Shiroi Koibito Park — Chocolate Cookie Factory Tour

Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人, 'White Lovers') is Hokkaido's most famous souvenir — delicate langue de chat butter cookies sandwiching white or milk chocolate. The Shiroi Koibito Park (白い恋人パーク) is the manufacturing facility and museum run by Ishiya (石屋製菓), allowing visitors to watch cookie production, tour historical chocolate exhibits, and decorate custom cookies. The factory is built in European-style architecture with manicured gardens, a chocolate waterfall, and a miniature railway.

The factory tour shows the automated production line where cookies are baked, chocolate is layered, and packages are sealed — 180 cookies per minute. The highlight is the 'My Shiroi Koibito' workshop where visitors decorate cookies using chocolate pens and colored sugar (¥1,500, reservation recommended). The on-site cafe serves chocolate desserts unavailable elsewhere.