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Cape Nosappu
The easternmost cape on Japan's main islands. The sun reaches it earlier than anywhere else in the country, and the Habomai islands lie offshore.
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Daisetsuzan Asahidake Ropeway
A ropeway toward the 2,291-metre summit of Hokkaido's highest peak. Alpine plants are abundant around Sugatami Pond.
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Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko-go
A sightseeing train that runs along the edge of Kushiro Marsh. Carriages with open windows let the air of the marsh in.
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Biba Bridge
A bridge near the mouth of the Kushiro River. Statues representing the four seasons stand on its railings, and it is known for its sunsets.
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Lake Saroma
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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Mount Hakodate
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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Showa Shinzan
A mountain pushed up out of a wheat field. It rose over two years from 1943, and steam still escapes from its flanks.
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Hokkaido University Ginkgo Avenue and Poplar Avenue
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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Lake Kussharo
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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Lake Kuttara
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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Cape Erimo
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
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
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
A hilltop lookout over Kushiro Marsh. Also called Daikanbo, it draws people at dusk.
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Kushiro Washo Market
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
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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Makomanai Takino Cemetery, Atama Daibutsu, and Lavender Garden
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)
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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Asahiyama Zoo
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
A shore that appears at the end of a short tunnel cut through rock. The colour of the Shakotan sea shows well from here.