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  Hokkaido Cuisine

  Posted in: Hokkaido

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  Some special dishes in Hokkaido

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  Festivals in Hokkaido

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  Saporro Snow Festival in February: The Snow and Ice Festival is held in early February every year at Odori Park and many other locations. There are snow and ice statues on display. This is one of the biggest events in Hokkaido, where about 2 million people come from all over Japan and abroad.

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  National Parks in Hokkaido

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  National Parks in Hokkaido

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  Lake Saroma

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Lake Saroma (サロマ湖, Saroma-ko), also Saroma Lagoon, is a coastal lagoon (hence a body of brackish water) in Saroma, Kitami, and Yūbetsu Hokkaidō, Japan. 

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  Kawayu Onsen

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Kawayu Onsen is located in the northeast of Hokkaido. The source is Atosanupuri (Mount Iou), which is still active as an active volcano, and the hot water contains sulfur minerals. The hot water is so powerful that it can melt a 5-inch nail in a week

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  Lake Kussharo

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Rain or shine, sun or clouds, Lake Kussharo in Akan National Park near the town of Kawayu-Onsen offers breathtaking views.

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  Lake Mashu

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Located 11 km from Teshikaga and 12 km from Kawayu Onsen, the surface of Lake Mashu sits 351 m above sea level. With a 20 km shoreline, an area of 19.2 km2, and a maximum depth of 211.4 m, the waters of this crater lake have been called the clearest in the world and it mesmerizes visitors with its ever-changing surface. The lake is surrounded by the crater wall, which is 300-400 m tall and has an average grade of 45 degrees. No other lake in Japan has such an unforgiving shoreline.

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  Lake Akan

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  In October 4, 2017, the national park that encompassed Lake Akan was renamed as the Akan-Mashu National Park. Lake Akan is surrounded by three majestic peaks: Mt. Meakan (pronounced "may-ah-con"), Mt. Oakan ("oh-ah-con"), and Mt. Akan Fuji. There is also the smaller, gem-like Lake Onneto located to the southwest. Depending on the weather conditions and vantage point, the surface of Lake Onneto can take on a myriad of colors and many lovingly refer to it as the Goshikinuma (literally, "5 color...

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  Kushiro Swamp

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Kushiro Shitsugen National Park (釧路湿原) is the largest marsh in Japan located in Hokkaido, spreading over an area of 29,000 hectares, of which 7,900 hectares are protected under the Ramsar Convention.

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  Nosappu cape

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  Cape Nosappu is located at the eastern entrance of Hokkaido, where the waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk meet.

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  Shiretoko Cruise

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Eastern Hokkaido

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  If visiting Shiretoko, don't miss the "Shiretoko Peninsula Utoro Cruise: Brown Bear Course." The cruise departs from Utoro Port, and reservations can be made at Gojiraiwa Sightseeing located in Shari Town in the district of Shari in Hokkaido Prefecture. You will be able to spot the wild brown bears of Shiretoko from Rusha Bay. Enjoy a cruise to see the natural wonders of Shiretoko and the wild bears that inhabit this area.

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  The Circular Rishiri Island

  Posted in: Hokkaido, Dohoku

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  Rishiri Island is located to the west of Wakkanai, Japan's northernmost point, and across the Rishiri Strait from the Sarobetsu Plain. It is a circular island about 20 km off the coast of Hokkaido that has a circumference of 63 km. The symbol of the island is Mt. Rishiri (1,721 m), a beautiful cone-shaped peak which is also referred to as "Rishirifuji."

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