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Basha Bar (Horse-drawn carriage BAR)

Farming horses, which shared the hardships of Hokkaido's pioneering period with people, were i…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Otokoyama Sakezukuri Museum

Otokoyama began brewing sake in the Kansai region during the Edo period (1603-1868) before moving …

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Kindaitei

Ishikari’s must-try local dish is Ishikari-nabe, a hearty hot pot made with fresh salmon or …

• Area around Sapporo

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Robata-yaki

Robata-yaki, a type of BBQ cuisine popularized in Kushiro City, involves grilling fresh seafood an…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Imomochi(potato rice cake)

Imomochi is a traditional home-cooked snack that emerged in Hokkaido when settlers began arriving …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Butadon

Butadon, a dish that consists of grilled pork over rice, is a simple dish with simple beginnings. …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura

Opened in 1899, this historic brewery makes delicious sake from 100% Hokkaido-grown rice with grou…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Ice House Naganuma Main Store

Founded in 1994, this shop has long been a popular staple of the ice cream market. Don’t mis…

• Area around Sapporo

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Niseko Cheese Factory

In Niseko, the central Hokkaido town now famed for having one of the nation’s most popular s…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Akarenga Terrace

Just steps away from the former Hokkaido Government building, a classic red-brick structure that s…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Kobayashi Sake Brewery Buildings

This brewery dates back to the days when sake first began being brewed in the cold North. In fact,…

• Area around Sapporo

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Kunimare Sake Brewery

Kunimare has been producing sake in the small town of Mashike along the coast of the Sea of Japan …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Numanoya

Numanoya is a historic shop that has produced and sold Onuma’s specialty, Onuma Dango (sweet…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Muroran yakitori

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

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Sato Suisan Salmon Factory

Sato Suisan is well-known across Japan’s north island for its seafood products caught in the…

• Area around Sapporo

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Harvester Yakumo

This restaurant is located on a hill overlooking Funka Bay. Yakumo is the birthplace of Japanese H…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Hokkai shrimp

Hokkaido’s Hokkai shrimp is known as the “rubies of the sea”, thanks in part to …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Hakodate Ramen

Hakodate Shio (salt) ramen is known across Japan as one of Hokkaido’s must-try ramens, along…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kitami yakiniku

Kitami in eastern Hokkaido is teeming with yakiniku (grilled meat, usually beef) restaurants, and …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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