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Manabe Garden (Hokkaido Garden Path)

Manabe Garden, known as Japan’s first conifer garden, is a botanical garden where all design…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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SOMOZA

SOMOZA brings together the history, tradition, craftsmanship, and spectacular scenery that make Ho…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Otaru Ebisuya Rickshaw

Otaru offers a fun and unique experience for visitors looking to take in the city’s atmosphe…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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The Shakotan Peninsula, not far from Otaru City, is famous for its brilliant blue waters, as well …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Hokkai shrimp

Hokkaido’s Hokkai shrimp is known as the “rubies of the sea”, thanks in part to …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Sumiyoshi Shrine

This historic shrine dates back to 1864 when Shigeken Kikuchi, the priest of Hakodate Hachimangu S…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Onuma Bird House (Onuma Wild Bird Observatory)

In autumn, swans fly to Onuma as a stopover on their migration to their wintering grounds, and in …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Kitakogane Jomon Archaeological Site

This well-preserved archaeological site dates back to the early Jomon period (5,000 to 3,500 BCE) …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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Nakasatsunai Village Bean Museum Beans Residence

The Nakasatsunai Village Bean Museum, nicknamed “Beans' House,” is located in Naka…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Esanuka Line

This is a straight road about 16 kilometers long. It has two cranks along the way, but apart from …

• 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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Kiritappu Wetland (Hokkaido Heritage)

Located in the central part of Hamanaka Town, Kiritappu Wetland spreads out surrounded by forests …

• 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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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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Kaminoko Pond

Kaminoko Pond is a small pond located in a forest northeast of Lake Mashu which is made from under…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Muroran yakitori

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

• 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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Cape Sukai

Cape Sukai, on Rebun Island approximately 30 miles from the northern tip of the Hokkaido mainland,…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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