Esashi · Place · candidate to visit
Esashi Togyosai
Said to be the oldest festival in Hokkaido. Floats parade the town in thanks for a good herring catch.
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Hokkaido travel guide
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- Before deciding where to stay, check the places you may visit on a map and leave slack on travel days.
- Compare driving with public transport. If you drive, check your license, road information and equipment suited to the season.
- For plans to enjoy nature, prepare an alternative in case the weather changes.
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Sightseeing spots
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Otaru · Place · candidate to visit
Otaru Canal
A canal built for loading cargo. Stone warehouses stand mirrored in the water.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityShrines & temples
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Sapporo · Place · candidate to visit
Hokkaido Jingu
Founded by decree of Emperor Meiji as guardian of the frontier. Barely 150 years old, yet no shrine in Hokkaido draws more worshippers. It enshrines the three deities of land development.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHakodate · Place · candidate to visit
Hakodate Hachimangu
Southern Hokkaido was tied to Honshu early on by the kitamaebune trade and the herring fishery. The shrine's history follows that.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityEsashi · Place · candidate to visit
Ubagami Daijingu
Said to be among the oldest shrines in Hokkaido. It is bound up with life in Esashi, which the herring boom sustained.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySpecialties & souvenirs
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See all Specialties & souvenirs in Hokkaido (0)Crafts & industry
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Hokkaido · Crafts & industry entry
Toyota Motor Hokkaido
A plant in Tomakomai making drivetrain components such as transmissions. It is the only integrated site for automotive parts in Hokkaido.
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SHIRO Minna no Kojo
The factory of a cosmetics company born in Sunagawa. It uses local materials such as sake lees and gagome kelp as raw ingredients.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHokkaido · Crafts & industry entry
Calbee Hokkaido Plant
A snack factory located in a potato-growing area. The fields and the factory are close together.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityArt & culture
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Sapporo · Place · candidate to visit
Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
The province's central art museum, known for holding the Ecole de Paris painter Pascin in depth, alongside Hokkaido artists and studio glass.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySapporo · Place · candidate to visit
Migishi Kotaro Museum of Art
A single-artist museum for Kotaro Migishi, born in Sapporo and dead at 31 - his whole restless change of manner fits in a few rooms.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilitySapporo · Place · candidate to visit
Sapporo Art Park Museum
Forty hectares of woodland holding both an indoor museum and 74 outdoor sculptures, half-buried in snow for part of the year.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facility100 Regional Revitalization Picks
100 local highlights chosen by each prefecture. Find candidates in nature, food and experiences.
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Hokkaido · Place · candidate to visit
Ten ni Tsuzuku Michi (the Road to Heaven)
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHokkaido · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityHokkaido · Place · candidate to visit
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.
Reference scenery of the region · not a photo of this facilityTransport and accommodation, too
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