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Usu-Zenkoji Temple

Founded in 826, in 1613 Matsumae Keihiro, lord of the Matsumae domain, rebuilt the Nyorai-do hall,…

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Cape Erimo Wind Museum

Cape Erimo is one of Japan's most prominent strong wind areas, experiencing winds of over 10 m…

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Nakajima Lake Forest Museum

Located on Nakajima Island at the center of Lake Toya, this museum is a symbolic site of the UNESC…

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Tarumae Shrine

Tarumae Shrine sits gracefully on a hillside, as if watching over the city of Tomakomai. Surrounde…

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Hidaka Mountain Range Museum

The Hidaka Mountains Museum is a geo-museum of the Hidaka Mountains that exhibits the relationship…

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Mt. Apoi Geopark

Mt. Apoi Geopark, known for its unique geology and home to endemic plant species, is an extraordin…

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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…

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Former Site of Sendai Clan Manor House

The fort on the site of this museum, the Sendai Shiraoi Motojinya, was originally built in 1856 to…

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Kame Rock, Lake Toya

Named for its resemblance to a turtle shell, Kame (turtle) Rock rises just to the surface of Lake …

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Hakucho Ohashi Bridge

Eastern Japan's largest suspension bridge spanning 1,380 meters over Muroran Port, a famous br…

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Daioji Temple

Daioji Temple (Watari Date Family Temple) is one of the only open temples in Hokkaido, where you c…

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Muroran Minpo Minna no Aquarium (Muroran City Aquarium)

A facility that has been loved by many people for over 70 years as Hokkaido's oldest aquarium,…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Apoi Geopark Visitor Center

Mt. Apoi Geopark, recognized as a "Japan Geopark" in 2008 and a member of the "UNES…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Di-Maccio Art Museum

The Di-Maccio Art Museum is a unique "forest of art" created within a former elementary …

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Mt. Poroshiri

Mt. Poroshiri means "big mountain" in Ainu and is the only mountain in the Hidaka Range …

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Masao Mimatsu Memorial Hall

Lake Toya and the surrounding landscape were created by centuries of volcanic activity. The Mount …

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Hidakaso

Hidakaso is an endemic species that grows only in the Hidaka Mountains and is designated as a crit…

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National Hidaka Youth Nature House

At Hidaka Youth Nature House, you can experience nature, sports and outdoor activities, crafts, an…

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Mukawa Smelt

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

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Packraft

Packraft refers to a one-person raft boat that can be carried in a backpack. You can experience pa…

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