Red brick office was built in 1888. It used to be Hokkaido government office building. Since the building is unique and beautiful, it is one of the iconic monuments in Sapporo and Hokkaido. I also took friends from other regions to Red brick office. She asked me what is in it. I didn’t know right answer. I said that sort of resource center might be in it. After that, I checked the answer and I found that I was right. Hokkaido prefecture archive and so on are in it. Most doesn

Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill used to be a research center about agriculture, but many visitors have begun to come as sightseeing before World War 2. Since visiting of sightseers prevented its research, part of this place was opened as a sightseeing place after the war. From this hill, it is possible to see nice views of Sapporo, usually. However, when I went there in May, it rained. In addition, it was too cold to stay outside for a long time. So I took a few pictures in a

Hokkaido Shrine Festival is held from 14th June to 16th June every year. During the period, plenty of stalls are in Nakajima Park and many people visit there. This year, I couldn’t go there because my friend had come from other region. In the last day of the festival, I saw a portable shrine at the central district. I took pictures of it. I didn’t know who was on the portable shrine, but I was satisfied with feeling as if I was participating in the festival a little. #event

Yosakoi Soran Festival has been held in June since 1992. More than 30,000 participants perform unique folk dances. It has become one of the biggest events and more than 2 million people come to Sapporo every year to observe this festival. Until last year, I used to watch this performance on local TV program. Thus, I haven’t seen it live. This year, I went to the venue with my camera. It was fine and many people had come. I was waiting for performers at a corner. They danced s