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Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery

The "Nikka Whisky Hokkaido Yoichi Distillery" was established in 1934 by Masataka Takets…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Former Hokkaido Government Office Building (Red Brick Offi…

Constructed in 1888, the historically and architecturally significant Former Hokkaido Prefectural …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Hakodate Meijikan

In the bay area, you will find the shopping complex “Hakodate Meijikan”. The shops wit…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Statue of Dr. William S. Clark

William Smith Clark was the first Vice-Principal of Sapporo Agricultural College, the predecessor …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Otaru Art Base

Otaru Art Base occupies four historical buildings dating back to the early 1920s when the once pro…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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The Old Aoyama Villa（Otaru Kihinkan）

Using their great wealth amassed through the herring fishing trade, the Aoyama family constructed …

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Special Historic Site, Goryokaku Fort

Goryokaku is a star-shaped pentagon with five protruding points called bastions. This unusual form…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Takasago Brewery

A local sake brewery founded in 1899. It has received high praise for its sake brewing using Hokka…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Old Iwafune Family's Garden (Kosetsuen)・Hakodate MOMI-G F…

Few nations do gardens like Japan, and Kosetsuen in Miharashi Park, Hakodate, is a perfect example…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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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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Fukuyama Castle (Matsumae Castle)

Matsumae is the only castle town in all of Hokkaido, making it home to the northernmost castle in …

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Abashiri Prison Museum

Housed within the former prison complex of the same name, the Abashiri Prison Museum offers a uniq…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Nusamai Bridge

Voted as one of the “Top Three Sunsets in the World” alongside other famous worldwide …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Futami Tsuribashi suspension bridge

The Toyohira River flows quietly through the Jozankei hot spring area, known as Sapporo's hidd…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Hoheikyo Dam

Located about 7km upstream from Jozankei, this is an arch-style dam with a height of 102.5m and a …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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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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Matsumaehan Yashiki, Floating Hydrangea

Take a trip back in time at Matsumae’s lavishly recreated samurai residence. Fourteen tradit…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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OtaruShussemae Hiroba

This spot is popular for its charmingly nostalgic retro townscape. Situated in a building that onc…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward

Hakodate Ward’s Old Public Hall looks over Hakodate Port and is a Nationally Important Cultu…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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