- Hokkaido Garden Show
- Outline
We present new styles of gardens from Tokachi, Hokkaido, in 2012
Unlike a showy garden show produced by big businesses in big cities, this garden show
is being created and nurtured with patience and care in the rich, natural environment of
Hokkaido. The gardens enhance each other's charm and together make one coherent whole.
Through dialogues between the gardens and people, we propose new roles for gardens in the
future. At the same time we are presenting pre-events and other hands-on programs for the
people in our community. We are also holding a competition that provides a gateway for young
garden designers. Through such events, we hope to gradually foster garden culture and a new
generation of garden designers.
It is a garden show surrounded by the clear streams and natural broad leaf forests of the
northland. We are convinced that this garden show will present a new appeal for gardens.
Outline
- Period:
- June 2, 2012 - October 8
- Admission:
- 1,500 yen (advance ticket 1,000 yen), Junior and senior high school students
and college student 500 yen, Free for primary school children or younger
- In cooperation with:
- Chaumont Garden Festival (France), The Royal Horticultural Society in Japan, Consultants of Landscape Architecture in Japan
- Supporters:
- Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport , Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (requesting),Tourism Agency,Ministry of the Environment, IFLA (International Federation of Landscape Architects),Hokkaido Government, Hokkaido Tourism Organization, Hokkaido Economic Federation,JA-ZENCHU (Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives),JA Hokkaido Chuokai (Hokkaido Prefectural Union of Agricultural Cooperatives),Tokachi Association of Towns and Villages, Tokachi Tourism Federation, Tokachi Federation of Societies of Commerce and Industry, City of Obihiro, Obihiro Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Shimizu-town Tourist Association, Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan Association Of Professional Garden Designers, Japan Gardening Society, Japanese Institute of Landscape Architects, Container Gardening Society, Japan Hanging Basket Society, Japan Hanging Basket Society Hokkaido Branch, Garden Island Hokkaido Tokachi Executive Committee, Tokachi Federation of Gardeners and Landscape Contractors, Hokkaido Obihiro Ornamental Horticultural Producers Federation, Obihiro Florists Federation, Hokkaido Flower Master Tokachi Liaison Council, Hokkaido Shimbun Press, Asahi Shimbun Hokkaido Branch, Mainichi Shimbun Hokkaido Branch, Yomiuri Shimbun Hokkaido Branch office, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. Sapporo Branch, Kyodo News Sapporo Branch, Jiji Press Hokkaido Branch, HBC, STV, HTB, UHB, NHK Obihiro Broadcasting Station, Obihiro City Cable, FM-JAGA
The Overall Structure of the Garden Show
Four Theme Gardens
The four large theme gardens have been cultivated by the Tokachi Millennium Forest for many years. Three of the gardens were designed with natural themes, one each for "the earth," "the forest," and "wild flowers," and one with the theme of "agriculture," which is important to the relationship between people and the natural environment. The four gardens were made by leading designers of the east and the west, namely, Dan Pearson, an internationally renowned garden designer, and Takano Landscape Planning, a company of landscape architects. Please come and enjoy the spacious and relaxing Hokkaido gardens, which utilize the power of the earth to causes geological changes.
Meadow Garden
[A paradise of the wild flowers of Hokkaido]
Forest Garden
[A garden that has drawn on the potential of the forest]
Earth Garden
[Magic of the Earth]
Farm Garden
[The garden combined with farming]
Four Designer Gardens and Art Installations
The four invited designers, Haruki Shirai, Koichiro Nakatani, Hitoshi Taketani, and Dan Pearson, will display their full skills in a broadleaved forest of water oaks and Japanese elms over 70 years old, where the clear streams murmur. Each designer has chosen their respective favorite site, and is now developing an idea for the design. The art installations,Nobuho Nagasawa, will be exhibited in the Forest Garden. Please look forward to seeing what the collaborations of the artists with the Forest Garden can produce.
Competition Gardens: Seven Small Gardens in the Forest and Goats' Playgarden
We ask that the competition gardens be designed with a creative mind free from conventional
concepts of what a garden should be. We would like not only garden designers but also people
of various fields such as landscape architects, artists, architects, and fashion designers, to
join the competition. The theme for the Seven Small Gardens in the Forest is Garden for Love.
Interpret this theme as you will, and express it as a "garden." Many goats are put out to pasture
in the Farm Garden. Please give these goats a "playgarden." The natural behavior and tastes of
goats should be taken into consideration for the design. The competition is to be announced
officially in the beginning of February, 2011.
Exchange with Garden Lovers
This Garden Show will be completed over the course of one year. During that period, many garden lovers will be able to enjoy exchange with eminent garden designers. Workshops and the Garden Academy, where you can directly learn from the designers, are planned as preevents.
Events Held in the Gardens
Since ancient times, gardens have accommodated various events such as tea parties, haiku poetry gatherings, banquets, concerts, and dances. These events, together with gardens themselves, have cultivated the garden culture. Hokkaido Garden Show also plans to hold diverse events in the gardens.
