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北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

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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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.