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Hiking | Hokkaido

Hiking in Hokkaido Guide

Hokkaido is the northernmost island in Japan representing 22% of Japan’s total land mass and only 5% of its population….

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Hokkaido | National Parks

About Brown Bears in Hokkaido’s National Parks

With regards to encountering a brown bear while climbing, usually, Brown bears will notice humans in advance and will hide…

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Hokkaido | National Parks

Akan National Park Area Guide

Akan National Park is a volcanic area with craters spread throughout the forest. It also contains three crystal clear lakes….

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Hokkaido

Kamiyubetsu Tulip Park

The tulip is the official flower of Yubetsu Town. By the time the late spring wind blows in this northern…

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Noboribetsu Bear Park
Hokkaido | Onsens

Noboribetsu Bear Park, Noboribetsu Onsen

  About 200 brown bears are raised at the Bear Farm at the summit of Mt. Shihorei to the east…

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Hokkaido

Seabird Breeding At Teuri And Yagishiri Islands In Haboro

Teuri and Yagishiri Islands’ geographical features of the two islands in the Sea of Japan differ greatly. While the circumference…

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Hokkaido

Moss Pink in Takinoue Park

Takinoue Park in Takinoue Town (Takinoue-cho) is famous for moss pink, tiny flowers that spread for 100,000 m2. The flowers…

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Hokkaido

Monbetsu Drift Ice In Okhotsk Sea, Monbetsu City (Monbetsu-shi)

The Sea of Okhotsk is covered with drift ice in winter. Water flowing from the Amur River in Siberia freezes…

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Hokkaido

The City of Kushiro (Kushiro-shi) – Sightseeing and Tourist Information

Kushiro, the largest city in eastern Hokkaido, is a marine food production center that boasts one of the top catches…

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Hokkaido

Nemuro City

  Sunrise on New Year’s Day (January) On the first of January, many tourists rush to Cape Nosappu. Seeing the…

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Hokkaido

Things To Do On The Nemuro Peninsula

In the end of February, the Sea of Okhotsk facing the Nemuro peninsula suddenly turns into an extensive bright white…

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Festivals | Hokkaido

Events and Festivals around Nemuro Peninsula – Tourist Attractions, Nemuro City (Nemuro-shi)

On the first of January, many tourists rush to Cape Nosappu. Seeing the earliest sunrise in Japan at the cape…

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Hokkaido | National Parks | Onsens

Lake Toya, Mount Usu & Showa Shinzan (Toya Usu Geopark) in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Toyako Onsen, Toyako Town (Toyako-cho)

Lake Toya (Toya-ko), from the Ainu words for lake (to) and hill (ya), is one of the two northernmost ice-free…

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Hokkaido

Mt. Iou/Io/Iwo (Io-zan), Teshikaga Town (Teshikaga-cho)

JapanGuides.net Mt. Iou/Io/Iwo (Io-zan), which is referred to as Atosanupuri (naked mountain) in Ainu, rises 512 m above sea level….

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Hokkaido

Chitose Study Tours – Chitose City (Chitose-shi) has a wealth of study tours!

Step into an unknown world and make new and exciting discoveries! Visit Chitose Salmon Aquarium to see the many fish…

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Hokkaido

Garo Falls (Garo-no-taki), Shimamaki Village (Shimamaki-mura)

JapanGuides.net The Garo Highlands spread at the foot of Mt. Kariba, which is said to be the highest mountain in…

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Hokkaido

Niseko Mountains Alpine Ski Resorts, Niseko Town (Niseko-cho)

Niseko is a major alpine resort extending over the four towns of Kutchan, Niseko, Rankoshi and Kyowa. Grand mountains conjure…

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Hokkaido | National Parks

Furano City (Furano-shi) – Daisetsuzan (Taisetsuzan) National Park

Located at the very center of Hokkaido (43゜20′ N. lat., 142゜23′ E. long.), the city is known as “the naval…

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Hokkaido

Notsuke Peninsula, Betsukai Town (Betsukai-cho)

JapanGuides.net Shaped like an arched prawn, the Notsuke Peninsula is a shoestring peninsula that stretches approximately 28 km from the…

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Hokkaido

Kushiro City (Kushiro-shi), Hokkaido Prefecture

JapanGuides.net Kushiro, the largest city in eastern Hokkaido, is a marine food production center that boasts one of the top…

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Hokkaido

The pristine forests of Shiretoko World Natural Heritage, Rausu Town (Rausu-cho)

Shiretoko National Park is often called the last pristine land to be left in Japan. Severe weather conditions and the…

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