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    coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Hokkaidō Heritage (北海道遺産, Hokkaidō isan) is an initiative aimed at the valorization and transmission...
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    Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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    However, all of them were demolished except in Hokkaido (Takikawa and Tsukisamu). Because of this, Hokkaido's residents began eating the meat from sheep that...
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    its completion in 1932, and it was also registered as one of the Hokkaido Heritage sites on October 22, 2001. Every winter, the Asahikawa Winter Festival...
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    Sapporo Garden Park in Higashi-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Registered as one of the Hokkaidō Heritage sites in 2004, the museum is the only beer museum...
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    fort') is a star fort in the Japanese city of Hakodate on the island of Hokkaido. The fortress was completed in 1866. It was the main headquarters of the...
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    Kitami (redirect from Kitami, Hokkaido)
    Wakka Wild Flower Garden, and Tokoro Ruins, which are listed as "Hokkaido Heritage" sites. As of July 31, 2023, the city had a population of 112,185...
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    Wakkanai (redirect from Wakkanai, Hokkaido)
    Hills" and is a periglacial landform that has been selected as a "Hokkaido Heritage Site". The lowlands between the western hills and the Sea of Japan...
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    Dosanko (redirect from Hokkaido Pony)
    The Dosanko (道産子), also known as the Hokkaido Horse (北海道馬, Hokkaidō uma) and Hokkaido Pony (北海ポニー, Hokkaidō ponī), is one of the eight extant indigenous...
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  • Ainu culture (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    patterns and oral literature (yukar) have been selected as features of Hokkaido Heritage. The term "Ainu culture" has two meanings. One is an anthropological...
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  • Yukar (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Yukar (Ainu: ユカㇻ) are Ainu sagas that form a long rich tradition of oral literature. In older periods, the epics were performed by both men and women;...
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    Sapporo Clock Tower (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    at North 1 West 2, Chūō-ku, Sapporo, the largest city on the island of Hokkaidō, Japan. As of 2021, this tower is the oldest clock tower in Japan. The...
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    The Ainu are an ethnic group who reside in northern Japan, including Hokkaido and the Tōhoku region of Honshu, as well as the land surrounding the Sea...
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    Okhotsk culture (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    coastal regions of the Sea of Okhotsk, including Sakhalin, northeastern Hokkaido, and the Kuril Islands during the last half of the first millennium to...
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    Mount Hakodate (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Hakodate (函館山, Hakodate-yama) is an inactive volcanic mountain in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. The mountain is renowned for its view of the surrounding bay and...
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    North Breakwater Dome (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    be listed as Hokkaidō Heritage. List of Cultural Properties of Japan - structures (Hokkaidō) Cape Sōya 北海道遺産・稚内港北防波堤ドーム [Hokkaido Heritage: North Breakwater...
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    Cape Kamui (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Kamui (神威岬, Kamui misaki) is located on the western part of Shakotan, Hokkaido, Japan. Its lighthouse, the Cape Kamui Lighthouse, overlooks the Sea of...
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    Yoichi distillery (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Yoichi-chō), a town in the Yoichi District, Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The distillery is owned by Nikka Whisky Distilling, and was opened...
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    Former Hokkaidō Government Office Hokkaido Museum Hokkaidō Heritage Treaty of Shimoda Matsuura Takeshirō List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) List...
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    Matsumae Castle (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    located in Matsumae in Hokkaidō, Japan, and is the northernmost castle in Japan. The only traditional style Edo period castle in Hokkaidō, it was the chief...
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    The Twelve Garrisons of Southern Hokkaido (Japanese: 道南十二館, "Twelve Garrisons of the Southern Circuit") was a general term encompassing the Japanese feudal...
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    Hakodate Transportation Bureau (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    The Hakodate City Tram Department (函館市企業局交通部, Hakodate-shi Kigyōkyoku Kōtsūbu, lit. "Hakodate City Enterprises Bureau Transportation Division") is a public...
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    Sapporo Streetcar (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Sapporo Streetcar (札幌市電, Sapporo shiden) is a tram loop located in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is operated by the Sapporo City Transportation Bureau. The system...
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    The island of Hokkaidō is located in the north of Japan, near Russia (Sakhalin Oblast). It has coastlines on the Sea of Japan (to the west of the island)...
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    Notsuke Peninsula (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    Japan Hokkaidō Heritage Nemuro Peninsula Chashi Sites 北海道遺産・野付半島と打瀬舟 [Hokkaido Heritage: Notsuke Peninsula and Utase Boats] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Prefectural...
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    Lake Mashū (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    active volcano. It is located in Akan Mashu National Park on the island of Hokkaido, Japan. It has been called the clearest lake in the world. Lake Mashū is...
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    Ainu language (redirect from Hokkaidō Ainu)
    precisely Hokkaido Ainu (Japanese: 北海道アイヌ語), is a language spoken by a few elderly members of the Ainu people on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. It...
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    Matsuura Takeshirō (category History of Hokkaido)
    Hakodate City. Retrieved 26 July 2020. 北海道遺産・分布図 [Hokkaido Heritage: Distribution Map] (in Japanese). Hokkaido Government. 1 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020...
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    Ishikari coalfield (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    of the mining region of Sorachi, east of the Ishikari Plain in central Hokkaido. These coal veins contain the largest quantity of coal of Japan. Because...
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    Ban'ei (category Hokkaido Heritage)
    waned in recent years, regular ban'ei races are only held at the Obihiro, Hokkaido racecourse. However, betting ticket sales on the Internet have been strong...
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