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Akan International Crane Center [GRUS]

In the clear air of Akan, elegant red-crowned cranes dance gracefully across the sky. At the Akan …

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Abashiri Prison Museum

Step back in time and explore Japan’s only full-scale prison museum—the Abashiri Priso…

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe

Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe is an aquarium located in Noboribetsu Higashi-machi, Noboribetsu City…

• Area around Toya, Noboribetsu, and Hidaka

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Mt. Tokachi Obesevatory

Located about 5km from Shirogane Hot Spring in Biei Town, Bougakudai is a stunning viewpoint situa…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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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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Ryusei Falls & Ginga Falls

Two renowned waterfalls representing Sounkyo, both selected for Japan's Top 100 Waterfalls. Ry…

• Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Tenninkyo

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Trappist Monastery

Japan's first Catholic male monastery founded in 1896. Walk along tree-lined paths of Japanese…

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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Butadon (Pork Rice Bowl)

Thick slices of pork, grilled to perfection and glazed in a rich, sweet-and-savory sauce, are serv…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Sapporo Art Park

If you want to enjoy art on your Hokkaido trip, Sapporo Art Park is a must-visit destination. Span…

• Sapporo/Jozankei

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The Glass Studio in Otaru

At "The Glass Studio in Otaru" at the foot of Mt. Tengu in Otaru, surrounded by quiet fo…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Lake Shikaribetsu Submerged Railway Tracks

At Lake Shikaribetsu, located at the highest altitude in Hokkaido, you can enjoy the fantastic sig…

• Tokachi, Obihiro

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Fukidashi Park

A spring park in Kyogoku Town selected for Japan's Top 100 Waters in 1985, where 80,000 tons o…

• Area around Otaru, Niseko

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Hinode Park Lavender Garden

A lavender garden of about 4.2 hectares spreading across the hills of Kamifurano, the birthplace o…

• Area around Furano, Biei

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Fukuyama Castle (Matsumae Castle)

Fukuyama Castle stands on a hill overlooking the Tsugaru Strait, and is the northernmost Japanese-…

• Matsumae, Esashi, Okushiri

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Drift Ice Walk®

At "Sinra" in Utoro, Shari Town, you can embark on a "Drift Ice Walk®" to …

• Shiretoko, Abashiri, Monbetsu

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Kushiro City Marsh Observatory

An observation and exhibition facility built on a hill overlooking Kushiro Marsh, designed with th…

• Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Nemuro

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Chitose Salmon Aquarium – “Salmon Hometown”

Directly connected to the Chitose River, this aquarium lets you observe salmon swimming upstream a…

• Area around Sapporo

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Lake Utonai

Lake Utonai, Japan’s first officially designated bird sanctuary, offers a peaceful environme…

• Area around Sapporo

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Mt. Komagatake

An active volcano with an elevation of 1,131 meters straddling Mori Town, Shikabe Town, and Nanae …

• Hakodate, area around Hakodate

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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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