Bibai | Travel

Arte Piazza Bibai

アルテピアッツァ美唄

20-30min by bus from Bibai Station

The photogenic sculpture park of Arte Piazza is located inside the old wooden elementary school built in the colliery-era, it exhibits the marble work of Bibai-born famous sculptor Yasuda Kan in the classrooms and open-air grounds setting.

Miyajima-numa

宮島沼

30min by bus from Iwamizawa Station, get off at Otomi, then 17min walk

This 30-hectare circular marsh is Japan’s largest and northernmost nesting site for magan (white-fronted goose). Approximately 50 thousand birds come here in mid to late April, and late September to mid October. Optimal birdwatching timing is dawn or dusk. The Waterbird and Wetland Center (宮島沼水鳥・湿地センター) with displays and maps. You can get there by bus from Iwamizawa or Tsukigata.

Pipa-no-yu Yurin-kan

ピパの湯ゆ〜りん館

20-32min by bus from Bibai Station

The Yurin-kan features a cave-like open-air bath with rural views. It has a modern hotel, restaurant and park golf links. Local buses run from JR Bibai Station.

Tomei Park

東明公園

1min walk from Yurin-kan

If you have a chance to visit Bibai in early to mid May, stretch your legs to Sorachi’s top cherry-blossom viewing spot on a hill. There is an observation tower with a great view. It is next to the Yurin-kan (about 1.5km northwest of the Arte Piazza).

Old Sakurai House

旧桜井家住宅

8min walk from Bibai Station

Built from 1901 to 1933, this nostalgic wooden house belonged to Sakurai family who served as the mayors of Bibai. There is also a small house of agriculture soldiers (美唄屯田兵屋) on the grounds, built in 1893.

Bibai City Historical Museum

美唄市郷土史料館

3min walk from Bibai Station

A 3-minute walk straight down Chuo-dori from JR Bibai Station west gate, this museum exhibits on the history of coal mines, local life and Hokkaido’s only meteorite.

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Bibai-ekimae Hotel Bijiko

美唄駅前ホテルBIJIKO

1min walk from Bibai Station

This is one of Sorachi Region’s most convenience places to stay, if you are relying on the train – it is in front of JR Bibai Station west gate. It has modern Western-style rooms and a lounge.

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Pipa-no-yu Yurin-kan

青の洞窟温泉 ピパの湯 ゆ～りん館

20-32min by bus from Bibai Station

Perched on a scenic hill overlooking the city, the Yurin-kan has a cave-like open-air onsen and the choice of Japanese- or Western-style rooms. Some of Japanese-style rooms have private onsen bath.

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Iwamizawa Hotel 5

岩見沢ホテル5条

8min walk from Iwamizawa Station

Located in the center of Iwamizawa, this business hotel puts everything the city has to offer just outside your doorstep. There is a communal bath.

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