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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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Date City Museum of History and Culture’s Swordsmith Works…

Sohei Watanabe has practiced the art of sword-making for over 40 years. The creation of Japanese s…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Ishikari nabe

Hokkaido is known for having the largest fall salmon fixed-net fishing catch in Japan, and offers …

• Area around Sapporo

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RYUGETSU Sweet Pia Garden

RYUGETSU’s local factory is where Hokkaido’s renowned sweet, “Sanporoku,” …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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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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Mt. Esan

Mt. Esan, an active volcano between Hakodate and Onuma National Park, stands at 618 meters above s…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Koshimizu Primeval Flower Garden

Koshimizu Primeval Flower Garden is located on a 275-hectare sand dune, wedged on a slice of land …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Toyosaki Konpira Shrine

The village of Shosanbetsu is located along a stretch of the Sea of Japan’s coast. Running s…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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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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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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Manabe Garden (Hokkaido Garden Path)

Manabe Garden, known as Japan’s first conifer garden, is a botanical garden where all design…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Tokachi Nature Center

At the Tokachi Nature Center, you can enjoy various outdoor activities in Tokachi’s wilderne…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Notsuke Peninsula

Located between the Shiretoko Peninsula and the Nemuro Peninsula, the Notsuke Peninsula stretches …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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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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White Path, Soya Hills

At Japan’s northern tip is the town of Wakkanai and the beautiful Soya Hills. Whether you en…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Kitami Mint Memorial Museum, Mint Distillation Hall

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

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Biei Shrine

For spiritual travelers looking to rejuvenate the soul, Biei Shrine is one of the northern region&…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Akan Sightseeing Cruise

Boarding the boat from Lake Akan Onsen, you will visit the Marimo Exhibition Center, where you can…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Former JNR Shihoro Line Concrete Arch Bridges (Taushubetsu…

Constructed in 1937, Taushubetsu River Bridge is a reminder of the days when trains ran across con…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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