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Kushiro Ramen

Actually, Hokkaido has more to offer than just the three famous ramen types. In addition to Sappor…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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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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Rokka no Mori (Hokkaido Garden Path)

Located at the southern end of the Hokkaido Garden Road connecting Asahikawa, Furano, and Tokachi,…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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Hot spring hotel and Ryotei GINRINSOU

Built by the famed master fisherman Yoichi with the wealth he amassed in the herring trade, the Gi…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Shogakuin Temple

Shogakuin Temple, located near Matsunotai Park in Esashi, is said to have been founded 400 years a…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Former Okazaki Family Noh Stage (Otaru Noh Theater)

Dating back to the 14th century, Noh is an iconic form of Japanese masked theater. Constructed in …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Jigoku-zaka Slope

Jigoku-zaka Slope is a 1.5 km long slope leading to Otaru University of Commerce. In the old days,…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Hakucho Bridge

The Hakucho Bridge, with its elegant form resembling a swan spreading its wings, is the largest su…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Stroll the Rekimachi Arcade in a kimono

Put on an authentic kimono and have your hair styled to match before setting off on a walking tour…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Funadama Shrine

The oldest shrine in Hokkaido, Funatama Shrine is said to have been built by a high priest named R…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Tobetsu Shrine

This shrine has its origins in the settlement of Tobetsu by Kuninao Date of the Sendai clan, who d…

• Area around Sapporo

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Hakodate Orthodox Church

Built in 1860, it is the first Russian Orthodox church in Japan. This Western-style building repre…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Yufutsu Museum

Settlers from Hachioji, Tokyo arrived in the Yufutsu area in the late 1800s, tasked with protectin…

• Area around Sapporo

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Muroran yakitori

Generally speaking, yakitori (meaning “grilled chicken”) refers to skewered chicken me…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Shosanbetsu Astronomical Observatory

Located on the northern shore of Hokkaido along the Sea of Japan, the remoteness of Shosanbetsu of…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Shiretoko Museum

The Shari-cho Shiretoko Museum was established to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the foundin…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Hidaka Mountain Range Museum

The Hidaka Mountains Museum is a geo-museum of the Hidaka Mountains that exhibits the relationship…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Hakodate St. John’s Church

Built in 1874 as the first Anglican church in Hokkaido, St. John's Church has been rebuilt mul…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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