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Nopporo Forest Park

Covering an impressive 2,053 hectares of flatland forest, Nopporo Forest Park offers 17 well-maint…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Hokkaido University's Ginkgo and Poplar Avenues

The poplar avenue is a symbolic landscape of the nature-rich Hokkaido University. Its origins lie …

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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Kushiro City Tancho Crane Nature Park

The red-crowned crane, designated as a Special Natural Monument of Japan, is not only admired for …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Harbor seal

The only seals that permanently reside along the Japanese coast. At Cape Erimo, where about 1,000 …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mount Esan

An active volcano at 618m altitude located at the eastern tip of the Kameda Peninsula. Enjoy 360-d…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Lake Toyoni

Lake Toyoni’s perfect heart shape sets it apart from anywhere else in the world. This site c…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Notoro-ko Coral Grass Colony

Coral grass colony at Lake Notoro in Abashiri City, boasting the largest scale in Japan.Coral gras…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Ice Horizon Walk

At the easternmost tip of Hokkaido lies the Notsuke Peninsula, where visitors can experience the b…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Shiretoko Goko Lakes

One of the Shiretoko Eight Views. Explore five lakes surrounded by primeval forest via an 800m ele…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Notsuke Peninsula

Located between the Shiretoko and Nemuro Peninsulas, the Notsuke Peninsula stretches like an arm i…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Shiretoko Sightseeing Ship Aurora

The west coast of the Shiretoko Peninsula has steep cliffs. Why not take a closer look at the scen…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Cape Notoro

Notoro Cape, which juts out into the Sea of Okhotsk from the eastern side of Lake Notoro, is a pri…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Abira Town Nanohana Fields

About 30 minutes from New Chitose Airport, Abira Town offers a golden early-summer landscape fille…

• Area around Sapporo

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Furepe Falls

Step into the magic of Furepe Falls, where crystal-clear water trickles from Shiretoko’s tow…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Biratori Town Memu Lily of the Valley Colony / Lily of the…

A viewing event held at Japan's largest wild lily of the valley colony in the Memu area of Bir…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Lake Saroma Wakka Wild Flower Garden

Japan's largest 700-hectare wild flower garden, certified as a Hokkaido Heritage site, spreadi…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Miyajima-numa

Located northeast of Sapporo City in Bibai City, Miyajima-numa is a wetland designated under the R…

• Area around Sapporo

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Sarobetsu Wetland

One of Japan's three great wetlands located in the center of Sarobetsu Wilderness. A 1km circu…

• Wakkanai, Rishiri, Rebun, Rumoi

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Saru River Headwaters Primeval Forest

Located on the Hidaka side of the Nissho Pass, this forest is designated as a National Natural Mon…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Shunkunitai

Nemuro, known across Hokkaido and beyond as a treasure trove of wild birds, is frequented by inter…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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