About this location: Bibai
Bibai, in the Ishikari Plain, features vast farmlands. Arte Piazza Bibai (an outdoor sculpture museum by Kan Yasuda), wildflowers at Angus Farm, and silos in snow represent Hokkaido's pastoral charm.
Key features
- Arte Piazza Bibai — opened 1992, Kan Yasuda's outdoor sculpture park with about 40 white-marble works, free admission
- Former Sakae Elementary School — a wooden 1981-shuttered school building repurposed, blending nostalgic architecture with contemporary sculpture
- Snow Field with Sculptures — January–March, when white marble meets white snow in an otherworldly composition, with stargazing possible
- Ishikari Plain farmland — vast paddies, silos, cattle, and archetypal Hokkaido pastoral scenes; summer thunderclouds enhance the frame
- Bibai Yakitori — birthplace of nationally known «Bibai Yakitori,» with about 30 famous shops across town
