Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill(羊ヶ丘展望台) is located in the west side of Hokkaido National Agricultural Research Center in Sapporo. This is one of the famous scenic place looking over the downtown of Sapporo, Ishikari Plane and the Sea of Japan far.
The statue of Dr. Clark, the founder of the Sapporo Agricultural College, now Hokkaido University, is settled at the center of the hill. He left the words to his student , “Boys, be ambitious!”, that is so famous for Japanese that everyone knows it and we used to say to young people for encourage. There are many grazing sheep and some facilities, a souvenir shop, restaurants and a museum.
Access
Take a Hokkaido Chuo Bus “No.84-Hitsujigaoka line”（福84・羊ヶ丘線）at depot 4, Fukuzumi Bus Terminal : 10 minutes from Fukuzumi Station (Tōhō Line) to Hitsujigaoka.
Open
*Open all the year.
| Open Hours | |
|---|---|
| May – Jun | 8:30〜18:00 |
| Jul – Aug | 8:30〜19:00 |
| Sep | 8:30〜18:00 |
| Oct – Apr | 9:00〜17:00 |
Hitsujigaoka Rest House
| Open Hours | |
|---|---|
| May – Jun | 10:30〜17:00 |
| Jul – Aug | 10:30〜19:00 |
| Sep | 10:30〜18:00 |
| Oct – Apr | 10:30〜15:00 |
Austrian House / Sapporo Snow Festival Museum
| Open Hours | |
|---|---|
| May – Jun | 8:30〜18:00 |
| Jul – Aug | 8:30〜19:00 |
| Sep | 8:30〜18:00 |
| Oct – Apr | 9:00〜17:00 |
Admission Fee
| Fee | Group fee | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | ¥530 | ¥480 |
| Student | ¥300 | ¥270 |
Parking
Free
Facilities
- Austrian House – souvenir shop and Free Wifi.
- Rest House – the restaurant where you can eat “Jingisukan”, mutton and ram barbecue originated in Hokkaidō
- Clark Chapel
- Hitsujigaoka Wedding Palace
- Sapporo Snow Festival Museum
- Ashiyu Hot Spa for bathing foot
