can enjoy “all-you-can-eat mushroom and steak” as well as “Jumbo Kinoko Nabe (mushroom soup)” which is prepared in a 3.5m wide, 3m deep pot. |
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EVENTS in AUTUMN |
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 幌加内町そば祭り HOROKANAI BUCHWHEAT FESTIVAL Horokanai has the largest soba field in Japan and the harsh local weather makes the soba grow healthier and tastier. At the festival, you can try many different styles of soba at many different shops with soba beer on hand to quench your thirst. |
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 石狩さけまつり ISHIKARI SALMON FESTIVAL Hokkaido is famous for salmon. Salmon (sake) is also known as “Aki-aji (fall taste)” and is the main ingredient of “Ishikari Nabe (Hokkaido’s most famous pot dish.)” At the festival, you can enjoy the fresh salmon as well as some hands-on events such as catching salmon with bare hands (not to be confused with bear hands). |
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 ふらのワインぶどう祭り FURANO WINE & GRAPE FESTIVAL Furano wine is popular nation-wide and this festival celebrates the grape harvest. You can also enjoy locally harvested vegetables and local delicious Furano dairy products. The 28th sees the holding of the Furano Cheese Matsuri. |
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 コスモスフェスタ COSMOS FLOWER FESTIVAL Enjoy 10 million cosmoses covering a 10 Ha garden. |
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