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Akan International Crane Center [GRUS]

The Akan International Crane Center is the only facility in Japan specializing in the research and…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Noboribetsu Bear Park

The Noboribetsu Bear Park, located a quick ropeway ride from Noboribetsu Hot Spring, is home to ar…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Sapporo Maruyama Zoo

The zoo is conveniently located within 30 minutes from the center of Sapporo, in the lush green Ma…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Mount Showa-Shinzan

Mount Showa-Shinzan was born as a result of volcanic activity that began in 1943. A flat, level wh…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Hakodate Observatory

Mt. Hakodate is synonymous with night views in Japan. The view from the 334-meter summit of the mo…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Otaru Aquarium

Only a short 15-minute drive from the Otaru Canal sits the Otaru Aquarium. The aquarium is a large…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Sapporo Mt. Moiwa Ropeway

Moiwa, 531 meters above sea level and about 20 minutes by tram from the center of Sapporo, is the …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Sapporo TV Tower

Standing at the east end of Odori Park, the 144-meter-high “Sapporo TV Tower” is a lan…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Otaru Denuki-Koji Alleyway

Located across from Otaru Canal at the Asakusa Bridge intersection, “Otaru Denuki-Koji&rdquo…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Tokachi Millennium Forest (Hokkaido Garden Path)

The Tokachi Millennium Forest is a magnificent natural setting at the foot of the Hidaka Mountains…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Sahoro Resort Bear Mountain

This facility allows visitors to see Hokkaido's representative wild animals, the Ezo brown bea…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Mt. Usu

Toya-Usu Geopark holds the honor of being Japan’s first UNESCO Global Geopark. Come to explo…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Hinode Lavender Garden

This is a scenic spot with lavender fields to the west and the Tokachi Mountain range to the east,…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Mikuni Pass Observation Deck

Mikuni Pass, at 1,139 m, is the highest among all the national highways in Hokkaido. A vast sea of…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Bihoro Pass

The Bihoro Pass, located in the middle of National Route 243, connects Bihoro and Teshikaga in Eas…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Mashu Viewpoint 1

One of three observatories on Lake Mashu along Highway 52. It is commonly known as "Omote Mas…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Mt. Hakodate

Mt. Hakodate offers a panoramic view of Hakodate's cityscape. The spectacular view created by …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Cape Tachimachi

Cape Tachimachi is located on the south side of Mt. Hakodate. Jutting out into the Tsugaru Straits…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Shiretoko National Park Nature Center

If you make your way to Shiretoko National Park, you will be rewarded with majestic landscapes dot…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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