Shinhidaka (新ひだか) is a town in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido.

Understand

On 2006, the town of Mitsuishi (三石町) merged with the town of Shizunai (静内町) to create the new town of Shinhidaka. Shizunai is the largest town in the Subprefecture.

Tourist information site

The local tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Get in

By train

• JR Hidaka main line

By bus

• Donan Bus. Connects Shizunai to Sapporo (2.5 hrs). ¥2,340. 

By car

Shizunai is about 2.5 hours from Sapporo by car.

See

Nijikken-dōro

• 1 Nijikken-dōro (二十間道路). 24hours. Best time to see at Early May. This 120-foot-wide avenue, lined with Ezo mountain cherry trees listed as one of Japan's top 100 cherry blossom spots, is the major attraction here. Free. 
• Ainu Museum (新ひだか町アイヌ民俗資料館), 7-1 Shizunaimauta, Shinhidaka (新ひだか町静内真歌7-1) (In Mauta Park), ☏ +81 146433094. Tu-Su 9AM-5PM. A small museum of Japan's aboriginal people. Free. (updated Feb 2023)

Do

If you go to mountains, in spring and summer, you can see cherry blossoms. Due to the latitude and climate, the trees blossom later than in the rest of Japan. This can be beneficial if you have arrived in Japan after the main cherry blossom season. Fishing, camping, and hiking are popular. In winter, you can see many swans in the Shibechari River.

• Riding Hills Shizunai (ライディングヒルズ静内). For horse lovers. 

Buy

• Nakai Suisan (中井水産). Fresh marine products and tasty hors d'oeuvres. 
• Ota Apiary (太田養蜂場), Miyukicho 6-3-26. Sells locally produced honey. 

Go next

• Urakawa
• Niikappu
• Nakasatsunai
• Taiki

Routes through Shinhidaka

Tomakomai ← Niikappu ←

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→ Samani