Hokkaidō Heritage (北海道遺産, Hokkaidō isan) is an initiative aimed at the valorization and transmission to the next generation of the tangible and intangible natural, cultural, historical, and industrial heritage of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is advanced by the Hokkaidō Heritage Council (北海道遺産協議会), an NPO, and endorsed by the prefectural government, amongst other bodies. Seventy-four assets have been identified to date in four sessions, the first twenty-five on 22 October 2001, a further twenty-seven on 22 October 2004, fifteen more on 1 November 2018, and, most recently, an additional six (together with the split of "The Ubagami Daijingū Festival and Esashi Oiwake" into two separate assets) on 13 October 2022.[1] The scheme does not include a formal system for management or preservation but is intended to be a citizen-led movement with the concomitant benefits of promoting tourism, fostering pride and a sense of belonging in local communities, developing human capital and potential, and the revitalization of local economies.[2][3][4]

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North Breakwater Dome in Wakkanai Port
稚内港北防波堤ドーム
Wakkanai-kō kita-bōhatei dōmu
WakkanaiBuilt in connection with the former Chihaku ferry that connected Wakkanai with Ōdomari, now Korsakov, in what was then Karafuto Prefecture, South Sakhalin45°25′13″N 141°40′50″EI
Circumferential Glacier Topography of Sōya Hills
宗谷丘陵周氷河地形
Sōya kyūryō no shūhyōga chikei
WakkanaiFormed around 20,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Period; site of Sōya Misaki Wind Farm45°28′55″N 141°55′07″EII
The Teshio River
天塩川
Teshio-gawa
Bifuka, Horonobe, Kenbuchi, Nakagawa, Nayoro, Otoineppu, Shibetsu, Shimokawa, Teshio, Toyotomi, Wakkanai, WassamuAt 256 kilometres (159 mi), the second longest river on the island (after the Ishikari River)44°52′44″N 141°44′18″EII
The Herring Highway in Rumoi
留萌のニシン街道
Rumoi no nishin kaidō
Rumoi, Obira, TomamaeIncludes the Former Saga Fishing Ground (旧佐賀家漁場), Former Hanada Banya (旧花田家番屋) (pictured), Okada Residence (岡田家) and Life and Culture44°08′11″N 141°39′19″EI
Historical Buildings in Mashike
増毛の歴史的建物群
Mashike no rekishi-teki tatemono-gun
MashikeIncludes the Former Honma Family Residence (旧本間家住宅) (an Important Cultural Property), Kunimare Brewery (国稀酒造) (pictured), and the historical buildings and Mashike Elementary Schoolhouse (増毛小学校) near Mashike Station43°51′11″N 141°31′35″EI
Asahibashi Bridge
旭橋
Asahi-bashi
AsahikawaOver the Ishikari River; completed in 1932 to replace the 1892 bridge of wood covered in earth43°46′44″N 142°21′36″EII
Museum of Soils "Mansion of Soils"
土の博物館「土の館」
Tsuchi no Hakubutsukan "Tsuchi no Yakata"
KamifuranoTells the story of the agricultural development of the island from the time of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, also of the 1926 eruption of Mount Tokachi43°27′46″N 142°27′07″EII
Uryū Marsh
雨竜沼湿原
Uryū-numa shitsugen
UryūIn Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park; a Ramsar Site43°27′46″N 142°27′07″EII
Hokkai Principal Irrigation Channel
北海幹線用水路
Hokkai kansen-yō suiro
Akabira, Bibai, Iwamizawa, Mikasa, Naie, Nanporo, SunagawaThe longest exclusively agricultural irrigation channel in the country; runs 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Akabira to Nanporo; constructed in four years from 1924; draws water from the Sorachi River (空知川)43°18′15″N 141°50′59″EII
Colliery-related Facilities, and Life and Culture of Sorachi
空知の炭鉱関連施設と生活文化
Sorachi no tankō kanren shisetsu to seikatsu bunka
Ashibetsu, Bibai, Iwamizawa, Utashinai, Yūbari, etcAt the industry's peak in the 1960s there were some 110 mines in Sorachi, with an annual output of 17,500,000 metric tons (17,200,000 long tons; 19,300,000 short tons); all had closed by the 1990s; see Ishikari coalfield, Hokutan Horonai coal mine, Yūbari Coal Mine Museum43°04′06″N 141°59′21″EI
The Ishikari River
天塩川
Ishikari-gawa
Ishikari, etcThe longest on the island and third longest in the country, the river flows from the Daisetsuzan Mountains into the Sea of Japan43°16′07″N 141°22′18″EI
Bricks of Ebetsu
江別のれんが
Ebetsu no renga
EbetsuConstruction in brick was encouraged by the Hokkaidō Development Commission, resulting in buildings such as the Former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo; at one point there were seventeen brickworks in eight areas of the prefecture, but during the Taishō era they converged on Ebetsu, with its fine clays; three brickworks continue in the area today; there are some four hundred brick buildings in the city, including the Former Hida Factory (旧ヒダ工場) and Ebetsu Glass Crafts Museum (江別市ガラス工芸館) (pictured)43°05′47″N 141°31′21″EII
Hokkaido University, the Sapporo Agricultural College Farm No.2
北海道大学札幌農学校第2農場
Hokkaidō Daigaku Sapporo Nō Gakkō dai-ni nōjō
SapporoFounded in 1877 by William S. Clark as a "model" farm43°04′56″N 141°20′25″EI
The European Architecture in the Era of the Hokkaidō Development Commission
開拓使時代の洋風建築
Kaitakushi jidai no yōfū kenchiku
SapporoIncludes the Sapporo Clock Tower, Hōheikan (pictured), Seikatei, Former Nagayama Residence (永山邸), Bureau of Industry Office Building (旧開拓使工業局庁舎), etc43°03′45″N 141°21′13″EII
The Factories and Memorial Halls in Naebo, Sapporo
札幌苗穂地区の工場・記念館群
Sapporo Naebo chiku no kōjō kinenkan-gun
SapporoIncludes the Hokkaidō Railway Technology Museum (北海道鉄道技術館), Sapporo Beer Museum (pictured), Snow Brand Milk Products Archives (雪印乳業史料館), Fukuyama Brewery (福山醸造), etc43°04′17″N 141°22′08″EII
Otaru Minato Harbour and Breakwater
小樽みなとと防波堤
Otaru minato to bōhatei
OtaruThe north breakwater was designed by Hiroi Isami (広井勇), inspired by the Port of Colombo, and makes use of sloping blocks; the south breakwater was constructed using caissons; cf. Otaru Canal (小樽運河)43°11′18″N 141°01′52″EI
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery
ニッカウヰスキー余市蒸溜所
Nikka Uwisukii Yoichi jōryū-sho
YoichiTaketsuru Masataka opened his distillery here in 1934, malt whisky production starting two years later43°11′08″N 140°47′21″EII
The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui
積丹半島と神威岬
Shakotan-hantō to Kamui-misaki
Shakotan etcRemains of the old herring industry, which prospered from the Meiji period to the Shōwa era include a banya (番屋), unloading place, fish ponds, tunnels, and roads43°20′01″N 140°20′47″EII
Natural Spring Water in Kyōgoku
京極のふきだし湧水
Kyōgoku no fukidashi yūsui
KyōgokuOne of the largest springs in the country, replenished by snow thaw from Mount Yōtei that filters through minerals underground; selected in 1985 by the Environmental Agency as one of the 100 Select Waters (名水百選)42°51′29″N 140°52′08″EI
Skiing and the Niseko Mountains
スキーとニセコ連峰
Sukii to Niseko renpō
Kutchan, NisekoSkiing grew in popularity both locally and across the country at large in the 1960s42°51′42″N 140°41′53″EII
Beech Forests at the Northern Boundary
北限のブナ林
Hokugen no buna bayashi
KuromatsunaiThe Oshima Peninsula marks the northern limit of this temperate zone tree; in Nanae there is a beech forest planted by Reinhold Gaertner (ガルトネル), son of painter Eduard and brother of Hakodate Consul Conrad42°39′35″N 140°19′10″EII
Shōwashinzan International Snowball Fight Festival
昭和新山国際雪合戦大会
Shōwa-shinzan Kokusai Yukigassen Taikai
SōbetsuShōwa-shinzan or "new mountain of the Shōwa era" was formed by volcanic lava in the 1940s; this competitive snowballing or yuki-gassen began in 198942°32′27″N 140°51′27″EI
Noboribetsu Onsen Jigoku-dani
登別温泉地獄谷
Noboribetsu onsen Jigoku-dani
NoboribetsuThere are fifteen so-called thermal "hells" in the valley, which is surrounded by Ōyu Pond (大湯沼), with a surface temperature that reaches 50 °C (122 °F), the smoking Mount Hiyori (日和山), and Noboribetsu Primaeval Forest (登別原始林)42°29′51″N 141°08′55″EII
The Remains of Jōmon Culture on the Coast of Uchiura Gulf
内浦湾沿岸の縄文文化遺跡群
Uchiura-wan engan no Jōmon bunka iseki-gun
Date, Hakodate, etcFour million artefacts, including "Hollow Dogū", have been found at eighty-nine sites in Hakodate alone; see Ōfune Site|, Kitakogane Shell Mound (北黄金貝塚), Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions; cf. Zoku-Jōmon period42°24′04″N 140°54′40″EI
The Ubagami Daijingū Festival
姥神大神宮渡御祭
Ubagami Daijingū togyo-sai
EsashiHerring-related matsuri, some 360 years old41°51′59″N 140°07′30″EI
Esashi Oiwake
江差追分
Esashi oiwake
Esashifolk song41°52′07″N 140°07′36″EII
The Former Fort from the 15th Century in Kaminokuni
上ノ国の中世の館
Kaminokuni no chūsei no tate
KaminokuniKatsuyama-date (勝山館跡), built by Takeda Nobuhiro, ancestor of the Matsumae clan; cf. Shinori-date, Yafurai-date, Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles41°48′05″N 140°06′03″EI
Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District
福山(松前)城と寺町
Fukuyama (Matsumae)-jō to teramachi
MatsumaeThe last castle to be built in Edo period Japan; it served as the base for the Matsumae Domain daimyō and later as a battleground during the Boshin War and Battle of Hakodate; to the north of the castle is a temple district with five temples, Hōdō-ji (法幢寺), family temple and burial site of the Matsumae clan daimyō, Aun-ji (阿吽寺), Hōgen-ji (法源寺), Kōzen-ji (光善寺), and Ryūun-in; famous for its cherry blossoms41°25′48″N 140°06′30″EI
Goryōkaku and the Relics of the Battle of Hakodate
五稜郭と箱館戦争の遺構
Goryōkaku to Hakodate sensō no ikō
Hakodate etcIncludes Goryōkaku, Shiryōkaku, Fukuyama Castle, the waters off Kamome Island where the Japanese frigate Kaiyō Maru sank, Washinoki, where the shogunate forces under Enomoto Takeaki landed, the battlefield of Futamataguchi (二股口), the Otobe Coast (乙部海岸), where the new Meiji Government forces made landfall, the Ippongi Checkpoint (一本木関門跡), where Hijikata Toshizō was killed, etc41°47′49″N 140°45′24″EII
Mount Hakodate and the Remains of the Batteries
函館山と砲台跡
Hakodate-yama to hōdai ato
HakodateFamous as the location for one of the Three Night Views of Japan; fortified from the mid-Meiji period41°45′24″N 140°42′06″EI
Seibuchiku Area in Hakodate
函館西部地区の街並み
Hakodate Seibu-chiku no machi-nami
HakodateThe Port of Hakodate was a treaty port that opened to foreign ships in Ansei 6 (1859); includes the red brick warehouses, Former Public Hall of Hakodate Ward (旧函館区公会堂) (pictured), Hakodate Orthodox Church (函館ハリストス正教会), etc; see Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings41°45′46″N 140°42′44″EII
The Tramways
路面電車
Romen densha
Hakodate, SapporoHakodate City Tram (pictured) first operated as a horse-drawn railway car in 1897 and was electrified in 1913; the Sapporo Streetcar began operations in 191841°46′20″N 140°43′40″EI
The Cherry Trees on Nijikken Road in Shizunai
静内二十間道路の桜並木
Shizunai Nijikken-dōro no sakura namiki
ShinhidakaWith the Hidaka Mountains as backdrop, some three thousand cherry trees, including 90-year old Ezoyama cherries, line a 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) stretch of the Nijikken Road that runs between Shizunai and Niikappu, to the pastures opened in line with Kuroda Kiyotaka's advice for the rearing of larger horses from the native breeds42°23′49″N 142°26′28″EII
Mōru Hot Springs
モール温泉
Mōru onsen
OtofukeThe name is derived from the German Moor, the springs rising through peat; includes Tokachigawa Onsen (十勝川温泉)42°55′56″N 143°17′48″EII
Rawan Butterburs
ラワンブキ
Rawan-buki
AshoroGiant butterburs that grow to a height of 2 metres (6.6 ft) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) along the Rawan River (螺湾川); it is said they used to grow to a height of some 4 metres (13 ft); cf. Koropokkuru (pictured)43°20′16″N 143°50′44″EI
The Former National Railroad and Concrete Arch Bridges of the Shihoro Line
旧国鉄士幌線コンクリートアーチ橋梁群
kyū-Kokutetsu Shihoro-sen konkurīto āchi kyōryō-gun
KamishihoroThirty-four bridges from the early Shōwa era are preserved, including Taushubetsu Bridge (タウシュベツ川橋梁) (pictured)43°24′56″N 143°11′20″EI
Kiritappu Wetland
霧多布湿原
Kiritappu shitsugen
HamanakaA Ramsar Site and Wildlife Protection Area; in Akkeshi Prefectural Natural Park; its "peat-forming plant communities" are a Natural Monument43°05′04″N 145°04′48″EI
Lake Mashū
摩周湖
Mashū-ko
TeshikagaAn endorheic crater lake in Akan National Park said to be one of world's clearest lakes43°35′00″N 144°31′42″EI
The Konsen Highland Windbreak
根釧台地の格子状防風林
Konsen daichi no kōshi-jō bōfū-rin
Betsukai, Nakashibetsu, Shibecha, ShibetsuA grid formed by bands of trees some 180 metres (590 ft) wide that run a total of 648 kilometres (403 mi)43°11′37″N 145°02′11″EI
The Notsuke Peninsula and the Utase Boats
野付半島打瀬
Notsuke-hantō to utase-bune
Betsukai, ShibetsuThe biggest sandspit in Japan, extending 26 kilometres (16 mi); there are remains of Satsumon culture pit dwellings, while in the Edo period there was a checkpoint regulating travel and trade with Kunashir Island43°36′12″N 145°17′32″EII
Wakka/Koshimizu primaeval flower garden
ワッカ小清水原生花園
Wakka/Koshimizu gensei ka-en
Kitami, KoshimizuFacing the Sea of Okhotsk and Lake Saroma, the Wakka Primaeval Flower Garden is the longest stretch of undeveloped and uncultivated land on the coastline of Japan and has some three hundred different flowers; see Lake Tōfutsu44°08′08″N 143°57′39″EI
The Pierson Memorial House
ピアソン記念館
Piason Kinenkan
KitamiBuilt in 1914 as the home for American missionaries George and Ida Pierson by architect Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi43°48′24″N 143°53′13″EI
The Forest Railroad Steam Locomotive "Amamiya No.21"
森林鉄道蒸気機関車「雨宮21号」
Shinrin Tetsudō jōki kikansha "Amamiya 21-gō"
EngaruSee Hokkaido Maruseppu Recreation Forest Park Railway43°55′55″N 143°20′12″EII
Ancient Remains along the Okhotsk Coast
オホーツク沿岸の古代遺跡群
Ohōtsuku engan no kodai iseki-gun
Abashiri, Engaru, Kitami, Shari, etcDeposits from the Paleolithic, Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon periods, Okhotsk culture and Ainu; includes the Shirataki Site (白滝遺跡), Moyoro Shell Mound (モヨロ貝塚), and Tokoro Site (常呂遺跡); see Yūbetsu technique44°01′30″N 144°16′05″EII
Ice Floes and Garinko
流氷とガリンコ号
Ryūhyō to Garinko-gō
Monbetsu'"Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk" is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan; Garinko (pictured) is an icebreaker44°20′01″N 143°22′23″EII
Villages of the Farmer-Soldiers and Military Barracks
屯田兵村と兵屋
Tondenhei mura to heioku
Akkeshi, Ebetsu, Nemuro, Sapporo, Shibetsu, etcSee Tondenhei43°04′35″N 141°18′07″EII
Hokkaidō Horse Culture
北海道の馬文化
Hokkaidō no uma bunka
Obihiro, etcSee Ban'ei, Dosanko42°55′16″N 143°10′56″EII
Ainu Place Names
アイヌ語地名
Ainu-go chimei
passimSome 80% of Hokkaidō's Place Names are said to be derived from the Ainu language42°38′07″N 142°09′41″EI
Ainu Patterns
アイヌ文様
Ainu monyō
passimThe three fundamental Ainu designs are the spiral (モレウ, moreu), thorn pattern (アイウシ, aiushi), and fish scale pattern (ラムラムノカ, ramramnoka), that are then endlessly reimagined and recombined42°38′13″N 142°09′25″EI
Ainu Oral Culture
アイヌ口承文芸
Ainu kōshō bungei
passimSee Yukar, Kutune Shirka, Imekanu, Chiri Yukie (pictured)42°33′41″N 141°22′01″EII
The Culture of Salmon
サケの文化
Sake no bunka
passimSee Japan Heritage "story" #084, Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum43°39′36″N 145°06′59″EII
Hokkaidō Ramen Noodles
北海道のラーメン
Hokkaidō no rāmen
Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Sapporo, etcSee Regional variations of ramen, Muroran curry ramen43°03′20″N 141°21′12″EI
Genghis Khan
ジンギスカン
Jingisukan
passimInvolves a distinctively-shaped cooking pan (pictured)43°03′20″N 141°21′12″EII
Rishiri Island Fishing Industry Heritage Sites and Life and Culture
利尻島の漁業遺産群と生活文化
Rishiritō no gyogyō isan-gun to seikatsu bunka
Rishiri, RishirifujiThe key products of Rishiri Island (pictured) included herring, kombu, abalone, and sea cucumbers; in the Edo period there was a trading station for traders from Matsumae Domain and the Ōmi merchants (近江商人), while the Kitamaebune were involved in particular in the shipping of herring; after the Meiji Restoration, fishermen arrived from Matsumae, Aomori, and Akita; there are remains of a fukuroma (袋澗), a port facility for the temporary storage of herring, and a banya (番屋), a working station for fishermen, other inherited assets including shrines and offerings relating to safe voyages and plentiful catches, stone stelai, and lion dances; see Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park45°06′47″N 141°12′58″EIII
Asahikawa Furniture
旭川家具
Asahikawa kagu
AsahikawaIncludes the Oda Collection, "connecting wooden furniture culture with the world" (木製家具文化と世界につなぐ織田コレクション)43°48′00″N 142°24′56″EIII
Miura Ayako Literature Museum and Foreign Species Specimen Forest
三浦綾子記念文学館外国樹種見本林
Miura Ayako Kinen Bungakukan to Gaikoku Jushu Mihon-rin
Asahikawa43°45′13″N 142°20′53″EIII
Mashike Mountain Trail and Gokibiru Mountain Trail
増毛山道濃昼山道
Mahike-sandō to Gokibiru-sandō
Ishikari, Mashike43°50′07″N 141°29′16″EIII
Hokkaidō Shūchikan Prisons
北海道の集治監
Hokkaidō no shūchikan
Abashiri, Mikasa, Obihiro, Shibecha, TsukigataFive penitentiaries built between 1881 and 1893 to house political prisoners from the Satsuma Rebellion, and later for those convicted of serious crimes; see Abashiri Prison Museum (pictured)43°59′46″N 144°13′43″EIII
Otaru Railway Heritage
小樽の鉄道遺産
Otaru no tetsudō isan
OtaruSee Otaru Station, Otaru City General Museum, Former Temiya Line43°12′40″N 141°00′03″EIII
Achievements of Ōtomo Kametarō and Remains of Ōtomo-bori
大友亀太郎の事績と大友堀遺構
Ōtomo Kametarō no jiseki to Ōtomo-bori ikō
Sapporo43°05′58″N 141°20′44″EIII
Pacific Music Festival
パシフィック・ミュージック・フェスティバル
Pashifikku myūjikku fesutibaru
SapporoFounded by Leonard Bernstein in 199042°56′20″N 141°20′24″EIII
Sapporo Soft Stone
札幌軟石
Sapporo nanseki
Sapporo42°58′09″N 141°20′29″EIII
Three Government Temples of Ezo
蝦夷三官寺
Ezo Sankanji
Akkeshi, Date, SamaniKokutai-ji (国泰寺), Usu Zenkō-ji (有珠善光寺), Tōju-in (等澍院)43°01′56″N 144°50′18″EIII
Shikabe Geyser
しかべ間歇泉
Shikabe kanketsusen
Shikabe42°01′43″N 140°49′50″EIII
Mukawa Town Hobetsu Fossils of Sentient Beings of Old
むかわ町穂別の古生物化石群
Mukawa-chō Hobetsu no koseibutsu kaseki-gun
Mukawa42°45′58″N 142°08′09″EIII
Hokkaidō Basic Railroads
北海道の簡易軌道
Hokkaidō no kan'i kidō
Tsurui, etc43°13′43″N 144°19′33″EIII
Chishimazakura Cherry Trees
千島桜
Chishima-zakura
passim43°19′43″N 145°34′32″EIII
Traces of the Exploration of Ezo by Matsuura Takeshirō
松浦武四郎による蝦夷地踏査の足跡
Matsuura Takeshirō ni yoru Ezo-chi tōsa no ashiato
passim43°03′12″N 141°29′48″EIII
Shimokawa Circular Forest Culture
しもかわの循環型森林文化
Shimokawa no junkan-gata shinrin bunka
Shimokawahōseirin (法正林) sustainable forestry44°18′02″N 142°38′35″EIV
The Roots of Hokkaidō Rice, Akage-mai
北海道米のルーツ「赤毛米」
Hokkaidō kome no rūtsu「akage-mai」
Kitahiroshimain 1873, Nakayama Kyūzō (中山久蔵) successfully cultivated the akage-mai variety of cold-climate rice at Shimamatsu42°55′24″N 141°32′15″EIV
Imakane and Pirika Gold Mine Sites
今金・美利河の金山遺跡
Imakane・Pirika no kinzan iseki
Imakane42°28′14″N 140°11′27″EIV
Sendai Domain Shiraoi Moto-Jin'ya
仙台藩白老元陣屋
Sendai-han Shiraoi moto-jin'ya
Shiraoijin'ya42°33′51″N 141°20′36″EIV
Sea of Trees at Tokachi-Mitsumata
十勝三股の樹海
Tokachi Mitsumata no jukai
Kamishihoro43°31′00″N 143°09′00″EIV
Shimo-no-ku Karuta
下の句かるた
shimo-no-ku karuta
passimvariant of uta-garutaIV
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