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北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

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.

北海道 · Regional selections

Susukino / Susukino Matsuri

札幌・定山渓エリア

Sapporo's nightlife district. At the August festival, portable shrines and dancers fill the streets.

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Cape Shakotan

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

The cape at the northern tip of the Shakotan Peninsula. From the lookout you see Shimamui Coast and the Shakotan sea.

北海道 · Regional selections

Sapporo TV Tower

札幌・定山渓エリア

A 1956 observation tower at the east end of Odori Park, looking straight down the length of the park.

北海道 · Regional selections

Abashiri Ryuhyo Kanko Saihyosen Aurora

知床・網走・紋別エリア

An icebreaker that pushes through the winter Sea of Okhotsk, cracking ice at the bow as it enters the drift-ice field.

北海道 · Regional selections

Hoshino Resort Tomamu

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A resort at the foot of the Hidaka Mountains, with a viewing terrace built for watching the sea of clouds.

北海道 · Regional selections

Cape Chikyu

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

The southern tip of Muroran's Etomo Peninsula. Cliffs about 100 metres high run along the shore, and the horizon shows its curve.

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Kamui Kotan

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

A gorge the Ishikari River cut through rock. The Ainu held it to be where gods dwell; the old station building remains.

北海道 · Regional selections

Northern Horse Park

札幌近郊エリア

A horse theme park in Tomakomai. Besides riding and carriage rides, there are wide gardens to walk.

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Oshinkoshin Falls

知床・網走・紋別エリア

A waterfall beside the national road toward Shiretoko. Partway down the flow splits in two.

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Notsuke Peninsula

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A long, thin spit of sand. Migratory birds stop here, and Kunashiri Island is visible across the water.

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Otaru Tenguyama Ropeway

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A ropeway up 532-metre Mount Tengu, with the city and bay of Otaru below the summit.

北海道 · Regional selections

Onneto

十勝・帯広エリア

A lake formed when an eruption of Mount Meakan dammed a river. Its colour changes with the angle and the hour.

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Mount Usu

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

An active volcano south of Lake Toya. It has erupted at intervals of roughly 20 to 30 years.

北海道 · Regional selections

Banei Tokachi

十勝・帯広エリア

Racing in which horses haul heavy sledges — found nowhere else in the world. Held at Obihiro Racecourse.