2026 Minamino Park Fountain Full-Day Course

In a residential area in the south of Obihiro City, close to Minami-no-Mori, fountains rise at Minamino Park every summer. The Minamino Park Fountain is a free water plaza; the 2026 opening period has not yet been announced, and in most years it runs in step with the summer school holidays. The venue is Minamino Park in Obihiro City, and because there is no pool-like depth, even small children who are not yet used to water can play right beside a parent. In the morning, visit nearby Manabe Garden (真鍋庭園). Known as the first garden in Japan to collect conifers, it changes the very air around you as you walk its tree-lined paths. The trees are so tall that almost no sunlight gets through, making it an unbeatable place to spend a midsummer morning in the cool. For lunch, move to Tokachimura next to the Banei horse racing grounds and eat while browsing the products of Tokachi. In the afternoon, change into swimwear, head for the Minamino Park Fountain, and run among the rising jets of water until evening. The charm of this course is that two completely different kinds of time - the quiet of the garden and the liveliness of the fountain - fit into a single day. Because the opening period has not been announced, check the Obihiro City information for that day before you set out.