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2. Hokkaido - Wikipedia

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   Hokkaido's only land link to the rest of Japan is the Seikan Tunnel. Most travellers travel to the island by air: the main airport is New Chitose Airport at Chitose , just south of Sapporo. Tokyo–Chitose is in the top 10 of the world's busiest air routes , handling more than 40 widebody round trips on several airlines each day.

3. Geography of Hokkaido - Wikipedia

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   National butterfly of Japan (ō-murasaki, "great purple") Grey Heron: Fauna (Ardea cinerea) Long legged wading bird. Chum salmon: Fauna (white salmon (白鮭 シロサケ) is native to middle and northern Honshu, Hokkaido and the North Pacific. Sockeye salmon: Fauna (Oncorhynchus nerka, ベニザケ - Benizake) live in Hokkaido and the North ...

4. List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaido) - Wikipedia

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   inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan [7] Kitakogane Shell Mound 42°24′07″N 140°54′38″E  /  42.40203392°N 140.91064837°E  / 42.40203392; 140.91064837  ( Kitakogane Shell

5. Shiretoko National Park - Wikipedia

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   Shiretoko is best known as the home of Japan's largest population of brown bears, and for offering views of Kunashiri Island, ownership of which Japan and Russia dispute. Shiretoko is also the home of many birds, such as Steller's sea eagle and white-tailed eagle , and marine animals such as spotted seal , orca whale , and sperm whale . [ 1 ]

6. Seikan Tunnel - Wikipedia

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   The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: 青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.

7. Shikotsu-Tōya National Park - Wikipedia

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   Shikotsu-Tōya National Park (支笏洞爺国立公園, Shikotsu Tōya Kokuritsu Kōen) is a national park in the western part of the island of Hokkaidō, Japan.Named after the volcanic caldera lakes of Lake Shikotsu and Lake Tōya, it has a total area of 993.02 square kilometers.

8. List of Places of Scenic Beauty of Japan (Hokkaido) - Wikipedia

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   Place Municipality Comments Image Coordinates Type Ref. Ebisu and Daikoku Rocks 奇岩えびす・大黒岩 kigan Ebisu・Daikoku-iwa: Yoichi: for all refs see: Candle Rock

9. List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō) - Wikipedia

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   Hokkaido Canis lupus familiaris 北海道犬 Hokkaidō-ken: 1.4: Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos イヌワシ Inu-washi: 1.2: White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla オジロワシ Ojiro-washi: 1.2: Steller's sea eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus オオワシ Ō-washi: 1.2: Blakiston's fish owl Bubo blakistoni blakistoni エゾシマフクロウ Ezo ...