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Hokkaido 北海道

Goryokaku Fortress, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
Goryokaku Fortress, Hakodate,
Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido 北海道 is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region.

 

The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from the northern tip of Aomori Prefecture, in the Tohoku region on Honshu. The island is bordered by the Sea of Japan (west), Sea of Okhtosk (north), and North Pacific Ocean (east).

 

Hokkaidos cities include Sapporo (the largest), Asahikawa, Hakodate, Otaru, Muroran, and others. The JGSDF Northern Army is headquartered in Sapporo.

Hokkaido

Other things to see in Hokkaido

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Toa Airlines Flight 63 Crash Memorial

Statue of Enomoto Takeaki - Otaru, Goryokaku Fortress, Yanagawakotsu Park

Statue of Enomoto Takeaki - Goryokaku Fortress​​

Official Hokkaido Tourism

Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward

Hakodate City Musem of Northern Peoples

Otaru Museum of History and Nature

Otaru City Museum

Goryokaku Fortress and Museum

Hakodate Museum of Art

Stained Glass Museum

Futamataguchi Battlefield Remains

Historical Village of Hokkaido

Asari Dam Memorial Museum

Sakurano no Onko Park

Former Temiya Railway Facility

Space Dome Science Museum

Hakodate Museum of the Future

Shiryokaku Fortress Ruins

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