Sightseeing on rainy day
When you go to Biei, you want to go cycling on the patchwork hills and take pictures at the tourist spots that are Instagram-worthy! But when you come to Biei, it rains unexpectedly.... For those who want to do so, here we introduce a style of sightseeing in Biei that can be done even on a rainy day.
Leisurely tour of museums
Biei-cho has many photo galleries and museums.
Among them, “Takushinkan” exhibits many photographs by Shinzo Maeda, who made Biei-cho well known to many people.
Maeda was fascinated by the Western-style scenery and continued to take landscape photographs of the hill town of Biei-cho throughout his life.
Then, in the vast nature of the former Chiyoda Elementary School site in Takushin, Biei-cho, he built a house and a permanent photo exhibition space, which he named “Takushinkan”.
The row of white birch trees next to the building is now an outstanding tourist spot for Instagram.
Photo Gallery Takushinkan
| Address | Takushin, Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido |
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| Access | 15 min. by car from JR Biei Station |
| Parking | Available(Free) / 10 cars & 6 buses |
| Opening period | year around |
| Opening hours | (May-Oct) 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Nov-Apr) 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. *Admission ends 15 minutes before closing time. Please contact in advance in winter. |
| Closed | Every Wednesday Open everyday from July to September. Temporaly closed could be happens in winter, please check. ※Temporary Closure Notice: April 1st, 2024 to April 20th, 2024 (For Exhibition Renovation)。 |
| TEL | +81-166-92-3355 / MAP CODE：349 704 272 |
Active Forest Walking
The forest is full of “things you didn’t know! Shirogane Primeval Forest Forest Walk
This plan includes a walk in the forest with a nature guide from the town of Biei.
Of course, forests on sunny days are beautiful, but in fact, the greenery looks better on rainy days.
Forest walks with nature guides are full of new discoveries.
Walking in the forest with an umbrella made of 100% natural materials in hand♪
The forest is full of wonders！
Moss like a fluffy cushion.
The forest is full of “things you didn’t know! Shirogane Primeval Forest Forest Walk
| Opening period | 4/27～11/10 |
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| Language | Japanese / English |
| Fee |
Adults & Children (Ages 7 and above) : ￥6,000 *Independent tour will be charged. Adult : ￥9,000 *Private tours can be arranged for an additional ￥10,000 per couple ＜What's Included?＞ -Guide fee -Insurance -Tax ＜Payment＞ Please pay on site in cash. (Please pay the exact fee if possible.) |
Recommended spots for rainy days
Aizome Yui-no-mori
ABE Shunichi Gallery
AntaaLab
Kaikukiln
Glass Crafts D’arte
Trick Art Museum
Haruo Kikuchi Photo Gallery
Gallery Atelier Pot-Pourri
Shiki-no-tou Tower
Alpine flora and rock garden Shinsei-kan (museum)
Emuyu 笑夢遊
Teori-ya Yukimushi Hand-woven workshop
Tokachidake Volcanic Gallery
Biei Tourism Association
Garden＆Oil paintings Gallery
Takushinkan (Photo Gallery)
RUSTIC Kihika
Recommended Experience Facilities for Rainy Days
Forest Walk in Shirogane Primeval Forest
じっくりたっぷり森を堪能！ 白金原生林フォレストウォーク・ジオコース
Leisurely tour of cafes
Even on a rainy day, a delicious meal at a fashionable café will lift your spirits.
All cafes in Biei-cho use products from Biei or are particular about their ingredients.
Please stop by!
List of Cafes in Biei
pâtisserie Toriko
ASAHIMACHI COFFEE
cafe ARBOLITO
cafe Suzuran
[Sui no Kago] Exhibition and cafe
bi.yell café ～koiya～
KOERU
Bears Cafe&BAR
Lunch & Café Fuu
Gallery-Ehagaki-kan(Post card gallery&Cafe)
atelier nipek cafe'&gallery
FERME LA TERRE BIEI
ries café
BETWEEN THE BREAD
Biei Farm
Hanabito Cafe
Restaurant Niji
Home roasted coffee & homemade bread Garden Praise
Traditional Café & Restaurant Ouru no Mori
MERLE
Kitchen hitosaji
Mustache-Boss
Cafe' de La Paix
