Southern Circuit

The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Cities

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41°59′38″N 140°30′54″E
Map of Southern Circuit
  • 41.766667140.7333331 Hakodate (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – domestic tourists come in droves for the food, culture and history
  • 41.816667140.652 Hokuto (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase; it is a bedroom community for Hakodate

Towns and villages

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Cherry Blossoms at Matsumae Castle
  • 41.433333140.1166673 Matsumae (松前町 Matsumae-chō) — it has the only traditional-style castle in Hokkaido, and an Edo village
  • 42.508056140.3730564 Oshamambe (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō) — known for Kanimeshi bento (crabmeat on rice)

Other destinations

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Understand

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Get in

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Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

By train

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  • JR Hokkaido Esashi line

By plane

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Hakodate Airport (HKD IATA)

Get around

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