The town of Iwanai is located in the red-colored area called Shiribeshi in the western part of this map. About two hours drive from the New Chitose Airport and 1 and 3/4 hours from Sapporo.
Soup currey is one of the Japanese currey dishes which does not use wheat flower and seasoned only spice in the base soup. It is characterized by the aroma, stimulation, and spiceness of the spices and the relatively large size of ingredients. It became a boom in Sapporo in the 2000s, and then spread through Japan.
Cherry Blossoms in the Iwanai Shinto Shrine, which has history of about 200 years. During the Kansei period, around 1800, the Matsumae feudal lord ordered Yozaemon Kumanoya, a contractor in Iwanai to enshrine Ichikishima Hime no Kami, the God of Water.
With a large number of mikoshi, parading through the town of Iwanai, this lively summer festival is an authentic tradition of Japan. Mikoshi or portable shrine is a carriage for Gods, and is carried on sholders to worship Gods.
With a large number of mikoshi parading through the town of Iwanai, this lively summer festival is an authentic tradition of Japan. It is held the first week of every July and August.
This blog introduces virgin snow in Japan and town of Iwanai, where you could have blessing of nature, the sea and snow, and it is located two hour and half drive from the center of Sapporo, a northern city of Japan.