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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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Former British Consulate of Hakodate

The former British Consulate on Motoizaka Slope in Hakodate was built in 1859 when Hakodate opened…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Kaiyomaru Memorial Museum

Ordered from the Netherlands by the Tokugawa shogunate to strengthen the Edo era naval forces, the…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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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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Fukuyama Castle (Matsumae Castle)

Matsumae is the only castle town in all of Hokkaido, making it home to the northernmost castle in …

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Inishie Kaido Street

From the 17th century, trading ships traveled to and from Esashi, a town at the core of the lucrat…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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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…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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JR Tower Observation Deck T38

On the 38th floor of the JR Tower sits an observatory with a breathtaking view of Sapporo city. Fr…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Wakkanai Port North breakwater dome

Wakkanai Port Breakwater Dome was built when the North Wharf was used as a departure and arrival p…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Former Okazaki Family Noh Stage (Otaru Noh Theater)

Dating back to the 14th century, Noh is an iconic form of Japanese masked theater. Constructed in …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Kitami Mint Memorial Museum, Mint Distillation Hall

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

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Ofune Site

Located in Hakodate, Hokkaido, the Ofune Archeological Site is a large Jomon settlement dating bac…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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SOMOZA

SOMOZA brings together the history, tradition, craftsmanship, and spectacular scenery that make Ho…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Hot spring hotel and Ryotei GINRINSOU

Built by the famed master fisherman Yoichi with the wealth he amassed in the herring trade, the Gi…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Former Nakamura Family Merchant House

Esashi in southern Hokkaido was a flourishing fishing village during the Edo period (1603-1868); s…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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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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Kakinoshima Site

Come and visit this important archaeological site, overlooking the Pacific Ocean! As you will disc…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Gyokusenkan Atochi Park

From 1904 to 1979, these lovely gardens were the grounds of a traditional hot spring inn (ryokan).…

• Area around Sapporo

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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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