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Mt. Usu Ropeway

Mount Usu, an active volcano that has erupted only 4 times in the last 100 years, offers trekkers …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Chitosetsuru Sake Museum

Earning the honor of being Sapporo’s first sake brewery, Chitosetsuru has continued to be in…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Shimamui Coast/Shimamui Coast Observation Deck

A beautiful coast that has been selected as one of Japan's 100 best beaches. It is a spot wher…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Roller Coaster Road

While driving through central Hokkaido, make sure to take the renowned “Roller Coaster Road&…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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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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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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Kushiro Washo Market

Washo Market is said to be one of Hokkaido’s top three markets alongside Hakodate’s Mo…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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Lake Hill Farm

Hokkaido is famous for gelato and soft-serve ice cream, and at Lake Hill Farm you can enjoy these …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Otaru Orgel Doh

Main Building of the Otaru Orgel Doh is emblematic of Western colonial architecture and still stan…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery

The Nikka Whisky Hokkaido Factory Yoichi Distillery was built in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru, who l…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Otaru Art Base

Otaru Art Base occupies four historical buildings dating back to the early 1920s when the once pro…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Statue of Dr. William S. Clark

William Smith Clark was the first vice principal of Sapporo Agricultural College, the predecessor …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Hakodate Meijikan

In the bay area, you will find the shopping complex “Hakodate Meijikan”. The shops wit…

• 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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Soup Curry

Not many people seem to know, but Hokkaido, which is usually known for ramen, is also known throug…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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The Old Aoyama Villa（Otaru Kihinkan）

Using their great wealth amassed through the herring fishing trade, the Aoyama family constructed …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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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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