Eastern Circuit
The Eastern Circuit covers the eastern half of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Abashiri and Kushiro.
Abashiri
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Abashiri is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Abashiri is known as the site of the Abashiri Prison, a Meiji-era facility used for the incarceration of political prisoners.
Kushiro
Kushiro is the fourth largest city in Hokkaido and the largest city in Eastern Hokkaido. Despite its population and size, it is still quite rural, with a sparse public transportation system.
Obihiro
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Obihiro is a city on the northern island of Hokkaido, It is the capital of Tokachi sub-prefecture on the Tokachi Plain, a major agricultural area.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Shiretoko National Park and Kitami.
Shiretoko National Park
Shiretoko National Park covers the entirety of the Shiretoko Peninsula, a remote northeastern corner of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. In 2005, the park was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Kitami
Kitami is a city in Okhotsk, Hokkaido. Kitami is an agricultural area, producing huge amounts of onions and mint in particular.
Monbetsu
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Monbetsu is a city located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan; on the Sea of Okhotsk. The name comes from Ainu Mopet, Ainu "-pet" would be interpreted "-betsu" in Japanese as well of other city names in Hokkaido.
Nemuro
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Nemuro is a city in Hokkaido, and the easternmost city in Japan. It is famous for its seafood, dairy industry, bird-watching, and wild nature preserves.
Akan National Park
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Akan Mashū National Park is a large national park in the eastern part of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. In the name, Mashū was added in 2017.
Daisetsuzan National Park
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Daisetsuzan National Park is in the mountainous center of the island of Hokkaido. Formed by a large number of volcanoes which get mostly covered in snow during the winter, the Daisetsuzan is truly a land of ice and fire, with some of the most amazing landscapes of Hokkaido and Japan.
Engaru
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Engaru is a town in the Okhotsk subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan. The name comes from the Ainu place name Inkar-us-i, meaning a lookout point. On October 1, 2005, the towns of Ikutahara and Maruseppu, and the village of Shirataki, all from Monbetsu District merged into the expanded town of Engaru.
Bihoro
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Bihoro is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. The name is derived from the Ainu word piporo, meaning "place of much water". Largely agricultural, the town is best known for the Bihoro Pass, which has views over Lake Kussharo in the Akan National Park.
Betsukai
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Betsukai is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of April 30, 2017, the town has an estimated population of 15,179, and an area of 1,320.15 km2.
Shibetsu
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Shibetsu is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Rausu
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Rausu is a town in Nemuro, Hokkaido, and is one of the gateways to the Shiretoko National Park. The town occupies the southern half of the Shiretoko Peninsula facing Kunashir, Russia across the Nemuro Strait.
Takinoue
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Takinoue is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 30, 2016, the town has an estimated population of 2,757 and a population density of 3.6 persons per km². The total area is 766.89 km².
Ozora
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Ōzora is a town located in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Ōzora was formed on March 31, 2006, as a result of the merger of the town of Memanbetsu, and the village of Higashimokoto.
Nakashibetsu
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Nakashibetsu is a town located in Nemuro Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of March 31, 2008, it has an estimated population of 23,958, and an area of 684.98 km2. Nakashibetsu Airport, the easternmost airport in mainland Japan, is located in the town.
Kamishihoro
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Kamishihoro is a town in Tokachi, in the far north of Hokkaido, Japan. South area of the town is located on Tokachi Plain, where the town center resides.
Nakasatsunai
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Nakasatsunai is a village located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the village has an estimated population of 3,980. The total area is 292.69 km2.
Eastern Circuit
Latitude of center
43.57° or 43° 34′ 12″ northLongitude of center
144.02° or 144° 1′ 12″ eastWikidata ID
Q8017146
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Eastern Circuit” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “道东”
- Chinese: “道東”
- Esperanto: “Orienta Hokajdo”
- German: “Östliches Hokkaidō”
- Indonesian: “Sirkuit Timur”
- Japanese: “東北海道”
- Japanese: “道東”
- Japanese: “道東地方”
- Korean: “도토 지방”
- Korean: “도토”
- Slovenian: “Vzhodni Hokaido”
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