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A Floral voyage through the seasons
Find the special flower that awaits you in this vast Northern land. Flower gardens spread under wide-open skies, leaving an unforgettable impression. Soothing excursions abound. Your relaxing quest for the perfect flower begins in Hokkaido.
Autum 秋 (Aki)
Savor autummal hues to the utmost. Glasswort and cosmos burst into bloom, harbingers of auntum harverst. Fall hues tint the land, the air hints of coming snows. Enjoy seasonal flowers and cuisine.
Dye made from cosmos
Although cosmos bloom a beautiful pink, dyes made from the flowers are yellowish. Try your hand at dying a handkerchief with extract essence of flowers, leaves and stems. Alum is used to fix the colar. Also put the flowers in your bath for a touch of herbal elegance.
1.Flowers and Lakes
Lake Kussharo
Lake Kussharo is a caldera lake close to Kawayu Spa. It measures 57 km in circumference and 117.5m in depth. Its waters have a color of Venetian blue. The lake can be viewed from Bihoro Pass and Tsubetsu Pass.
Lake Mashu
Its dark blue waters are among the clearest in the world. The lake is usually shrouded in fog, and superstition holds that one who is fortunate enough to see it on a clear day will find happiness.
2.Glassworts and History in Eastern Hokkaido
Pierson Memorial House
This Swiss-style cabin was built in 1914 for a residence of missionaries George and Ida Pierson. Now preserved as a memorial hall, it has related materials and furnitures such as an organ and a desk on display.
Glassworts at Lake Notoro
Lake Notoro is a brackish lake separated by a sandbar from the Sea of Okhotsk. Glasswort colors the shores red in September. These plants can be seen up close from the boardwalk built near a colony of the plant in the Ubaranai area.
3.Cosmos and the Daisetsu Mountain Range
Sounkyo Ropeway
The ropeway brings you to the 5th stage of Mt.Kurodake in 7 minutes. From here Kurodake Lift whisks you to the 7th stage in 14 minutes. With a little luck, you’ll be greeted there by an adorable chipmunk.
Cosmos fields at Maruka Highlands
MS. Cho Kuroyanagi, a popular essayist nicknamed “Chotchan,” proposed to make Takikawa a town of cosmos. Now fields of the flowers cover a vast 3 ha, a picturesque sight in auntum.
4.Flowers and Feast
Otokoyama Sake Museum
The Otokoyama sake brewery in Asahikawa boats 340 year of history. Otokoyama sake Museum, attached to the brewery, features displays related to sake brewing, including collections of literature and sake pitchers from the Edo period, and ukiyo-e prints by Utamaro. Visitors can taste the sake, and can drink enmeichoju-no-mizu (water of longevity), underflow from the Daisetsu Mountains thats is used for making sake.
Cosmos Road in Onnebetsu, Shibetsu
Passing through the downtown to Onnebetsu, you’ll find pink flowers forming a 3-m-wide belt at the side of Route 239. The 1.200-m-long section of blossoms, called Cosmos Road, delights drivers.
Find the special flower that awaits you in this vast Northern land. Flower gardens spread under wide-open skies, leaving an unforgettable impression. Soothing excursions abound. Your relaxing quest for the perfect flower begins in Hokkaido.
Autum 秋 (Aki)
Savor autummal hues to the utmost. Glasswort and cosmos burst into bloom, harbingers of auntum harverst. Fall hues tint the land, the air hints of coming snows. Enjoy seasonal flowers and cuisine.
Dye made from cosmos
Although cosmos bloom a beautiful pink, dyes made from the flowers are yellowish. Try your hand at dying a handkerchief with extract essence of flowers, leaves and stems. Alum is used to fix the colar. Also put the flowers in your bath for a touch of herbal elegance.
1.Flowers and Lakes
Lake Kussharo
Lake Kussharo is a caldera lake close to Kawayu Spa. It measures 57 km in circumference and 117.5m in depth. Its waters have a color of Venetian blue. The lake can be viewed from Bihoro Pass and Tsubetsu Pass.
Lake Mashu
Its dark blue waters are among the clearest in the world. The lake is usually shrouded in fog, and superstition holds that one who is fortunate enough to see it on a clear day will find happiness.
2.Glassworts and History in Eastern Hokkaido
Pierson Memorial House
This Swiss-style cabin was built in 1914 for a residence of missionaries George and Ida Pierson. Now preserved as a memorial hall, it has related materials and furnitures such as an organ and a desk on display.
Glassworts at Lake Notoro
Lake Notoro is a brackish lake separated by a sandbar from the Sea of Okhotsk. Glasswort colors the shores red in September. These plants can be seen up close from the boardwalk built near a colony of the plant in the Ubaranai area.
3.Cosmos and the Daisetsu Mountain Range
Sounkyo Ropeway
The ropeway brings you to the 5th stage of Mt.Kurodake in 7 minutes. From here Kurodake Lift whisks you to the 7th stage in 14 minutes. With a little luck, you’ll be greeted there by an adorable chipmunk.
Cosmos fields at Maruka Highlands
MS. Cho Kuroyanagi, a popular essayist nicknamed “Chotchan,” proposed to make Takikawa a town of cosmos. Now fields of the flowers cover a vast 3 ha, a picturesque sight in auntum.
4.Flowers and Feast
Otokoyama Sake Museum
The Otokoyama sake brewery in Asahikawa boats 340 year of history. Otokoyama sake Museum, attached to the brewery, features displays related to sake brewing, including collections of literature and sake pitchers from the Edo period, and ukiyo-e prints by Utamaro. Visitors can taste the sake, and can drink enmeichoju-no-mizu (water of longevity), underflow from the Daisetsu Mountains thats is used for making sake.
Cosmos Road in Onnebetsu, Shibetsu
Passing through the downtown to Onnebetsu, you’ll find pink flowers forming a 3-m-wide belt at the side of Route 239. The 1.200-m-long section of blossoms, called Cosmos Road, delights drivers.
