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Tokachi Plain, HokkaidoTokachi Plain, Hokkaido
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Hokkaido is one of the four main islands of Japan. It is also administered as one of the 47 prefectural-level subdivisions of the country. Covering an area of 83,453.57 sq km, Hokkaido is the biggest prefecture of Japan. However it is the least densely populated, with a population of 5.6 million people (2010 estimate).

The capital of Hokkaido is Sapporo. It has a population of 1.9 million people, making it the largest city in Hokkaido and the fifth largest in Japan.

Tokachi Plain, HokkaidoTokachi Plain, Hokkaido
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How to go to Hokkaido

By Plane
The New Chitose Airport (CTS) is the main airport for Hokkaido. It is also the third largest airport in Japan behind only Narita and Haneda, and the first airport in Japan to operate around the clock. Most of the international scheduled flights to this airport is from countries in East Asia and Australia.

By Car

If you are driving from Honshu, you can take the ferries from Tohoku to Hakodate in Hokkaido.

By Train

The Hakucho and Super Hakucho limited express services link Aomori in Honshu with Hakodate in Hokkaido. The journey takes about two hours and costs ¥5,340 one way. The train travels through the Seikan Tunnel, which measures 53 km (33 mi) in length under the Tsugaru Strait and is presently the longest undersea tunnel in the world.

Flowers blooming at Hill of Shikisai, Hokkaido
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Cities of Hokkaido

  1. Sapporo - capital

  2. Abashiri

  3. Asahikawa

  4. Furano

  5. Hakodate

  6. Kitami

  7. Obihiro

  8. Otaru

  9. Wakkanai

  10. Yoichi


Lake Kussharo, Hokkaido
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Tourist Destinations in Hokkaido

  1. Biei
    Farmland with beautiful patchwork hills.

  2. Niseko
    Ski resort in Hokkaido.

  3. Noboribetsu
    Largest hot spring resort in Hokkaido.

  4. Shizunai
    City famous for its thoroughbreds and cherry blossoms.

National Parks of Hokkaido

  1. Akan National Park

  2. Daisetsuzan National Park

  3. Kushiro Wetlands National Park

  4. Onuma Quasi-National Park

  5. Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park

  6. Shikotsu-Toya National Park

  7. Shiretoko National Park

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