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Ice no Ie and Etcetera Naganuma Main Store

Founded in 1994, this shop has long been a popular staple of the ice cream market. Don’t mis…

• Area around Sapporo

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Hakodate St. John’s Church

Built in 1874 as the first Anglican church in Hokkaido, St. John's Church has been rebuilt mul…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Mt. Meakan

Mt. Meakan is part of a stratovolcanic group consisting of eight volcanoes within the Akan-Mashu N…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Nonno no Mori

Nonno no Mori in Tsubetsu is a healing spot named after the Ainu word for flower, Nonno. Designate…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Muroran yakitori

Generally speaking, yakitori (meaning “grilled chicken”) refers to skewered chicken me…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Rafting

The Saru River has been selected as the best clear stream in Japan. Mukawa River, known as the mos…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Kaiyodai Observatory

About 15 km from the center of Nakashibetsu. Beyond the townscape and the grid-patterned windbreak…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Kakasha

Located on a corner at a busy intersection in the heart of Susukino, Kakasha Susukino Store is a m…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Hokkai shrimp

Hokkaido’s Hokkai shrimp is known as the “rubies of the sea”, thanks in part to …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Hakodate Magistrate’s Office

The Hakodate Magistrate's Office was a government office newly established by the Edo shogunat…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Shichiku Garden (Hokkaido Garden Path)

The Shichiku Garden was the passion project of a woman named Shichiku Akiha, an avid lover of flow…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Tokachigaoka Park

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Mukawa Smelt

Smelt, a Hokkaido specialty, lives off the Pacific Coast. The smelt found around the town of Mukaw…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Hokumon Shrine

Located on a small hill overlooking Wakkanai Port, Hokumon Shrine is the northernmost shrine in Ja…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Housui Winery

The impressive landscape surrounding the Housui Winery may be one of its biggest draws, with rusti…

• Area around Sapporo

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Mashike Fruit Winery

“Mashike Fruit Winery” manufactures and sells “Mashike Cider” using apples…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Gyokusenkan Atochi Park

This Japanese garden was restored and redeveloped as a park in 2001 on the site of the former hot …

• Area around Sapporo

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Kijihiki Highlands

For far-reaching views of Mt. Hakodate and the surrounding landscape of lakes and forest-swarmed h…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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