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Takasago Brewery

A local sake brewery founded in 1899. It has received high praise for its sake brewing using Hokka…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Matsumaehan Yashiki, Floating Hydrangea

Take a trip back in time at Matsumae’s lavishly recreated samurai residence. Fourteen tradit…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Hakodate Magistrate’s Office

The Hakodate Magistrate's Office was a government office newly established by the Edo shogunat…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward

Hakodate Ward’s Old Public Hall looks over Hakodate Port and is a Nationally Important Cultu…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Old Iwafune Family's Garden (Kosetsuen)・Hakodate MOMI-G F…

Few nations do gardens like Japan, and Kosetsuen in Miharashi Park, Hakodate, is a perfect example…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Hakodate City Museum of Northern Peoples

This museum displays fascinating artifacts relating to the northern peoples of Hokkaido, including…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Former Seto House

Located in Japan’s northern frontier city of Wakkanai is the Former Seto House. Constructed …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Former British Consulate of Hakodate

On the hillside of Kizaka overlooking Hakodate Port, there is a building that was used as the Brit…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Motomachi Roman Catholic Church

This Motomachi Roman Catholic Church was founded in 1859 by the French missionary Father Mermet Ca…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Abashiri Prison Museum

Housed within the former prison complex of the same name, the Abashiri Prison Museum offers a uniq…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Aikoku Station

Aikoku Station, which became a huge boom along with Kōfuku Station in the 1970s with the catchphra…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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Abashiri Municipal Folk Museum

Opened in 1936 (Showa 11), it is one of the earliest museums in Hokkaido. The museum exhibits and …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Hakodate Orthodox Church

Built in 1860, it is the first Russian Orthodox church in Japan. This Western-style building repre…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Hakucho Bridge

The Hakucho Bridge, with its elegant form resembling a swan spreading its wings, is the largest su…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Kitami Mint Memorial Museum, Mint Distillation Hall

This building once housed administration and research facilities for Kitami, Hokkaido’s mint…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Kuboya Cafe

The Kuboya Cafe is run by the Otaru Taisho Glass Palace, a popular establishment renowned for its …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Former Hanadake Banya

From 1868 to 1950, the coasts along the Sea of Japan made herring fishers wealthy and prosperous. …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Kushiro City Museum

This museum is a treasure trove of discovery, with exciting modern displays arranged around the ce…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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