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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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Lake Akan Ainu Kotan
An Ainu kotan on the shore of Lake Akan. Woodcarving workshops cluster here, and traditional dances are performed regularly.
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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.
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Mount Asahi
The principal peak of the Daisetsuzan range. It is reckoned the first mountain in Japan to turn to autumn colour.
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Shiretoko Five Lakes
Five lakes in Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage site. Brown bears live here, so the season and the route you may walk are set.
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Cape Tachimachi
A cape on Hakodate's southern tip facing the Tsugaru Strait. The grave of the poet Takuboku Ishikawa's family stands nearby.
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Cape Shakotan
The cape at the northern tip of the Shakotan Peninsula. From the lookout you see Shimamui Coast and the Shakotan sea.
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Sapporo TV Tower
A 1956 observation tower at the east end of Odori Park, looking straight down the length of the park.
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Abashiri Ryuhyo Kanko Saihyosen Aurora
An icebreaker that pushes through the winter Sea of Okhotsk, cracking ice at the bow as it enters the drift-ice field.
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Hoshino Resort Tomamu
A resort at the foot of the Hidaka Mountains, with a viewing terrace built for watching the sea of clouds.
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Cape Chikyu
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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Oshinkoshin Falls
A waterfall beside the national road toward Shiretoko. Partway down the flow splits in two.
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Notsuke Peninsula
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
A ropeway up 532-metre Mount Tengu, with the city and bay of Otaru below the summit.
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Sapporo Central Wholesale Market Outer Market
A retail strip beside the wholesale market, lined with fish shops and small restaurants.