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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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Former British Consulate of Hakodate

Perched halfway up Motoizaka overlooking Hakodate Port, the Former British Consulate is a Western-…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Tobetsu Shrine

This shrine has its origins in the settlement of Tobetsu by Kuninao Date of the Sendai clan, who d…

• Area around Sapporo

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Kanda Nissho Memorial Museum of Art

Kanda Nissho (1937 – 1970) was an oil painter known for his realism and examination of the o…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Ice no Ie and Etcetera Naganuma Main Store

Made with 100% Hokkaido fresh milk, this popular shop offers 40 flavors of gelato along with handm…

• Area around Sapporo

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Inishie Kaido Street

Esashi prospered from the 17th century as a hub for the Kitamae-bune shipping route, built on cypr…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Yufutsu Museum

Settlers from Hachioji, Tokyo arrived in the Yufutsu area in the late 1800s, tasked with protectin…

• Area around Sapporo

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Eniwa Karimba Remains (Eniwa City Local Museum)

Designated a national historic site, the Eniwa Karimba Remains date back over 3,000 years. This La…

• Area around Sapporo

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Jigoku-zaka (Hell Slope)

A steep 1.5 km slope leading to Otaru University of Commerce, a historic path walked by writer Tak…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Esashi Oiwake Kaikan, Esashi Yama Kaikan

Esashi Oiwake KaikanIn Esashi, a historic port town in southern Hokkaido, the Kaikan showcases the…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum)

Hokkaido’s Moyoro Kaizuka-kan (Moyoro Shell Mound Museum) focuses on the lives of the Okhots…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Kaiyomaru Memorial Museum

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

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Cape Shiretoko

A cape at the tip of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a remote location that can only be viewed from the s…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Hakodate St. John’s Church

Established in 1874 as Hokkaido’s first Anglican church, Hakodate St. John’s Church ha…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Engaru Town Shirataki Geopark Exchange Center (1F) / Buri…

The important cultural property "Artifacts from the Shirataki Site Cluster in Hokkaido,"…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Hakodate Ebisuya Rickshaw

Take a ride on a rickshaw to explore the streets of Hakodate. While in this rich sight of internat…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Masao Mimatsu Memorial Hall

Lake Toya and the surrounding landscape were created by centuries of volcanic activity. The Mount …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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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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Hidaka Mountain Range Museum

The Hidaka Mountains Museum is a geo-museum of the Hidaka Mountains that exhibits the relationship…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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