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‘Horse chase’ begins in Otofuke
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Verification testing of ‘smart bus stops’ in Sapporo in preparation for heavy snowfall
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Hawaii State University’s Dr. Okada establishes PCR test facility in Kutchan
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Importance of edifying foreign skiers in light of avalanches and accidents on popular winter mountain
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Omiwatari occurs on Kushiro’s Lake Harutori
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Hong Kong influencers amazed by "SNOWDRIVE"
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Shipment of sweet cabbages stored under snow
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"Jewelry Ice" hub reopened for season on January 14
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U.S. clients enjoy powder snow while cat skiing
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Snowmobiles speed around a golf course in Shibetsu
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Pond-smelt fishing seasons begins on Lake Nukabira
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Transportation of snow begins for first Sapporo Snow Festival in 3 years
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Welcoming tourists at Kutchan Station with junmai-shu sake
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Horseback parade at Hakodate Hachimangu Shrine
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Kamifurano ‘Daimonji’ held with spectators
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Huge turnout for first sunrise and ‘hatsumode’ worshipping
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September’s Adventure Travel World Summit to act as catalyst for tourism in Kushiro and Nemuro
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Special "SNOW MIKU" painted HAC plane commemorates 25 years of service
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"Frost Flowers" appear, minus 23.4 degrees in Tokachi
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Harvesting of frozen ice-wine grapes
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Series of famous Okhotsk winter events set to return
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Winter penguin walk tradition at Asahiyama Zoo
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Gluten-free trend boosts popularity of rice flour
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Sapporo Coffee-kan Rinboku selected in Structure Category of Ebetsu City Urban Landscape Awards
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Foreign tourists return to Noboribetsu Onsen, even closed shops reopen
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Winter mountain rescue drills at Sapporo’s Okadama Airport
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Materials used in Ainu rituals to be gathered from state-owned forests in Akan
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English-language video introducing aspects of working in Niseko, aimed at foreigners
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'Farming and welfare collaboration’ begins selling strawberries from December 10
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Glass rabbit figurine crafting in full swing at Abashiri Ryuhyo Glass Museum
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Ice Seicomart opens at Hoshino Resort Tomamu
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Beautiful winter "ice bubble" formations appears in frozen Onneto
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Promoting Sapporo in Munich, first time Sapporo booth celebrating 50 years of sister-city friendship
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420,000 sea urchin larvae released into the sea off Ochiishi in Nemuro
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Kutchan’s Nikahara develops skis made from Hokkaido Erman’s birch
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Steam fog for days at chilly fishing harbor in Shibetsu
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Niseko ‘Fami-Suppo’ users increase 10-fold in six months
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Curling is hot right now! 200 times more applicants than places available at Sapporo facility
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Shipment of Shiriuchi oysters in full swing
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Restaurants and retailers reopening in the Hirafu district of Kutchan
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Niseko ski resorts open for season
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Monkeys also enjoy relaxing in Hakodate hot tub
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After sudden snowfall, two Sapporo ski resorts finally open
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Cathay Pacific resumes New Chitose–Hong Kong service
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Self-driving bus tested in Kamishihoro
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Full-scale snow removal starts as Sasara streetcars dispatched for first time in Sapporo
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22 startup companies developed in 5 years
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Silhouettes of cranes in the sunset in Tsurui
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Hokkaido public transport discount, ‘Gurutto Hokkaido’ proving popular, with 550,000 products sold in a year
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An infusion of Shakotan flavors in Sapporo, with gin, herbs, and more
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Tsurui-based Ando publishes photo essay book featuring creatures and scenery of the wilderness
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Anime to be made from Kitami-born Ikeda’s manga ‘Dosanko Gyaru’
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5-minute FM radio program creates the drama of just the sound of freight trains
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New campsite adjacent to Sapporo Art Park
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First full-scale Nemuro Bird Land Festival in 3 years to be held in January and February 2023
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Dried soba noodle production peaks in Shintoku
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Sapporo’s Sawada claims 3rd at the Stairclimbing World Championships
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Sapporo White Illumination begins on November 22
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Two Hakodate companies and the National University of Singapore develop food products for Southeast Asia
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Otaru’s ‘Ginrinsou’ to be registered as a tangible cultural property
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Kelp growth key to joint research by City of Rumoi and Hokkaido Electric Power Company to promote decarbonized fishing
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Japanese language study support salon proving popular in Kutchan
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See magnificent eagles from river surface in Ikeda wild bird watching tour
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Shipment of popular Christmas poinsettia plants reaches peak
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Video promotes canoeing, golf, bicycling, and more in Onuma
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Pacific saury fishing bonanza at Abashiri Port in the Sea of Okhotsk
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Locals try their hand at traditional salmon-fishing method
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Increase in JR train cancellations caused by deer, with 88 in 12 days
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Swans flutter amid the colors of twilight
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Olga, a Russian in Iwamizawa, to write a regular national magazine column about enjoying gardens
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Striped patterns in late autumn – the wheat fields of Ebetsu
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Total lunar eclipse observed in Kushiro
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‘Hinotori,’ the first-ever Japanese-made surgical robot used to perform first bowel cancer operation
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Rink ice-making process underway at Asahikawa’s Taisetsu Arena, which opens on 12th
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Life-jacket auxiliary aid developed using bubble wrap
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The sound of times gone by – threshing buckwheat
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Nitori opens first stores in Beijing
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Colorful momiji and kaede maple leaves at Kosetsuen, Hakodate
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Shiawase Cheese in Ashoro wins Tokachi’s first Super Gold Award at international cheese fair
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Indoor pool for underwater drone practice opens in Hakodate
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New Chitose–Singapore service reopened, LCC Scoot
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Illumination tunnel in Toyako Onsen
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"Belt of Venus" colors Hidaka Mountains pink
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Self-driving vehicle on public roads, without a driver holding the wheel
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Quick! Change your tires – Snow-related goods selling well at car accessory shops
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South Korea’s Jeju Air resumes flights on New Chitose–Incheon route
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Sake lees fair at Otaru’s Tanaka Sake Brewery
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Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine’s sake brewery – from rice production to brewing
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Food Valley Tokachi Marathon completed by 3,777 athletes, including those in the wheelchair category
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Pikas prepare for winter in the vicinity of Lake Shikaribetsu
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Hokkaido University gingko trees vividly illuminated at first Konyo Festival in four years
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Research of 66-million-year-old stratum that remembers the extinction of dinosaurs in Urahoro
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Deer car accidents frequent in Kushiro and Nemuro regions
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Niseko in autumn – a footpath tour in Kutchan
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New wood-carved bear goods unveiled, Yakumo and BEAMS collab
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Proposal to scrap the Temiya venue of the Otaru Snow Light Path event
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One round-trip service added to HAC’s Okadama–Hakodate route
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Sarabetsu Village begins digitalization of services for local residents
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First upstream salmon migration at Sosei River in 20 years
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Yotsuba donates milk to food bank in Asahikawa
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Spanish chefs visit Southern Hokkaido to learn about seaweed
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700 lanterns float in Sapporo night sky
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Hokkai shima shrimp harvesting opens at Notsuke Bay in Betsukai
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Winter day temperatures at six Hokkaido points, snowy scene at Nakayama Pass
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"Autumn Sale" launches in Shinhidaka, secures annual volume exceeding 16 billion yen
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Taiwan LCC Tigerair launches new flights on New Chitose–Taipei route
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Aiming for "local sake taxi" service, summit in Hakodate
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Wood planing thinness, 197 carpenters battle over skill
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Salangidae fishing reaches its peak in Lake Abashiri
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The season of autumn leaves that color the morning mist on the Onneto lake surface
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Hida old folk house successfully relocated in Hirafu, aims for 2024 open
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Autumn colors at Shichifuku-iwa in Tenninkyo, Higashikawa
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The height of the beet harvest – sugar production begins in Memuro
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ELEZO opens auberge in Toyokoro
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Long queues for all-you-can-eat fresh Pacific saury in Nemuro, which boasts the most prolific catches in Japan
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New roadside station specialty "Akan Cheesecake"
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Interest in ‘Brown bear lectures’ grows with a rapid rise in applications and implementation in Sapporo
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Sunflowers for green manure in full bloom in Kitami
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Abashiri Beer lemon flavored beer and liqueur selling well
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Drone food delivery to campsite
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Salmon swim upstream in Bihoro
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Lodging, food, and bicycles in Kutchan complex facility
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Snow removed from cars at Asahidake Onsen as "snow finally arrives"
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The peaks of Mt. Kurodake, Mt. Asahidake and the like white with snow
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Visiting the ‘Shiroi Koibito’ production base – Ishiya’s Kitahiroshima plant
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AIRDO and Solaseed Air integrate operations
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Shucking 30 oysters in just 3 minutes – the first championship in Akkeshi
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Is this the moon or Mars? The Mt. Tokachi-dake – Biei-dake ridgeline
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Silvery pond-smelt fishing season starts in Onuma Park
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Aroma spreads throughout the town as mint distilling gets underway in Kitami
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Converting fermented products – beer, wine, cheese – into new tourism resources for Niseko
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Noodles suffused with "mythical" thorny king crab flavor sells in Shiretoko
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Season of Lake Kussharo "sea of clouds" nears its end
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Chippubetsu Town employee Earn selected among "18 influencers"
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‘National Travel Support’ to be introduced, and ban on independent travelers from overseas lifted on October 11
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Kogen Onsen – the earliest autumn foliage in Japan
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Rankoshi artist Yoshida and his sculptor wife to teach art lesson at U.S. high school
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Summer cypress autumn foliage "The mottled pattern is beautiful"
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Kutchan resident Jamieson responsible for English-language Hokkaido guidebook sold in over 30 countries
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Fukagawa apples bigger than usual this year
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Shimizu’s "Whole Town Hotel" project well received
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The morning sun shines on the sea of clouds causing a mystical scene over Ashoro
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Potato harvest peak on Biei farmland
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Mt. Hakodate Ropeway closed from September 25 to November 13
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HAC to introduce satellite landing support for passenger aircraft in poor visibility at four Hokkaido airports
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Successful ‘Cosplay Festa’ held at Gorokaku, the Golden Kamuy ‘mecca’
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Tuna market and filleting demonstration in revived Matsumae Tuna Festival
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Crowds gather around giant mortar to pound rice cakes at Iwamizawa Hyappei Festival
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‘Irankarapte Music Festival’ in Toyoura familiarizes people with Ainu culture through dance
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New adventure travel features Kushiro sunset, BBQ, historical site strolling
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German beer with 1,000-year-old taste on sale at Autumn Fest
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Potato harvesting reaches peak in Obihiro
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Taiwan’s Starlux Airlines to establish new New Chitose – Taipei service in late October
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Experiencing expansiveness of the runway at "Dream Festa" in New Chitose Airport
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The orange of Akkeshi Bridge reflects on the water surface beneath the moonlit sky
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Kadota wins overall individual title in his first Tour de Hokkaido
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Chainsaw artist’s monster sculpture unveiled in Ebetsu
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The first ‘sanshaku’ fireworks in three years as Kushiro Tairyo Donpaku is held
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Glamping facility opened on September 10, tents built for extreme cold climates
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Uniformly-sized Takarada Rice harvested in Toyako Town again this year
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‘Autumn Fest’ opens in Sapporo
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Iwamizawa’s ‘Join Alive’ delights 25,000 fans
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Kushiro City signs friendship agreement with Hualien City in Taiwan
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Sea of clouds beneath the burning sunrise over Nemuro Strait
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A toast to 50 years of Furano Wine under clear blue skies at the Grape Festival
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Scallops galore at "Otate Festival" in Otaru
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95,000 visit the ‘Marche’ and enjoy the great taste of Tokachi
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Nakasatsunai edamame harvest peak
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Skills of ‘paper professionals’ recreate shrine festival at ‘Sapporo Paper Festival’
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Eight-meter-high pillars of fire as Noboribetsu Onsen ‘Demon Fireworks’ return
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Peak viewing for cosmoses swaying in the autumn breeze in Akkeshi
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Reconstructed image of a Jomon woman displayed for first time in 3 years in Rebun
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Hokkaido’s tourism industry’s expectations and appeals as entry limit on overseas visitors is raised to 50,000
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Humorous performance of traditional ‘Kumamai’
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Triathlon held on the shores of Lake Toya
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Original ‘Kitsune Dance’ song sibling duo to appear on September 19
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‘Tanuki COMICHI’ Opens on August 30
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First full-scale parkour competition in Hokkaido at Sapporo Factory
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Luka Musembi and Yamaguchi Haruka win respective men’s and women’s races for first time at Hokkaido Marathon
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The lens of the lighthouse that shone over the Sea of Japan from the tip of Shakotan Peninsula returns home after 60 years
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Vivid flowers cover the slopes
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Harvesting of aromatic hops reaches peak in Kamifurano
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Scuba diving in Okushiri High School class
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Nemuro’s Hishisan Kobayashi Shoten receives HACCP certification to export frozen scallops to U.S.
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Plump bluefin tuna fishing in full swing
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Agreement between Soya Minami Agricultural Cooperative and Japanese language school to increase the number of students becoming farmers
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Arte Piazza Bibai’s 30th anniversary sculpture exhibition ‘Touching the Time’ begins
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Market at Kutchan hotel
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Yotaka Andons clash for first time in 3 years
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Obihiro Airport camping, with walks on the runway and coffee on the tarmac
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Animal gift envelopes garnering popularity for "cuteness"
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12-year-old rock drummer Yoyoka to move to the U.S. at end of August
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Kaminoko ike Pond: magical blue color generated by volcanic action
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Competitive balloon flight in Kamishihoro
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A cool spot in summer – Kyogoku spring
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Sunflowers in full bloom beside Memanbetsu Airport
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30-m-high column of water suddenly appears in front of shrine
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Kelp drying – the striped patterns of summer
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Rabbits and ‘temari’ balls decorate photo spot at Yukura Shine in Hakodate
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Ebetsu Rakuno Gakuen University students endeavor to raise cattle
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Sweetcorn harvesting in full swing in Memuro
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Go Sapporo with Pokemon GO! Vehicle wrap streetcar in operation
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Three Lake Akan Ainu residents certified as Maeda Ippoen "Forest Guides"
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Raiden watermelons and NFT-tagged pixel art sets on sale
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The soothing ding-dong-dang of a xylophone
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Mass start for the kelp fishing grounds
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Cheers greet Blue Impulse as Aviation Festival returns for first time in 3 years
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Enjoy 21 animal-inspired dishes and sweets
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Five Mongolian "yurt" huts for camping in Mombetsu
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Once-every-four-year potato flowers in full bloom
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Dances liven up the city center as Furano’s long-awaited Heso Matsuri returns
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17-year-old ultralight aircraft pilot attempting youngest round-the-world flight lands at New Chitose Airport
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Fresh carrots shipped in a short period of time
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"Sanshaku" firework launched on final day of Otaru Ushio Festival
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Assabu’s giant croquette recognized by Guinness
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2 million flowers form main feature as Sunflower Festival opens in Hokuryu
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Grape growing "wonderful", French winery president to launch winery construction in September
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Harvest of ‘Pure White SP’ white corn reaches peak in Bihoro
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Assortment of 3 confections, including the popular Shiroi Koibito, sold at 7 Hokkaido airports
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Whole Yubari Melon used in a cake and sold online until end of August
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The 3.3-km ‘White Path’ that stretches to the sea
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Harvesting of golden autumn-sown wheat begins in Tokachi
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Rooting for northernmost Rishiri Island whisky
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Free bus service tours wineries in Niki
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Canoeing down the Teshio River in "Down the Teshi"
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Old buildings restored with traditional skills and modern methods
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Music and light art event ‘Rokka-no-Yoru’ held for first time in Nakasatsunai
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"Sapporo City Jazz" opens, audiences back after two-year absence
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First flight arrives from Incheon as scheduled international flights resume at New Chitose Airport
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Three thousand ‘floating hydrangea’ in 6 colors decorate Matsumae Park
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Nakafurano’s first glamping facility offers skylights in some tents
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Charges introduced at summer shared-office in Hirafu district of the Niseko region in a bid to gauge demand for business
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Magical glow on floodlit lavender hill
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First Hanasaki crabs of the season landed in Nemuro
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Tour from Hawaii returns to Noboribetsu Hot Spring with 14 visitors after two-year absence
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Craft beer brewery opens in Iwanai
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Brave firewalking tengu at FurubiraKotohira Shrine
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Roadside rest area staff cooperate in marriage proposal at Atsuta ‘Lovers’ Sanctuary’
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Flower picking in lavender-perfumed Hitsujigaoka
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Northernmost rose garden in Haboro reaches its peak
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Akanko Ainu Kotan PR booth established at Kushiro Airport
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Shiokara pickled in southern-Hokkaido-cedar sake barrels
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Two red-crowned cranes visit Biratori rice paddies
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Refreshing mountain-stream climbing amid the heat
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Indigo-dye theme park AizomeYui-no-mori opens in Biei
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KiHa 40 train journey along the Nemuro Line between Furano and Ikutora
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Atsuma to utilize surfing’s ability to attract visitors, with first sanctioned competition on July 24
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Urakawa’s Dat sells banh mi from food truck
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Ham & bacon shop and bakery store in new facility opened by Edelweiss Farm on July 7
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Shaved-ice shop opens for a 100-day period from July 2
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"Travel daycare" for children of visiting couples, hoping for increase in visitors
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Hokkaido’s largest-scale cherry farm opens for the season
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Amur daylilies embellish Mt. Rishiri
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Morning mist tunnel
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"Potato Art Hall" displays 1,000 Ukrainian children's drawings and paintings
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New light-art and zipline attractions unveiled at Niseko HANAZONO
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Students from France experience working at ranch
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New Chitose Airport aid, Chitose city government grants airfare subsidies
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Garden Festa with 1,100 ㎡ flowerbed begins
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Fresh, raw Tokoro scallops airfreighted to the Tokyo metropolis
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Attempt on giant croquette Guinness World Record at this year’s Assabu Summer Festival
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Old style "Flap-Flap" display is still working
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Scheduled flights to resume on New Chitose-Incheon route from July 17
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Clock Tower lit up in blue for World Refugee Day
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SL that carried coal restored for first time in 47 years in Saitama prefecture
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‘Kamuy Lumina’ held in nighttime forest at Lake Akan
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Design Week held in Asahikawa, which is a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
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Turning imperfect vegetables into crayons, Urahoro Gakusha joint develops
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Ishikari Lighthouse forms the backdrop for the peak of the ‘Japanese-rose’ viewing season
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Tradition of parading of portable shrines continues at Sapporo Festival
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Supachok gives press conference after joining pro football club Consadole Sapporo
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Shipment of ‘Densuke’ watermelons begins in Tohma
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‘Okhotsk Limited Express’ revived in Thailand
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Elephant-manure compost used in recycling-oriented agriculture at Yuumu Farm in Shintoku
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Sapporo Kita Subaru won YOSAKOI Soran Grand Prize
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Reticulated giraffe calf born for first time in 8 years at Obihiro Zoo
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Niseko Classic – one of Hokkaido’s largest road races – held for first time in 3 years
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Lake Kussharo covered in sea of clouds
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Shipment of ‘Sunflower’ watermelons begins in Hokuryu
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Hokkaido preparation accelerates for foreign visitor entry, with thorough virus control
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What is a bear’s "back rub"? Ecology captured on film
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This season’s Okushiri sea urchins are nice and plump
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Aerial stroll – the heart amid a rapeseed blossom field
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‘Umbrella Sky’ at Tokachi Hills features 460 umbrellas in 7 colors
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First shipment of Akkeshi Hokkai Shrimp prompts high expectations for value and volume records to be broken
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Summer slopes begin operating in earnest in Engaru
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Chitose JAL International Marathon returns after two-year absence
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Verification of effectiveness of firecrackers, sprays and the like in the prevention of brown bear attacks
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Plans to resume New Chitose–Bangkok AirAsia X direct flight in September
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Thirteen-year-old Otaru business, Ishikawa Genzo Shoten restored as a standing bar
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Tuna filleting demonstration at Hakodate Seafood Market proves popular among locals and tourists alike
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"Sapporo Beer Streetcar" starts, event for "OMO3 Sapporo Susukino" guests
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Ten Indonesian nationals join caregiving staff in Iwamizawa
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Monitor ‘SUP yoga’ activity in Toyoura
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Tourism industry speeds up its preparations with international flights set to resume in June
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Launching ceremonies for Habomai kelp-fishing boat and Ochiishi gillnet fishing boat
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Ninth baby sea otter born at Cape Kiritappu
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Wakkanai Aizawa Shokuryo Hyakkaten wins 1st & 2nd prizes in Local Supermarket Food contest
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Yubari Melons fetch 3 million yen at the first auction of the year
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‘Nature Luminarie’ begins in Jozankei from June 1
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Rebun Island’s Miura hopes sundries made from driftwood and glass will "trigger interest in environmental issues"
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Tarumae Garo, cliffside covered in green moss
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Hotel and oven-baked pizza restaurant opens at Naganuma roadside rest area Maoi-no-Oka
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Shiretoko Sightseeing Ship Aurora begins operating
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Explore Lake Toya’s ‘Zero Point’ – the remnants of an underwater volcano
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Kushiro ‘Ganpeki Robata’ opens
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Flavor of nature in grass fed milk, available in Nishiokoppe
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Kamifurano Town, drying space for delicious hops
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Reporter experiences Lake Toya helicopter cruising
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Sapporo Lilac Festival held for first time in 3 years
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1,262 runners take part in the first Toyako Marathon in 3 years
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Photo weddings amidst magnificent Bihoro scenery
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Indulging in oysters and shirasu, seasonal flavors in Suttsu
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Hillsides colored yellow with rape blossoms at Kuroda Farm in Otofuke
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Consadole Sapporo sign Thailand international midfielder SupachokSarachat
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Rice planting in full swing in Higashikawa
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Skilled washi artisan Tono Sanae
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Ice cream contest held at New Chitose Airport
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Beauty salon opens in the Hirafu district of the Niseko area
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Malaysian and Thai nationals strive to be bridge between Tokachi and home
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Sargent’s cherry blossoms bloom in Kushiro – the latest in Japan.
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Tram Haikara-Go display event in Hakodate
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Skiing from the 2,000-meter summit of Mt. Oputateshike
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Ezo Brown Bear Enclosure opens at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa
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Flower raft brings color to Goryokaku moat
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FDA operates charter flights to Obihiro
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Lake Toya circuit tour in open top bus
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Seeds sown to revive common glasswort in Akkeshi
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Lupicia opens direct sales shop adjacent to Niseko roadside rest area
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Two varieties of JALUX’s new brand ‘Tokachikara’ confectionery for sale at Obihiro Airport
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Revision of Rebun forms of life strategy from new SDGs perspective
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Shimokawa-sourced honey and tomato liqueurs, four types available online
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The aroma of grilled sweetcorn drifts around Sapporo’s Odori Park as stalls open for business
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Video distributed showing traditional Ainu ‘marek’ fishing, embroidery and cooking
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Additional deck space at Usuzan Ropeway summit observatory
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Asian fawnlily in full bloom at Otokoyama Nature Park
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Yoshino cherry blossoms bloom 6 days earlier than normal in Matsumae
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Toyoura specialty strawberries are big and juicy
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Colorful fruit desserts at Noboribetsu CO-OP
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JAL captain originally from Otaru attracts attention with in-flight announcements in Hokkaido dialect
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【Kamuy landscapes】 Migrating birds in the morning mist – Bibai
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Ice rink transformed into "water mirror" at Tomakomai Hakucho Oji Ice Arena
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Unmanned firewood shop popular at farm in Toyoura
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Café-bar and guesthouse opens as Otaru university students’ LLC begins operations in earnest
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‘Workation’ facility MUJI HOUSE completed in Kamishihoro
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Stocking young sea urchin with hopes for a healthy harvest
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New rules for the use of Lake Shikotsu include canoeing, SUPs and playing in the water
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Goryokaku Tower observatory windows cleaned
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As spring arrives, 10-m-tall walls of snow are carved out on the Trans-Shiretoko Highway
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Ma-kombu kelp thinning peak heralds spring in Minamikayabe, Hakodate
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Picture scroll depicting coexistence with brown bears displayed at Asahiyama Zoo
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Foreign trainees active in automobile maintenance
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Areas that require caution included in revised version of Kushiro River canoeing guidelines
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Eniwa Flower Tour tourism program of 6 city gardens registered on national system
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Fixed-net cherry-salmon fishing in full swing in Esashi
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Porocle cycle sharing service began this year’s operation on April 9
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Takikawa city asks for donations of used school bags for Mongolia
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Deliciously sweet and tender spring lettuce enters harvest peak in Mukawa
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"Teshio River Canoe Touring Competition" back on July 17 after two-year absence
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Walking the difficult ‘knife ridge’ to Mt. Toyoni-dake in the Hidaka mountain range
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100 light, passenger- and wagon-type vehicles displayed at Hokkaido Camping Car Festival
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Two types of low-malt beer using sake lees introduced in Sapporo
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Special exhibition begins at Miura Ayako Literature Museum to commemorate 100th anniversary of her birth
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Brown bear habitats move closer to residential areas of Sapporo
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Local Yunosato Desk produces Hokkaido-wood desks and chairs for junior high school
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Takasago Sake Brewery sake mellowed during snow storage
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Furano Wine bottles recycled as glasses
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Large shellfish landed as Notsuke Bay clam-fishing season begins
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Stabilized production expected for Yubari melons as foreign farm trainees enter Japan starting in April
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Cruise ship docks in Hakodate for the first time in two years and four months
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【Kamuy landscapes】Todowara in early spring – snowfields and blue skies all the way to the horizon
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"Drive My Car" wins U.S. Academy Award, filming location Akabira City residents exuberant
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Winter Lake Toya all to yourself with a popular canoeing activity
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Sleeping-berth express train Hokutosei begins new life as a guesthouse
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Cherry blossoms to bloom early this year? Sapporo, Hakodate, Obihiro peak viewing season at end of April
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Spreading awareness in Shiretoko of ban on approaching brown bears, max fine of 300,000 yen starting April
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50 years in Ukraine after remaining in Karafuto, Furihata "happy to have arrived safely" at emotional reunion with sisters in Asahikawa
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Asahiyama Zoo’s intelligent pigs, Yuzu and Ume pit their wits with their keeper
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Relaxed seals appear in Kushiro Port
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Naganuma MAOI Distillery to produce whisky as well as wine. Officially opens on May 1
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Ireland’s traditional green paraded in Sapporo for first time in three years
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Kembuchi tourist ranch sells soft, raw alpaca wool online
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Diving for sea urchins among the drift ice in Nemuro Bay
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Moves to replace plastic with wood produced in Okhotsk region gather speed
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Engaru places trailer house near JR Maruseppu Station for teleworking
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Vegan shop opens in food wing of Ebetsu Tsutaya bookstore
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Cyclists "impressed" with views of Kamishihoro bridge arches from frozen Lake Nukabira
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Off-piste skiers obliged to use GPS app at Tomamu ski resort
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Mt. Soranuma-dake’s winter-only frozen swamp crossing
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ROYCE’ Town Station opened on March 12
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Guide skier Fujita Yuhei guides Ariyasu at Beijing Paralympics
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Large scallops nurtured in the sea ‘fields’
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Two " netted deer " tangled in fishing net spotted at Notsuke Peninsula
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Expectations are high for beer brewery at Nippon Ham’s new ballpark
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Students impressed by marimo awaiting the arrival of spring during observation at commemorative graduation event at Lake Akan
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Fukujuso flowers bloom in Southern Hokkaido's Hakodate
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Otaru’s Tanaka Brewing Co. carries out ‘shizuku-dori’ process to make new high-quality sake
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Windbreak trees look like tapestry
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Aurora drift-ice sightseeing & icebreaker ship’s first nighttime cruise
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Local sake "Gohhou" used in cosmetics, infusing sake kasu and kome nuka
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Mysterious clouds above the sea off Rausu, the southern limit of the drift ice
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Shoals of herring herald arrival of spring in Otaru
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Thrills on neighborhood slopes as ‘snurfer boards’ gain popularity in Hokkaido
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Ida, Okushiri Island's only sommelier, popularizing wine on island
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Handmade hanging dolls displayed at 22 locations including former kimono store and restaurants
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Coins stuck to the ice in wishes at the Sounkyo Ice Fall Shrine
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Thoroughbred ranch touring taxi garners wonderful reviews in Urakawa test run
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"Doing nothing" Utoro-style just watching the sights while drift-ice bathing
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Handmade paper-bag lantern event in Makubetsu
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Kushiro Zoo red panda twins get names: "Rim" and "Rera"
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New March dish: Fried rice and ankake sauce infused with savory flavor of Hanasaki crab
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The regretful howls of closing time at Asahiyama Zoo
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The first ‘Snow Cycle Festival’ amid Biei’s white forest
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Abashiri’s drift-ice sightseeing reaches its peak
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Sapporo snow dumping sites near their limit with almost half of them already full
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Twin lambs born on a farm in Naganuma
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Aviran Refaeli Nagai, owner of Takikawa Middle East cuisine take-out shop
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Niseko’s "snow cabbages" sufficiently sweet
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Hong Konger Ang and Bhutanese Jigme contribute to region with skills learned in home countries
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950 JR train services suspended and vehicles left stranded in blizzard
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Wintertime Shiretoko Cape Chashikotsu, a world of ice
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Toma local sake "Ryu no Izumi", aged in limestone cave
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Rime covered trees appear on Mt. Horohoro almost like a gang of monsters
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Rice topped with Hokkai shrimp available for a limited period at roadside rest area in Matsumae
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‘Loco Solare’ win silver medal in Women’s Curling
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Golf + run + bike snow triathlon held for first time in Bibai
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Use of IT helps snow removal to evolve
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"I will come shovel snow for free", Twitter posts from 3rd year Hokkaido University student Fujita cause a stir online
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Private sauna with views of the drift ice at Kitakobushi Hotel in Shiretoko
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3,500 candles create an ‘Ice Candle Museum’ in Shimokawa
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Photographers enthralled, setting sun sinks into drift ice at Cape Puyuni
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Crevice in Sapporo Moerenuma Park snow-covered mountain, snowslide risk
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Mt. Shiribetsu, skiing with a view of Mt. Yotei
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Magical scene of frost mist and light at the Kussharo lakeside
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Hidaka kelp infused soba "Hidaka no Kaze" selected for "100 Cuisine Kingdom Picks"
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Tour applications flood in as ‘Otate’ Otaru scallop brand marketing project continues
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Four sets of colorful hina dolls bring an early spring feel to the Shiraoi Motojinya Museum
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PR for ice carousel event to be held next winter in Kembuchi
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Wedding ceremony atop ice at Lake ShikaribetsuKotan
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Animals at night are amazing! "Asahiyama Zoo by Snow Light" in Asahikawa
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Full-time Hokkaido University faculty member and CEO Amano Maho aims to spread ‘Opto- diagnostics’
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Fukagawa Oil & Fat Company inundated with orders for its potato chips direct from the factory
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8 teams compete in ‘snow shoveling’ championship in Shibetsu
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Lake Kuttari sauna "avanto", Finland Embassy visits
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Iwanai’s first climbing gym opened by Austrian McCloskey and his wife
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Online Singapore school trip at Hokkaido High School for the Deaf
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Heavy snowfall causes disruption to transport network in Sapporo area, will all JR services suspended and heavy congestion on roads
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Soaring land and rent prices prompt increase in transfer of population out of Kutchan to surrounding areas in Niseko region
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Animal snow figures appear on the trunks of trees in Maruyama Park
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Cruise to view projection mapping that lights up Otaru Canal
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Winter fireworks invigorate Toyako Onsen
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Online Sapporo Snow Festival: video of Snow Miku snow sculpture production broadcast online
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‘Drift-ice walk’ to experience floating with the ice floes
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Setsu Niseko wins top prize at Asia-Pacific condominium awards
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First Asahikawa Snow Duathlon race winners decided
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Morning river fog on the Tokachi Plain
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Hoshino Resorts "KAI" opens in Upopoy area of Shiraoi, nestled amidst Ainu culture and nature
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Odori, Sapporo landmark 4pla closed after half century of business
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Sounds and scenery – Mysterious sounds from the frozen surface of Lake Nukabira
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Mt. Tokachidake recognized as Japan Geopark to become 6th region in Hokkaido
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Magical snow candle illumination at Jozankei Shrine, Sapporo
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Carefully hand-harvesting at water's edge, iwanori seaweed harvest starts in Shakotan
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New Chitose Airport passenger numbers fall below 10 million for second consecutive year, as new government measures increase sense of crisis
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Breathtaking snow scenery at Mt. Mokoto
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Ezo red fox explores drift ice surface
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Extraordinary expressions created in snow and ice at Sapporo ‘Geimori W-AWESOME’ event
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Lambing season starts for Suffolk sheep in Shibetsu
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Smartphone speaker amplifiers and mini-tables: new products developed to use karamatsu larch lumber
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Cows’ whiskers freeze as temperatures drop below minus 25
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Garinko-go departs as first day of drift ice is confirmed in Mombetsu
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Peach cabin attendant livestreams Washo Market kattedon rice bowl
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Nemuro local sake Kita no Katsu ‘Shiboritate’ released and sells out immediately
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Sounds and Scenery: Camera shutters clack, capturing snow-plow train car
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Wakasagi smelt ice fishing starts at Lake Abashiri
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Niseko International Clinic provides free PCR tests and completely private rooms for outpatients with a fever
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Tourist train "FuyunoShitsugen" renovated, new improved view
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Heavy snow causes congestion in Sapporo area, with bus services suspended due to delays in clearing snow
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Bibai City Sports Center high-challenge climbing wall is popular
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Floodlights create magical view of giant icicle at Engaru’s Yamabiko Falls
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East Hokkaido Road to Natural Beauty DMO sells passport for buses and activities related to winter tourism in eastern Hokkaido
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Those coming of age pledge to contribute to society at coming-of-age ceremonies in regions around Hokkaido
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Automatic cabbage harvester using advanced technology being developed in Shikaoi
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New Hoshino Resort hotel opened in Otaru on Jan. 7
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‘Daimonji’ New Year celebration and fireworks in the hope that the pandemic will end
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Art made from jewelry ice shines golden in the morning sun
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Visitors cheer first sunrise from Bihoro Pass
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100 years after her death, the limelight once again shines on Chiri Yukie as filming of movie starts in earnest
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Frost flowers – the brief, white meadows of Lake Toro
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Toyokoro elm lit up amid the darkness
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Seals cared for at a center in Mombetsu released back into the sea
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Popular cold-weather proof Tsurui campsite, with gear rental options
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Kyogoku resident Kim opens new restaurant serving Western cuisine with a Mount Yotei view
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Long-awaited Yoichi cider arrives, along with Shiribeshi region limited white wine from Niki Winery
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Experience Yubari winter, "ice carousel" appears at Lake Shuparo in late January
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Illuminations that color the Akan lakeside forest begin
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Harvesting ice wine grapes, concentrated sweetness at below zero temperatures
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Sun pillars and halos appear in Kitami as freezing temperatures hit the Okhotsk region
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"They’re really getting stronger," "The pride of Kitami" – Loco Solare qualify for Olympics
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Obihiro landscape company produces ‘kadomatsu’ to wish for good health in the new year
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Projection mapping colors Otaru and Yoichi in winter
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Muroran Institute of Technology’s Professor Dong and Associate Professor Ota selected in the 2021 highly-cited researchers list
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Comforting tones of folk instruments as Ainu musicians perform in Sapporo
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‘Ritto’ – second Akkeshi Whisky chocolate goes on sale
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Brewing of local ‘Goryo’ sake begins for first time in half a century in Hakodate
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Gunma Symphony Orchestra in impromptu encore due to Rishiri ferry cancelation
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"Niseko Stand Mori Deai " opens in Susukino with Shiribeshi alcohol and foods
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The making of ‘satcep’ – traditional Ainu whole-dried salmon – begins
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Season’s first cross-country ski race in Japan held in Engaru
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Rebun Island Tourist Association workation test tour
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Hot-spring footbath digging and dog & campervan accommodation form part of Marukome Onsen’s new plans
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Backcountry ski season arrives on Nissho Pass
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Old Yamaguchi folk house in Atsuma to be reborn as restaurant and residential inn in spring 2022
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JR Hokkaido acquires new wedge plow train for snow clearing, plans to start using in January 2022
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Department store section in back of transit bus starting December 5 in Obihiro
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Star shape bursts into light across the ground at the Hakodate Goryokaku Remains
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Kamikawa restaurant Asahi Shokudo offers limited-time "two-sword menu" featuring ramen and French cuisine
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Pokémon airplane makes surprise appearance in Obihiro
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Peak moth orchid shipping season in Akabira
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Otaru Snow Light Path back after two years, open February 11 to 13 at smaller scale
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Calling for New Year of smiles in nengajo postcards during print order peak
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Wisteria rack of lights, illumination again this year in front of Kitami Red Cross Hospital
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Hakodate Christmas Fantasy launch illuminates city
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Northern mangoes cultivated using excess heat from biogas power plant
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Maeda wins Grand Prix with photo of inverted snow-capped Rishiri Fuji
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Interview: Niseko today, the post COVID-19 vision, and investments from Japanese people stimulating diversity
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Cultivated oysters landed in Shiriuchi
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Sightseeing flight on HAC aircraft to celebrate 30th anniversary of Sapporo Okadama Airport Bldg.
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Sapporo Snow Festival to be held for first time in two years, but without citizens’ sculptures
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"Machiakari" begins in four areas of downtown Asahikawa
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New Ohta Seiki manufactured wolf walks and threatens
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Remote guide service using avatars at Hakodate Airport
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Snow capped Shiretoko mountain range clear against the blue sky
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Shiretoko Salmon Fisherman has 20,000 followers on TikTok with fish filleting videos
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Large amounts of scallops landed in Nemuro Port for the first time this season
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Twin red pandas displayed at Kushiro Zoo
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Experience equine culture on a limousine carriage ride from Tokachi Obihiro Airport to Kofuku Station
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The ‘shape of the north’ – windswept forests created by the harsh winter winds
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Otaru’s Onze becomes first Hokkaido ski area to open
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Promoting amazing Rishiri Island sites with live camera stream
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Sapporo White Illumination begins at Odori Park and 4 other venues
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High-end user cottage with chandeliers, high-quality furniture and sauna completed at Nakasatsunai’s Feriendorf
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National Institute of Technology, Hakodate College establishes ‘International Dormitory’ to develop global human resources
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Beer made with ‘Shiroi Koibito’ ingredients goes on sale
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Model tour promoting tourism with Tokachi horse culture
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Sapporo’s Penguin Bakery wins ‘Currypan Grand Prix’ Grand Gold Award for 2nd consecutive year
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Sounds and scenery: ski jumpers leap toward the future
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Hakodate’s squid-fishing lights visible from the train window as South Hokkaido Railway’s nighttime-view service begins
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Niseko Cheese Factory’s ‘Niseko Momiji’ wins Super Gold Award at World Cheese Awards
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Betsukai’s ‘Kenjo Nishibetsu salmon’ sway in the cold breeze
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Kyodo Gakusha Shintoku Farm’s ‘Sakura-no-Affine’ and NEEDS’ ‘Raclette’ win Gold Award at World Cheese Awards
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Wooden accessories by Shimukappu-based artist Hasegawa used in "Yohji Yamamoto" Paris Fashion Week show
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Hokkaido Shinkansen Oshima Tunnel interior visited by elementary school students
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Shakotan Spirit "shipboard aging" experiment
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"Blue Otaru Canal" illuminated by ten thousand lights
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Easy access to 500 "ocean scholarship" themes through Hokkaido University Graduate School initiative, with multilingual materials
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Shiretoko sunrise, sky color changes from moment to moment
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Pokémon decorated AIRDO airplane flies from Dec. 1
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Tourism-promoting rooftop sauna demonstration project in downtown Sapporo
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The moment of chum salmon spawning exhibited at Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum
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Mt. Rishiri-patterned socks proving popular as souvenirs
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Sapporo Factory’s Customary Christmas Tree Light-up
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Diving for sea urchin begins early in Nemuro due to damage from red tide
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60 drones in Kushiro light show
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Light-up starts at Blue Pond in Biei
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Venison fair held at Ikeda Wine Castle
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Harvesting of rice-paddy art
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Radishes for pickling matured by drying in the sun
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JAL employees experience grape harvesting and wine making work
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Chitose residents celebrate 70 years since Haneda – Chitose commercial service resumption
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PS Kogyo receives METI Minister Award for its 20,000 trees
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1,396 whooper swans fly in to Lake Fuuren and Onneto Marsh in Nemuro
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Autumn Hokkai shrimp fishing seasons begins in Notsuke Bay, Betsukai
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Sky-view of Memanbetsu Airport changes over 30 years: longer runway and LCC service
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Beautiful forest shadows created by yellow larch leaves and oblique light
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The remotest popular ramen shop Miraku markets cup noodles and the like
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‘Adventure travel’ exploration in Toyoura
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Stream walking to waterfall in Shiraoi River
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Ski Jumper Takanashi Sara impresses to take 5th consecutive crown
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Fluffy kochia color the park
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Fuji Reika in Hakodate exports "Dassai Sake Kasu" ice cream to China
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Soya demonstrates its potential for cycle tourism as the 5 senses are stimulated by the scenery and sea breezes
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First shishamo catch yields 2.6 tons at Shiranuka Fishery Cooperative
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Forests of moss in the Shiretoko mountains where the sound of streams can be heard amid the silence
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Autumn mantis-shrimp fishing season begins in Otaru
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Minus 5.6 degrees in Shibecha as season’s lowest temperatures recorded in regions around Hokkaido
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The mountains are white and first snow falls on the plains in the three cities of Wakkanai, Asahikawa and Abashiri
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Summer tourism trump card MTB test-ride event in Niseko
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Tokyo artist exhibit at Manabe Garden invites viewers into a different world with mirror film
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Akan Tourism Association hold monitor tour with the aim of introducing a program in which Ainu culture is experienced by means of camping
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Autumn leaf watching with umbrellas to maintain optimal distance
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Kitahiroshima and Toyota carry out experimental demonstration of small-scale walking-speed EVs
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Greater white-fronted geese blanket the sky during "take-off" at Bibai'sMiyajima Marsh
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Major red tide damage to sea urchins, salmon, etc. 16 Eastern Hokkaido coastal municipalities request aid from Hokkaido government
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Unexpected developments in ‘Neguse no shikumi’ prove popular as Yoshitake receives ‘Kembuchi Picture Book Town Grand Prize
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Early winter contrast beautiful at Tokachidake Mountain range
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Lake Kussharo’s sea of clouds and the primeval forest that appears at sunrise
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First Sapporo "runner's station" facility for city runners to change clothing and shower
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‘Shiretoko Goko’ autumn foliage peaks one week earlier than usual
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First time in 9 years Mt. Asahidake’s first light covering of snow has occurred as late as October
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Sunflower viewing returns for first time in 2 years at Kuroda Farm in Otofuke
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Tourist spots are busy again on first weekend after COVID restrictions are lifted
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"Yokozuna"Japanese beech in national forestland, candidate for new popular Esashi spot
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Mystical sunsets enthrall tourists as autumn arrives in earnest at Lake Shikotsu
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Mitsubishi Estate opens high-rise hotel in Sapporo that uses Hokkaido timber
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Ainu Association of Kushiro hold traditional Kamuycep Festival to pray for abundant salmon catch
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Harvest of big, sweet ‘La La Shine’ Shine Muscat grapes begins in Niki
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Yuhi Norokko train operates for 3 days from September 27–29
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Brown bears --- Highlighting the need for harmony between human society and nature
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Autumn foliage peaks at Taisetsu Kogen Onsen, Sounkyo
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Harvest autumn mosaic
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Lavender train makes Soya debut, will operate until October 29
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October Shiretoko event spotlights focused on experiencing subsistence with nature
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Sapporo church pipe-organ is rare 19th century British organ
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Harvesting of rice begins in earnest as ears turn golden
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Detailed aerial images of Mt. Iou fumaroles captured by drone
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Crested kingfisher concentrates on diving for fish
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Food fair at ten Sapporo shops featuring sweets and baked goods with Hokkaido anko paste
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Large-scale sculptures cancelled at next year’s Sapporo Snow Festival
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Ainu sea-going boat ‘itaomacip’ recreated, with launching ceremony in Otaru
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"Flying sea turtle" Airbus A380’s first sightseeing flight to Hokkaido
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Okhotsk-made white-birch spoons prove popular
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Eighth newborn sea otter cub confirmed at Cape Kiritappu
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Akkeshi-based Kushiro Ohta Agricultural Cooperative deploys drone as bear countermeasure and to assess food damage
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Crumbling "War Witness"
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Breathtaking sperm whale dive to deep ocean, 2,000 meters down
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Retired diesel trains to be revived in Thailand after JR Hokkaido transfers them free of charge
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Quiet Lake Kussharo for future generations
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First production of orange wine begins at Kitami winery
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Upper atmospheric lightning ‘Sprite’ successfully filmed
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Kobayashi Shuzo in Kuriyama sells two types of limited-edition 3-bottle sets of sake
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Specially selected Yamasachi grapes make high quality wine
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Giant rice cake offered at Kameda Hachimangu Shrine in prayers to end COVID-19
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Sockeye salmon turn a bright crimson breeding color at Chitose Aquarium
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Silent prayers to mourn the 44 who lost their lives in the Eastern Iburi Earthquake 3 years ago
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Enjoy medicinal blend teas at new Toyako shop
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New electric three-wheeled vehicles with "Peko-chan" design at Daikan Ranch in Yakumo
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200 riders speed on "mamachari-bicycles" in race at Sarabetsu
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Hokkaido Executive Committee decides to re-bid for ATWS in 2023
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Chipmunks’ cheeks full of fruits of autumn
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Warmth in unique curvature of Yasuda Kan sculptures in exhibits in Asahikawa and Higashikawa
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Harvesting of ‘highest quality’ Kamifurano hops reaches peak
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Two new Ainu design fukigami paper folding fans for sale
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Magical "lake bottom railroad" at Lake Shikaribetsu garners attention
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Glasswort blanketed in vermillion at Notoro lakeside in Abashiri
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Peak of potato harvest in Obihiro, Tokachi
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First catch landed in Taiki as autumn salmon fishing begins on the Pacific coast in eastern Hokkaido
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New Muroran City Shukutsu Park Soccer Field with FIFA standard artificial turf, clubhouse, and night lighting
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Brown bears head to the sea in search of salmon
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Matsumae Kagura in buckwheat fields
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Successful lottery-ticket holders begin to purchase ‘Shosho’ Akkeshi Whisky as limited edition of 60 bottles go on sale
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Hokkaido’s Ikezaki proud of team’s fighting spirit as Japan wins wheelchair rugby bronze at second consecutive games
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Sarobetsu four seasons in calendar form with last year records like flower blooming and bird sighting days
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Circle of light at Tokachidake mountain range, a Nakafurano "solar halo"
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Five trailer houses completed on Oketo Katsuyama Onsen Yuu-Yu grounds, will open in October
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Vending machine sells home barbecue meat at Heiwaen in Obihiro
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Six Hokkaido Ainu groups perform at Upopoy to raise awareness about the uniqueness and tradition of ancient ceremonial dances
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Wakkanai Sight-Seeing Association etc. launch "bicycle trip" service
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Drifting lanterns carry 700 thoughts between the waves
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Riding the sauna boom: User-operated saunas in Noboribetsu and Toyako hot springs
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New campsites keep popping up in Hokkaido, including ski slope and hot spring sites
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Skateboard fever, popularity rocketing in Tokachi after Olympics!
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Pika relaxes with tummy up in the air
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Selling colorful Russian folk art imported via Wakkanai – Sakhalin cargo ship charter
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Makkari's only real estate company established by British immigrant Turner and wife
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Hong Kong company starts building 19 vacation homes in Kutchan
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‘Marineping’ begins on Kamome Island in Esashi
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Rikubetsu hands-on driving course adds new 5.7 km route – the longest in Japan
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Fifty large boats leave three ports to fish for Pacific saury off the coast of eastern Hokkaido
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Broadnose sevengill shark in Shibetsu Offing caught in net and displayed at Salmon Science Museum
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A green heart floating amid the Shakotan blue
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Biei promotion magazine covers townspeople, festivals, and bridges
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Consadole Sapporo to run PR hub in Bangkok until end of November
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Shining ‘hollow dogu’ features in Hakodate Miraikan’s ‘virtual archaeological excavation’ game
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Questing for the ideal wine: Norakura's decade of "bringing out the uniqueness in land and producer"
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Japan’s steepest ‘zip line’ opens
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Luxury sightseeing train, ‘The Royal Express’ begins its second year of touring in Hokkaido
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Tokyo Paralympic Games: Canada women’s goalball team holds advance training camp in Sapporo
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Table-tennis tables produced in Ashoro attracting attention at the Olympics! Inquiries increase by 30%
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Nara Yoshitomo’s work exhibited as ‘Ura Otaru Baza-Art’ event opens
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Sea Otter’s grooming protects the young
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Naganuma-based Ray harvests his first crop of "Turkey Red" wheat strain that is over a century old
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First voyage of this year’s Wakkanai-Sakhalin cargo ship charter project enters port
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July in Hokkaido saw temperatures rise 2.8 degrees higher than normal, and the lowest precipitation
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Hakodate university students develop vegan delivery dishes
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Test operation of Tomamu-Furano Bus begins
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Pacific white-sided dolphins attract females with dynamic jumps
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First ‘gravel’ cycling event held on forest trails in Niseko
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‘Tofu’ the snowy owl arrives at Maruyama Zoo looking for a mate
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Meto Onsen launches a new outdoor array this autumn: outdoor sauna, mini-pool, and dome tents
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The sound of the nimble Furano Biei Norokko sightseeing train reverberates in the hills
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Summer fields filled with vivid Otofuke carrots as harvesting begins in earnest
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Kitami ‘Athlete Stays’ opens with aim of becoming Hokkaido’s No. 1 training-camp facility
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Energetic Shinhidaka "Selection Sale", highest price 66,000,000 yen for one horse
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Fragrance of wine: Aging barrels become saunas
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As the winter wheat turns golden, harvesting in Tokachi begins in earnest
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Black-browed reed warbler chirping resounds amidst a wave of sound
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Dynamic ‘Garinko’ cruise to observe scallop fishing
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2,500 hydrangeas float on the pond at the Matsumae clan mansion
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2 million sunflowers at opening of festival in Hokuryu
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Polar bears get salmon presents
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Best time to view rice-paddy art in Asahikawa
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Kushiro’s night sky colored by lasers
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Montbell collaboration Rishiri island limited-edition T-shirt now on sale
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First Asahikawa – Haneda ANA service in 18 years, available through September
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Taisetsu Mountain Range "alpine plant path" in full bloom
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Peregrine falcon, a clifftop speedster
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Enjoy the amazing nature of Tsurui on a bicycle
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All-you-can-eat Yubari melon! Individual customer demand recovers
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First red-crowned cranes to visit Haboro in two years
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Red-necked phalaropes journey to Arctic Circle
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Olympian joins stone carrying and path maintenance on Mt. Datemonbetsu
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Impassioned performances for first time in 2 years as curtains are raised at Hakodate outdoor theater
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Height of sweet cherry harvest
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Cool violet color of the flax flower
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Odori Park Olympic marathon and racewalking venue opened to press
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Special ‘Pokémon Fossil Museum’ exhibition held at Mikasa City Museum
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Nakasatsunai resort Feriendorf to offer hot spring next summer and cottage in autumn
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Potato plants bloom in Kutchan
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Tens of thousands of short-tailed shearwaters gather in search of krill
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Taiki’s dreams fly high again with successful launch of MOMO 7
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Enjoy relaxing stay in Rishirifuji, experience pleasures of island life
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UK ornithologist in Teshikaga publishes guidebook for foreigners introducing the nature of eastern Hokkaido in English
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Long awaited beer gardens start at commercial facilities in Sapporo
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First flight on Memanbetsu–Kansai route carries 175 passengers
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Sweets made by father of Olympic javelin athlete Kitaguchi sold to cheer-on his beloved daughter to gold
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‘Nature Luminarie’ begins in Jozankei
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Luxurious camping away from urban crowding, Makubetsu Nauman Onsen glamping facilities open
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‘Voyage stamp cards’ sold on Wakkanai-Rishiri/Rebun ferry route
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Latham's snipes make cracking lighting noise and nose dive
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Hokkaido’s largest-scale summer ski slope opens
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Siberian lilies welcome trains as the peak of flowering approaches at Koshimizu Genseikaen Wild Flower Park
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Masuya bakery in Obihiro launches its first high quality bread made with Tokachi ingredients
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Otaru Dream Beach, first Hokkaido beach to open
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Hokuto tomato roll cake sold from June 26
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Tea planting in Niseko as Lupicia aims to commercialize ‘Hokkaido tea’
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Habitat observation meeting held as large number of ‘marimo’ are washed ashore in Churui Bay
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Hopes for revival of ‘ciffside playground’
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Amazing pod of five-meter-long killer whales
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Recreational fishing season opens on Lake Shikaribetsu endemic species Miyabe char fish
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Freelance lumberjack nurtures the forests
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Wakkanai’s Fujita tentatively selected to compete in Tokyo Paralympic cycling event
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Tasting of wine currently being matured in Hoheikyo Dam tunnel
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Akkeshi Ayame Irises in half bloom, protected by horses
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Bear rampages through Sapporo residential area, injures four
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Peak harvest of juicy hydroponic paprika in Kushiro
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Otaru Aquarium’s fun friends: action of pushing a newborn walrus was surprising
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Best time to view a large colony of rhododendrons swaying in the breeze
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Two representatives lit Olympic flames in Shiraoi & Sapporo, chronicling their feelings for the future
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Yubari melon exclusive chartered flights from New Chitose to Haneda
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Leading and conveying Sapporo’s curry culture – Ide Go
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Graffiti found on Hokkaido Heritage at Former Shihoro Line Arch Bridge
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Newly built boat adorned with vivid ‘big catch’ flags enters Usuya fishing port in Obira
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Alpaca born at Kushiro City Zoo for the first time in 6 years
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First Raiden watermelon harvest this season
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Growing Ural owl begs for food
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Toasting "Rosé on the Rocks Day" with Tokachi wine
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July to see first harvest of potential new brand of white ‘Snow Strawberry’
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Flowers in the hand-cleansing basin provide a sense of cooling as purification remains suspended
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Hokkaido red squirrel leaps straight for nuts
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Five stars for fourth consecutive year for Domaine Takahiko in Yoichi
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New plan for Kutchan luxury hotel features deal on special top floor room
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Deliciously sweet Hobetsu Melons start shipping
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‘Chimikepp’, a 1-star Michelin restaurant in Tsubetsu is selected among 10 in Japan by gourmets
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Fun climbing the famous Kamuiwakka Hot-spring Falls in Shiretoko
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New plan at Hakodate’s Hiromeso in ‘advance celebration’ of the Jomon Archeological Sites’ World Heritage registration
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Rebun lady's slipper orchids bloom charmingly
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World-travelling Meiji Shrine staff member of 10 years becomes a unique priest and re-establishes shrine in Niseko
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Black woodpeckers show affection for their young in pairs
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‘Tokapuchi 400’ selected as National Cycle Route
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Best time to see wisteria trellises in Hakodate’s Goryokaku Park
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Installation of trees interwoven with cloth – an outdoor exhibition of work by Obihiro artist Umeda
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Shibazakura flowers "collaborate" with Mount Yotei scenery
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Full red moon, a total lunar eclipse observable even in Hokkaido
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Oshima Shinkin Bank mobile ATM van starts service
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Augmented reality and multilingual explanations introduced as Old Public Hall of Hakodate Ward reopens after refurbishment
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A brown bear and her cubs at ease in the sun
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The glowing sunset together with Mt. Rishiri and Teshio Riverside Park
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Tourists disappear from the Noboribetsu and Toyako Onsen hot-spring resorts
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Newly established ‘Soft-serve Ice Cream Shop’ proves popular at Kobayashi Farm in Ebetsu
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Goats let loose to graze at winery in Nakafurano
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Tokachi Bus passes now available on smartphones
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Café opens in disused premises in Akanko Onsen hot-spring resort
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A sweet-smelling pink carpet – Takinoue moss phlox
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Outdoor-grown Kimobetsu asparagus harvest only available for a month!
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Using drone to survey difficult Ainu chashi fort and pit dwelling cluster remains
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Toyonishi Farm to launch new "Obihiro Beef" brand this summer
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Happiness-bringing lilacs in Sapporo
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The Ezo red fox: an encounter with the unknown
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Blue columbine flowers blooming beautifully again this year in Hakodate
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300 cherry-blossom trees in full bloom again this year along a 2-km stretch of the Rokugo Kaido road in Furano
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‘Shirogane Falls’ – the column of water that roars with snowmelt
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Awesome vistas before your eyes! Tomamu’s ‘Unkai Terrace’ opens for this season
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Rice planting season is here
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Niseko’s Shiribetsu River rafting season
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The courting season of the Kingfisher – "the gem of the clear streams"
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Gaze at sky in refreshing Asahikawa rooftop sauna
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Experiencing the nature of Sarobetsu virtually by means of VR images
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Town of Rankoshi Tourism Association starts operating cottages with panoramic view of Mount Yotei
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A photographic review of the Olympic Marathon test event in Sapporo
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‘Crimson Glory’ extended the northern limit
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The presence of distinctive beers
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Exports offer hope for hard-hit sake sales
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The increasing value of ‘Hokkaido distillation’
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The conviction of a distinguished winery
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Harvesting of sweet, refreshing strawberries begins in earnest in Toyoura
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Sea urchin harvesting peak in spring Lake Saroma
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Nara Yoshitomo's first photograph exhibit in Hokkaido
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Matsumae sky turns pink as the sakura festival begins
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Eighty thousand greater white-fronted geese fill the sky in an epic display
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Experience immense runway size firsthand! Hakodate Airport 60 year anniversary event
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Enjoying the everlasting summer mood of Hawaii at Asahikawa Airport!
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This year’s ‘Your Chair’ in the image of a sled presented to four families in Kamikawa region
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A drop of aspiration to refresh the region ~ signature breweries, distilleries and wineries popping up throughout Hokkaido
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A drop of aspiration to refresh the region
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Grand opening of ‘Mt. USU Terrace’ at the Lake Toya Observation Deck
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Hokkaido’s first ‘Japanese whisky’ for sale
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Nakasatsunai Feriendorf reopened on April 26 after refurbishment to make BBQs possible at all facilities
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Five small-scale accommodation facilities promote Niseko long-stay plan
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Furano café & gallery "Akanara" – a place for migrants and locals to interact
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Map in hand, ski orienteering at Mount Asahidake
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80-year-old steam locomotive to continue operating as the Senmo Line’s ‘Fuyu-no-Shitsugen-go’ is due to be refurbished this summer
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Luxury hot-spring hotel and low-cost guesthouse open in Kawayu Onsen
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One last look at koinobori carp streamers at Kitami elementary school to close next spring
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Sightseeing boat crushes ice at Lake Akan
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Peach Memanbetsu – Kansai flight to launch in July
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Back after a year! JOIN ALIVE at Iwamizawa in September
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Former nurse creates dream horse riding club
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Customary spring sheep-shearing in Shibecha
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Yezo sika deer eat budding grass and praise the spring
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Operation of "Porocle" shared bicycles begins
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Endangered common shelduck sighted off Rebun Island
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Tight-knit Hokkaido red squirrel siblings bursting with curiosity
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"Tokapuchi 400" cycling route nominated as nationally designated bicycle route candidate
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Mini bonfires, usable even inside tents - Sapporo company develops
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Almost spring in Shiretoko – snow removal work on transpeninsular Odan Road opens to the press
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A straight road to the sunrise – a shining, magical landscape
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Brown bear footprints confirmed in Sapporo – the first info regarding signs of emerging this year
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World Cuisine Academic Meeting to be held online from April 19 – for the first time in 2 years
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Kikonai "Michi-no-Eki" becomes multilingual - Facility announcements, menus, etc.
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Hindi language handbook supports child raising by Indian nationals who bolster horse raising area
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Australian style meat pie shop opened. Naganuma carpenter assistant Diercke
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Swans thread through iridescent clouds towards Russian Far East
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Ainu patterns on Coke bottles. Meet craft artist Sekine from Biratori.
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Information on 230 kinds of Southern Hokkaido foods and beverages, including wagyu beef and wine, and chef columns
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Wholesale market company sells fresh fish at Obihiro department store
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Endangered species Urahoro Anemone blooms
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Confidence in revival prompts decision not to return to Taiwan
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Everyone loves strawberries! New Sapporo products and popular shops
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Cute, white ribbon seal cubs
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Pool jumping with snowboards and sleds at Sapporo Teine Ski Resort
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Toyama tourism has great potential. Travel industry and farmer partnership. Minami-ku, Sapporo
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Ten Asahikawa and Furano taiko groups imbue powerful drum performances with feelings pent up for a year
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Hakodate Airport Road fully opens – providing tourism boost as shinkansen shuttle bus services resume
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FDA Shizuoka starts this season's service, Passengers welcomed at Okadama Airport
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Upgrade to "Akkeshi Kiritappu Kombumori" Quasi-National Park
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Nets quiver with large herring as the fishing season peaks in the Okhotsk region
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Kamikawa and Columbia sign agreement for outdoor tourism cooperation
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"Hakkaisan" whiskey launching in Niseko
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Tourism promotion centered around Wakkanai Airport, Monitor tour by Hokkaido Airports and Otaru University of Commerce
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140 kilometer circuit course looping around Sapporo. Immerse yourself in nature and history
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Flower-like rings of color illuminate the night sky at a drive-in firework display in Muroran
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Flying squirrels – the season of gazing and bashful love
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Shikotsuko Onsen scenery improved by laying electricity cables underground
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Group training for Niseko area mountain rescue team
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Otaru Aquarium special display "Treasures of Hokkaido". Imparting the wonder of Kaminokoike Pond
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Horsehair crabs herald spring with first landing at Oumu Fishing Port
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Arial view of pond-smelt fishing on the ice of Lake Shumarinai
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Representative of an international IT venture, Ono Tomohiro (51) in search of how new companies should exist, based in Niseko
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Spring is a season for goodbye, red-crowned cranes leave their parents
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"Kamuy Lumina", night lakeside walks at Lake Akan, starting May 21
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Refreshing sauna and delicious oysters at Lake Akkeshi lakeside! New service to be commercialized within year
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General outline for June's "Asahikawa Design Week" released. Nine categories including new areas of architecture, food, etc.
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Turnover down 80% at half the live music clubs in Hokkaido
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Ballet dancer Anatoly Stavrov continues promoting Japanese-Russian cultural exchange in Sapporo
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Mystical sea of clouds at the Hakucho Bridge in Muroran
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Two year consecutive Rakuten Gourmet Grand Prize winner: "Powder Snow" from Muroran flour shop
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Fifty scampering lambs as births continue at farm in Oketo
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Recruitment for May 5 Olympic Marathon test event opened on March 9
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Arrivals of the gyrfalcon – the Arctic bird of prey – are rare
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Record cards for Hakodate cherry blossoms, for conservation and maintenance management
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Kyoto temporary staff agency "Progre" forecasts cleaning demand, opens up location in Niseko
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A two story play area, safe even in winter. Installed inside Old Starch Factory in Niseko
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A clash of blues of the sky and the lake surface from the summit of Mt. Fuppushi
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Obihiro Wholesale Market to strengthen private brand. New business with imperfect produce
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Tsuruga purchases Shikotsuko Youth Hostel
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Enjoy campfire and tree sap coffee. A Shiraoi campsite
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Fishing boats await spring and the dispersal of drift ice on the Okhotsk coast
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Sparse turnout on first day after shortened business-hours request was withdrawn in Hokkaido
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Integrated operations begin at 7 Hokkaido airports
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Returning home after an earthquake, and experiencing exhaustion in the medical field finally led to " the aroma of Niseko"
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Steller’s sea eagle and white-tailed eagle in aerial battle for fish over the drift ice
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Online Japanese archery match. 200 students competed
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Nitori donation sparks "Redevelopment of a Dream". Former Otamoi Amusement Park site
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First Shiranuka restaurant featured in French gourmet dining guide
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Yellow blossoms delight visitors during peak of mimosa
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Aromatic drops of Daiginjo sake created by "Shizukudori " filtering at Tanaka Sake Brewery in Otaru
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Trains stopped until snow clearing work ends after heavy snowfalls in Iwamizawa
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Special "e-sports" hotel opened in Sapporo on March 1
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The least weasel: Small, but a fierce hunter
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Heart illuminated by candlelight. Scenic Night in Kutchan
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Muroran Institute of Technology students’ satellite successfully launched in America
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Banner hung from Nemuro City Hall to celebrate Osaka Naomi’s great achievement
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Wild birds survive in severe cold of woodland along Teshio River
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Coronavirus vaccinations begin in Hokkaido
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Monitor tour to explore potential for tourism in the Toyama district of Minami-ku, Sapporo
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Hotel refurbished from Old Russian Consulate, aims for high class to draw high-end guests, 2025 launch target
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Working with her horse by her side. An Urakawa "workation"
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Food court opens at Hakodate Airport
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Australian and Hong Kong companies integrate businesses in Niseko development
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Sato Tetsuji and Yoshie aimed to quit the rat race and relocate to a regional town, and received unexpected encouragement from the company
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Crumbling "Phantom Bridge"
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The Hokkaido long-tailed tit, a much-loved fluffy ball
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February business hour curtailment request for restaurants and bars in all Sapporo districts
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Wakkanai Hokusei Gakuen University and Sakhalin students interact online
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Steeped in Ainu culture, Akan Yukar Utasa Festival opened. Broadcast free online in lieu of physical audience.
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Raj from Nepal works hard in stockbreeding in Assabu
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Eighty percent of Lake Mashu freezes, creating a mosaic-like pattern
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LCC Peach services to Memanbetsu Airport expected to contribute to tourism in the region
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Hokkaido dinosaurs assembled for Hokkaido Museum exhibition
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Piste grooming vehicle rides at Tenguyama Ski resort in Otaru
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Sables peek out from hole in snow
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100 lanterns of hope float in the night sky
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Nighttime cross-country at Nakajima Park in Sapporo
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‘ICT Park’, one of Hokkaido’s largest-scale e-sports facilities opens in Asahikawa
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Invisible people? Frozen clothing on display.
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Frost formations bloom in Sounkyo tunnel
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Sea otter swims leisurely amidst ocean pancake ice
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‘Online Sapporo Snow Festival 2021’ held from 4th to 28th
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Café offering ‘morning service’ originating from Aichi, opened by Yamamoto Takao
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Flying squirrels glide from tree to tree amid the darkness
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Hinamatsuri doll display: slightly early, amazingly beautiful
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First drift-ice reaches coast of Abashiri in Northeastern Hokkaido on January 31, eleven days earlier than last year
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Otaru Snow Light Path festival officially cancelled
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The best Tsubetsu Wagyu in Japan-The Sakota brothers victorious
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Snow removal corps supports stable operations at Asahikawa Airport
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See drift ice scenery online. "On the Rocks Tour" starts in February.
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Don snowshoes and walk across thousand-meter-high snow plain in new Nanae Snowpark tour.
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Steller's sea eagle, aloof figure swathed in sun backdrop
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Mirages on freezing mornings in Kushiro
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Special Ainu culture lectures begin at Japanese language school in Higashikawa
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Lamb with cow markings born on New Year’s Day
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Sweetness of ‘hibernated’ daikon radishes increases under the snow
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JR Iwamizawa Station Ema wishes " to pass"
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‘Sairinka’ event begins at Tokachigawa Onsen
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AI handles routes to Sapporo sightseeing spots. Trials in February, plan to extend throughout Hokkaido
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Foreign students from Mongolia join Sakae High School sumo team
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Watanabe team wins special jury award in "Niseko Shootout"
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Iwanori seaweed harvesting season starts. Kamome Island, Esashi Town.
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Hakodate City broadcasts promotion shows in Taiwan and China
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Jozankei "Yukitouro" event to begin on February 5
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Towering ice stalagmites, a world of magic
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Hokkaido sika deer survive by feeding on thorny branches
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Clearing snow off arcade cover together
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‘Hibernated’ cabbages dug out in Wassamu
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Esashi Fishery Cooperative Union launches website to increase post-coronavirus exports
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White-tailed eagles gaze on the Strait from grand pine
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AIRDO’s first aircraft retired after 22 years of service
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"Hakodate Kaleidoscope of Light" begins
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Dispersing evils sprits on horseback at Hakodate Hachiman Shrine
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Drift ice arrives along the shores of Esashi, 17 days earlier than last year
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Seeing out the old year amid the extreme cold of the ‘northernmost point’ – Cape Soya
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Peach launches Chubu service. Departing from New Chitose, 157 passengers on first flight.
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First sword striking ceremony takes place at the Japan Steel Works’ Zuisen Sword Forge
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A group of Steller sea lions migrates the waters of Rausu
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Returning to Kutchan in pursuit of the ideal way of working
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Swans waking elegantly in the morning mist
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"AI Cleaning Robot" at Hakodate Airport
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Hot spring water shipped in a tank, starting in March
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Ainu "ward against evil" designed products popular, including masks and ballpoint pens
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Snow whipped up by 87 sprinting horses
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Pond-smelt fishing season begins at Mikasa’s Lake Katsurazawa in central Hokkaido
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Breeding confirmed in multiple areas for red-crowned cranes in northern Hokkaido's Soya region, NPO holds study group in Toyotomi Town
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Niji no Taki waterfall in Oketo, fantastical freezing
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Spotlight returns to Northern Hokkaido’s alcohol production thanks to grapes cultivated in Nakatombetsu
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Japanese elm, glorious throughout the seasons, surviving 150 years of rain and snow
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Accelerated development and enhanced competitiveness as IST enters manmade satellite business
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Pine grosbeak pecks single-mindedly at berries
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Beef cattle ranch Yoshida Bokujo ranks top in Hokkaido at wagyu competition fair
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Succession of glass ornaments associated with the "ox" zodiac sign produced
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Mizunara oaks cut for whiskey casks, Akkeshi Hokkaido prefectural forest
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Jewelry ice glows golden
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The short-eared owl, a disarmingly charming "underdog"
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Japanese mustard from Tokachi – the challenge of cultivating for harvest
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Handles and seats in Sapporo subway and street cars treated with anti-virus processing
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Promoting privatization effect in seven Hokkaido airports. Escalators also considered.
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Breakfast tickets that look like horse betting tickets. Popular among overnight guests at the Shizunai Eclipse Hotel.
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Stop drift ice! A shield for scallops. Lake Saroma.
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Arial Footage: Blue Pond, Seasonal Snow
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Peak of Gemini meteor shower brings streaks of light to the freezing night skies
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Donan Bus asserts in-vehicle safety with ventilation demonstration
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Yet another luxury hotel in Niseko with the opening of the "Ritz Carlton" on December 15
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Snow Festival officially canceled
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Long run of nightly fireworks at Toyako Onsen hot spring district, 5 minutes of dazzling light with 250 winter fireworks
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Making lucky charms at Kitami Shrine to "escape the pandemic"
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"Fuyuhime" asparagus harvest ramps up in Bihoro
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Morning sunlight paints red-crowned cranes orange as they call to each other
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Lake Nukabira ice bubbles
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Every day is "more than expected" after relocating due to headquarter move
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Former government official Tsuchida Genki puts his faith in the potential of Niseko’s neighboring town
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Commemorative event at Hakodate Airport as HAC retires a SAAB aircraft from service
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Melting smiles as migrants from Kamakura open chocolate shop in Hakodate
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Experience-oriented tourism summit, Preparations proceeding for Hokkaido hosting, Some voice concerns
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Shiroi Koibito focuses on Chinese mail order in change of strategy amid tourist slump
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Café opens at summit of Sapporo Kokusai Ski Resort
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Mountain hare changes to pure white winter coat
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Online Article: Starbucks comes to Kitami! Attracted by high school study team?
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Father and son serve as Rebun doctors across two generations. Akio returns to his island roots.
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Zenibako is hot! Some say it's the "Kamakura of the North" in Otaru. Population and new shops upsurge.
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Traditional green curry dish, Thai trainees give parent-child lessons
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Asahikawa based Takasago Shuzo brewery produces "komo daru" sake casks with prayers for pandemic end
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Coronavirus triggers search for new pastures
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High class ryokan "Raku Suisan" opens in Kutchan
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Port entrance ceremony in Mombetsu for long-awaited arrival of Garinko-goⅢ
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Training workshop at Obihiro, teaching Ainu culture as tourism resource
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Otaru high-school student Niikawa qualifies for all-Hokkaido English speech contest with nuclear waste problem-themed speech
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Birdwatchers gather in Betsukai to observe Brent geese flying in to Notsuke Bay
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"Hamanaka Farm Sea Urchin" shipped nationwide under unified brand name with Lupin popularity backing
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Heart-shaped pair of Ural owls
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Kato Ryosuke and his wife attempt a new start after becoming frustration by changing jobs
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Ikeda "Yamasachi" joins international stage as first Hokkaido original wine grape, Heading towards a global "Yamasachi"
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First Kushiro banana harvest, Hokkaido Sky Farm
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A group of sea otters relax in the water
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Winter lights: Sapporo White Illumination starts
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Shipments of Chanmery in time for the family toast this Xmas!
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Popular Oiwake ‘stationmaster cat’ sees off express trains during walks
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Operation of ‘Snow Miku’ Sapporo City streetcar begins
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Japan Cup Victory is Almond Eye’s Crowning Glory
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Skiers determined not to be beaten by the Coronavirus head for the slopes for the first time this season as Mt. Kurodake opens
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Kamata Satoshi, who quit the prestigious Toray company to become a ‘local vitalization cooperator’ in Niseko
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Taiwanese Xie Jiaqi advertises wonderfulness of Wakanai from foreign perspective
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Student-guided Hokkaido University tours popular, Spotlight on micro-tourism
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Niseko Express on display, preserved train car installed at train station front
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Seven Nanae-brand "Nanamitsuki" apples sold for 70,000 yen at first auction
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"Qvevri" back after 12 years, produced in tradition of wine-birthplace Georgia
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brown bear cub learns to live by copying its mother
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Salmon run spins the thread of life up Kushiro River tributaries
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Filipino woman opens her dream café in Rausu more than 30 years after arriving in Japan
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Stormy sea art "spume" on Rumoi coast
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Pokémon on Tomakomai City manhole cover
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Christmas illumination lighting ceremony at Sapporo Factory
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Vivid beads and embroidery of northern peoples temporarily on display at Kushiro Art Museum
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Seven top curling teams gather in Wakkanai
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Eurasian nuthatch
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Malaysian government agency awards Yotsuba for its contribution to halal certification
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First Japanese-language edition of ‘Powder Life’ conveying the appeal to domestic tourists
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Harvest season: Wheat loaded and shipped from Abashiri port facility
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Craft beer made with delicious Higashikawa water – Higashikawa Ale unveiled
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Aerial stroll – Mt. Yotei
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【People】Korean C.E.O. Eum Youngjoon continues to convey Hokkaido’s appeal
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"Blue Canal" - Magical glittering illumination
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Fixed salmon nets: Fishermen move together to pull in full catches
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HAC Memanbetsu - Okadama flights resumed after eight years, 62 passengers on first day
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Sensing the scale with a stroll on Asahikawa Airport runway
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Sarobetsu turns golden in late autumn
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Kutaniyaki exhibition begins at Otaru Museum of Art
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PR event to attract international conferences held at large garden next to JR Asahikawa Station
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Red and yellow trees reflected on Hachironuma Pond
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The Hokkaido red squirrel
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Hokkaido raccoon dogs enjoy burrowing in autumn leaves
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Peach starts daily round-trip New Chitose–Naha service
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Magical light from Sapporo Clock Tower
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Nakayama Pass, the curved Muine-Ohashi Bridge
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Blue Pond floodlit fantasy
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Straight and hilly, the Kamifurano Roller Coaster Street
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Hokkaido alcohol aging in the Tsugaru Strait
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Sea of clouds covers Lake Kussharo, deep red
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Condensing natural savoury flavour, toba-making peaks
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Tundra Swans rest their wings
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Autumn sunflowers watched over by snow-capped Mt. Yotei
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Light show in sync with images of Hatsune Miku
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Massive Okhotsk beet harvesting
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Autumn foliage spreads in Kushiro and Nemuro
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Pika
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Several hundred brown-eared bulbul birds fly to their winter home
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Attracting customers with one-coin-lunch service - Many izakayas join in
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Hokkaido Centennial Memorial Tower, Silhouette extending outwards from "snowflake" design
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Hoof of Giraffe Cared for Without Anesthetic at Obihiro Zoo
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Noboribetsu junior high school students perform traditional "Kuma Mai" dance
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Banya Base for Both Work and Vacation
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Take-off from Lake Toya
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Timetable Open Data Expected to Help Increase Tourist Numbers
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Crested Kingfisher
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Special train "Sanshi-Suimei " welcomed by Furano residents
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GPS Used to Locate Grazing Cattle
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Mount Hakuundake mountain refuge hut, rebuilding complete
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Lisa Larson exhibition opens
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Colors change to adzuki as bean harvesting begins in earnest in Tokachi
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Muroran City Japanese language school opened in October
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Enjoying German Beer in Otaru
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Hadrosaurus Relocated
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Projection of Images in Momijidani, Sounkyo
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Lack of Precipitation Leaves Taushubetsu River Bridge Unsubmerged
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Spirits of the Kamuy landscape Yezo sika deer
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Grape quality excellent, should make wonderful wine
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Hokkaido product fairs resumed at Tokyo Metropolitan area department stores, very popular
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Children watching demon fireworks up-close in Noboribetsu
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No cruise ships visit Hokkaido ports, corona pandemic impact, 147 cancellations this year
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Film "Ito" shot on location around Hokkaido
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Apple harvesting is reaching its peak in Otoecho in Fukagawa City.
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Harvesting tribute rice in saotome costumes
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First Mount Asahidake snow cap one day later than average
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Lupicia craft beer brewery completed
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Old Russian Consulate opens to public
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"Giant Snakes" sprouting in sand shore at sunset
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Fuji Dream Airlines flies charter flight into Wakkanai Airport the first time this season
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American-headed company opens cafe & bar in traditional Japanese house in Rankoshi
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Ainu ritual welcoming akisake salmon in Sapporo
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Celebration cake for long-lived Denali at Maruyama Zoo
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Kayak test run at magnificent Sea of Okhotsk
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Save "Yoshino Suzu Rose", Fukagawa City promotion
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Making Southern Hokkaido a winery spot, Training new grape farmers
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UNESCO advisory body investigates Kita-Kogane Shell Mound
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Manager of Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe, welcoming its 30th anniversary
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Shinhidaka dessert parlor launches refreshing gelato to resounding praise
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Yoichi Station area building houses hotel, Spanish cuisine restaurant opens first
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Cliff stonecrop flowers bloom in Cape Erimo
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Halal certified milk beverages available
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Sapporo City and Fuji Dream Airlines signed partnership agreement
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Former Hokkaido Government Building reopened to public
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Kitami onion shipments thriving
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Strange potato looks like cow face
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Rare triplet goats born at Asahikawa ranch
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Shibetsu Samurai Blades enter HBL
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A walking event in Yubari at the area flooded by a dam
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Working in the sky, Airplane class at a Hakodate elementary school
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Commemorative ceremony at Cape Soya, 37 years after Korean Air Lines Flight Incident
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Bear feeding damage in dent corn field
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Smaller scale, same amazement - Nachi Biei Fire Festival
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"Earliest autumn colors in Japan" color Mount Hokuchin
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Art made by aquatic plants and wind, "Tsutsuji Marsh" in Bifuka
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Harvesting barley for 100% Akkeshi made whiskey
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Fragrant red shiso, harvest peak in Shiranuka
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Monitoring tour for telecommuting at herring fisherman lodging house (banya) in Otaru
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Indian employees doubled at Hidaka Farms
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Passionate gaze from cockpit?
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Hops harvest peak season in Kamifurano
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Shizunai Agricultural High School produced horse fetched 25 million yen at auction, students exclaim, "I can't believe it!"
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Children Experience Honey Collecting at Bee Farm in Kunneppu
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Plump soba seeds, harvesting starts at Shintoku farm
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Art in field prays for an end to novel coronavirus - Ashoro Town
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Skatepark in Kutchan – opened outside a cafe
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Traditional boat launching - Ainu ceremony at Biratori
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"Drive-in fireworks"at Sapporo's Takino Suzuran Hillside Park
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Nicholas Observation Tower registered as Night View Heritage of Japan
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Sanma fish shortage, "Even in international waters" - 1,200 yen per fish at storefronts!
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Cape Ogon in Rumoi City is known for its beautiful sunset.
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Sunflowers welcome planes at Memanbetsu Airport
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Original Washo Ichiba Market Shopping Bag
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Growing bananas with surplus heat from biogas energy generation
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Hidaka Line to be discontinued next March
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Hokkaido ski resort comprehensive guidelines drafted
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Memorial flames for the "Three Ship Tragedy"
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Environment-friendly electric cruise boat launched on the Otaru Canal
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10,000 kaluga sturgeons hatched. One hundred times the normal amount of this rare species.
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Enjoying Cool Feeling with Snow Slide in Summer at Kyowa Town
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Animals given ice on hot summer day in Sapporo
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Sapporo's Climate Receives Good Evaluation for Marathon and Race Walking for Tokyo Olympics from Field Verification
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A cool gift on a hot summer day
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Full bloom soba flowers, vivid against the seashore
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Eleven towns in Hokkaido experience population increases; hiring of foreign employees help boost population growth rate at resort areas
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Large scale Niseko resort developed with Chinese capital
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Cheers at Tanukikoji Terrace
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Hidaka Kombu Kelp Sun-Drying Now in Season
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Only Hokkaido Water Flushing at Nakasatunai Dam
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Refreshing and cooling chimes at the Furin Matsuri
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Sunflowers, the Flowers of Yakumo Town
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First horse riding club opened in Kyogoku Town
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Prayers to kamuy at Akanko Onsen for an end to covid-19
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Sapporo Symphony Orchestra performance after five month hiatus
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Brown Bear Gets MRI Scan
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Luxurious sightseeing train arrives in Hokkaido
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Fully equipped barrier-free restaurant
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Outdoor tourism popular in Sea of Okhotsk seaside area
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Olympic medal cases sent to Games Organizing Committee
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First Ever Treetop Trekking Facility in Eastern Hokkaido Opened
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Hydrangeas in Full Bloom at Matsumae Park
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Peach Aviation launches first Narita flight from Kushiro Airport
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Two Vietnamese couples married in Shibetsu
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Kan Yasuda awarded Architectural Institute of Japan award
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Ezonyu in full bloom on northern Japan Sea coast
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White sea of clouds blankets downtown Hakodate
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Walk on water - on paddleboards
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Purple Blanketed Lavender Fields in Full Bloom
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Surprise fireworks display symbolizes hope of corona virus abatement
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Lavenders in full bloom across Hokkaido
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Automatic Ventilation for Cow Barns as Heat Countermeasure
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Buckwheat Flower Covered Hills
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Snacks served at Sapporo shogi title match attract attention
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Comet shines above Tsubetsu Pass at dawn
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Marchen no Oka-Fairy Tale Hill Turns Golden
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Photo Studio with Guesthouse Opens
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Herring Roe Sun-Drying Started
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Water basin adorned with flowers at Obihiro Shrine
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Luxury Condominium in Furano Sold Out
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Monbetsu-Haneda commemorative flight
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Bright red cherries-Yummy!
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Summertime delicacy ‘Water Shield’ leaves now in Season
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Green Illumination to Promote New Lifestyle
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Niseko Cheese Factory Opens Cafe in August
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For the revival of Ainu culture – Upopoy opens
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Acrylic panels between beer garden seats
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Well-Known Tea Company 'Lupicia' Moving Headquarters to Niseko
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Sweet Smelling Vibrant Roses
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Blue Illumination to Thank Medical Workers
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Diving Season Starts in Shakotan
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Luxurious empty-handed Camping
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Airline Company Staff Help Farmers
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Shakotan Sea Urchin Fishing Season Starts
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French Cuisine While Observing Ski Jump at Okurayama
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Exclamations of Wonder at an Early Summer Sunrise
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Rafting at Shiribetsu River Resumed
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Blue Pond Reopened after One Month
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South Korean Financial Conglomerate Largescale Development in Niseko
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First Japanese Squid Harvest in Hakodate this Season
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Japanese Crane Propagation Confirmed in Sapporo Outskirts
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Tokachi with Shining Nanohana Field
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Baby tigers at last
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Fireworks to Pray for the End of COVID-19

































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































