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Noboribetsu Bear Park is a brown bear zoo on a mountain reached by ropeway. Date Jidaimura is a theme park that recreates an Edo period town.
Tickets
Bears and the ropeway
Noboribetsu Bear Park
≈¥3,200
Edo town and shows
Date Jidaimura
≈¥3,150
Online listed price for one adult, converted to yen. On-site fares are in the table below.
| Bear Park | Date Jidaimura | |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | ¥3,200 | ¥3,300 |
| Elementary | ¥1,600 | ¥1,700 |
| Age 4 to preschool | ¥1,600 | ¥600 |
| Summer | 9:00–17:00, tickets to 16:20 | 9:00–17:00, entry to 16:00 |
| Winter | 9:30–16:30, tickets to 15:50 | 9:00–16:00, entry to 15:00 |
Bear Park’s winter hours run October 21 to April 20, and children 3 and under are free. Date Jidaimura’s winter hours run November 1 to March 19, and junior high and up pay the adult fare. Both close on some spring days for inspections.
Location and access
BusRopeway
A sketch from Wikipedia coordinates and approximate positions. Lines are straight, not the real roads.
The only way up to Bear Park is the ropeway from the onsen town, about 7 minutes each way, with the round trip included in the ticket. A free weekday shuttle runs from the onsen town to the ropeway base. Date Jidaimura is 6 minutes by Donan Bus from JR Noboribetsu Station and has no shuttle.
What to see
Bear Park also has a brown bear museum, keeper talks, a lookout over a lake and Yukara no Sato, a recreated Ainu village. Date Jidaimura has samurai residences, a ninja house, a merchant street and costume rental.