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Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway

Tengu, about a 15-minute drive from the city center, is a symbolic mountain familiar to Otaru citi…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Shirahige Waterfall

The Shirahige Waterfalls in the Shirogane Onsen Area of Biei originates from a cluster of ground s…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Lake Toya

Located between Sapporo and Hakodate, Lake Toya is a natural oasis resting in a caldera created mi…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Yotei

Mt. Yotei is affectionately known as "Ezo Fuji" because of its resemblance to Mt. Fuji. …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Shirogane Blue Pond

This is one of the popular sightseeing spots that is representative of Biei. The beautiful blue wa…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Shikaribetsuko Kotan

Held from late Jan. to late Mar.For almost 40 years, Lake Shikaribetsu has been home to a spectacu…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Icebreaker Garinko II / Garinko III "IMERU"

The "Garinko" icebreaker is characterized by its bright red body and two huge drills. Th…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Silo Observatory

The Silo Observation Deck rises high above the western shore of Lake Toya, providing a breath-taki…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship Aurora

Every winter drift ice from Russia can be seen floating on the surface of the Sea of Okhotsk. Boar…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Noboribetsu Jigokudani

Jigokudani (meaning "Hell's Valley") does indeed look like hell. Volcanic gases spou…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Makomanai Takino Cemetery, Hill of the Buddha, Lavender Fi…

A giant Buddha statue sits on a hill at the center of the Makomanai Takino Cemetery. This symbol o…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train

The SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train is a popular winter event in Kushiro, running powerfully through th…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden

The tropical botanical garden has about 300 species and 3,000 plants, including uniquely named tre…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Shikisai-no-oka

Shikisai-no-Oka’s expansive flower fields are one of the best places to enjoy flowers in the…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Cape Kamui

Cape Kamui is an 80-meter-high cape jutting out into the Sea of Japan from the northwestern part o…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway

The ropeway connects the Sounkyo hot spring resort area to the 1984m Kurodake fifth station (1,300…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Takino Suzuran Hillside Park

Takino Suzuran Hillside Park is the only government-operated park in all of Hokkaido. No matter th…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Usuzan Ropeway

Mount Usu, an active volcano that has erupted only 4 times in the last 100 years, offers trekkers …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Kotan hot spring

These all-natural open-air hot spring baths sit at the heart of the Lake Kussharo region and are c…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park・Shibazakura Festival

Held from early May to early Jun.Shibazakura, also known as moss phlox, is the representative flow…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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