Canadian World is a unique municipal park in Ashibetsu, Hokkaido, created to recreate the idyllic 19th-century Canadian countryside depicted in the beloved novel Anne of Green Gables. With its quiet landscapes and storybook buildings, the park offers visitors a chance to step into the world created by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.
The park recreates a number of locations and buildings associated with the story, including Anne’s house, Kensington Station, and Anne’s church. The surrounding countryside is designed to evoke the peaceful rural scenery of the original setting, creating an atmosphere quite different from the typical Japanese theme park.
One of the main highlights is the recreation of Green Gables, the home where Anne lives in the novel. The building is furnished to reflect everyday life at the beginning of the 20th century, with recreated bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens, furniture, and household items.
The interiors are based on the lifestyle and furnishings of around 1908, the year when the novel was published. Rather than simply reproducing the appearance of a fictional house, the park provides a glimpse into the domestic atmosphere associated with the story’s era.
The setting of Anne of Green Gables is Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada, an island famous around the world as the home of Anne’s story. It is also the birthplace of author Lucy Maud Montgomery and is known for its peaceful countryside and distinctive rural landscapes.
The Green Gables recreated on Prince Edward Island, in the area associated with Montgomery’s life and work, was built using the same architectural plans as the Green Gables house at Canadian World. This connection gives the Hokkaido attraction a particularly interesting link to the original Canadian setting.
Canadian World combines architecture, landscape, and literary history to create an immersive experience inspired by one of the world’s best-known coming-of-age stories. Visitors can stroll through the grounds, explore the recreated buildings, and imagine the rural world of Anne, Marilla, Matthew, and the other characters.
The peaceful setting is especially suited to visitors who enjoy literature, historic architecture, photography, or simply a leisurely walk through a picturesque countryside landscape.
Located in Ashibetsu in central Hokkaido, Canadian World provides an unusual opportunity to experience a piece of Canadian literary culture without leaving Japan. The recreation of the buildings and interiors, together with the surrounding pastoral scenery, creates a nostalgic atmosphere inspired by the world of Anne of Green Gables.
For fans of Anne of Green Gables and travelers looking for an unusual cultural attraction in Hokkaido, Canadian World offers a charming journey into a recreated 19th-century Canadian countryside.
10:00-17:30
Open late April - late October
Free of charge
20 minutes drive from JR Ashibetsu Station