The Northern Circuit (道北 Dōhoku) covers the northern and inner part of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.
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Tourist information site[edit]
The local tourist associations have a multilingual web info catalogue, do-hoku.com for the whole area.
Cities[edit]
- 1 Asahikawa (旭川市 Asahikawa-shi) – Hokkaido's second-largest city, famed for being the coldest place in Japan
- 2 Furano (富良野市 Furano-shi) — Popular ski resort with near-guaranteed perfect powder
- 3 Nayoro (名寄市 Nayoro-shi)
- 4 Shibetsu (士別市 Shibetsu-shi)
- 5 Wakkanai (稚内市 Wakkanai-shi) – Japan's northernmost town
Towns and villages[edit]
- 8 Shimukappu (占冠村 Shimukappu-mura)
- 9 Horonobe (幌延町 Horonobe-chō)
Other destinations[edit]
- Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park
- 2 Rishiri Island (利尻島 Rishiri-tō)
- 3 Rebun Island (礼文島 Rebun-tō)
- 4 Daisetsuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園 Daisetsuzan Kokuritsu Kōen)
Get in[edit]
By plane[edit]
By train[edit]
- JR Rumoi Line
- JR Soya Line
By boat[edit]
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