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Mount Hakodate Sancho Observation Deck
The lookout at the summit of Mount Hakodate. Sea cuts in from both sides, so the city lights take a narrow, pinched shape.
Otaru Canal Cruise
A roughly 40-minute cruise along the Otaru Canal, past stone warehouses and on into the North Canal.
Lake Utonai
A lake at Tomakomai. Designated Japan's first wildlife sanctuary in 1981, it is a stopover for migratory birds.
Kotan-no-Yu
An open-air bath on the shore of Lake Kussharo. Bath and lake appear to join, and in winter swans come close.
Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
Warehouses built in Hakodate in 1887, now holding shops and restaurants along a harbour-side walk.
Temiyasen Atochi
The bed of the railway that linked Otaru and Temiya, kept as a walking path with the rails still in place.
Furano Rokugo-no-Mori (the Forest of Rokugo)
A drama filming location in Rokugo, Furano. Buildings from the series are preserved among the trees.
Otaru Music Box Hall
A music-box shop in a Meiji-era building, gathering and playing boxes from around the world.
Furano / Biei Norokko-go
A sightseeing train that runs only in summer. Open-sided carriages look out over the hills of Furano and Biei.
Kanayama Lake
A reservoir lake in the hills of Minamifurano, its still surface reflecting the ranges around it.
Tsugaru Quasi-National Park Hotokegaura Koyazaki
A shore at the northern tip of the Tsugaru Peninsula. Cross the bridge over the rocks and Hokkaido lies north, Cape Tappi west.
Kaidan National Route 339
A national highway that climbs the village at Cape Tappi as a staircase. It is the only national road in Japan no car can use.
Kamagatake Observation Deck
A lookout on Mount Kamafuse in Mutsu. Mutsu Bay and the town below take the shape of a butterfly with open wings.
Koganezaki Furofushi Onsen
An open-air bath facing the Sea of Japan. The tubs sit at the water's edge and turn crimson at sunset.
Lake Jusan
A brackish lake just before the Iwaki River reaches the Sea of Japan, known for its freshwater clams.
Senjojiki Coast
A rock shelf raised from the seabed by an earthquake in 1792. The name comes from a lord said to have laid a thousand mats here for a feast.
Jogakura Bridge
A 360-metre bridge over a Hakkoda ravine. The drop is long, and crowds come in the autumn colours.
Shimofuro Onsenkyo
A hot spring in Kazamaura, the northern tip of Honshu. The Tsugaru Strait lies in front, Hokkaido across it.
Miyakoshi-ke Hanare / Teien
The estate of an old family in Nakadomari, with main house, storehouses and an Oishi-Bugaku-style garden preserved together.
2026 Tatehana Wharf Morning Market
A morning market on the Hachinohe quay. Only at dawn on Sundays, several hundred stalls stretch for about 800 metres.