Best Visiting Spot List

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

A grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

A world of mystery and illusion

The powerful scents and sounds of a hot spring area

Experience the earth's energy in the remains of a volcanic crater

A lone poplar tree stands amidst hills

See the Shiretoko Peninsula from the ocean

Aptly named, this mysterious hot spring transforms an entire river

A breakwater in the globally uncommon half-arch shape

Brown bears, just a pane of glass away

A faithful reconstruction of a mid-19th century government office

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf

Refreshing soft water selected as one of Japan's 100 famous waters

Overlooking Showa-Shinzan and Lake Toya

Featuring fun shows and an Aqua Tunnel

Japan's northernmost ice-free lake

See flowers wild in nature and color

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

A masterpiece of bank architecture from the early 20th century, stately but elegant