Hokkaido"nature & sightseeing" Information

　"Kikonai-town where sailing ship Kanrin-maru of the end of Edo period sleep"

■ Kikonai-cho

　　　　The town and Kikonai-cho at which it is located in southwestern Hokkaido and the Hokkaido Shinkansen stops.

　　　People who come from Hakodate are the towns of the important place of the trafic which leads in the direction of Esashi-cho with the direction of Matsumae-cho with the Matsumae castle, or the old history in which the "kitamaebune-ship" departed and arrived once.


The train of the Hokkaido Shinkansen
(Kikonai Station)

　　　　Kikonai-cho is known as a town which We got blocked 1 page of history of the end of Edo Period, and became "a ground of the last moment of Kanrin-maru."


　Kanrin-maru became the last ground

■ Charm

▼Charm Part 1... Ground connected with Kanrin-maru [ of an end of Edo Period ]

　　　　Kanrin-maru is about 50 m in length built in the Netherlands in 1857 (Ansei four years),Although it is a caique of 600 tons of gross tonnage, and a 6-knot speed, it is in Ansei 7 three years after,Kaishu Katsu and others joins as an attendance warship of the U.S. warship which picked up the mission of Japan which is in charge of negotiation of the United States in a Japan-U.S. treaty of commerce, We cross the Pacific Ocean, and it is said that we carried out activity which plays a part in modernization of Japan, such as passing into the United States.


The picture which imagines the footprint of Kanrin-maru

The monument of Kanrin-maru (Saraki-cape)

　　　　After retreating active service, We operated as a cargo boat at home, but this Kanrin-maru sinks by Saraki-cape offing of Kikonai-cho, and is said to still sleep as it is. After going into commission, they were short years of only 14 years.


"I sleep here "the written signboard

We are opening various events, if We will praise the achievement of Kanrin-maru, the monument of Kanrin-maru will be locally connected with erection, and the flower and tulip of the Netherlands in the park of a cape, We will make the tulip of 50,000 balls bloom in May every year and We will tell this history lengthways.
May when a tulip will bloom -- "Saraki-cape tulip fair" and August -- "-- Kikonai Kanrin-maru festval--", We are opening .


　Kanrin-maru surrounded by the tulip


　　　The Saraki-cape of Kanrin-maru

　　　In Kikonai-cho, "Kanrin-maru communication" in which the report concerning [ "the meeting of which We dream at Kanrin-maru and a Saraki-cape" by local people ] inauguration and kanrin-maru appeared is published, and also the eager movment of a study meeting, an open course, etc. being opened etc. continues.

▼Charm Part 2... Extremely cold "Kanchu Misogi Ritual(Festival)"

In Kikonai-cho, the shinto ritual of the tradition which will continue in about 200 years is inherited. It is the "Kanchu Misogi" of the Samegawa-shrine performed to one midmonth of the every year extremely cold.

　　　　Four local young men do water ablutions in a bottom belt figure and purify the body, it is an event which dive into the sea with the object of worship, and purifies the object of worship. It is said that this shrine ritual prays for a good harvest or a bumper fish crop, and is performed.


Young men who purifies the body by water ablutions

Locally, We perform "Kanchu Misogi" by the name of a "Kanchu Misogi Festival" for three days from January 13th to the 15th every year, and are crowded with the spectator of many of deep faith.


　Four young men who purify the object of worship in sea water


▼Charm Part 3... It is "Hotate Aburi Bowl（Broiled Scallops Bowl）" when visiting a gourmet "Kikonai town.

According to commencement of business of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Kikonai seamount bowl - "Broiled Scallops Bowl" was developed on the town-basis newly as a "Kikonai this place gourmet" using the delicacies from the sea and delicacies from the mountains from Kikonai.


　"Broiled Scallops Bowl" image (tourist agency HP)

　　　　It is the combination meal of four points which attached the garnish, the soup, and the scent thing to "Broiled Scallops Bowl" puffily summarized by soft rice-"Fukkurinko" that rice should cook juicy "scallop" which can be taken in the sea with a green pepper or a tomato, and should cook color up by the product from South Hokkaido mainly.

　　　　We hear that the eating place of seven houses of the Kikonai neighborhood participates and provides, and comes out, and We can enjoy "Broiled Scallops Bowl" using the specialty of each store from which a vessel is also different.
"Broiled Scallops Bowl" serves as including tax [ common to each store / of 950 yen ].

 ■ Picture provided

▼ Kikonai-cho fishery commerce and industry Group...01392-2-3131

　　- HP ... "Here"

▼ Kikonai-cho sightseeing association... 01392-6-7357

　　- HP ... "Here"