Summary
The Hokkaido Government invites elementary and junior high students to create the OSHI Sapporo Map at four August workshops with illustrator Sora and Yoko Kanbayashi.
The Hokkaido Government announced on July 10, 2026 a series of workshops and family monitor tours to create the OSHI Sapporo Map. The four-day workshop series runs August 1, 2, 4 and 5, 2026 at the Akarenga (former Hokkaido Government Office) basement first-floor Dominin Base A, and is funded by the Hokkaido prefectural accommodation tax.
What happened
Children work with illustrators to create a recommended sightseeing map of Sapporo. Picture-book author Sora, known for the design of the Kyun-chan character, joins the August 2 workshop, while illustrator Yoko Kanbayashi joins the August 1, 4 and 5 workshops. The workshops are followed each afternoon by a family monitor tour led by a certified guide to Sapporo landmarks such as the Hokkaido Kaitaku Village, Sapporo Beer Museum, Sapporo Satoland, Moerenuma Park, Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium, Sapporo Central Wholesale Market and Jozankei Hot Springs.
Why it matters
The program is one of the first visible activities funded by the Hokkaido prefectural accommodation tax that launched in April 2026. By combining cultural education, community art and family tourism into a single free program, it demonstrates a clear public-benefit use of the new revenue stream.
Key details
- Workshop dates: August 1, 2, 4 and 5, 2026, each from 10:00 to 11:30.
- Workshop venue: Akarenga basement first floor, Dominin Base A, Kita 3-jo Nishi 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo.
- Workshop capacity: 40 participants (first-come basis), free of charge, for grades 4 to 9.
- Family monitor tour dates: Same four days, each from 12:50 to 17:00.
- Tour capacity: 30 participants (including guardians), free of charge; workshop participation required.
- Application deadline: July 28, 2026 at 23:59.
- Funding: Hokkaido prefectural accommodation tax.
For international readers
The program is aimed at Sapporo-area domestic families, but its structure illustrates how the new Hokkaido accommodation tax will be spent on visible public-benefit programming. Overseas readers can watch for similar family-oriented cultural programs funded by the tax in the coming years.
Source: Hokkaido Government announcement.
Source Details
| Source | Hokkaido Government |
|---|---|
| Original Title | 【北海道宿泊税活用事業】「みんなでつくるOSHI札幌MAP！＆親子モニターツアー」参加者の募集について |
| Original Published | 2026-07-10 |
| Region | Sapporo |
| Target Reader | general |
| Review Status | reviewed |
| Risk Level | normal |
| Original Source | Hokkaido Government |
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