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 | ※Closed for construction from Wednesday, October 1 to Sunday, November 30, 2025. During the construction period, the Shirakaba Corridor and SSAW remain open. |
| 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. |
| 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 | 4/26～11/9 |
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| Language | × |
| Fee |
大人・子供(小学生以上) 同額：6,000円 ※1名利用の場合は、9,000円 ※貸切をご希望の場合、1組10,000円の追加料金でお手配可能です ＜料金に含まれるもの＞ ・ガイド料金 ・国内旅行傷害保険 ・消費税 ＜支払方法＞ 現地で現金にてお支払いください ※できるだけお釣りのないようにご用意願います |
Recommended spots for rainy days
Shirogane Tourist Information Center
Aizome Yui-no-mori
AntaaLab
ABE Shunichi Gallery
Takushinkan Photo Gallery
Kaiku kiln
Haruo Kikuchi Photo Gallery
Gallery Atelier Pot-Pourri
Glass Crafts D’arte
Trick Art Museum
Shiki-no-tou Tower
Tokachidake Volcanic Gallery
Alpine flora and rock garden Shinsei-kan (museum)
Emuyu 笑夢遊
RUSTIC Kihika
Garden＆Oil paintings Gallery
Teori-ya Yukimushi Hand-woven workshop
Shikino Joho Kan（Biei Tourism Association）
Recommended Experience Facilities for Rainy Days
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
Tsuboya
焼きたてベビーカステラ～てらてらの丘
Cafe uphill BIEI
美瑛珈琲ロースタリー
pâtisserie Toriko
ASAHIMACHI COFFEE
cafe ARBOLITO
cafe Suzuran
suzuranplus
[Sui no Kago] Exhibition and cafe
KOERU
Bears Cafe&BAR
Home-roasted coffee shop GOSH
Lunch & Café Fuu Specializing in take-away
Gallery-Ehagaki-kan(Post card gallery&Cafe)
atelier nipek cafe'&gallery
FERME LA TERRE BIEI
ries café
BETWEEN THE BREAD
Biei Farm
Hanabito Cafe
Home roasted coffee & homemade bread Garden Praise
Traditional Café & Restaurant Ouru no Mori
Hitosaji Farm
Oka-no-Sanpomichi : Gelato shop ‘Oka-no-Milje (Milje on the Hill)’.
MERLE
Mustache-Boss
Cafe' de La Paix
