Understand
[edit]Tourist information site
[edit]The local tourist associations have a multilingual web info catalogue, do-hoku.com for the whole area.
Cities
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Map of Northern Circuit
- 1 Asahikawa (旭川市 Asahikawa-shi) – Hokkaido's second-largest city, famed for being the coldest place in Japan
- 2 Furano (富良野市 Furano-shi) — Popular ski resort with near-guaranteed perfect powder
- 3 Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi) — visitors come for its sunflowers in July and its winter ski resort
- 4 Shibetsu (士別市 Shibetsu-shi — Mount Teshio, the highest peak in the Kitami Mountains, has well-maintained trails )
- 5 Wakkanai (稚内市 Wakkanai-shi) – Japan's northernmost town is the gateway to Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
Towns and villages
[edit]- 6 Biei (美瑛町 Biei-chō) one of the most popular sightseeing spots in Hokkaido for its beautiful flowers, rivers, trees, and snow
- 7 Kamikawa (上川町 Kamikawa-chō) — the gateway to Daisetsuzan National Park
- 1 Sounkyo Onsen
(層雲峡 Sōunkyō) — a hot spring resort in the Sōun Gorge of the Daisetsuzan National Park
- 1 Sounkyo Onsen
- 8 Shimukappu (占冠村 Shimukappu-mura — has a magnificent gorge whose walls soar in a spectacular contrast of red and blue rocks
- 9 Horonobe (幌延町 Horonobe-chō) — known for its windfarm with 28 windmills
Other destinations
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- Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park — has spectacular landscapes and fantastic hiking, is noted for its alpine flora and views of volcanic mountains and areas formed by marine erosion
- 2 Rishiri Island (利尻島 Rishiri-tō) — lots of hikingbtrails for all levels, and amazing views from the peak of Rishiri
- 3 Rebun Island (礼文島 Rebun-tō) — hiking trails for all levels of hiker, or take a nature
- 4 Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園 Daisetsuzan Kokuritsu Kōen) — the mountainous and volcanic center of the island, with some of the most amazing landscapes of Hokkaido
Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]By train
[edit]- JR Rumoi Line
- JR Soya Line
By boat
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