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Todowara

Todowara and Narawara are trees withered by seawater and wind. Todowara are dead trees of a conife…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Hachironuma Park

This lovely three season park is popular among local residents as a place to unwind. Here, you can…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Maccarina

Maccarina is a French auberge located in Makkari at the foot of the Niseko Mountains. The restaura…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Hakkenzan Winery

The Hakkenzan Winery is located right at the foot of Mt. Hakken, about 40 minutes from central Sap…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Okushiri Winery

Okushiri Island is located southwest of Hokkaido Prefecture, in the Sea of Japan. The Okushiri Win…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Senhoshi Misaki Park

This is a nature park at the southernmost tip of Rishiri Island, and it is a viewing spot from whi…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Himenuma

Himenuma, or “Hime Marsh”, on the northern Rishiri Island, is surrounded by primeval f…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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Jizoiwa

These are strangely shaped rocks that stand about 50 meters tall on the west side of Rebun Island,…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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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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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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Omagari Lakeside Park

This is a sightseeing farm in Abashiri City where two seasons of sunflower fields are held. The fi…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Cape Sukoton

The northernmost cape of Rebun Island is the island's most scenic spot, where the cliffs of th…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Daisetsu Mori-no Garden (Hokkaido Garden Path)

The Daisetsu Mori-no Garden is a beautiful public garden situated in the hills east of Asahikawa. …

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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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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Muroran yakitori

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

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Soya Hills

At Japan’s most northern frontier lies the city of Wakkanai and the vast expanse of rolling …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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