Sapporo Satoland, Agricultural theme park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Japan.
Sapporo Satoland is an agricultural park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, officially named Sapporo Facility of Agricultural Experience and Interchange. Its 74-hectare grounds hold vegetable fields, a petting pasture with goats and sheep, flower gardens, a park golf course with Apple, Beans and Carrot courses, and a barbecue area. A miniature steam train and a horse-drawn carriage run around the site.
The park opened in 1995 with the aim of bringing farming closer to people living in Sapporo, where most residents have little contact with agriculture. From the start, it was designed as a place where practical learning and outdoor leisure could happen side by side.
The name Satoland was chosen in a public contest, combining sato (village) and land, to express the wish for a village loved by citizens. The park hosts the Sapporo Agricultural School, a citizen lecture series, and a market selling JA Ishikari produce. Visitors can watch traditional bread and butter making at Makiba Hall.
The grounds are open in every season, and winter brings sledding and tube sliding on the snow hills plus a roughly 1.4 km cross-country ski course. In summer, a bus, a horse-drawn carriage, rental bicycles and park golf are available on site. Parking holds 1,800 vehicles, and the park is about a 10-minute walk from the Qyoritsu High School bus stop.
In winter, parts of the grounds are converted for snow activities while farm education programs continue inside heated buildings. This means a visitor can experience both farmwork and snow play on the same day without leaving the site.
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