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Shirahige Waterfall

The Shirahige Waterfall in the Shirogane Onsen Area of Biei originates from a cluster of ground st…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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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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Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship Aurora

Every year around the end of January, drift ice arrives in the Sea of Okhotsk. Why not take a one-…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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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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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 Shikotsu

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

• Area around Sapporo

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Kotan hot spring

Along the shores of Lake Kussharo, there are a number of open-air baths where visitors can bathe f…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Ryuhyo Monogatari Train

The Drift Ice Story is a sightseeing train operated by JR Hokkaido during the period when the Sea …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Nukabira

Lake Nukabira, surrounded by virgin forests with beautiful seasonal scenery, is a man-made lake cr…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Goryokaku Park/Hakodate Goryokaku Festival

The Goryokaku Ruins, designated as a special historic site by the national government, is Japan…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Lake Mashu

Known as “Kamuito” (lake of the gods) in the Ainu language, this caldera lake has a ci…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Notsuke Peninsula

Located between the Shiretoko Peninsula and the Nemuro Peninsula, the Notsuke Peninsula stretches …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Marsh Observatory

The observation and exhibition facility, whose building is designed in the motif of the "yach…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum and Tentozan Observatory

This is an exhibition hall themed around drift ice and the creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk. Visito…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Todowara

Todowara and Narawara are trees withered by seawater and wind. Todowara are dead trees of a conife…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Oshinkoshin Falls

On Japan’s UNESCO-recognized Shiretoko Peninsula, check out the awe-inspiring Oshinkoshin Fa…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Cape Notoro

This cape juts out into the Sea of Okhotsk on the east side of Lake Nodori. The area consists of 4…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Okhotsk Sea Ice Museum

This facility introduces drift ice from various angles, and the images of drift ice on the dome-sh…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Jewelry Ice

"Jewelry Ice" refers to the clear, beautiful ice seen in Toyokoro-cho from January to Fe…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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