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Senhoshi Misaki Park

This is a nature park at the southernmost tip of Rishiri Island, and it is a viewing spot from whi…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Kiritappu Wetland (Hokkaido Heritage)

Located in the central part of Hamanaka Town, Kiritappu Wetland spreads out surrounded by forests …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Sounkyo Gorge

The 24-kilometer Sounkyo Gorge is lined with dramatic visual reminders of the volcanic activity th…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Usu-Zenkoji Temple

Founded in 826, in 1613 Matsumae Keihiro, lord of the Matsumae domain, rebuilt the Nyorai-do hall,…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Motomachi Roman Catholic Church

This Motomachi Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1859 by the French missionary Father Mermet Ca…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Omagari Lakeside Park

This is a sightseeing farm in Abashiri City where two seasons of sunflower fields are held. The fi…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Onuma Bird House (Onuma Wild Bird Observatory)

In autumn, swans fly to Onuma as a stopover on their migration to their wintering grounds, and in …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Jozan Gensen Park

Jozan Fountainhead Park was opened in 2005 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Jo…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Onneto Hot Spring Waterfall

It's about a 1.5km walk along a forest road from the parking lot on the south side of Onneto. …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Nayoro Sunflower Fields

About 74 kilometers north of Asahikawa lies Nayoro, the “Sunflower Town.” Named after …

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Aikoku Station

Aikoku Station, which became a huge boom along with Kōfuku Station in the 1970s with the catchphra…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Sarubo Observatory

Sarubo Observatory offers views of five lakes, including Tōro Lake, the largest in Kushiro Shitsug…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Ura-Mashu Observatory

The observatory, located on the border between Kiyosato Town and Nakashibetsu Town, is called the …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Nonno no Mori

Nonno no Mori in Tsubetsu is a healing spot named after the Ainu word for flower, Nonno. Designate…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Onnenai Visitor Center

The Onnenai Visitor Center, located on the border between the Kushiro Wetlands and the forest, is …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro City Tancho Crane Nature Park

The red-crowned crane, designated as a Special Natural Monument of Japan, is not only admired for …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Ginsendai

The Sounkyo area is famous for having the earliest autumn foliage in Japan. The Ginsendai viewing …

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Shunkunitai

Nemuro, known across Hokkaido and beyond as a treasure trove of wild birds, is frequented by inter…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Todowara

Todowara and Narawara are trees withered by seawater and wind. Todowara are dead trees of a conife…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kamome-jima Island

Historically, Esashi was a bustling port town with cargo ships coming back and forth with precious…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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