Stopped by this Roadside Station to stretch my legs. It’s well built and has a lot of food and snack options. Parking is huge and can fit many cars. There are also a handful of food trucks outside. As well as a farmers market with fresh locally sourced fruits and vegetables. I opted to eat at one of the food trucks, Takusannome. They specialize in HONEY TOAST. One of my favorite combinations of food. Simple yet so tasty! It was well made, although portions were relatively small it was good. I would go again especially given the price is very affordable.

Visited there expecting that there were some cycle racks in front of the station. There actually were. The only problem was there was a rope attached to them and couldn’t hang bikes on them. Cyclists just leaned their bikes against them. Please remove the rope so that we can use them. Other than that the facility was clean and nice with a lot of visitors.

(Translated by Google) The parking lot is large here! However, I think the white line is narrow. I think you need to be careful when getting on and off. There are many sister cities in Tobetsu-cho, such as Italian restaurants that have seats for light foods, and shops that sell their specialties and sake. Mochi made from Tobetsu rice is also on sale. There is also a vegetable shop next door. We sell seasonal vegetables and flowers. There is Lloyds nearby! (Original) こちらは駐車場は広いです！ただ白線が狭めだと思います。 乗り降り注意が必要かなと思います。 軽めに食べられる物から席をしっかり設けているイタリアン、また当別町は姉妹都市が多数あるのでそちらの名物やお酒など扱っている売店があります。 当別のお米を使ったお餅も売られてます。 隣には野菜の直売所もあります。 季節の野菜や花など販売してます。 近くにはロイズがあります！

(Translated by Google) The nearest roadside station from Sapporo. Sweden House is building a town called Sweden Hills in Tobetsu, so this Scandinavian Kazemichi Station has a very strong Swedish House color. Camping and pets are not allowed, but it is a roadside station with hidden potential for growth, perhaps because of the neighborhood. There are also restaurants and a flower and vegetable market. There is a beautiful lawn behind the building. The distant mountains that can be seen from there are also very beautiful. It is a roadside station that is not crowded and has a very good quality. (Original) 札幌から1番近い道の駅。 スウェーデンハウスが当別町にスウェーデンヒルズという街を作っている関係で、この北欧の風道の駅もスウェーデンハウス色がとても強いです。 キャンプやペット不可となってますが、近隣の事を考えてなのか、いずれまだまだ伸びしろが隠れた道の駅です。 飲食店や花野菜売り場もある。 建物の裏手には綺麗な芝が張られている。 そこからみえる遠くの山並みなどもとても綺麗です。 ガチャガチャしてなくて、とても品の良い道の駅です。

Stopped by for a little nice toilet break.

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(Translated by Google) A relatively new roadside station along National Route 337. The building is stylish as it is located in Tobetsu Town where Sweden Hills is located. The view is beautiful with a wide view of the Ishikari Plain. The parking lot is quite large, but since it is close to Sapporo city, it can get quite crowded during Golden Week. The facility has multiple restaurants, and the menus are original. There are also many attractive souvenirs. The standard soft-serve ice cream at the roadside station is Swedish soft-serve ice cream, which is unique in appearance and taste. It's a loss if you don't eat this. In the summer, there is a good selection of farm-fresh produce, but in the spring, the nearby Shinshinotsu and Shishi-no-Michi-no-Eki seem to have a better selection. (Original) 国道337号線沿いにある比較的新しい道の駅。スウェーデンヒルズがある当別町にあるだけあって建物もオシャレな感じです。石狩平野を広く見渡せて景色も良い。 駐車場はかなり広いが、札幌市から近いだけあってゴールデンウィークなどはかなり込み合います。 施設は複数の飲食店にありメニューもオリジナリティがある。 お土産なども豊富で魅力的。 道の駅定番ソフトクリームはスウェーデンソフトがあり見た目も味も唯一無二。これは食べなければ損です。 産直は夏になれば結構な品数となりますが、春は近くの新篠津や後志の道の駅の方が品数が揃っている感じです。

(Translated by Google) It is a stylishly designed building that uses plenty of wood. It's very crowded, probably because it's easily accessible from Sapporo. Like a food court, it offers a variety of meals, so I get the impression that many people stop by just to eat. (Original) 木をふんだんに使ったおしゃれなデザインの建物です。 札幌からのアクセスも良いためか非常ににぎわっています。 フードコートのように様々な食事を提供していますので、食事目的で立ち寄る方も多い印象です。

(Translated by Google) This is a medium-sized roadside station that appears in the middle of a rice field. There is a full food court. A kitchen car was also on display. It's great that you can buy vegetables and flowers directly from the farm at a cheap price. The parking lot is large and seems to be used for overnight stays. (Original) 田んぼの中に現れる中規模の道の駅です。フードコートが充実しています。キッチンカーも出店していました。産直の野菜やお花などもあり安く買えるのはありがたいですね。駐車場は広く車中泊等にも利用されているようです。

(Translated by Google) There are many electric bicycles for rent. Maybe it's because I love cycling? It takes less than 10 minutes to get to the roadside station. (Original) レンタル電動自転車がたくさんあります。サイクリング好きの土地柄かな？乗れば道の駅まで１０分かかりません。

(Translated by Google) It will be closed at the end of March 2023. (Original) 2023年3月いっぱいで閉店しています。

(Translated by Google) The station is located in a mixed area of ​​residential areas for commuters to Sapporo and rural areas from the beginning. It was renovated following the example of a Swedish-style house called Sweden Hills, which is located on top of a hill. The station and restrooms were clean. There are hot springs and a Lloyd's chocolate factory nearby, and a new station is currently being built near the Lloyd's factory. When the station building is completed, it will be renamed to Tami Station, taking the characters of Ishikari from Tami Ishikari. There was a tourist plaza inside the station building, but it is currently closed due to the state of emergency declared on September 2021. (Original) 札幌へ通勤客の住宅地と最初からの農村が混在地域の駅。丘の上にあるスエーデンヒルズと言うスエーデン風住宅に習って改築。駅もトイレも綺麗でした。近くに温泉、ロイズチョコの工場があり現在そのロイズ工場の近くに新しい駅を建設中。その駅舎が完成すると石狩太美の石狩の文字を取って太美駅に改称されるとか。駅舎の中には観光プラザありましたが2021.9.現在緊急事態宣言のため閉館してました。

(Translated by Google) This is an unmanned station on the Gakuen Toshi Line. The station building has the basic appearance of "Sweden Hills" in Tobetsu Town. (Original) 学園都市線の無人駅です 駅舎は当別町にある｢スゥエーデンヒルズ｣の基本とした外観になっています

(Translated by Google) A really small country station. But why can you feel the warmth from the moment you enter the automatic door? There are a wide variety of posters posted on the walls, and I wonder if each one of them helps maintain the kindness of the town. (Original) 本当に小さな田舎の駅。だけども温もりが自動ドアを入った瞬間から感じられるのは何故？壁に貼った掲示物も多種多様、そんな一点一点がその街の優しさをKeepしてくれているのかな？

(Translated by Google) It is a station that has a very impressive station building, trains can be exchanged, and the red pillars on the platform make it very impressive. (Original) 立派な駅舎、そして列車交換可能、ホームにある赤い柱がとてもインパクトのある駅です。

(Translated by Google) Since Lloydstown Station was built, it feels less lively than before. (Original) ロイズタウン駅ができて以前よりは、活気がダウンした感じがしますね。

(Translated by Google) I will get off at this station to go to the hot springs. A very quiet and tasteful station and road. You can also take a walk around the area. (Original) 温泉に行くためこの駅で降ります。 とっても静かで味わい深い駅と道。辺りを散策してもよし。

(Translated by Google) (2023) I come to Tami Station every year to use the nearby hot springs♪ (Original) （2023） 毎年近くの温泉を利用するのに太美駅に来ます♪

TLDR: Not worth the journey here. If you wanna buy chocolate, buy at duty free in airport. If you wanna see the chocolate making process, pop by Royce world at New Chitose Airport. Just another Royce shop that’s out of the way. I don’t recommend coming all the way here, especially since there is no tax free advantages here. You don’t get to see the insides of the factory as well.

Our visit to the factory was awesome! When we thought we have to walk a long path of treacherous slush snow, it turns out that they have a Free Royce Charter Bus service that brings visitors to the factory. The interactive games which are part of factory tour were really fun! We had so much fun playing the random games 😂 The exhibition and effects used to show the process of chocolate making from the origins were very pretty too. Lastly, they have a bakery with very interesting baked, soft cream and many limited edition items sold at the factory. In cobclusion, I highly recommend everyone to visit Royce Chocolate Factory. ^^

Our stopover for icecream as our day ride Sapporo-Ishikari

Their choc soft serve is different from the ones from their stores. It’s still nice but the chocolate soft serve is richer and cheaper in the normal stores

Royce factory tour available. Do make reservations in advance. You wont be able to make same day reservations online. We got lucky and was accepted as walkin. There was introduction about Royce background, games and chocolate making /workshop with additional fee required. Parking available.

Great experience at Royce Chocolate Factory! You can expect to spend around 1.5 hours in the museum. There are plenty of things to see in the museum and even complimentary chocolates towards the end. Do note that last entry is at 3pm.

**. Twice been here and the one across the river, but am failing to understand why their factory outlets don’t carry everything??? It’s their flagship shop yet either they carry limited stocks or not at all!! Quite frustrating. Nice to be at the factory where you can only get 'special/selected' flavors/productions that you don't get anywhere else. But yet, even the 'common items', they don't always have all the stock despite being at the factory itself. A little strange. But perhaps they don't expect many to come to this factory to buy their chocolate-fixes!

I’ve had an amazing time here. Make sure to come with an empty stomach as there are so many savory and sweet options to choose. They even have a chocolate workshop that you can take part in for an extra fee. Highly recommend!!

I suggest buying only the limited items that are available at this place.

(Translated by Google) I visited Tobetsu Shrine during a tour of the ten shrines in Tobetsu Town to pray and receive a stamp. The chief priest had just finished the exorcism, and carefully Thank you for your response. The priest was a young priest, and his cute 2-year-old child was moving around the shrine office energetically. Next time, I would like to visit the place where I had to go to worship at a distance in the concurrent shrine, and receive your colorful Goshuin stamp. (Original) 当別町内十社巡りで当別神社に参拝と御朱印拝受にやってきました。 ちょうど宮司さんがお祓い終わって、丁寧に 対応いただきました。 若い宮司さんで、2歳の可愛いお子さんが社務所内元気に動き回ってました。 次回は、兼務社のなかで遠くでの参拝で終わってしまったところの参拝と、笑がみさまのカラフルな御朱印を戴きたいと思っています。

(Translated by Google) I visited you for the first time. The red stamp for a limited time was cute. I felt calm in a very quiet place, but is it a shrine maiden? Was he in a bad mood? I wanted a little more smile. (Original) 初めて伺わせていただきました。 期間限定の御朱印が可愛かったです。 とても静かな所で気持ちが落ち着きましたが、巫女さん？の機嫌が悪かったのかな？もう少し笑顔欲しかったです。

(Translated by Google) I came here to visit the eho because the eho was here from my home. There were torii gates diagonally in two directions, but one was covered with snow. The shrine has a simple structure with beautiful gold decorations. We rang the bell and prayed quietly. There are many types of goshuin, including ones that change monthly, and they are very cute. (Write down) It was a shrine that I would like to visit again in a season without snow. (Original) 自宅から恵方がこちらだったので、恵方参りに来ました。 鳥居が斜めに２方向ありましたが、1つは雪でおおわれていました。 お社は金の装飾が美しいシンプルな造りです。鈴を鳴らし、静かにお参りさせて頂きました。 御朱印は月替りなど種類も多く、とても可愛らしいです。（書き置き） 雪のない季節に、また訪れたい神社でした

(Translated by Google) Worshiped on January 5, 4th year of Reiwa. In front of the end of the JR Gakuentoshi Line, get off at Ishikari Tobetsu Station and walk 10 minutes to the park. It is said that this shrine is enshrined by the pioneer of Tobetsu, Date Kuninao, the head of the Sendai Domain Ichimon and Iwadeyama Date family. Even in the 21st century, I arrived at the land of heavy snowfall, thinking that it would have been difficult at the time of reclamation. (Original) 令和4年1月5日に参拝。 JR学園都市線の終点前、石狩当別駅下車徒歩10分の公園に鎮座しております。 この神社は当別の開拓者である仙台藩一門・岩出山伊達家当主伊達邦直公が祀られているとの事。この21世紀ですら極寒豪雪の土地、開拓当時はさぞ辛かったんだろうと思いを馳せ帰路に着きました。

(Translated by Google) It is very large as it is part of the park grounds. There are several torii gates, but all of them are magnificent. There was a ring in Shikichi. (Original) 公園の敷地と一緒になっているのでとても広いです。鳥居が何個かあるのですが全部立派でした。しきちに土俵がありました。

(Translated by Google) I visited Tobetsu Shrine to see the cute-looking goshuin stamps that I had noticed on Instagram for some time. The stamps seem to be different each month, and some have handwritten parts and some have Japanese paper pasted on them, so they were very cute. The stamp fee was 700 yen. I would like to visit you again if I have a chance. (Original) Instagramで以前から気になっていた当別神社の可愛いらしい御朱印を目当てに訪問しました。 御朱印は月ごとに違うようで、手書き部分があったり、和紙を貼り付けている部分もあり、とても可愛かったです。 朱印料は700円でした。 また機会があれば伺いたいです。

(Translated by Google) The Lord's response is divine. I visited on New Year's Day because I wanted to receive a New Year's stamp. A priest happened to be passing by where there was only a note left, and he happily gave me a goshuin stamp! Is the time okay? He wrote: I was very happy that they responded smartly even though they were busy. It's also nice that you can bring your dog along. (Original) 神主さんの対応が神ってます。 お正月の御朱印を頂きたくて元日伺いました。 書き置きしかない所を、偶然通りかかった神主さんが、快く御朱印良いですよ！時間大丈夫ですか？と書いてくれました。 忙しかった中スマートに対応して下ってとても嬉しかったです。 ワンちゃん同伴OKな所も素敵です。

(Translated by Google) (Visited on April 24, 2020) After Tsukigata, we headed to Tobetsu. The destination is Tobetsu Shrine. This will be my first visit to Tobetsu Shrine. I followed the navigation instructions and entered the shrine's parking lot to visit. The guardian dog in front of the second torii gate was large and magnificent. After visiting the shrine, I headed to the awarding place. It was written that in addition to Tobetsu Shrine, you can also receive the stamps of the Shotoku Shrine within the shrine grounds. Regarding other concurrent companies, it seems that only participants of tours held from May to October can participate. It was very cold waiting in front of the awarding place in the strong wind as usual. When I received the goshuin, I was so cold that I was unable to visit Shotoku Shrine. I would like to visit again on my next visit. (Original) （令和4年4月24日参拝） 月形の次は当別に向かいました。 目的地は当別神社です。 当別神社は初めての参拝となります。 ナビの案内に従って神社の駐車場に入れて参拝をしました。 二の鳥居の前にある狛犬さんは大きくて立派なものでした。 参拝を終えて授与所に向かいます。 当別神社のほか、境内社の聖徳神社の御朱印もいただけることが書かれていました。 他の兼務社については、5月から10月に行われるツアーの参加者のみいただけるようです。 相変わらずの強風の中、授与所の前で待っているのは大変寒かったです。 御朱印を拝受したときは体が冷え切ってしまい、聖徳神社の参拝には行けませんでした。 また次回の参拝の機会にお参りしたいと思います。

(Translated by Google) I went there for the first time. I've been to many different shrines, but they are amazing! ! ! I would like to take a walk once the snow melts. The goshuin stamp is also wonderful! ! You can also get the monthly goshuin, the normal version, and the goshuin of Zaimokusawa Shrine here! (Original) 初めて行きました。神社はいろんなところを回っていますが、圧巻！！！ 雪が溶けたら散歩してみたいです。 御朱印も素晴らしい！！ 月替わりの御朱印と、ノーマル版、材木澤神社の御朱印もこちらでいただけます！