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Hakodate jiyu ichiba

Hakodate is famous for the morning market in front of the station, but this market is where profes…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Special Historic Site, Goryokaku Fort

Goryokaku is a star-shaped pentagon with five corners called ryoho, and this unusual shape was ins…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Memorial Museum120-^

Japan’s oldest Ainu (Hokkaido’s indigenous population) memorial hall, the Kawamura Kan…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum

This museum exhibits about 1,000 folk tools used by the Ainu people, allowing you to learn about t…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Hakodate Haikara-Go

The “Hakodate High Color Go.” is a limited-time-only chin-chin train that runs through…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Wakka Wild Flower Garden

The largest coastal grassland in Japan, facing the Sea of Okhotsk, is abloom with seasonal wildflo…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Rows of poplar trees/Rows of ginkgo trees

Hokkaido University is situated amidst a rich natural environment. The rows of poplar trees and gi…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Kitami Mint Memorial Museum, Mint Distillation Hall

This building once housed administration and research facilities for Kitami, Hokkaido’s mint…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Iwamizawa Park Rose Garden

Only a short five-minute drive from the Central Hokkaido Expressway Iwamizawa Interchange sits Iwa…

• Area around Sapporo

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Former Site of Sendai Clan Manor House

The fort on the site of this museum, the Sendai Shiraoi Motojinya, was originally built in 1856 to…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Former JNR Temiya Line

The Temiya Line was the first railway line established in Hokkaido. The rails that made up this li…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Mikuni Pass Observation Deck

Mikuni Pass, at 1,139 m, is the highest among all the national highways in Hokkaido. A vast sea of…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Rishirifuji

Off the northern coast of Hokkaido sits Rishiri Island, a beautiful spot for both nature-lovers an…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Mt. Hakodate

Mt. Hakodate offers a panoramic view of Hakodate's cityscape. The spectacular view created by …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Futami Tsuribashi suspension bridge

The Toyohira River flows quietly through the Jozankei hot spring resort area, which is well known …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Kitami yakiniku

Kitami in eastern Hokkaido is teeming with yakiniku (grilled meat, usually beef) restaurants, and …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Shiretoko Goko Lakes

The Shiretoko Goko Lakes, one of the eight scenic spots in Shiretoko, are fantastic lakes surround…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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