An American Christian missionary couple, George and Ida Geopp Pierson, first came to Japan in 1889 and moved to Kitami, then called Notsukeushi, in 1915. They were devoted to this place and were unstinting in their efforts to raise the level of spiritual culture in the Kitami area. The house, which has been designated a Hokkaido Historic Place, is now a memorial museum with displays showing their missionary activities.
Open daily, except Mondays and the day after national holidays, 9:30-16:30.
Free of charge.
Written Aug 11, 2008
Address: Saiwai Cho 7 Chome 4-28. Tel 0157-23-2546
Website: http://www.kitamikanko.jp/english/28_piason.html
About 70% of the world’s mint was produced in the Kitami area. Dried mint specimens and many kinds of mint products from around the world are on display and at Hakka Joryukan, you can see the process of mint distillation.
Open daily except Mondays and the day after national holidays, from 9:00-16:30.
Free of charge.
For ladies, you can get some mint souvenir here...
Updated Aug 11, 2008
Address: Kitami City, Minami Nakamachi 1-7-28
Website: http://www.kitamikanko.jp/english/21_hakka.html
The plaza and all interior were made by wood. This small plaza serves to encourage, promote and educate about forestry and wood crafts in the Okhotsk area. Wood crafts, wooden furniture and so on are exhibited in the permanent exhibition room.
You can buy wooden souvenirs here...
Open daily, except Monday from 9:00-17:00.
Free of charge.
Written Aug 11, 2008
Address: Kitami City, Izumimachi 1-3-18
Website: http://www.kitamikanko.jp/english/19_okhotsk_tree.html
This is a flower garden that has a variety of flowers in every season. The 28ha for approximately 85 kinds of flower, such as azaleas, moss phloxes, tulips and reddish pink blossoms in spring, hydrangeas, roses,lilies, babies' breath and cosmoses in summer, chrysanthemums, dahlias, orpines and so on in fall.
Unfortunately I came on early May, so the flowers have not bloom yet (T_T)
Free of charge.
Open: April 29th - October 20th.
Written Aug 11, 2008
Website: http://www.kitamikanko.jp/english/01_flower_p.html
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