Sightseeing in Wakkanai: Walking the Town of Strait and Wind at Japan’s Northern Tip
A north-to-south walk through Wakkanai: Japan's northernmost cape, Ice Age hills, a cape facing Mount Rishiri, the breakwater of the Sakhalin route and a lake of swans, with the history of a strait town.
Sightseeing in Sarufutsu: Wetlands and Scallops
A north-to-south walk through Sarufutsu, Japan's northernmost village: a ranch park, a shipwreck memorial, misty wetlands and a wartime airfield site.
Rebun Sights: The Flower Island, North to South
A north-to-south walk through Rebun: Japan's northernmost cape and lake, a clear-water cape, the highest mountain and the rocks of the southwest.
Rishiri Sights: Lava Coasts and Island History at the Foot of Rishiri Fuji
A north-to-south walk through Rishiri: Aizu samurai graves, a sunset cape, a lava-coast deck, a mountain lookout and the rocks of the south.
Toyotomi Sights: Wetlands, Milk and Japan’s Northernmost Hot Spring Town
A north-to-south walk through Toyotomi: a waterbird pond, a 1,200-year-old tree, a Ramsar wetland, a pasture overlook and an oil-drilling hot spring.
Nakatonbetsu Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Cave and the Gold-Dust Hills
A north-to-south walk through Nakatonbetsu: Japan's northernmost limestone cave, a closed station, a pilgrimage temple, and Pinneshiri's hot spring.
Esashi Sights: Hairy Crab, Drift Ice and the Ancient Okhotsk Culture of the North
A north-to-south walk through Esashi: a scenic cape, tatami-like shore rocks, a hilltop lookout, an Okhotsk-culture museum and a ship-shaped station.
Teshio Sights: A Port Town at the Great River’s Mouth and Memories in Red Brick
A north-to-south walk through Teshio: an Edo-era shrine, a red-brick old town hall, a lost station and a park by the Teshio River mouth.
Nakagawa Sights: Fossil Seas and the Teshio River in a Long, Narrow Town of Northern Hokkaido
A north-to-south walk through Nakagawa: Ainu place names in a station and hot spring, Cretaceous fossils, and a park tied to poet Saito Mokichi.
Otoineppu Sights: Where Hokkaido Got Its Name, the Black Soba Station and a Village of Forest and Craftsmen
A north-to-south walk through Otoineppu: the birthplace of the name Hokkaido, a hub station, Mt. Otoifuji, dairy Sakkuru and Mt. Hakodake.
Enbetsu Sights: A Yellow Seaside of Ezo-kanzo and Japan’s Northernmost Rice Town
A north-to-south walk through Enbetsu: a closed Haboro Line station, a seaside park and a flower garden of Ezo-kanzo facing Mount Rishiri.
Omu Sights: Sunrise Cape and Hidden Waterfalls
A north-to-south walk through Omu on the Sea of Okhotsk: a hilltop park, Sunrise Cape, a mountain waterfall and a northern raised bog.
Shosanbetsu Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Observatory and a Red Torii Gate Amid the Waves
A north-to-south walk through Shosanbetsu: Japan's northernmost observatory, a cape with a red torii in the sea and closed station sites.
Bifuka Sights: Japan’s Northernmost Raised Bog and the Terminus of the Unfinished Miyuki Line
A north-to-south walk through Bifuka: abandoned railway stations, a forest park on the Teshio River and Japan's northernmost raised bog.
Okoppe Sights: Dairy Hills, Rail Ruins, Rose Cape
A north-to-south walk through Okoppe: a hilltop shrine and park, a castle-like building, a roadside station on a rail site and a rose-lined cape.
Nayoro Sights: Snow, Stars and Mochi Rice
A north-to-south walk through Nayoro: the northernmost raised bog, a famed ski jump, a telescope, a rare snow-clearing train and a quiet lake park.
Nishiokoppe Sights: Orange Forest Village
A north-to-south walk through Nishiokoppe, a village 90 percent forest: a deer ranch, a wooden museum, a forest park, a station museum and falls.
Tomamae Sights: Windmills and Pioneer Memory
A north-to-south walk through Tomamae on the Sea of Japan: sunset turbines, a roadside station, an old shrine, a museum and the Sankebetsu bear site.
Shimokawa Sights: Two Mines and a Stone Great Wall
A north-to-south walk through Shimokawa: a gold mine's site, a pioneer settlement, the town center, a stone Great Wall and a copper mine's site.
Kenbuchi Sights: Picture Books, Vanished Stations
A north-to-south walk through Kenbuchi: a hidden station's site, the Picture Book Hall, two stations, a roadside station and a pass.
Wassamu Sights: A Pass Station Kept by Donations
A north-to-south walk through Wassamu: the main station, a shrine, a flower hill, Shiokari Station and a memorial museum.
Rausu Sights: Shiretoko’s East Coast and Kunashiri
A north-to-south walk through Rausu: a mountain waterfall, a Shiretoko nature center, a roadside station, a Kunashiri lookout and a museum.
Saroma Sights: Japan’s Largest Brackish Lake
A north-to-south walk along Lake Saroma's south shore: a sunset cape, a roadside station, two observatories and a pioneer shrine.
Obira Sights: Herring Mansion and Sunset Sea
A north-to-south walk through Obira: a closed station, Hokkaido's largest herring lodge, a dam lake, a sunset lookout and a river mouth.