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Imomochi(potato rice cake)

Imomochi is a traditional home-cooked snack that emerged in Hokkaido when settlers began arriving …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art

Kanda Nissho (1937 – 1970) was an oil painter known for his realism and examination of the o…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Former Hanadake Banya

From 1868 to 1950, the coasts along the Sea of Japan made herring fishers wealthy and prosperous. …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Kushiro City Museum

This museum is a treasure trove of discovery, with exciting modern displays arranged around the ce…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kotokuji Temple

First established in 1897 and named in 1928, Kotokuji Temple has much to offer the spiritually inc…

• Area around Sapporo

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Goto Sumio Art Museum

Goto Sumio was an acknowledged master of Nihonga, Japanese-style painting, made with naturally der…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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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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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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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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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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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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Numanoya

A must-visit store in Onuma is “Numanoya” located near JR Onuma Park Station, a famous…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Octopus Shabu

Upon the northern tip of the Hokkaido mainland, tucked in between the Sea of Japan and the Sea of …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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Hakodate Jomon Culture Center (National Treasure hollow cl…

Exhibiting artifacts from Japan’s prehistoric age, the Hakodate Jomon Culture Center brings …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Rebunge Coast

Toyoura Town, part of the Toya-Usu Geopark, faces Funka Bay (Uchiura Bay). To the north, it featur…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Gyokusenkan Atochi Park

This Japanese garden was restored and redeveloped as a park in 2001 on the site of the former hot …

• Area around Sapporo

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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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