Obihiro

Among the cities of Hokkaido Prefecture, Obihiro stands out for its role at the heart of the agricultural Tokachi Plain. The city lies beside the Tokachi River, amid a region associated with dairy farming, field crops and a food culture shaped by Hokkaido’s broad inland expanses. Obihiro is the home of ban’ei horse racing: at its racecourse, powerful draft horses pull heavily weighted sleds up sand ramps, a form of racing found nowhere else in Japan. Local menus are also closely linked with butadon, grilled pork served over rice, which originated here. Browse other webcams across Hokkaido Prefecture to place Obihiro in a wider geographic context.

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