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北海道 · Regional selections

Lake Mashu

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A caldera lake known for the clarity of its water. Fog is frequent, and visitors often leave without ever seeing the surface.

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Kushiro Shitsugen National Park

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

Japan's largest marsh. Red-crowned cranes breed here, and the Kushiro River meanders across it toward the Pacific.

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Noboribetsu Jigokudani

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

The remains of an explosion crater about 450 metres across. Steam rises continuously from the vents, and this is the source of the Noboribetsu hot spr…

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Notoro Lake Coral Grass Colony and Notoro Lake Coral Grass Festival

知床・網走・紋別エリア

A colony of glasswort along Lake Notoro in Abashiri. In autumn the shoreline turns red.

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Cape Nosappu

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

The easternmost cape on Japan's main islands. The sun reaches it earlier than anywhere else in the country, and the Habomai islands lie offshore.

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Cape Soya

稚内・利尻・礼文・留萌エリア

The northernmost point of Hokkaido's main island. On clear days the outline of Sakhalin is visible across the Soya Strait.

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Hokkaido Ballpark F Village

札幌近郊エリア

A stay-and-play complex built around a ballpark. Alongside the games there is food, lodging and a hot spring.

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Lake Akan

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A caldera lake formed by an eruption around 150,000 years ago. It is home to marimo, spherical algae designated a special natural monument.

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Jet Coaster Road

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A straight road that rides up and down the hills of Kamifurano. The size of the undulations gave it its nickname.

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Daisetsuzan Asahidake Ropeway

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

A ropeway toward the 2,291-metre summit of Hokkaido's highest peak. Alpine plants are abundant around Sugatami Pond.

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支笏湖

札幌近郊エリア

A lake ringed by old-growth forest. It is deep enough that it never freezes over completely, even in midwinter.

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Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko-go

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A sightseeing train that runs along the edge of Kushiro Marsh. Carriages with open windows let the air of the marsh in.

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Biba Bridge

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A bridge near the mouth of the Kushiro River. Statues representing the four seasons stand on its railings, and it is known for its sunsets.

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Rin'yū Asaichi

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A morning market by the sea in Otaru. Fresh fish sits alongside dried and cured goods, and the eating houses open early.

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Lake Saroma

知床・網走・紋別エリア

Hokkaido's largest lake. A long sandbar separates this brackish lagoon from the Sea of Okhotsk, and scallop farming is active here.

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Lake Toya

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

A caldera lake formed by volcanic activity. Nakajima island sits in the water, and sculptures line the shore.

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Ningle Terrace

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A village of small huts scattered through the woods. Each hut doubles as the workshop of a craftsperson.

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Hachiman-zaka

函館・函館近郊エリア

A cobbled slope running straight down to Hakodate harbour. The sea and the ferry lie directly ahead.

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Mount Hakodate

函館・函館近郊エリア

A mountain wedged between the Tsugaru Strait and Hakodate Bay. The sea presses in from both sides, giving the night view its pinched shape.

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小樽運河

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A canal dug for loading cargo. After it fell out of use a plan to fill it in was met with a citizens' campaign, and half of it was kept.

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Esanuka-sen

稚内・利尻・礼文・留萌エリア

A straight road across the tableland of Sarufutsu. No signals, no buildings, only pasture and sky.

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Naitai Kogen Farm and Naitai Terrace

十勝・帯広エリア

One of the largest public pastures in Japan. A terrace on the hill looks out over the Tokachi plain.

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Showa Shinzan

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

A mountain pushed up out of a wheat field. It rose over two years from 1943, and steam still escapes from its flanks.

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札幌市時計台

札幌・定山渓エリア

A wooden building put up as the drill hall of Sapporo Agricultural College. The clock has been running since 1881.