Japan
Hokkaido & Northern Honshu
+ Sapporo
Sights
* Botanical Garden and Batchelor Museum
* Odori Park
* Sapporo Beer Garden and Museum
* Tokeidai Clock Tower
* Akan National Park
* Hakodate
* Hiraizumi
* Hirosaki
* Kakunodate
* Matsushima
* Otaru
* Sado-shima
* Sendai
* Shikotsu-toya National Park
* Towada-Hachimantai National Park
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+ Kyoto
Kyushu & the Southern Islands
+ Nagasaki
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In The Know
Did You Know?
( Highly Recommended )
Located on the coast towards the south of Hokkaido, Hakodate, the island's original capital, was one of the first ports open to foreigners in 1854. Russians, in particular, settled here and some of their houses remain, in the Motomachi quarter. The old walls of the Goryokaku Fortress, now set in a park, was built in Western style as a defence against the Russians. From Mount Hakodate, reached by cable-car, there are terrific views across the town.
Address: 150km southwest of Sapporo
Bus: Hakodate Harbour View Hotel for buses to Sapporo
Info: Hakodate Station, PHONE: (0138) 235 440
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