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Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum

This museum exhibits about 1,000 folk tools used by the Ainu people, allowing you to learn about t…

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Kame Rock, Lake Toya

Named for its resemblance to a turtle shell, Kame (turtle) Rock rises just to the surface of Lake …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Daioji Temple

Daioji Temple (Watari Date Family Temple) is one of the only open temples in Hokkaido, where you c…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Former Site of Sendai Clan Manor House

The fort on the site of this museum, the Sendai Shiraoi Motojinya, was originally built in 1856 to…

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Onibi No Michi

The promenade leading from the entrance of Noboribetsu Onsen's famous “Noboribetsu Hell …

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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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Hidaka Mountain Range Museum

The Hidaka Mountains Museum is a geo-museum of the Hidaka Mountains that exhibits the relationship…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Lake Toya Gurutto Art Park

A wide variety of sculptures based on the theme of “Anthem of Life” are displayed in a…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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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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Mount Apoi Geopark Visitor Center

Mt. Apoi Geopark was recognized as a “Japan Geopark” in 2008 and became a member of th…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Monbetsu Racecourse

Monbetsu Racecourse is located in Hidaka, one of the world's leading horse-producing regions, …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Muroran factory night view

In Muroran, one of Hokkaido's leading industrial cities, “factory night views” are…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Abuta Shrine

Abuta Shrine in Toyako is known as one of Hokkaido’s prominent power spots. The shrine is si…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mukawa Smelt

Smelt, a Hokkaido specialty, lives off the Pacific Coast. The smelt found around the town of Mukaw…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mount Apoi Geopark

Mount Apoi Geopark consists of five areas: Shintomi, Mount Apoi, Horoman Gorge, Samani Coast, and …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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National Hidaka Youth Nature House

At Hidaka Youth Nature House, you can experience nature, sports and outdoor activities, crafts, an…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Riding Hills Shizunai

Hidaka, where thoroughbred horses run through vast pastureland, is the “home of the Yushun,&…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Masao Mimatsu Memorial Hall

Lake Toya and the surrounding landscape were created by centuries of volcanic activity. The Mount …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Muroran yakitori

Generally speaking, yakitori (meaning “grilled chicken”) refers to skewered chicken me…

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