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Abuta Shrine

Abuta Shrine in Toyako is known as one of Hokkaido’s prominent power spots. The shrine is si…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Nitay-To Shibecha Museum

Located on the shore of Lake Toro, the Nitay To (“Forest Lake” in the Ainu language) S…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kakinoshima Site

Come and visit this important archaeological site, overlooking the Pacific Ocean! As you will disc…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Former Nakamura Family Merchant House

Esashi in southern Hokkaido was a flourishing fishing village during the Edo period (1603-1868); s…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Stroll the Streets of Otaru in Traditional Style

What better way to wander the nostalgic avenues of Otaru than by wearing kimono with friends and f…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Esashi Oiwake Kaikan, Esashi Yama Kaikan

Esashi Oiwake KaikanLocated in Esashi, a port town in southern Hokkaido, exhibits the long history…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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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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Robata-yaki

Robata-yaki, a type of BBQ cuisine popularized in Kushiro City, involves grilling fresh seafood an…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Former Seto House

Located in Japan’s northern frontier city of Wakkanai is the Former Seto House. Constructed …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Former British Consulate of Hakodate

On the hillside of Kizaka overlooking Hakodate Port, there is a building that was used as the Brit…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kan Yasuda Sculpture Museum Arte Piazza Bibai

Standing on a nostalgic wooden school building within a site of about 70,000 square meters. Curren…

• Area around Sapporo

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Ofune Site

Located in Hakodate, Hokkaido, the Ofune Archeological Site is a large Jomon settlement dating bac…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kaiyomaru Memorial Museum

Ordered from the Netherlands by the Tokugawa shogunate to strengthen the Edo era naval forces, the…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Asahikawa City Museum

The early history of humankind in the Kamikawa basin in Hokkaido can be traced back approximately …

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Kuboya Cafe

The Kuboya Cafe is run by the Otaru Taisho Glass Palace, a popular establishment renowned for its …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum)

Hokkaido’s Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum) focuses on the lives of the Okhotsk peop…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Hidaka Range Mountain Center

The rich natural environment of the Fudaigawa Park in the Hidaka Mountains Erimo Tokachi National …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Kitakogane Jomon Archaeological Site

This well-preserved archaeological site dates back to the early Jomon period (5,000 to 3,500 BCE) …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Hoheikan

Hoheikan was opened in 1881 during Hokkaido’s colonial period and is known as the only hotel…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Hakodate Ebisuya Rickshaw

Take a ride on a rickshaw to explore the streets of Hakodate. While in this rich sight of internat…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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