Sarabetsu
Sarabetsu (更別村 Sarabetsu-mura) is an agricultural village in Kasai District, in the central, southern part of Tokachi Subprefecture.
In 2006, Sarabetsu had a population of 3.404. It has a land area of 176 km². Based on national health insurance expense figures, which are the lowest per capita in Hokkaidō, this village claims to have the healthiest population on the island!
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History
Flora
Sarabetsu is one of a few places in Hokkaido where the dwarf birch Betula tatewakiana (ヤチカンバ Yachikanba) is found. This is a relic species left over from the last glaciation. It grows to a height of 1.5 m [1].
Places of interest
- Sumomo no Sato Sarabetsu 189. [2] Plum Garden with 1,000 trees in 2.5 hectares. Flowering mid to late May.
- Tokachi International Speedway (更別十勝インタナショナルスピードウエイ) Kowa 477, tel 0155 52 3910. Hokkaido's first international motor sports circuit 5.1 km long with a grandstand for 11,000 spectators.
Hotels, restaurants, shops and services
- Cafe Junikagetsu (Cafe 12か月) Aza Sarabetsu 189-28. Closed Wednesdays.
- Nishiyama Chuomachi, tel 0155 52 2065. Cake shop.
- Pansha (パン舎) Minami 2-98-34, tel 0155 52 2897. Open 11.30 to 18.00, weekends and holidays, closed Mondays, Tuesdays. Bakery, also selling Sarabetsu Cheese Creamery' Gouda (see below).
- Sarabetsu Cheese Creamery Noya Farm, Kita 1-95, tel 0155 52 3195. Gouda, a hard 'nutty' Dutch-style cheese.
- Ueru Café (植えるCAFE) 38-5 字勢雄, Sarabetsu, tel 0155 52 3939. [3] Open 11.30 to 14.30 closed Mondays.
Local government
- Village Hall Minami 1-93, Sarabetsu-mura, Kasai-gun 089-1595 tel 0155 52 2111 Official website
Sources
- Tokachi International Association (March 2007) Tokachi Living Guide Obihiro
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Obihiro City • Ashoro District: Ashoro • Rikubetsu • Hiroo District: Hiroo • Taiki • Kamikawa District: Shimizu • Shintoku • Kasai District: Memuro • Nakasatsunai • Sarabetsu • Katō District: Kamishihoro • Otofuke • Shihoro • Shikaoi • Nakagawa District: Honbetsu • Ikeda • Makubetsu • Toyokoro • Tokachi District: Urahoro |
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