2026 Minami Park Fountain / Mist Fountain: A Full Day Course

At Minami Park (南公園) in central Obihiro, fountains and mist fountains rise in summer, and children run through them shrieking with delight. The Minami Park Fountain / Mist Fountain is a free water plaza. The 2026 opening period has not been announced; in past years it runs to match the summer holidays. The venue is Minami Park in Obihiro City, and the mist fountain is easy to enter even for small children who are afraid of getting wet. This course is built around the food of Tokachi, so the morning heads to Tokachi Mura, which adjoins the Banei Horse Racing Track. It is a farm-direct market lined with Tokachi farm produce and processed goods, and just looking at the shelves tells you what this land produces. For lunch, have Obihiro's famous butadon at Panchou, known as the originator of the dish. The aroma of the sweet-savory sauce is a treat that children understand at once. Afterwards, stop by the Rokkatei Obihiro Main Store (六花亭 帯広本店) for a sweet in the cool of the tearoom. In the afternoon, change into swimwear and head for the Minami Park Fountain / Mist Fountain, running about between the water and the mist until evening. Eating, cooling off and playing: it is a day in the middle of town packed with what makes Tokachi Tokachi.