Hokkaido Official Tourism Site HOKKAIDO LOVE!

Nabetsuru Rock

Nabetsuru Rock, off of Okushiri Island in southwestern Hokkaido, gets its name from its peculiar s…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Akan International Crane Center [GRUS]

The Akan International Crane Center is the only facility in Japan specializing in the research and…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples

Come to the Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples to learn about life in northern climates throughou…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Cape Noshappu

The cape opposite Cape Soya, the northernmost cape in Hokkaido Prefecture. The word “Noshapp…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Shiretoko Museum

The Shiretoko Museum celebrates the natural history and human cultures of this Hokkaido peninsula.…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Kijihiki Highlands

For far-reaching views of Mt. Hakodate and the surrounding landscape of lakes and forest-swarmed h…

• 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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Horonobe Reindeer Ranch

Come and visit Horonobe Reindeer Ranch and enjoy seeing and feeding reindeer all year round for fr…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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Hokkaido Bank Curling Stadium

Curling, the Canadian sport made known thanks to the Winter Olympics, is a favorite sport among Sa…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Mukawa Smelt

Smelt, a Hokkaido specialty, lives off the Pacific Coast. The smelt found around the town of Mukaw…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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Gyokusenkan Atochi Park

From 1904 to 1979, these lovely gardens were the grounds of a traditional hot spring inn (ryokan).…

• Area around Sapporo

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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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Furano ski resort

The historic Furano Ski Resort has been hosting competitions since before the Second World War, fe…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Aeru Hotel and Resort, Urakawa

The 107-hectare Aeru Hotel and Resort is the perfect place to enjoy the Urakawa countryside. At th…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mashike Fruit Winery

“Mashike Fruit Winery” manufactures and sells “Mashike Cider” using apples…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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