Came here all the way from Singapore because of Umamusume, and it really did not disappoint. I got to meet Cheval Grand (my favourite) and Blast One Piece. I don't know much about horse racing or horses in general, but it was a fun experience being there and getting to learn about the horses.
I took a shuttle bus from New Chitose Airport, and since it was in the winter there was only one bus at 10:30am. If you are arriving via the JR train, go to level two and walk south until you reach the JAL departure gates, there is an escalator down slightly further ahead. The bus was on time and it was a smooth and quick journey to the horse park.
Upon arrival you are required to show the QR code if you have bought a ticket online from ASOVIEW (which I did), after that you were free to roam around. Oh and don't worry if the place smells bad, it's not as bad as you think. Unfortunately some paths were pretty muddy as the snow was melting, but some plastic pallets were laid out as temporary walkways, there are wooden walk ways too.
The Happy Pony Show was nice and I got to watch GiGi perform. The souvenir shop is also next to the show, which I bought a very nice Kitasan Black keychain.
I decided to visit some of the real life counterparts from Umamusume, most of which were at Stable 3. Cheval Grand was sitting like a cat, and there was a sleepy Blast One Piece near by. I also saw Hyayakko, and although she's not an Umamusume character (yet), she is somewhat famous after a video showing Cheval Grand ragebaiting Hyayakko.
I visited a couple of the other horses in the other stables and had a good time taking photos and videos of them.
I also visited Deep Impact's memorial which was down a little road, but not hard to find if you have a map. It was a very nice view with horses and the occasional plane in the background. Highly recommend to visit.
Lunch at K's Garden was nice, and there are tables easily available.
All in all, it's a nice place to visit if you are close by and are a fan of horses. It's cheap and easy to visit even if you don't have a car!
If you have even a passing interest in horse racing, visiting this park is an absolute bucket-list experience. The facilities are beautiful, beautifully maintained, and incredibly welcoming, but the absolute highlight is the chance to see a true living legend in person: **Golden Sixty**.
It was really nice visiting the Northern Horse Park. We were able to see Cheval Grand and he was just chilling his head out in the cooling wind. It was easy to get a taxi from New Chitose Airport to go there but couldn’t locate a taxi nearby to take the trip back. Luckily there is a free bus shuttle service to the airport at 2pm & 3pm so we manage to catch the transport back. Would recommend to come early as the place is quite big and has other activities to do like horse riding and pony show and a shop selling all uma related stuff. Great place for uma lovers.
Horses were cute and food there was surprisingly good. There’re pony shows and various horses to pet. There’s horseback riding and even horse carriages
Great place to bring your kids to visit. Suggest that you reach first thing in the morning. There are horse rides, pony shows and a range of other fringe activities to do. You can cycle around or rent a buggy. You can also feed the horses at stable 3 for a fee. There are restaurants on site for you to dine as a family.
