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Local commercials broadcast in Hokkaido

In each region, there are local commercials that are only broadcast there.

In particular, the local commercials from your own hometown are likely familiar from childhood, and many of them probably stick vividly in your memory.

In this article, we’ll showcase a wide selection of local commercials that have aired in Hokkaido.

Given Hokkaido’s unique regional landscape, there are many companies and products not found on Honshu, which means there are lots of local commercials.

We’ve picked out mainly nostalgic local commercials, so please take this opportunity to check them out.

Local commercials broadcast in Hokkaido (21–30)

Hokuyo Bank Super Arca: “Aoi you READY? Sea” VersionYo Oizumi

Hokuyo Bank Super Arca 'Blue you READY? Sea Version' (TV Commercial)

Yo Oizumi appears in a commercial for Hokuyo Bank, which is headquartered in Sapporo.

In this ad, they introduce Super Arca, the bank’s card loan product.

In keeping with the blue Super Arca card, Oizumi appears wearing a blue shirt against a backdrop of blue sky and sea.

It’s a refreshingly striking production, isn’t it?

Satsudora

Satsudora Commercial 2023

Satsudora is a drugstore chain headquartered in Sapporo, Hokkaido, with many stores primarily across Hokkaido.

This commercial highlights how easy it is to purchase Satsudora’s products and emphasizes the great prices that let users shop smart.

Featuring a cute animation of a character shopping, its colorful visuals convey the joy of getting good deals.

The overall relaxed tone gives the impression of a brand that gently supports everyday life.

Toyako Park Hotel Sun Palace

Toyako Park Hotel Sun Palace Commercial [Hokkaido Local]

Toya Park Hotel Sun Palace is a resort facility located in Toyako Onsen, Hokkaido.

Although the operating company has changed and the hotel has been renovated multiple times, it remains a popular destination.

Known for its catchphrase “the amusement park of baths,” it was famous for its “World’s Best Grand Bath,” which combined a pool with a large public bath.

The commercials convey a sense of pure fun, showing how guests can go back and forth between the spacious pool and the expansive bath area.

The ad’s lively tone raises expectations for the place, highlighting the appeal of a spot that blends the best aspects of a resort hotel and a theme park.

Seicomart

Nice commercial: Seicomart Christmas Mai Satoda 2010

Seicomart is a convenience store chain primarily operating in Hokkaido.

It’s not only beloved by the people of Hokkaido, but has even been introduced as an essential stop for those enjoying motorcycle tours around the region.

Many of its TV commercials are produced to promote Seicomart’s original products, highlighting their quality while incorporating eye-catching elements.

The commercials convey various creative touches—such as featuring well-known celebrities and using original songs.

Fujino Seizan Garden

Fujino Seizan-en Commercial

Fujino Seizanen is a cemetery in Sapporo, Hokkaido, with the appealing atmosphere of a park surrounded by abundant nature.

It’s said to be featured in a commercial that every Hokkaido resident knows, with the phrase “We won the soccer championship!” being especially famous.

The commercial was renewed once: it kept the same phrase but changed to a clearer pronunciation, and people say you can guess someone’s generation by how they pronounce it when they mimic the ad.

The commercial has a warm tone that encourages people to visit their family graves without forgetting gratitude and to share their recent news with their ancestors.

Sauce for Sorachi-style Genghis Khan (grilled mutton)

Sorachi TV Commercial 2016: New Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sorachi Genghis Khan Version

The sauce plays a key role in making Hokkaido’s famous Jingisukan even more delicious, doesn’t it? This piece is a commercial for Sorachi, a Hokkaido-based seasoning manufacturer that makes that very sauce.

Tomomi, a singer from Sunagawa City in Hokkaido, performs the jingle and also appears in the ad.

The Jingisukan shown right at the beginning looks so tasty—it really grabs your attention.

The melody set to do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do is catchy and sticks in your head.

If you visit Hokkaido, be sure to look for their products!

Hotel Daiheigen

Tokachigawa Onsen Hotel Daiheigen

This is a commercial for Hotel Daiheigen in Tokachigawa Onsen, a hot spring resort located in Otofuke, Kato District, Hokkaido.

The jingle is extremely famous, and it only sings about how Tokachigawa Onsen’s spring quality is known as “moor hot spring” and the name of Hotel Daiheigen.

There’s also a strangely captivating charm to the inexplicable worldview where a child dives into the hot spring and comes out as a Roman.

It’s a fun commercial, with a quirky worldbuilding contrasted by a languid, relaxed-sounding track that feels like it shouldn’t fit—but somehow does.