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Shirogane Blue Pond
A pond created as a by-product of works built to hold back volcanic mudflows. Minerals dissolved in the water scatter the light, and the depth of blue shifts with the season and the weather.
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Mount Yotei (Ezo Fuji)
Its even cone has earned it the name Ezo Fuji. Spring water is abundant around its base and has long supplied the villages below.
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Shikaribetsu-ko Kotei Senro
The highest lake in Hokkaido. It freezes over in winter, and the ice formations that appear on its surface have become a fixture of the season.
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Kamui Misaki
The tip of the Shakotan Peninsula. A narrow path follows the ridge of a cliff about 80 metres high, with sea on both sides.
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Lake Mashu
A caldera lake known for the clarity of its water. Fog is frequent, and visitors often leave without ever seeing the surface.
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Kushiro Shitsugen National Park
Japan's largest marsh. Red-crowned cranes breed here, and the Kushiro River meanders across it toward the Pacific.
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Noboribetsu Jigokudani
The remains of an explosion crater about 450 metres across. Steam rises continuously from the vents, and this is the source of the Noboribetsu hot springs.
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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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Lake Shikotsu
A lake ringed by old-growth forest. It is deep enough that it never freezes over completely, even in midwinter.
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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.