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Shinsen Marsh

Shinsen Marsh is said to be the most beautiful of the many lakes and marshes in the Niseko area, w…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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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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Tobetsu Trappist Monastery

Tobetsu Trappist Monastery is Japan’s first men’s Catholic monastery and was construct…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Hakkenzan Winery

The Hakkenzan Winery is located right at the foot of Mt. Hakken, about 40 minutes from central Sap…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Shime-Parfait

After a night of feasting and drinking in Sapporo, there’s no better way to round things off…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum

This museum exhibits about 1,000 folk tools used by the Ainu people, allowing you to learn about t…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Io

Mt. Io is an active volcano with an altitude of 512 m. White smoke containing sulfur rises from th…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Hakodate Jomon Culture Center (National Treasure hollow cl…

Exhibiting artifacts from Japan’s prehistoric age, the Hakodate Jomon Culture Center brings …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Ginga no Mori Observatory

Rikubetsu is famous for being the coldest town in Japan and its gorgeous star-filled night skies. …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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Rokkatei Main Shop Obihiro

Rokkatei Obihiro Main Store has been in business in Obihiro, Tokachi since its establishment in 19…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Rows of poplar trees/Rows of ginkgo trees

Hokkaido University is situated amidst a rich natural environment. The rows of poplar trees and gi…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Okushiri Island

Okushiri Island is located in the Southwestern part of Hokkaido, easily accessible via a ferry fro…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Lake Kutcharo/Lake Kutcharo Lake Water Festival

The northernmost area in Japan designated by the Ramsar Convention. It is a deformed gourd-shaped …

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum and Tentozan Observatory

This is an exhibition hall themed around drift ice and the creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk. Visito…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Kyodogakusha Shintoku Farm

At Kyodogakusha Shintoku Farm in Tokachi, you can eat some of Hokkaido’s freshest and tastie…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Cape Nosappu

Located at the easternmost tip of Hokkaido, it is famous for being the first place in Japan to see…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf MOO

Next to Kushiro’s Nusamai Bridge sits the Kushiro Fisherman’s Wharf “MOO”,…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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