À propos de ce lieu: Bibai
Bibai, dans la plaine d'Ishikari, présente de vastes terres agricoles. Arte Piazza Bibai (musée de sculpture en plein air de Kan Yasuda), fleurs sauvages à la Ferme Angus et silos enneigés incarnent le charme pastoral de Hokkaido.
Points forts
- 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