Sweden Hills
Sweden Hills (スウェーデンヒルズ, Suēden Hiruzu) is a Swedish-style village in Tōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan.[1]
The houses are wooden and painted falu red. The idea of a Swedish-styled village came when a Swedish ambassador visited the nearby town center of Tobetsu and thought that the climate was quite similar to the Swedish climate. Construction of the village started in 1984.[2] The Swedish holiday of the Midsummer festival is one of the traditions celebrated annually in the town, for this the residents dress up and wear traditional Swedish clothes. There is also a Swedish kräftskiva (crayfish party) in August.[2]
The Sweden Hills Golf Club, is nearby.
See also
References
- ^ "There's a Town in Japan That Looks Exactly Like Sweden". February 18, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sweden Hills – the Swedish looking village in Japan | Swedes in the States".
External links
- Sweden Hills (Japanese)
- Midsummer in Sweden Hills (Swedish)
- There's a Town in Japan That Looks Exactly Like Sweden
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