Makomanai Park, Urban park in Minami-ku, Japan.
Makomanai Park is an urban park in Minami-ku, in the southern part of Sapporo, where two rivers meet. It is made up of mixed forests with conifers and broad-leaved trees, crossed by many paths that connect a gymnasium, a restaurant, and a shop.
The site was developed to host venues for the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. After the Games ended, it was converted into a public park and opened to visitors in 1975.
The Salmon Museum inside the park shows how these fish have shaped the way people in this region live and eat for generations. Visitors can see displays that explain the close connection between the local rivers and everyday food culture.
The park is about a 20-minute walk from Makomanai Station on the Namboku subway line. Once inside, a gymnasium, restaurant, and shop are available on site, so a longer visit is easy to plan.
Every May, dogtooth violets cover large parts of the park floor, forming one of the largest displays of this flower seen in any Japanese city park. The blooming window is short, so timing a visit for mid-May gives the best chance of seeing them.
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