Kitami Mint Memorial Museum and Mint Distillation Hall
Kitami once produced 70 percent of the world's mint. The distillation equipment and history are preserved here.
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Kitami once produced 70 percent of the world's mint. The distillation equipment and history are preserved here.
Craft beer from Abashiri. It is known for products in a color inspired by drift ice.
It tells the history of Yubari's coal mines. Visitors can see how coal was mined in a mock mine gallery.
An exhibition hall that tells of the Taiheiyo Coal Mine in Kushiro. It was the undersea coal mine that survived longest in Japan.
They cover the history of railways and coal mining in Mikasa. Facilities and rolling stock of the former Horonai Line remain.
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.
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.
Its even cone has earned it the name Ezo Fuji. Spring water is abundant around its base and has long supplied the villages below.
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.
The tip of the Shakotan Peninsula. A narrow path follows the ridge of a cliff about 80 metres high, with sea on both sides.
A caldera lake known for the clarity of its water. Fog is frequent, and visitors often leave without ever seeing the surface.
Japan's largest marsh. Red-crowned cranes breed here, and the Kushiro River meanders across it toward the Pacific.
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.
A stay-and-play complex built around a ballpark. Alongside the games there is food, lodging and a hot spring.
A straight road that rides up and down the hills of Kamifurano. The size of the undulations gave it its nickname.
A ropeway toward the 2,291-metre summit of Hokkaido's highest peak. Alpine plants are abundant around Sugatami Pond.
A sightseeing train that runs along the edge of Kushiro Marsh. Carriages with open windows let the air of the marsh in.
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.
A morning market by the sea in Otaru. Fresh fish sits alongside dried and cured goods, and the eating houses open early.
Hokkaido's largest lake. A long sandbar separates this brackish lagoon from the Sea of Okhotsk, and scallop farming is active here.
A village of small huts scattered through the woods. Each hut doubles as the workshop of a craftsperson.