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Ten ni Tsuzuku Michi (the Road to Heaven)
A road that runs dead straight across the hills of Shari. It holds its line for some 28 kilometres, and the far end appears to dissolve into the sky.
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Jet Coaster Road
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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Ningle Terrace
A village of small huts scattered through the woods. Each hut doubles as the workshop of a craftsperson.
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Esanuka-sen
A straight road across the tableland of Sarufutsu. No signals, no buildings, only pasture and sky.
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Shiroi Michi
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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Nikka Whisky Hokkaido Yoichi Distillery
A distillery opened in 1934 by Masataka Taketsuru. The pot stills are still heated over direct coal fires.
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Banei Tokachi
Racing in which horses haul heavy sledges — found nowhere else in the world. Held at Obihiro Racecourse.
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Meruhen-no-Oka (the Hill of Fairy Tales)
Seven larch trees standing together on a hill in Ozora, with only field green and sky behind them.
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Furano / Biei Norokko-go
A sightseeing train that runs only in summer. Open-sided carriages look out over the hills of Furano and Biei.