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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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Kita no Arashiyama

Mt. Arashiyama in Asahikawa shares a namesake with the better-known location in Kyoto due to the t…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Lake Onneto

Located in the Akan-Mashu National Park, Lake Onneto is a breathtaking sight that appears to chang…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Mashu Viewpoint 1

One of three observatories on Lake Mashu along Highway 52. It is commonly known as "Omote Mas…

• 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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Shiretoko National Park Nature Center

If you make your way to Shiretoko National Park, you will be rewarded with majestic landscapes dot…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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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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Mt.Tokachi Obesevatory

Mt.Tokachi Obesevatory is a 930-meter-high viewpoint located about 5 km from Shirogane Onsen towar…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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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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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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Kushiro Marsh Observatory

The observation and exhibition facility, whose building is designed in the motif of the "yach…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Cape Soya

Looking to trek to Japan’s most extreme frontiers? For the northernmost reaches, you should …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Mount Usu and Mount Nishiyama Base Crater Walkway

Traverse Mount Usu and Mount Nishiyama’s Base Crater Walkway to see a site frozen in March 2…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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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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Wakkarium’s Noshappu Aquarium

The aquarium is the northernmost aquarium in Japan, breeding and exhibiting about 1,500 items of a…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Lake Nukabira

Lake Nukabira, surrounded by virgin forests with beautiful seasonal scenery, is a man-made lake cr…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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Shiretoko Pass

The Shiretoko Odan Road crosses between east and west of Shiretoko Peninsula, which is is located …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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