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Southern Circuit Voyage Tips and guide

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    The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

    Cities

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    Map of Southern Circuit
    • 1 Hakodate (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – domestic tourists come in droves for the food, culture and history
    • 2 Hokuto (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase; it is a bedroom community for Hakodate

    Towns and villages

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    Cherry Blossoms at Matsumae Castle
    • 3 Matsumae (松前町 Matsumae-chō) — it has the only traditional-style castle in Hokkaido, and an Edo village
    • 4 Oshamambe (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō) — known for Kanimeshi bento (crabmeat on rice)

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    Understand

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    Get in

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    Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

    By train

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    • JR Hokkaido Esashi line

    By plane

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    Hakodate Airport (HKD IATA)

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