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北海道 · Regional selections

Sapporo Central Wholesale Market Outer Market

札幌・定山渓エリア

A retail strip beside the wholesale market, lined with fish shops and small restaurants.

北海道 · Regional selections

Odori Park

札幌・定山渓エリア

A long, narrow park running east to west through the city, laid out in 1871 as a firebreak.

北海道 · Regional selections

Silo Observation Deck

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

A rise from which Lake Toya, Mount Usu and Showa-shinzan can all be seen at once.

北海道 · Regional selections

Sapporo Moiwa Ropeway

札幌・定山渓エリア

A ropeway up 531-metre Mount Moiwa, with the city and the Ishikari Plain spread out from the summit.

北海道 · Regional selections

Yoichi Winery

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A winery making wine from Yoichi grapes, with a shop and tour facilities.

北海道 · Regional selections

Lake Mashu Daiichi Observation Deck

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A lookout above Lake Mashu. Town lights are far off, so the stars show well at night.

北海道 · Regional selections

Kushiro City Shitsugen Observation Deck

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

A hilltop building overlooking the marsh, shaped after yachibozu, the grass hummocks that form there.

北海道 · Regional selections

Onuma Quasi-National Park

函館・函館近郊エリア

Lakes and ponds formed when an eruption of Mount Komagatake dammed a river. Bridges link the islands for walking.

北海道 · Regional selections

Shiretoko Pass

知床・網走・紋別エリア

The highest point on the Shiretoko Pass road. Mount Rausu stands ahead, and on clear days Kunashiri Island shows.

北海道 · Regional selections

Tokachidake Bogakudai

富良野・美瑛近郊エリア

A lookout on the flank of Mount Tokachi, close to the fumes and the tracks left by lava.

北海道 · Regional selections

Sapporo Ekimae-dori

札幌・定山渓エリア

The main avenue running north to south from Sapporo Station through Odori to Susukino, with an underground walkway alongside.

北海道 · Regional selections

Ryusei Falls / Ginga Falls

旭川・層雲峡・天人峡エリア

Two falls side by side across the gorge from Sounkyo, 90 and 120 metres high, both visible from one lookout.

北海道 · Regional selections

Meruhen-no-Oka (the Hill of Fairy Tales)

知床・網走・紋別エリア

Seven larch trees standing together on a hill in Ozora, with only field green and sky behind them.

北海道 · Regional selections

Mount Usu Ropeway

洞爺・登別・日高近郊エリア

A ropeway from the foot of Showa-shinzan to the rim of Mount Usu, looking down on the crater and Lake Toya together.

北海道 · Regional selections

Clark Statue

札幌・定山渓エリア

A bust of Dr Clark on the Hokkaido University campus. Another statue of him stands at Hitsujigaoka.

北海道 · Regional selections

Tokachi Bokujo Shirakaba Namiki

十勝・帯広エリア

About 1.3 kilometres of white birch along a Tokachi stock farm, planted originally as a windbreak.

北海道 · Regional selections

Lake Okotanpe

札幌近郊エリア

A quiet lake at the western foot of Mount Eniwa. No road comes near it; you view it from a distance at the lookout.

北海道 · Regional selections

Shiroi Koibito Park

札幌・定山渓エリア

A factory for a famous confection, opened to visitors. You can watch it being made and try making sweets yourself.

北海道 · Regional selections

Mount Io

釧路・阿寒湖・摩周湖・根室エリア

The active volcano that feeds Kawayu Onsen. Vents crowd the slope and sulphur crystals form around them.

北海道 · Regional selections

Mount Hakodate Sancho Observation Deck

函館・函館近郊エリア

The lookout at the summit of Mount Hakodate. Sea cuts in from both sides, so the city lights take a narrow, pinched shape.

北海道 · Regional selections

Goryokaku Park and Hakodate Goryokaku Festival

函館・函館近郊エリア

Japan's first Western-style star fort. It was the last stage of the Hakodate War and is now open as a park.

北海道 · Regional selections

Otaru Canal Cruise

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A roughly 40-minute cruise along the Otaru Canal, past stone warehouses and on into the North Canal.

北海道 · Regional selections

Lake Utonai

札幌近郊エリア

A lake at Tomakomai. Designated Japan's first wildlife sanctuary in 1981, it is a stopover for migratory birds.

北海道 · Regional selections

北一硝子三号館

小樽・ニセコ近郊エリア

A shop in a stone warehouse built in 1891, known for its dim interior lit by many oil lamps.