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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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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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Kamuy Kotan

Kamuikotan, called "Kamui (god) Kotan (village)" in Ainu language, has long been conside…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Akanko Ainu Kotan

Lake Akan Ainu Kotan is one of the largest Ainu Kotan (villages) in Hokkaido, located in a corner …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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The Ainu Culture Promotion Center - Sapporo Pirikakotan

The Ainu Culture Promotion Center, also known as the Sapporo Pirka Kotan (which means “beaut…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Akanko Ainu Theater Ikor

Ancient Dance / Lost Kamuy: held all year longThe ancient dance performances of the Ainu (Hokkaido…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park

As a center for the revival and development of Ainu culture, this facility is a place to learn abo…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Memorial Museum120-^

Japan’s oldest Ainu (Hokkaido’s indigenous population) memorial hall, the Kawamura Kaneto Ainu Mem…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Kamuiwakka Hot Falls

Kamuiwakka Hot Spring Falls is a secluded outdoor hot spring river that sits at the center of the …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Shiretoko Goko Lakes

The Shiretoko Five Lakes, one of the eight scenic spots in Shiretoko, are fantastic lakes surround…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Kushiro City Museum

This museum is a treasure trove of discovery, with exciting modern displays arranged around the ce…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Usu-Zenkoji Temple

Founded in 826, Usu-Zenkoji temple has a long history of being imbued with increasing cultural sig…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Kakinoshima Site

Come and visit this important archaeological site, overlooking the Pacific Ocean! As you will disc…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Hakodate Jomon Culture Center (National Treasure hollow cl…

Exhibiting artifacts from Japan’s prehistoric age, the Hakodate Jomon Culture Center brings …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Nitay-To Shibecha Museum

Located on the shore of Lake Toro, the Nitay To (“Forest Lake” in the Ainu language) S…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum)

Hokkaido’s Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum) focuses on the lives of the Okhotsk peop…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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