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北海道 · Regional selections

Hokkaido University Ginkgo Avenue and Poplar Avenue

札幌・定山渓エリア

Tree-lined avenues on the Hokkaido University campus. The poplars were planted in the Meiji era; the ginkgos form a yellow tunnel in autumn.

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Sounkyo

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

A gorge running some 24 kilometres along the upper Ishikari River. Cliffs of columnar jointing close in on both banks.

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Lake Kussharo

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

Japan's largest caldera lake. Dig into the sand at the shore and hot water seeps up; swans gather here in winter.

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Cape Kiritappu

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A cliff cape in Hamanaka. Its formal name is Cape Yuyu, and sea otters and seals appear offshore.

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Lake Kuttara

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

A nearly circular crater lake east of Noboribetsu. No river flows in or out, and the water is known for its purity.

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Shiroi Michi

稚内・利尻・礼文・留萌エリア

A road in Wakkanai laid with crushed scallop shells. The white surface runs about three kilometres over the hills toward the sea.

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Cape Erimo

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

The cape where the Hidaka range sinks into the sea. Windy days are the norm, and a facility here lets visitors feel that wind.

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Mikuni Pass Observation Deck

十勝・帯広エリア

A pass where the old provinces of Ishikari, Tokachi and Kitami meet. Below lies a sea of trees crossed by a single bridge.

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Bihoro Pass

知床・網走・紋別エリア

An observation point at a pass 525 metres above sea level. It takes in Lake Kussharo and the mountains beyond.

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Hosooka Observation Deck

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A hilltop lookout over Kushiro Marsh. Also called Daikanbo, it draws people at dusk.

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Kushiro Washo Market

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A Kushiro market that opened in 1954. It is known for the katte-don, a bowl of rice topped with sashimi of your own choosing.

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Nijo Market

札幌・定山渓エリア

A Sapporo market beside the Sosei River. It began in the Meiji era and still has fishmongers and greengrocers side by side.

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Farm Tomita

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A lavender farm that began as a crop grown for perfume. In July the hillside turns purple.

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Makomanai Takino Cemetery, Atama Daibutsu, and Lavender Garden

札幌・定山渓エリア

A cemetery where lavender covers the slope and a great Buddha shows only its head above it. Designed by Tadao Ando.

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Shikisai-no-Oka (the Hill of Four Seasons)

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A garden laid out in bands of flowers across the hills of Biei. Stripes of colour run over some 15 hectares.

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Otaru Sankaku Market

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A market on a triangular plot right beside Otaru Station. About 20 shops line a steep slope.

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阿寒湖アイヌコタン

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

An Ainu kotan on the shore of Lake Akan. Woodcarving workshops cluster here, and traditional dances are performed regularly.

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Asahiyama Zoo

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

Japan's northernmost zoo. It is known for arranging its enclosures so that the animals' movement can be seen.

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Shimamui Coast

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A shore that appears at the end of a short tunnel cut through rock. The colour of the Shakotan sea shows well from here.

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Mount Asahi

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

The principal peak of the Daisetsuzan range. It is reckoned the first mountain in Japan to turn to autumn colour.

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Trappist Monastery

函館・函館近郊エリア

Japan's first monastery for men, opened in 1896. An avenue of cedars climbs to it.

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知床五湖

知床・網走・紋別エリア

Five lakes in Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage site. Brown bears live here, so the season and the route you may walk are set.

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Cape Tachimachi

函館・函館近郊エリア

A cape on Hakodate's southern tip facing the Tsugaru Strait. The grave of the poet Takuboku Ishikawa's family stands nearby.

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Nikka Whisky Hokkaido Yoichi Distillery

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A distillery opened in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru. The pot stills are still heated over direct coal fires.