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Lake Toya

Lake Toya offers views of Mt. Yotei to the north and the active Mt. Usu and Showa Shinzan to the s…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Shirogane Blue Pond

Step into another world at Shirogane Blue Pond, where breathtaking beauty unfolds before your eyes…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Mt. Usu Ropeway

Departing from the Sanroku Station in the Volcano Village at the foot of Mt. Showa Shinzan, the jo…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Lake Shikotsu

This is a beautiful lake with clear waters, created through intense volcanic activity about 40,000…

• Area around Sapporo

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Silo Observatory

The Silo Observation Deck rises high above the western shore of Lake Toya, providing a breath-taki…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Takino Suzuran Hillside Park

Takino Suzuran Hillside Park is the only government-operated park in all of Hokkaido. No matter th…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Ryusei Falls & Ginga Falls

These two stunning waterfalls, selected as one of Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls, are iconic sceni…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Lake Hill Farm

Hokkaido is famous for gelato and soft-serve ice cream, and at Lake Hill Farm you can enjoy these …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Nakajima Park

Nakajima Park’s verdant landscape is a welcome respite in the middle of the northern metropo…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Onuma Quasi-National Park

Located in southern Hokkaido, Onuma Quasi-National Park is a stunning natural haven shaped by the …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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Kotan hot spring

Along the shores of Lake Kussharo, there are a number of open-air baths where visitors can bathe f…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Bihoro Pass

This mountain pass is situated along National Route 243, right on the border between Teshikaga Tow…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Shikaribetsu

Lake Shikaribetsu is the only natural lake located within Daisetsuzan National Park. Situated at a…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Lake Saroma

Lake Saroma is the third-largest lake in Japan and the largest in Hokkaido, stretching far from ea…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Lake Kussharo

Lake Kussharo is a beautiful caldera lake with a circumference of 57 km. The name comes from the A…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Mt. Showa Shinzan

Mt. Showa Shinzan was born from volcanic activity that began in 1943 (Showa 18). What was once a f…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Usu and Mt. Nishiyama Base Crater Walkway

Traverse Mt. Usu and Mt. Nishiyama’s Base Crater Walkway to see a site frozen in March 2000.…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Lake Shikaribetsu Kotan

Held from late Jan. to late Mar.Lake Shikaribetsu Kotan is a fleeting village that appears only du…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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