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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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Tanukikoji Shopping Street

Tracing its history back to 1869, Tanuki Koji is the oldest shopping district in Hokkaido. The ori…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Asahiyama Zoo

The zoo is famous for its “behavioral exhibits,” in which animals are shown in a comfo…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Otaru Canal

The Otaru Canal, lined with stone warehouses and historical buildings along the gently curving 1,1…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Kitaichi Glass Sangokan Kitaichi Hall

Otaru is full of historical architecture and time-old traditions; the Kitaichi Glass Sangokan Kita…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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LeTao Main Shop

LeTAO is a classic French confectionery store and patisserie located in the heart of Otaru. Its mo…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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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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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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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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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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Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden

The tropical botanical garden is home to 3,000 plants of about 300 species, including uniquely nam…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Icebreaker Garinko

The Garinko-Garinko III is a drift ice sightseeing boat with two huge drills on the bow, which bre…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Furano Cheese Factory

Visit Northern Hokkaido’s Furano City to enjoy products produced from the local dairy at the…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Daisetsuzan Asahidake Ropeway

The highest peak on Hokkaido, Mt Asahidake, stands at almost 2,300m and is the most imposing mount…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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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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Noboribetsu Date Jidaimura

The Edo period (1603-1868) is alive and well, and only a short 15-minute drive from Noboribetsu On…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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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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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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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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