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Drift Ice has come in Abashiri Port: Drift Ice watching on Aurora 2（流氷オーロラ号）
This is the fist day in this year when Drift Ice has come in Abashiri port on 19 January 2015. Drift Ice sightseeing boat, 'Aurora 2' will be operated…Read More
Ryugu Jinjya Shrine, Otaru（龍宮神社）
Ryugu Jinjya is located in Inaho west of Otaru station, which takes 10 minutes walking. It was originally built in 1869 by Buyo Enomoto for keeping pe…Read More
Suitengu Shrine, Otaru（水天宮）
Suitengu was originally built in 1859. The present building was built in 1919, which is connected with three buildings called 'Honden=main building', …Read More
Sumiyoshi Jinjya Shrine, Otaru（住吉神社）
Sumiyoshi Jinjya is the largest shrine in Otaru city. Many visitors go to the shrine for a new year. Sumiyoshi Jinjya shrine office is a historical bu…Read More
Tanaka Sake Brewery Kikkougura in Otaru
Tanaka Sake Brewery Kikkougura is a factory of Tanaka Sake Brewery, the most famous local sake brewery in Otaru. It is located at Nobukacho, Otaru cit…Read More
Hatsumoude(初詣) where to go, The first shrine visit of New Year
Hokkaido Shrine(北海道神宮), Sapporo Googlemaps => https://goo.gl/maps/k8XLI Near subway station: Maruyama Zoo on Tozai line see this article, …Read More
Hakodate Jomon Culture Center（函館縄文文化交流センター）
Hakodate Jomon Culture Center(函館縄文文化交流センター) is located in Usujiri Cho where it takes 1 hour by car. This is a museum for presenting the Jomon culture …Read More
Higashi-honganji-Temple Hakodate Branch（東本願寺函館別院）
Higashihonganji-Temple Hakodate Branch(東本願寺函館別院) is located in Motomachi area, the foot of Mt.Hakodate. When you go to Hakodate Orthodox Church and lo…Read More
Royce’ Chocolate World in New Chitose Airport Terminal
Royce' Chocolate World is a small theme park for chocolate. You will see how chocolate products are made in the factory. Some robot machine are making…Read More
Otaru Beer Warehouse No.1
Otaru Beer is the only beer which is genuine German one in Japan and managed by Brewery engineer, Johannes Brawn. He is a only Beer Brewery engineer i…Read More
Yamanoue Daijingu（山上大神宮）
Yamanoue Daijingu(山上大神宮) is located at the top of Saiwaizaka slope, the foot of Mt.Hakodate, Funamicho in the west-south of Hakodate city. The shrine…Read More
The Former Russian Consulate（旧ロシア領事館）
The Former Russian Consulate is located in Funami-cho, the the foot of Mt.Hakodate, the west-south ward of Hakodate city. The building is almost on th…Read More
Shomyoji Temple（称名寺）
Shomyoji(称名寺) is located in Funami-cho, the south-west of Hakodate. Near Koryuji and the former Russian Consulate. Shomyoji is the 2nd oldest temple …Read More
Motomachi Roman Catholic Church in Hakodate Motomachi Area（函館元町カトリック教会）
Motomachi Roman Catholic Church is located in the foot of Mt.Hakodate, Hakodate Motomachi area. The former temporary building was founded by French F…Read More
The Former Yoichi Fukuhara Fishery（旧余市福原漁場）
The Former Fukuhara Fishery is located in Hamanaka-cho, the west-ward of Yoichi town. This is the historical place referring to the history of fishery…Read More
Sapporo Fushimi Inari Jinjya（札幌伏見稲荷神社）
revised on 5th February 2020 Table of Contents For All Visitors, Please Read Before Visiting Access Office Open About Sapporo Fushimi Inar…Read More
Sapporo Gokoku Jinjya（札幌護国神社）
Sapporo Gokoku Jinjya is located in the south of Sapporo Central Area, near Nakajima Park, just south-ward. The shrine is a place in which to worship…Read More
Shiroi Koibito Park（白い恋人パーク）
Shiroi Koibito Park is located in the westward of Sapporo called Miyanosawa in Nishi-ku. It takes about 25 minutes from Sapporo central area by car an…Read More
Koke-no-domon（苔の洞門）in Lake Shikotsu-ko
revised on 9th January, 2020. Unfortunately you are not able to see the moss cave due to the rain fall in 2014. The observation stage was devastated …Read More
The Former Hakodate Museum No.1&No.2（旧函館博物館１号&２号）
The Former Hakodate Museum No.1 and No.2 are the oldest museum made by Western wooden style in Japan. This is designated as Hokkaido tangible cultural…Read More
