Shiretoko National Park
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Shiretoko National Park covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the plac
View from the sea
At "Track Near Furepe Falls" in Shari, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. Furepe Falls and its circumference was registered as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Shiretoko".
Fujisan from Motohakone
Hokkaido
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Hokkaido is the second-largest and northernmost of Japan's four main islands. Together with its surrounding islands, it comprises the largest and northernmost prefecture, making up its own region. The
Shiretoko National Park
…Shiretoko National Park (知床国立公園, Shiretoko Kokuritsu Kōen) covers most of the Shiretoko Peninsula at the northeastern tip of the island of Hokkaido, Japan. The word "Shiretoko" is derived from an Ainu word "sir etok", meaning "the place where the earth protrudes". One of the most remote regions in…
The Former Hokkaido Government Office in Chūō-ku, Sapporo
The samurai and the Ainu, c. 1775
Matsumae Takahiro, a Matsumae lord of the late Edo period (December 10, 1829 – June 9, 1866)
The Goryōkaku fort in Hakodate