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City in Hokkaido, Japan
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帯広競馬場
Obihiro has a unique type of draught horse racing called Banei (ばんえい) . The horses drag steel 'sleighs', each weighing around 500 kilograms, along a 200-m sand track with two humps in the middle of the course. The sport originated in a test of strength for farm animals. Most of the horses are a crossbreed of French Percherons and Bretons and Belgian horses. The 'jockeys' lash the horses repeatedly with the reins - animal lovers be warned!.
緑が丘公園
Large park. With in the park, there are a variety of facilities zoo, and museums.
北海道立帯広美術館
帯広百年記念館
City historical and natural history museum.
おびひろ動物園
帯広市野草園
帯広市民文化ホール
This is a common venue for concerts and recitals.
真鍋庭園
紫竹ガーデン
A garden that was started in 1986 by the local woman, Akiyo Shichiku, as a way to deal with the death of her husband. She kept adding to the garden over the years and today has over 2500 different flower varieties. Akiyo used to walk around the garden among the visitors until she passed away in 2021 at age 94.
氷まつり, kōri matsuri
Festival with ice sculptures.
平原まつり, heigen matsuri
Bon Dance festival.
菊まつり, kiku matsuri
元祖 豚丼のぱんちょう(豚丼発祥地)
For Tokachi-style Pork Bowls.
海へ
A seafood izakaya in the city centre. Large menu.
松久園
Historic trout farm, restaurant and garden.
Serves Hokkaido soup curry.
美珍楼西家
This restaurant, whose Chinese name is Meizhenlou Xijia, serves straightforward Cantonese food. It has a large menu with reasonably-sized portions.
ル・ボルドー
A French restaurant.
ペニーレーン
Serves mainly pasta and has good bread.
バイプレーン
Serves seafood, pasta, and vegetarian food — and also good cheese.
六花亭
The main branch of a nationally famous confectionery company, that is also an important patron of the arts (see Nakasatsunai Bijutsumura above).
ユトリベルグ
Flying the Swiss flag, this cake shop specializes in purin, the Japanese custard pudding.
あさひや
あくつ
エルパソ
Restaurant specializing in sausages, ham and bacon.
Faux-Irish pub with overpriced Guinness and Kilkenny, and nothing else Irish.
ポロシリ自然公園
Open Jun-Sep.
トイピルカ北帯広YH
Located outside the city, near Tokachigawa Onsen. a 45-minute bus ride from Obihiro railway station.
温泉ホテルボストン
帯広ワシントンホテル
ホテルグランテラス帯広
ふく井ホテル
東横イン
ホテルルートイン
北海道ホテル
ホテル日航ノースランド帯広
北海道地図
This is the place to buy trekking maps of Hokkaido at scales of 1:25,000 and 1:50,000.
By train
is the main station. It is on the Nemuro Main Line between Shintoku, Kushiro and Nemuro. From Sapporo, take either the Ōzora or Tokachi (2h 40min). There are departures roughly once an hour all day.
By bus
Long-distance buses are a good way to get to Obihiro. These buses all leave from in front of JR Obihiro Station.
By car
A car is ideal, since the main attractions are outside the city. There are some rental car companies at the airport.
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