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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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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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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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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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Lake Akan

This caldera lake was created by an eruption about 150,000 years ago. The lake is dotted with four…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Ryuhyo Monogatari Train

Ryuhyo Monogatari Train is a sightseeing train operated by JR Hokkaido that runs during the season…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Shikaribetsu

Lake Shikaribetsu, Hokkaido’s highest altitude lake, is tucked away in the Taisetsu Mountain…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Lake Shikotsu

This is a beautiful lake with clear waters, created through intense volcanic activity about 40,000…

• Area around Sapporo

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Onuma Quasi-National Park

Onuma Quasi-National Park is only a short 30 minutes from Hakodate by train. This popular sightsee…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train

The “Norokko-go” sightseeing train, which runs leisurely through Kushiro Marsh, will o…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Furano-Biei Norokko Train

This sightseeing train of JR Hokkaido runs with a view of the hills of Furano and Biei and the mou…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Sightseeing Boat Bluemoon

Enjoy the elegant scenery of Hakodate aboard a romantic white boat with a moon motif floating on t…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Otaru Canal Cruise

Go on a canal cruise through the city of history and romance on a ship designed to blend in with t…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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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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TOYAKOKISEN

From April to October, a sightseeing boat departs from Lake Toya Hot Spring's Ekimae Pier ever…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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South Hokkaido Railway (“Donan Isaribi Tetsudo” railway)

The South Hokkaido Isaribi Railway is a popular local train that runs the 38-kilometer of the coas…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko

Located on a peninsula that stretches out into the Sea of Okhotsk, Shiretoko National Park takes i…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Akan Sightseeing Cruise

Boarding the boat from Lake Akan Onsen, you will visit the Marimo Exhibition Center, where you can…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Shiretoko Sightseeing Ship

The west coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula has steep cliffs. Why not take a closer look at the scen…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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