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Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing & Icebreaker Ship Aurora

Every year in late January, drift ice from the Sea of Okhotsk arrives along the coast of Hokkaido.…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Okhotsk Tokkari (Seal) Center

Located in Mombetsu Marine Park, this is Japan's only seal protection facility that rescues in…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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SL Winter Wetland Train

A special train running on the JR Senmo Main Line between Kushiro Station and Shibecha Station for…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park・Shibazakura Festival

Held from early May to early Jun.Shibazakura, also known as moss phlox, is the representative flow…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Obihiro Shrine

Obihiro Shrine is dedicated to the guardian deity of relationships and commerce. The cute omikuji …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park / Kamiyubetsu Tulip Fair

The fair opens every year on May 1st. About 200 varieties of colorful tulips bloom across a vast a…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Akan

A caldera lake formed by a volcanic eruption about 150,000 years ago. Four islands—Oshima, K…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Shikaribetsu Lake Kotan

A village of ice and snow appearing on Lake Shikaribetsu in winter. All Kotan buildings, meaning &…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Icebreaker Garinko

With two massive drills mounted on its bow, this icebreaker sightseeing ship powerfully crushes th…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Tsurui-Ito Red-crowned Crane Sanctuary

A 10-hectare grassland sanctuary created by dairy farmer, the late Yoshitaka Ito, where you can ob…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Banei Tokachi

Obihiro Racecourse (Banei Tokachi) is the only place in the world that holds "Ban'ei Hors…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Rokkatei Obihiro Main Store

Rokkatei Obihiro Main Store, established in 1933, stands proudly in the heart of Tokachi and Obihi…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Ryuhyo Monogatari Train

The Drift Ice Story is a sightseeing train operated by JR Hokkaido during the period when the Sea …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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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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Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train

The sightseeing train "Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko," which runs leisurely through Kushiro …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Road to Heaven

A 28.1km straight road connecting National Route 244 to Route 334. A spectacular view where the st…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Mashu

Known in Ainu language as "Kamuito" (Lake of the Gods), this caldera lake boasts a circu…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Lake Akan Ainu Kotan

Lake Akan Ainu Kotan, located in a corner of the Lake Akan Onsen district in Akan-cho, Kushiro Cit…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Sahoro Resort Bear Mountain

You can safely observe Ezo brown bears living in the Karikachi Plateau forest from a 5-meter-high …

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Shibazakura Takinoue Park

100,000 square meters of moss pinks spreading across a small hill in Takinoue town center become a…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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