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North Breakwater Dome in Wakkanai Port 稚内港北防波堤ドーム Wakkanai-kō kita-bōhatei dōmu
Wakkanai
Built in connection with the former Chihaku ferry that connected Wakkanai with Ōdomari, now Korsakov , in what was then Karafuto Prefecture , South Sakhalin
45°25′13″N 141°40′50″E / 45.420255°N 141.680492°E / 45.420255; 141.680492 (North Breakwater Dome in Wakkanai Port )
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Circumferential Glacier Topography of Sōya Hills 宗谷丘陵 の周氷河地形 Sōya kyūryō no shūhyōga chikei
Wakkanai
Formed around 20,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Period ; site of Sōya Misaki Wind Farm
45°28′55″N 141°55′07″E / 45.481875°N 141.918716°E / 45.481875; 141.918716 (Circumferential Glacier Topography of Sōya Hills )
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The Teshio River 天塩川 Teshio-gawa
Bifuka , Horonobe , Kenbuchi , Nakagawa , Nayoro , Otoineppu , Shibetsu , Shimokawa , Teshio , Toyotomi , Wakkanai , Wassamu
At 256 kilometres (159 mi), the second longest river on the island (after the Ishikari River )
44°52′44″N 141°44′18″E / 44.878889°N 141.738333°E / 44.878889; 141.738333 (The Teshio River )
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The Herring Highway in Rumoi 留萌のニシン街道 Rumoi no nishin kaidō
Rumoi , Obira , Tomamae
Includes the Former Saga Fishing Ground (旧佐賀家漁場 ) , Former Hanada Banya (旧花田家番屋 ) (pictured) , Okada Residence (岡田家 ) and Life and Culture
44°08′11″N 141°39′19″E / 44.136436°N 141.655248°E / 44.136436; 141.655248 (The Herring Highway in Rumoi )
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Historical Buildings in Mashike 増毛の歴史的建物群 Mashike no rekishi-teki tatemono-gun
Mashike
Includes the Former Honma Family Residence (旧本間家住宅 ) (an Important Cultural Property ), Kunimare Brewery (国稀酒造 ) (pictured) , and the historical buildings and Mashike Elementary Schoolhouse (増毛小学校 ) near Mashike Station
43°51′11″N 141°31′35″E / 43.853019°N 141.526378°E / 43.853019; 141.526378 (Historical Buildings in Mashike )
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Asahibashi Bridge 旭橋 Asahi-bashi
Asahikawa
Over the Ishikari River ; completed in 1932 to replace the 1892 bridge of wood covered in earth
43°46′44″N 142°21′36″E / 43.778803°N 142.360015°E / 43.778803; 142.360015 (Asahibashi Bridge )
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Museum of Soils "Mansion of Soils"土の博物館「土の館」 Tsuchi no Hakubutsukan "Tsuchi no Yakata"
Kamifurano
Tells the story of the agricultural development of the island from the time of the Hokkaidō Development Commission , also of the 1926 eruption of Mount Tokachi
43°27′46″N 142°27′07″E / 43.462673°N 142.451814°E / 43.462673; 142.451814 (Museum of Soils "Mansion of Soils" )
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Uryū Marsh 雨竜沼湿原 Uryū-numa shitsugen
Uryū
In Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park ; a Ramsar Site
43°27′46″N 142°27′07″E / 43.462673°N 142.451814°E / 43.462673; 142.451814 (Uryū Marsh )
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Hokkai Principal Irrigation Channel 北海幹線用水路 Hokkai kansen-yō suiro
Akabira , Bibai , Iwamizawa , Mikasa , Naie , Nanporo , Sunagawa
The longest exclusively agricultural irrigation channel in the country; runs 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Akabira to Nanporo ; constructed in four years from 1924; draws water from the Sorachi River (空知川 )
43°18′15″N 141°50′59″E / 43.304085°N 141.849781°E / 43.304085; 141.849781 (Hokkai Principal Irrigation Channel )
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Colliery -related Facilities, and Life and Culture of Sorachi 空知の炭鉱関連施設と生活文化 Sorachi no tankō kanren shisetsu to seikatsu bunka
Ashibetsu , Bibai , Iwamizawa , Utashinai , Yūbari , etc
At the industry 's peak in the 1960s there were some 110 mines in Sorachi , with an annual output of 17,500,000 metric tons (17,200,000 long tons; 19,300,000 short tons); all had closed by the 1990s; see Ishikari coalfield , Hokutan Horonai coal mine , Yūbari Coal Mine Museum
43°04′06″N 141°59′21″E / 43.068387°N 141.989132°E / 43.068387; 141.989132 (Colliery-related Facilities, and Life and Culture of Sorachi )
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The Ishikari River 天塩川 Ishikari-gawa
Ishikari , etc
The longest on the island and third longest in the country, the river flows from the Daisetsuzan Mountains into the Sea of Japan
43°16′07″N 141°22′18″E / 43.268678°N 141.371690°E / 43.268678; 141.371690 (The Ishikari River )
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Bricks of Ebetsu 江別のれんが Ebetsu no renga
Ebetsu
Construction in brick was encouraged by the Hokkaidō Development Commission , resulting in buildings such as the Former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo ; at one point there were seventeen brickworks in eight areas of the prefecture, but during the Taishō era they converged on Ebetsu, with its fine clays; three brickworks continue in the area today; there are some four hundred brick buildings in the city, including the Former Hida Factory (旧ヒダ工場 ) and Ebetsu Glass Crafts Museum (江別市ガラス工芸館 ) (pictured)
43°05′47″N 141°31′21″E / 43.096320°N 141.522504°E / 43.096320; 141.522504 (Bricks of Ebetsu )
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Hokkaido University , the Sapporo Agricultural College Farm No.2北海道大学札幌農学校第2農場 Hokkaidō Daigaku Sapporo Nō Gakkō dai-ni nōjō
Sapporo
Founded in 1877 by William S. Clark as a "model" farm
43°04′56″N 141°20′25″E / 43.082100°N 141.340311°E / 43.082100; 141.340311 (Hokkaido University, the Sapporo Agricultural College Farm No.2 )
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The European Architecture in the Era of the Hokkaidō Development Commission 開拓使 時代の洋風建築Kaitakushi jidai no yōfū kenchiku
Sapporo
Includes the Sapporo Clock Tower , Hōheikan (pictured) , Seikatei , Former Nagayama Residence (永山邸 ) , Bureau of Industry Office Building (旧開拓使工業局庁舎 ) , etc
43°03′45″N 141°21′13″E / 43.062570°N 141.353607°E / 43.062570; 141.353607 (The European Architecture in the Era of the Hokkaidō Development Commission )
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The Factories and Memorial Halls in Naebo, Sapporo 札幌苗穂 地区の工場・記念館群 Sapporo Naebo chiku no kōjō kinenkan-gun
Sapporo
Includes the Hokkaidō Railway Technology Museum (北海道鉄道技術館 ) , Sapporo Beer Museum (pictured) , Snow Brand Milk Products Archives (雪印乳業史料館 ) , Fukuyama Brewery (福山醸造 ) , etc
43°04′17″N 141°22′08″E / 43.071444°N 141.368934°E / 43.071444; 141.368934 (The Factories and Memorial Halls in Naebo, Sapporo )
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Otaru Minato Harbour and Breakwater小樽みなと と防波堤Otaru minato to bōhatei
Otaru
The north breakwater was designed by Hiroi Isami (広井勇 ) , inspired by the Port of Colombo , and makes use of sloping blocks; the south breakwater was constructed using caissons ; cf. Otaru Canal (小樽運河 )
43°11′18″N 141°01′52″E / 43.188311°N 141.031239°E / 43.188311; 141.031239 (Otaru Minato Harbour and Breakwater )
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Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery ニッカウヰスキー余市蒸溜所 Nikka Uwisukii Yoichi jōryū-sho
Yoichi
Taketsuru Masataka opened his distillery here in 1934, malt whisky production starting two years later
43°11′08″N 140°47′21″E / 43.185419°N 140.789238°E / 43.185419; 140.789238 (Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery )
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The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui 積丹半島と神威岬 Shakotan-hantō to Kamui-misaki
Shakotan etc
Remains of the old herring industry, which prospered from the Meiji period to the Shōwa era include a banya (番屋 ) , unloading place, fish ponds, tunnels, and roads
43°20′01″N 140°20′47″E / 43.333490°N 140.346340°E / 43.333490; 140.346340 (The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui )
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Natural Spring Water in Kyōgoku 京極のふきだし湧水 Kyōgoku no fukidashi yūsui
Kyōgoku
One of the largest springs in the country, replenished by snow thaw from Mount Yōtei that filters through minerals underground; selected in 1985 by the Environmental Agency as one of the 100 Select Waters (名水百選 )
42°51′29″N 140°52′08″E / 42.857961°N 140.868886°E / 42.857961; 140.868886 (Natural Spring Water in Kyōgoku )
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Skiing and the Niseko Mountains スキーとニセコ連峰 Sukii to Niseko renpō
Kutchan , Niseko
Skiing grew in popularity both locally and across the country at large in the 1960s
42°51′42″N 140°41′53″E / 42.861634°N 140.698100°E / 42.861634; 140.698100 (Skiing and the Niseko Mountains )
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Beech Forests at the Northern Boundary北限のブナ林 Hokugen no buna bayashi
Kuromatsunai
The Oshima Peninsula marks the northern limit of this temperate zone tree; in Nanae there is a beech forest planted by Reinhold Gaertner (ガルトネル ) , son of painter Eduard and brother of Hakodate Consul Conrad
42°39′35″N 140°19′10″E / 42.659663°N 140.319471°E / 42.659663; 140.319471 (Beech Forests at the Northern Boundary )
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Shōwashinzan International Snowball Fight Festival昭和新山国際雪合戦大会 Shōwa-shinzan Kokusai Yukigassen Taikai
Sōbetsu
Shōwa-shinzan or "new mountain of the Shōwa era " was formed by volcanic lava in the 1940s; this competitive snowballing or yuki-gassen began in 1989
42°32′27″N 140°51′27″E / 42.540770°N 140.857590°E / 42.540770; 140.857590 (Shōwashinzan International Snowball Fight Festival )
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Noboribetsu Onsen Jigoku-dani登別温泉 地獄谷 Noboribetsu onsen Jigoku-dani
Noboribetsu
There are fifteen so-called thermal "hells" in the valley, which is surrounded by Ōyu Pond (大湯沼 ) , with a surface temperature that reaches 50 °C (122 °F), the smoking Mount Hiyori (日和山 ) , and Noboribetsu Primaeval Forest (登別原始林 )
42°29′51″N 141°08′55″E / 42.497623°N 141.148682°E / 42.497623; 141.148682 (Noboribetsu Onsen Jigoku-dani )
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The Remains of Jōmon Culture on the Coast of Uchiura Gulf 内浦湾沿岸の縄文文化遺跡群 Uchiura-wan engan no Jōmon bunka iseki-gun
Date , Hakodate , etc
Four million artefacts, including "Hollow Dogū ", have been found at eighty-nine sites in Hakodate alone; see Ōfune Site |, Kitakogane Shell Mound (北黄金貝塚 ) , Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions ; cf. Zoku-Jōmon period
42°24′04″N 140°54′40″E / 42.401241°N 140.911023°E / 42.401241; 140.911023 (The Remains of Jōmon Culture on the Coast of Uchiura Gulf )
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The Ubagami Daijingū Festival姥神大神宮渡御祭 Ubagami Daijingū togyo-sai
Esashi
Herring-related matsuri , some 360 years old
41°51′59″N 140°07′30″E / 41.866431°N 140.125050°E / 41.866431; 140.125050 (The Ubagami-Daijingū Festival )
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Esashi Oiwake 江差追分 Esashi oiwake
Esashi
folk song
41°52′07″N 140°07′36″E / 41.868705°N 140.126609°E / 41.868705; 140.126609 (Esashi-Oiwake )
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The Former Fort from the 15th Century in Kaminokuni 上ノ国の中世の館 Kaminokuni no chūsei no tate
Kaminokuni
Katsuyama-date (勝山館跡 ) , built by Takeda Nobuhiro , ancestor of the Matsumae clan ; cf. Shinori-date , Yafurai-date , Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles
41°48′05″N 140°06′03″E / 41.801487°N 140.100798°E / 41.801487; 140.100798 (The Former Fort from the 15th Century in Kaminokuni )
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Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District福山(松前)城と寺町 Fukuyama (Matsumae)-jō to teramachi
Matsumae
The last castle to be built in Edo period Japan; it served as the base for the Matsumae Domain daimyō and later as a battleground during the Boshin War and Battle of Hakodate ; to the north of the castle is a temple district with five temples, Hōdō-ji (法幢寺 ) , family temple and burial site of the Matsumae clan daimyō , Aun-ji (阿吽寺 ) , Hōgen-ji (法源寺 ) , Kōzen-ji (光善寺 ) , and Ryūun-in ; famous for its cherry blossoms
41°25′48″N 140°06′30″E / 41.429903°N 140.108466°E / 41.429903; 140.108466 (Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District )
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Goryōkaku and the Relics of the Battle of Hakodate 五稜郭と箱館戦争の遺構 Goryōkaku to Hakodate sensō no ikō
Hakodate etc
Includes Goryōkaku , Shiryōkaku , Fukuyama Castle , the waters off Kamome Island where the Japanese frigate Kaiyō Maru sank, Washinoki , where the shogunate forces under Enomoto Takeaki landed, the battlefield of Futamataguchi (二股口 ) , the Otobe Coast (乙部海岸 ) , where the new Meiji Government forces made landfall, the Ippongi Checkpoint (一本木関門跡 ) , where Hijikata Toshizō was killed, etc
41°47′49″N 140°45′24″E / 41.796937°N 140.756765°E / 41.796937; 140.756765 (Goryōkaku and the Relics of the Battle of Hakodate )
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Mount Hakodate and the Remains of the Batteries函館山と砲台跡 Hakodate-yama to hōdai ato
Hakodate
Famous as the location for one of the Three Night Views of Japan ; fortified from the mid-Meiji period
41°45′24″N 140°42′06″E / 41.756579°N 140.701690°E / 41.756579; 140.701690 (Mount Hakodate and the Remains of the Batteries )
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Seibuchiku Area in Hakodate 函館西部地区の街並み Hakodate Seibu-chiku no machi-nami
Hakodate
The Port of Hakodate was a treaty port that opened to foreign ships in Ansei 6 (1859); includes the red brick warehouses, Former Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (旧函館区公会堂 ) (pictured) , Hakodate Orthodox Church (函館ハリストス正教会 ) , etc; see Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings
41°45′46″N 140°42′44″E / 41.762817°N 140.712187°E / 41.762817; 140.712187 (Seibuchiku Area in Hakodate )
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The Tramways路面電車 Romen densha
Hakodate , Sapporo
Hakodate City Tram (pictured) first operated as a horse-drawn railway car in 1897 and was electrified in 1913; the Sapporo Streetcar began operations in 1918
41°46′20″N 140°43′40″E / 41.772280°N 140.727866°E / 41.772280; 140.727866 (The Tramways )
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The Cherry Trees on Nijikken Road in Shizunai 静内二十間道路の桜並木 Shizunai Nijikken-dōro no sakura namiki
Shinhidaka
With the Hidaka Mountains as backdrop, some three thousand cherry trees, including 90-year old Ezoyama cherries , line a 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) stretch of the Nijikken Road that runs between Shizunai and Niikappu , to the pastures opened in line with Kuroda Kiyotaka 's advice for the rearing of larger horses from the native breeds
42°23′49″N 142°26′28″E / 42.396827°N 142.441200°E / 42.396827; 142.441200 (The Cherry Trees on Nijikken Road in Shizunai )
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Mōru Hot Springsモール温泉 Mōru onsen
Otofuke
The name is derived from the German Moor , the springs rising through peat ; includes Tokachigawa Onsen (十勝川温泉 )
42°55′56″N 143°17′48″E / 42.932222°N 143.296753°E / 42.932222; 143.296753 (Mōru Hot Springs )
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Rawan Butterburs ラワンブキ Rawan-buki
Ashoro
Giant butterburs that grow to a height of 2 metres (6.6 ft) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) along the Rawan River (螺湾川 ) ; it is said they used to grow to a height of some 4 metres (13 ft); cf. Koropokkuru (pictured)
43°20′16″N 143°50′44″E / 43.337831°N 143.845420°E / 43.337831; 143.845420 (Rawan Butteburs )
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The Former National Railroad and Concrete Arch Bridges of the Shihoro Line旧国鉄士幌線 コンクリートアーチ橋梁群 kyū-Kokutetsu Shihoro-sen konkurīto āchi kyōryō-gun
Kamishihoro
Thirty-four bridges from the early Shōwa era are preserved, including Taushubetsu Bridge (タウシュベツ川橋梁 ) (pictured)
43°24′56″N 143°11′20″E / 43.415422°N 143.188858°E / 43.415422; 143.188858 (The Former National Railroad and Concrete Arch Bridges of the Shihoro Line )
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Kiritappu Wetland 霧多布湿原 Kiritappu shitsugen
Hamanaka
A Ramsar Site and Wildlife Protection Area ; in Akkeshi Prefectural Natural Park ; its "peat-forming plant communities" are a Natural Monument
43°05′04″N 145°04′48″E / 43.084421°N 145.079954°E / 43.084421; 145.079954 (Kiritappu Wetland )
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Lake Mashū 摩周湖 Mashū-ko
Teshikaga
An endorheic crater lake in Akan National Park said to be one of world's clearest lakes
43°35′00″N 144°31′42″E / 43.583456°N 144.528330°E / 43.583456; 144.528330 (Lake Mashū )
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The Konsen Highland Windbreak根釧台地 の格子状防風林Konsen daichi no kōshi-jō bōfū-rin
Betsukai , Nakashibetsu , Shibecha , Shibetsu
A grid formed by bands of trees some 180 metres (590 ft) wide that run a total of 648 kilometres (403 mi)
43°11′37″N 145°02′11″E / 43.193724°N 145.036324°E / 43.193724; 145.036324 (The Konsen Highland Windbreak )
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The Notsuke Peninsula and the Utase Boats野付半島 と打瀬 舟Notsuke-hantō to utase-bune
Betsukai , Shibetsu
The biggest sandspit in Japan, extending 26 kilometres (16 mi); there are remains of Satsumon culture pit dwellings , while in the Edo period there was a checkpoint regulating travel and trade with Kunashir Island
43°36′12″N 145°17′32″E / 43.603198°N 145.292253°E / 43.603198; 145.292253 (The Notsuke Peninsula and the Utase Boats )
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Wakka /Koshimizu primaeval flower gardenワッカ /小清水原生花園 Wakka/Koshimizu gensei ka-en
Kitami , Koshimizu
Facing the Sea of Okhotsk and Lake Saroma , the Wakka Primaeval Flower Garden is the longest stretch of undeveloped and uncultivated land on the coastline of Japan and has some three hundred different flowers; see Lake Tōfutsu
44°08′08″N 143°57′39″E / 44.135480°N 143.960801°E / 44.135480; 143.960801 (Wakka/Koshimizu primaeval flower garden )
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The Pierson Memorial House ピアソン記念館 Piason Kinenkan
Kitami
Built in 1914 as the home for American missionaries George and Ida Pierson by architect Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi
43°48′24″N 143°53′13″E / 43.806536°N 143.886909°E / 43.806536; 143.886909 (The Pierson Memorial House )
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The Forest Railroad Steam Locomotive "Amamiya No.21" 森林鉄道蒸気機関車「雨宮21号」 Shinrin Tetsudō jōki kikansha "Amamiya 21-gō"
Engaru
See Hokkaido Maruseppu Recreation Forest Park Railway
43°55′55″N 143°20′12″E / 43.931858°N 143.336762°E / 43.931858; 143.336762 (The Forest Railroad Steam Locomotive "Amamiya No.21" )
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Ancient Remains along the Okhotsk Coast オホーツク沿岸の古代遺跡群 Ohōtsuku engan no kodai iseki-gun
Abashiri , Engaru , Kitami , Shari , etc
Deposits from the Paleolithic , Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon periods, Okhotsk culture and Ainu ; includes the Shirataki Site (白滝遺跡 ) , Moyoro Shell Mound (モヨロ貝塚 ) , and Tokoro Site (常呂遺跡 ) ; see Yūbetsu technique
44°01′30″N 144°16′05″E / 44.024977°N 144.268069°E / 44.024977; 144.268069 (Ancient Remains along the Okhotsk Coast )
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Ice Floes and Garinko 流氷とガリンコ号 Ryūhyō to Garinko-gō
Monbetsu
'"Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk " is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan ; Garinko (pictured) is an icebreaker
44°20′01″N 143°22′23″E / 44.333631°N 143.372962°E / 44.333631; 143.372962 (Drift Ice and Garinko )
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Villages of the Farmer-Soldiers and Military Barracks屯田兵村と兵屋 Tondenhei mura to heioku
Akkeshi , Ebetsu , Nemuro , Sapporo , Shibetsu , etc
See Tondenhei
43°04′35″N 141°18′07″E / 43.076262°N 141.301893°E / 43.076262; 141.301893 (Villages of the Farmer-Soldiers and Military Barracks )
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Hokkaidō Horse Culture北海道の馬文化 Hokkaidō no uma bunka
Obihiro , etc
See Ban'ei , Dosanko
42°55′16″N 143°10′56″E / 42.921065°N 143.182194°E / 42.921065; 143.182194 (Hokkaidō Horse Culture )
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Ainu Place Names アイヌ語地名 Ainu-go chimei
passim
Some 80% of Hokkaidō's Place Names are said to be derived from the Ainu language
42°38′07″N 142°09′41″E / 42.635226°N 142.161387°E / 42.635226; 142.161387 (Ainu Place Names )
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Ainu Patternsアイヌ文様 Ainu monyō
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The three fundamental Ainu designs are the spiral (モレウ , moreu ) , thorn pattern (アイウシ , aiushi ) , and fish scale pattern (ラムラムノカ , ramramnoka ) , that are then endlessly reimagined and recombined
42°38′13″N 142°09′25″E / 42.636891°N 142.156936°E / 42.636891; 142.156936 (Ainu Patterns )
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Ainu Oral Cultureアイヌ口承文芸 Ainu kōshō bungei
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See Yukar , Kutune Shirka , Imekanu , Chiri Yukie (pictured)
42°33′41″N 141°22′01″E / 42.561347°N 141.366885°E / 42.561347; 141.366885 (Ainu Oral Culture )
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The Culture of Salmon サケの文化 Sake no bunka
passim
See Japan Heritage "story" #084, Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum
43°39′36″N 145°06′59″E / 43.659962°N 145.116335°E / 43.659962; 145.116335 (The Culture of Salmon )
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Hokkaidō Ramen Noodles 北海道のラーメン Hokkaidō no rāmen
Asahikawa , Hakodate , Kushiro , Sapporo , etc
See Regional variations of ramen , Muroran curry ramen
43°03′20″N 141°21′12″E / 43.055457°N 141.353246°E / 43.055457; 141.353246 (Hokkaidō Ramen Noodles )
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Genghis Khan ジンギスカン Jingisukan
passim
Involves a distinctively-shaped cooking pan (pictured)
43°03′20″N 141°21′12″E / 43.055457°N 141.353246°E / 43.055457; 141.353246 (Genghis Khan )
II
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Rishiri Island Fishing Industry Heritage Sites and Life and Culture利尻島の漁業遺産群と生活文化 Rishiritō no gyogyō isan-gun to seikatsu bunka
Rishiri , Rishirifuji
The key products of Rishiri Island (pictured) included herring , kombu , abalone , and sea cucumbers ; in the Edo period there was a trading station for traders from Matsumae Domain and the Ōmi merchants (近江商人 ) , while the Kitamaebune were involved in particular in the shipping of herring; after the Meiji Restoration , fishermen arrived from Matsumae , Aomori , and Akita ; there are remains of a fukuroma (袋澗 ) , a port facility for the temporary storage of herring, and a banya (番屋 ) , a working station for fishermen, other inherited assets including shrines and offerings relating to safe voyages and plentiful catches, stone stelai, and lion dances; see Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
45°06′47″N 141°12′58″E / 45.112995°N 141.216160°E / 45.112995; 141.216160 (Rishiri Island Fishing Industry Heritage Sites and Life and Culture )
III
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Asahikawa Furniture旭川家具 Asahikawa kagu
Asahikawa
Includes the Oda Collection, "connecting wooden furniture culture with the world" (木製家具文化と世界につなぐ織田コレクション )
43°48′00″N 142°24′56″E / 43.800090°N 142.415599°E / 43.800090; 142.415599 (Asahikawa Furniture )
III
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Miura Ayako Literature Museum and Foreign Species Specimen Forest三浦綾子記念文学館 と外国樹種見本林 Miura Ayako Kinen Bungakukan to Gaikoku Jushu Mihon-rin
Asahikawa
43°45′13″N 142°20′53″E / 43.753600°N 142.348021°E / 43.753600; 142.348021 (Miura Ayako Literature Museum and Foreign Species Specimen Forest )
III
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Mashike Mountain Trail and Gokibiru Mountain Trail増毛山道 と濃昼山道 Mahike-sandō to Gokibiru-sandō
Ishikari , Mashike
43°50′07″N 141°29′16″E / 43.835199°N 141.487810°E / 43.835199; 141.487810 (Mashike Mountain Trail and Gokibiru Mountain Trail )
III
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Hokkaidō Shūchikan Prisons北海道の集治監 Hokkaidō no shūchikan
Abashiri , Mikasa , Obihiro , Shibecha , Tsukigata
Five penitentiaries built between 1881 and 1893 to house political prisoners from the Satsuma Rebellion , and later for those convicted of serious crimes; see Abashiri Prison Museum (pictured)
43°59′46″N 144°13′43″E / 43.996019°N 144.228724°E / 43.996019; 144.228724 (Hokkaidō Shūchikan Prisons )
III
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Otaru Railway Heritage小樽の鉄道遺産 Otaru no tetsudō isan
Otaru
See Otaru Station , Otaru City General Museum , Former Temiya Line
43°12′40″N 141°00′03″E / 43.211218°N 141.000728°E / 43.211218; 141.000728 (Otaru Railway Heritage )
III
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Achievements of Ōtomo Kametarō and Remains of Ōtomo-bori 大友亀太郎の事績と大友堀遺構 Ōtomo Kametarō no jiseki to Ōtomo-bori ikō
Sapporo
43°05′58″N 141°20′44″E / 43.099342°N 141.345455°E / 43.099342; 141.345455 (Achievements of Ōtomo Kametarō and Remains of Ōtomo-bori )
III
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Pacific Music Festival パシフィック・ミュージック・フェスティバル Pashifikku myūjikku fesutibaru
Sapporo
Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1990
42°56′20″N 141°20′24″E / 42.939007°N 141.340087°E / 42.939007; 141.340087 (Pacific Music Festival )
III
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Sapporo Soft Stone札幌軟石 Sapporo nanseki
Sapporo
42°58′09″N 141°20′29″E / 42.969074°N 141.341516°E / 42.969074; 141.341516 (Sapporo Soft Stone )
III
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Three Government Temples of Ezo 蝦夷三官寺 Ezo Sankanji
Akkeshi , Date , Samani
Kokutai-ji (国泰寺 ) , Usu Zenkō-ji (有珠善光寺 ) , Tōju-in (等澍院 )
43°01′56″N 144°50′18″E / 43.032092°N 144.838392°E / 43.032092; 144.838392 (Three Government Temples of Ezo )
III
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Shikabe Geyser しかべ間歇泉 Shikabe kanketsusen
Shikabe
42°01′43″N 140°49′50″E / 42.028701°N 140.830488°E / 42.028701; 140.830488 (Shikabe Geyser )
III
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Mukawa Town Hobetsu Fossils of Sentient Beings of Oldむかわ町穂別の古生物化石群 Mukawa-chō Hobetsu no koseibutsu kaseki-gun
Mukawa
42°45′58″N 142°08′09″E / 42.766101°N 142.135716°E / 42.766101; 142.135716 (Mukawa Town Hobetsu Fossils of Sentient Beings of Old )
III
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Hokkaidō Basic Railroads北海道の簡易軌道 Hokkaidō no kan'i kidō
Tsurui , etc
43°13′43″N 144°19′33″E / 43.228654°N 144.325727°E / 43.228654; 144.325727 (Hokkaidō Basic Railroads )
III
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Chishimazakura Cherry Trees千島桜 Chishima-zakura
passim
43°19′43″N 145°34′32″E / 43.328492°N 145.575617°E / 43.328492; 145.575617 (Chishimazakura Cherry Trees )
III
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Traces of the Exploration of Ezo by Matsuura Takeshirō 松浦武四郎による蝦夷地踏査の足跡 Matsuura Takeshirō ni yoru Ezo-chi tōsa no ashiato
passim
43°03′12″N 141°29′48″E / 43.053221°N 141.496772°E / 43.053221; 141.496772 (Traces of the Exploration of Ezo by Matsuura Takeshirō )
III
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Shimokawa Circular Forest Cultureしもかわの循環型森林文化 Shimokawa no junkan-gata shinrin bunka
Shimokawa
hōseirin (法正林 ) sustainable forestry
44°18′02″N 142°38′35″E / 44.3004679°N 142.643053°E / 44.3004679; 142.643053 (Shimokawa Circular Forest Culture )
IV
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The Roots of Hokkaidō Rice, Akage-mai 北海道米のルーツ「赤毛米」 Hokkaidō kome no rūtsu「akage-mai」
Kitahiroshima
in 1873, Nakayama Kyūzō (中山久蔵 ) successfully cultivated the akage-mai variety of cold-climate rice at Shimamatsu
42°55′24″N 141°32′15″E / 42.923418°N 141.537399°E / 42.923418; 141.537399 (The Roots of Hokkaidō Rice, "Akage-mai" )
IV
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Imakane and Pirika Gold Mine Sites今金・美利河の金山遺跡 Imakane・Pirika no kinzan iseki
Imakane
42°28′14″N 140°11′27″E / 42.470543°N 140.190780°E / 42.470543; 140.190780 (Imakane and Pirika Gold Mine Sites )
IV
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Sendai Domain Shiraoi Moto-Jin'ya仙台藩白老元陣屋 Sendai-han Shiraoi moto-jin'ya
Shiraoi
jin'ya
42°33′51″N 141°20′36″E / 42.564098°N 141.343226°E / 42.564098; 141.343226 (Sendai Domain Shiraoi Moto-Jin'ya )
IV
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Sea of Trees at Tokachi-Mitsumata 十勝三股の樹海 Tokachi Mitsumata no jukai
Kamishihoro
43°31′00″N 143°09′00″E / 43.516667°N 143.150000°E / 43.516667; 143.150000 (Sea of Trees at Tokachi-Mitsumata )
IV
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Shimo-no-ku Karuta下の句かるた shimo-no-ku karuta
passim
variant of uta-garuta
IV
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