What to Do at Tokachi Millennium Forest
A Garden for the Adventurous
At 400 hectares, the sheer scale of Tokachi Millennium Forest provides a lot of space to roam, have open-air adventures, play, and eat. Solo travelers, people traveling with a partner, and families and groups will all find ways to spend a day or more at this Hokkaido garden.
Fans of the outback, for example, can venture far into the hills and meadowlands and deep into the forest on guided off-road tours aboard a Segway or on horseback. The horses are a breed native to Hokkaido known as dosanko. Before you can ride, however, you have to catch, bridle, and saddle your mount. Both Meadow Garden and Earth Garden offer many hideouts and lookouts worthy of exploration.
There are many options for those into quieter pursuits. Some will appeal to nearly everyone, like the cheese-making workshop, which ends with participants making and eating their own pizzas.
The food and drink at the garden café incorporate many of the fruits, vegetables, herbs, and edible flowers that are picked fresh from the farm’s garden.
The goat farm at the Forest is a source of entertainment. Goats are playful animals full of energy. The ones here scamper around and often climb atop the wooden posts and the gym-like apparatus in their play area. Visitors are free to pet the goats and sheep and feed them as well.