Film

HOTEL ROYAL

Central Hokkaido area

A film adaptation of a novel by Kushiro-born author Shino Sakuragi, which won the prestigious Naoki Prize for literature. To preserve the world in the novel, the beginning of the film was shot in Hokkaido. The protagonist, Masayo (Haru), helps with the family hotel after failing the entrance exams for art school. One day, a couple commits suicide in one of the hotel's rooms and the hotel finds itself at the center of a media storm. And then Masayo's father Daikichi (Ken Yasuda) falls ill. Set at a love hotel overlooking the Kushiro wetland, the film explores human nature in various forms.

HOTEL ROYAL has been released on Blu-ray and DVD to great success. Distributor: HAPPINET CORPORATION
©︎ Shino Sakuragi, Shueisha　©️2020, HOTEL ROYAL Film Production Committee

Year released: 2020

Starring: Haru, Kenichi Matsuyama, Ken Yasuda, etc.

Director: Masaharu Take

Screenwriter: Yukako Shimizu

Distributor: Happinet Phantom Studios

STAMP SPOT!

Historical Village of Hokkaido

Nestled amid the abundant nature of Nopporo Forest Park, the Historical Village of Hokkaido is an open-air museum featuring restorations and recreations of buildings from around Hokkaido that were built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The 52 historic buildings are divided into four areas—Downtown, Fishing Village, Farming Village, and Mountain Village—taking you on a journey through Hokkaido's history. It was used as the location for a flashback to the childhood of Miko Noshiro, an employee of HOTEL ROYAL.

Address: 50-1 Konopporo, Atsubetsu-cho, Atsubetsu-ku, Sapporo City, Hokkaido 004-0006

Phone: 011-898-2692

Access: Around 24 minutes by car from JR Shin-Sapporo Station
Around 40 minutes by car from JR Sapporo Station

Open hours: 9:00am - 4:30pm from October to April (no entry less than 30 minutes before closing)

Open period: All year round

Closed: Mondays except during the Sapporo Snow Festival (if Monday is a public holiday or substitute public holiday, the village closes on the next business day), New Year period (December 29 to January 3)

Admission: Admission: 1,000 yen
*200 yen discount for groups of 10 or more
*Free for children aged 15 and under and seniors aged 65 and over

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