Places to visit in Hokkaido, Japan
9 places to visit in Hokkaido, Japan, each with LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own: Shiretoko National Park, Goryokaku, Asahiyama Zoo and more. Stand at any of them with the app open and the stamp is yours, confirmed on site, in your Hokkaido volume.
1 UNESCO World Heritage site · 1 Famous place to visit · 7 Hidden gems
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Hokkaido (1)
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Shiretoko National Park
A national park covering most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, and a World Heritage Site for its wild coast and forests. The name comes from the Ainu for the place where the earth protrudes; brown bears roam here, and drift ice reaches the shore in winter.
Famous places to visit in Hokkaido (1)
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Goryokaku
A star-shaped fort in Hakodate completed in 1866, later the headquarters of the short-lived Republic of Ezo. Its moats and earthworks are now a park filled with cherry trees, and the tower beside it shows the full star from above.
Hidden gems in Hokkaido (7)
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Asahiyama Zoo
Japan's northernmost zoo, opened in 1967 on the outskirts of Asahikawa. It is known for enclosures that show animals from new angles, such as a glass tunnel through the penguin pool, and for its penguins' winter walks through the snow.
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Blue Pond
A man-made pond in Biei, the result of works on the Biei River after the 1988 eruption of Mount Tokachi. Colloidal aluminium hydroxide in the water is thought to give it its milky blue colour, broken by the bare trunks of dead trees standing in it.
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Farm Tomita
A flower farm in Nakafurano best known for its lavender fields, which turn purple in early summer. Long stripes of other flowers in bands of colour run down the hillside, with the Tokachi mountains on the horizon.
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Mount Hakodate
An inactive volcano at the tip of Hakodate's peninsula, 334 metres high. A ropeway climbs to the top, where the night view takes in the city's lights pinched into a narrow waist between two bays.
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Noboribetsu Onsen
Hokkaido's best-known hot spring town, fed by sulphur, salt and other springs that rise in Jigokudani, a steaming volcanic valley just above the inns. Boardwalks lead through the valley, and the hotels below draw its water into their baths.
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Otaru Canal
A canal in the port town of Otaru, lined with old stone warehouses from its years as a trading harbour. A walkway with gas lamps follows the water, and the warehouses now hold restaurants, breweries and glass shops.
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Sapporo Clock Tower
A white wooden building in central Sapporo, built in 1878 as the drill hall of the Sapporo Agricultural College. Its clock still strikes the hours, and it counts as the oldest clock tower in Japan.
Collecting in Hokkaido
What are the best places to visit in Hokkaido?
LOQAH lists 9 places in Hokkaido. The best known include Shiretoko National Park, Goryokaku, Asahiyama Zoo, Blue Pond and Farm Tomita. Each has a stamp of its own to collect when you are there.
How many LOQAH stamps are there in Hokkaido?
9, and more are added over time. Each place has LOQAH's carefully crafted stamp of its own.
How do I collect a stamp in Hokkaido?
Open LOQAH at the place and get its stamp. LOQAH checks where you are once, at that moment; at the place itself the stamp is confirmed on site, with a gold badge.
I have been to places in Hokkaido before. Can I add them?
Yes. In Earlier trips, choose Hokkaido and swipe through its stamps, or import your Google Timeline. Each one goes into your volume with the date, if you know it.
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