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Last weekend, I went out to find spring in the suburbs of Ishikari. I saw swans and greater white-fronted geese on their way to Siberia....

A 40 minute drive from Sapporo toward Ishikari Beach, there is a park called “Hamanasu no Oka Park”. It is famous for 180 different kinds...

Ishikari is located in Japan’s far north, so we already have snow! had the first snow of the season at the beginning of this month. It...

In autumn, you can see “Hamanasuno Oka Park” covered with Japanese pampas grass. It’s simply overwhelming! The scenery of pampas grass...

There are many yummy cafes and restaurants in Ishikari. They use ingredients from Ishikari such as high quality vegetables, fruits, meat...

It was good, summery, weather last Sunday, so I took a drive around a rural area of Ishikari. I saw pretty yellow flowers swaying in the...

The hamanasu is the official flower of Ishikari City and of Hokkaido Prefecture. It is the original species of rose, and it has a cute...

In Ishikari, you can see various kinds of wild birds from season to season, such as, Grey Herons, Japanese Cormorants, Common Reed...

Spring flowers are blooming now in Ishikari! Last weekend, I took a walk around, and I could see some colorful wild flowers -- white,...

I took a night walk to see cherry blossoms. It was almost a full moon, and the cherry blossoms were beautifully illuminated by the...

The cherry blossom front is finally here！ The term, “cherry blossom front”, describes the forecasted blooming dates of cherry blossoms,...

In my last post, I wrote that we couldn’t see flowers in Ishikari yet because Ishikari is located in Japan’s far north and the air was...

I woke up very early in the morning and took a walk through “Hamanasuno Oka Park”. It was fine weather, so I could see the beautiful...

Every year, various kinds of migratory birds come to Ishikari. Rice farming is flourishing in Ishikari and the rice fields have become a...

The other day, I woke up very early in the morning and took a walk around the estuary of the Ishikari River. It was fine weather, so I...

2020 January 15 At the beginning of January, you can see “Ice Art” around the Ishikari River and the Sea of Japan. Last week, while I was...

2019 October 17 I took a walk in “Hamanasu no Oka Park” at the beginning of this month. It’s getting colder day by day, but the wild...

2019 October 16 Kirigami (paper cutting) is one of the traditional Japanese vaudeville arts. A performer cuts a piece of paper with...

2019 October 15 A family from Singapore enjoyed the program of "Making Art Cookies ”. This is the class where you can enjoy drawing a...

2019 October 11 A family from America participated in our program “Making Origami”. Origami is the art of folding paper into various...