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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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Shiraoi Beef

Japanese beef is considered to be among the best in the world, and the black wagyu cows in Shiraoi…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Special Historic Site, Goryokaku Fort

Goryokaku is a star-shaped pentagon with five corners called ryoho, and this unusual shape was ins…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Sapporo Art Park

For art-lovers visiting Sapporo, the Sapporo Art Park is a must-see attraction. The park’s S…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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JR Tower Observation Deck T38

JR Tower is a commercial complex directly connected to Sapporo Station. From the reception desk on…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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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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Furano Wine Factory, Budoukaoka Park Lavender Garden

The winemakers at the Furano Winery pride themselves in only using locally grown Furano grapes rat…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Funami-zaka Slope

Take National Route 5 toward Yoichi, turn left just after Otaru Station, and you will find Funamiz…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Fruit Road

The 19.6-km road that runs from the Shioya district of Otaru City to the Minamimachi district of N…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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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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Otaru Canal Cruise

Go on a canal cruise through the city of history and romance on a ship designed to blend in with t…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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World Natural Heritage Site, Shiretoko

Located on a peninsula that stretches out into the Sea of Okhotsk, Shiretoko National Park takes i…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Shikaribetsu

Lake Shikaribetsu, Hokkaido’s highest altitude lake, is tucked away in the Taisetsu Mountain…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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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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The Ainu Culture Promotion Center - Sapporo Pirikakotan

The Ainu Culture Promotion Center, also known as the Sapporo Pirka Kotan (which means “beaut…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Kamuiwakka Hot Falls

Kamuiwakka Hot Spring Falls is a secluded outdoor hot spring river that sits at the center of the …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Kiroro Resort, Kiroro Snow World

Kiroro is famous in the Winter as a ski resort, but did you know that it also has incredible activ…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Trappistine Monastery

Our Lady of the Angels Trappistine Monastery is Japan’s first women’s monastery, and w…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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