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The Northern Circuit (道北 Dōhoku) covers the northern and inner part of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Understand

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Tourist information site

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The local tourist associations have a multilingual web info catalogue, do-hoku.com for the whole area.

Cities

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Map of Northern Circuit
  • 1 Asahikawa (旭川市 Asahikawa-shi) – Hokkaido's second-largest city, famed for being the coldest place in Japan
  • 2 Furano (富良野市 Furano-shi) — Popular ski resort with near-guaranteed perfect powder
  • 3 Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi)
  • 4 Shibetsu (士別市 Shibetsu-shi)
  • 5 Wakkanai (稚内市 Wakkanai-shi) – Japan's northernmost town

Towns and villages

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  • 6 Biei (美瑛町 Biei-chō)
  • 7 Kamikawa (上川町 Kamikawa-chō)
  • 8 Shimukappu (占冠村 Shimukappu-mura)
  • 9 Horonobe (幌延町 Horonobe-chō)

Other destinations

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View from Mount Rishiri

Get in

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By plane

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By train

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  • JR Rumoi Line
  • JR Soya Line

By boat

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Get around

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See

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Do

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Eat

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Drink

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