Hokkaido Heritage

Hokkaidō Heritage (北海道ほっかいどう遺産いさん, 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 (北海道ほっかいどう遺産いさん協議きょうぎ会かい), 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. 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.

Asset	Municipality	Comments	Image	Coordinates	Session	Ref
North Breakwater Dome in Wakkanai Port 稚内わっかない港北こうほく防波堤ぼうはていドーム Wakkanai-kō kita-bōhatei dōmu	Wakkanai	Built in connection with the former Chihaku ferry that connected Wakkanai with Ōdomari, now Korsakov, in what was then Karafuto Prefecture, South Sakhalin		45°25′13″N 141°40′50″E	I	[1]
Circumferential Glacier Topography of Sōya Hills 宗谷丘陵そうやきゅうりょうの周しゅう氷河ひょうが地形ちけい Sōya kyūryō no shūhyōga chikei	Wakkanai	Formed around 20,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Period; site of Sōya Misaki Wind Farm		45°28′55″N 141°55′07″E	II	[2]
The Teshio River 天塩川てしおがわ Teshio-gawa	Bifuka, Horonobe, Kenbuchi, Nakagawa, Nayoro, Otoineppu, Shibetsu, Shimokawa, Teshio, Toyotomi, Wakkanai, Wassamu	At 256 kilometres (159 mi), the second longest river on the island (after the Ishikari River)		44°52′44″N 141°44′18″E	II	[3]
The Herring Highway in Rumoi 留萌るもいのニシン街道かいどう Rumoi no nishin kaidō	Rumoi, Obira, Tomamae	Includes the Former Saga Fishing Ground (旧きゅう佐賀さが家か漁場ぎょじょう), Former Hanada Banya (旧きゅう花田はなた家か番屋ばんや) (pictured), Okada Residence (岡田おかだ家か) and Life and Culture		44°08′11″N 141°39′19″E	I	[4]
Historical Buildings in Mashike 増毛ましけの歴史れきし的てき建物たてもの群ぐん Mashike no rekishi-teki tatemono-gun	Mashike	Includes the Former Honma Family Residence (旧きゅう本ほん間あいだ家か住宅じゅうたく) (an Important Cultural Property), Kunimare Brewery (国くに稀まれ酒造しゅぞう) (pictured), and the historical buildings and Mashike Elementary Schoolhouse (増毛ましけ小学校しょうがっこう) near Mashike Station		43°51′11″N 141°31′35″E	I	[5]
Asahibashi Bridge 旭橋あさひばし Asahi-bashi	Asahikawa	Over the Ishikari River; completed in 1932 to replace the 1892 bridge of wood covered in earth		43°46′44″N 142°21′36″E	II	[6]
Museum of Soils "Mansion of Soils" 土どの博物館はくぶつかん「土どの館かん」 Tsuchi no Hakubutsukan "Tsuchi no Yakata"	Kamifurano	Tells the story of the agricultural development of the island from the time of the Hokkaidō Development Commission, also of the 1926 eruption of Mount Tokachi		43°27′46″N 142°27′07″E	II	[7]
Uryū Marsh 雨竜沼湿原うりゅうぬましつげん Uryū-numa shitsugen	Uryū	In Shokanbetsu-Teuri-Yagishiri Quasi-National Park; a Ramsar Site		43°27′46″N 142°27′07″E	II	[8]
Hokkai Principal Irrigation Channel 北海ほっかい幹線かんせん用水路ようすいろ Hokkai kansen-yō suiro	Akabira, Bibai, Iwamizawa, Mikasa, Naie, Nanporo, Sunagawa	The 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 (空知川そらちがわ)		43°18′15″N 141°50′59″E	II	[9]
Colliery-related Facilities, and Life and Culture of Sorachi 空知そらちの炭鉱たんこう関連かんれん施設しせつと生活せいかつ文化ぶんか Sorachi no tankō kanren shisetsu to seikatsu bunka	Ashibetsu, Bibai, Iwamizawa, Utashinai, Yūbari, etc	At 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 Museum		43°04′06″N 141°59′21″E	I	[10]
The Ishikari River 天塩川てしおがわ Ishikari-gawa	Ishikari, etc	The longest on the island and third longest in the country, the river flows from the Daisetsuzan Mountains into the Sea of Japan		43°16′07″N 141°22′18″E	I	[11]
Bricks of Ebetsu 江別えべつのれんが Ebetsu no renga	Ebetsu	Construction 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 (旧きゅうヒダ工場こうじょう) and Ebetsu Glass Crafts Museum (江別えべつ市しガラス工芸こうげい館かん) (pictured)		43°05′47″N 141°31′21″E	II	[12]
Hokkaido University, the Sapporo Agricultural College Farm No.2 北海道大学ほっかいどうだいがく札幌さっぽろ農のう学校がっこう第だい２農場のうじょう Hokkaidō Daigaku Sapporo Nō Gakkō dai-ni nōjō	Sapporo	Founded in 1877 by William S. Clark as a "model" farm		43°04′56″N 141°20′25″E	I	[13]
The European Architecture in the Era of the Hokkaidō Development Commission 開拓かいたく使し時代じだいの洋風ようふう建築けんちく Kaitakushi jidai no yōfū kenchiku	Sapporo	Includes the Sapporo Clock Tower, Hōheikan (pictured), Seikatei, Former Nagayama Residence (永山ながやま邸てい), Bureau of Industry Office Building (旧きゅう開拓かいたく使し工業こうぎょう局きょく庁舎ちょうしゃ), etc		43°03′45″N 141°21′13″E	II	[14]
The Factories and Memorial Halls in Naebo, Sapporo 札幌さっぽろ苗穂なえぼ地区ちくの工場こうじょう・記念きねん館かん群ぐん Sapporo Naebo chiku no kōjō kinenkan-gun	Sapporo	Includes the Hokkaidō Railway Technology Museum (北海道ほっかいどう鉄道てつどう技術ぎじゅつ館かん), Sapporo Beer Museum (pictured), Snow Brand Milk Products Archives (雪印乳業ゆきじるしにゅうぎょう史料しりょう館かん), Fukuyama Brewery (福山ふくやま醸造じょうぞう), etc		43°04′17″N 141°22′08″E	II	[15]
Otaru Minato Harbour and Breakwater 小樽おたるみなとと防波堤ぼうはてい Otaru minato to bōhatei	Otaru	The north breakwater was designed by Hiroi Isami (広井ひろい勇いさむ), inspired by the Port of Colombo, and makes use of sloping blocks; the south breakwater was constructed using caissons; cf. Otaru Canal (小樽おたる運河うんが)		43°11′18″N 141°01′52″E	I	[16]
Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery ニッカウヰスキー余市よいち蒸溜じょうりゅう所しょ Nikka Uwisukii Yoichi jōryū-sho	Yoichi	Taketsuru Masataka opened his distillery here in 1934, malt whisky production starting two years later		43°11′08″N 140°47′21″E	II	[17]
The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui 積丹半島しゃこたんはんとうと神威かもい岬みさき Shakotan-hantō to Kamui-misaki	Shakotan etc	Remains of the old herring industry, which prospered from the Meiji period to the Shōwa era include a banya (番屋ばんや), unloading place, fish ponds, tunnels, and roads		43°20′01″N 140°20′47″E	II	[18]
Natural Spring Water in Kyōgoku 京極きょうごくのふきだし湧水わきみず Kyōgoku no fukidashi yūsui	Kyōgoku	One 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 (名水めいすい百ひゃく選せん)		42°51′29″N 140°52′08″E	I	[19]
Skiing and the Niseko Mountains スキーとニセコ連峰れんぽう Sukii to Niseko renpō	Kutchan, Niseko	Skiing grew in popularity both locally and across the country at large in the 1960s		42°51′42″N 140°41′53″E	II	[20]
Beech Forests at the Northern Boundary 北限ほくげんのブナ林りん Hokugen no buna bayashi	Kuromatsunai	The 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 Conrad		42°39′35″N 140°19′10″E	II	[21]
Shōwashinzan International Snowball Fight Festival 昭和新山しょうわしんざん国際こくさい雪合戦ゆきがっせん大会たいかい Shōwa-shinzan Kokusai Yukigassen Taikai	Sōbetsu	Shōwa-shinzan or "new mountain of the Shōwa era" was formed by volcanic lava in the 1940s; this competitive snowballing or yuki-gassen began in 1989		42°32′27″N 140°51′27″E	I	[22]
Noboribetsu Onsen Jigoku-dani 登別温泉のぼりべつおんせん地獄谷じごくだに Noboribetsu onsen Jigoku-dani	Noboribetsu	There are fifteen so-called thermal "hells" in the valley, which is surrounded by Ōyu Pond (大湯沼おゆぬま), with a surface temperature that reaches 50 °C (122 °F), the smoking Mount Hiyori (日和山ひよりやま), and Noboribetsu Primaeval Forest (登別のぼりべつ原始げんし林りん)		42°29′51″N 141°08′55″E	II	[23]
The Remains of Jōmon Culture on the Coast of Uchiura Gulf 内浦湾うちうらわん沿岸えんがんの縄文じょうもん文化ぶんか遺跡いせき群ぐん Uchiura-wan engan no Jōmon bunka iseki-gun	Date, Hakodate, etc	Four million artefacts, including "Hollow Dogū", have been found at eighty-nine sites in Hakodate alone; see Ōfune Site|, Kitakogane Shell Mound (北黄金きたこがね貝塚かいづか), Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku, and other regions; cf. Zoku-Jōmon period		42°24′04″N 140°54′40″E	I	[24]
The Ubagami Daijingū Festival 姥神うばがみ大神宮だいじんぐう渡御とぎょ祭さい Ubagami Daijingū togyo-sai	Esashi	Herring-related matsuri, some 360 years old		41°51′59″N 140°07′30″E	I	[25]
Esashi Oiwake 江差えさし追分おいわけ Esashi oiwake	Esashi	folk song		41°52′07″N 140°07′36″E	II	[26]
The Former Fort from the 15th Century in Kaminokuni 上ノ国かみのくにの中世ちゅうせいの館かん Kaminokuni no chūsei no tate	Kaminokuni	Katsuyama-date (勝山かつやま館かん跡あと), built by Takeda Nobuhiro, ancestor of the Matsumae clan; cf. Shinori-date, Yafurai-date, Continued Top 100 Japanese Castles		41°48′05″N 140°06′03″E	I	[27]
Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District 福山ふくやま（松前まさき）城しろと寺町てらまち Fukuyama (Matsumae)-jō to teramachi	Matsumae	The 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 (法ほう幢寺), family temple and burial site of the Matsumae clan daimyō, Aun-ji (阿吽あうん寺てら), Hōgen-ji (法ほう源げん寺てら), Kōzen-ji (光善寺こうぜんじ), and Ryūun-in; famous for its cherry blossoms		41°25′48″N 140°06′30″E	I	[28]
Goryōkaku and the Relics of the Battle of Hakodate 五稜郭ごりょうかくと箱はこ館かん戦争せんそうの遺構いこう Goryōkaku to Hakodate sensō no ikō	Hakodate etc	Includes 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 (二股ふたまた口こう), the Otobe Coast (乙部おとべ海岸かいがん), where the new Meiji Government forces made landfall, the Ippongi Checkpoint (一本木いっぽんぎ関門かんもん跡あと), where Hijikata Toshizō was killed, etc		41°47′49″N 140°45′24″E	II	[29]
Mount Hakodate and the Remains of the Batteries 函館はこだて山さんと砲台ほうだい跡あと Hakodate-yama to hōdai ato	Hakodate	Famous as the location for one of the Three Night Views of Japan; fortified from the mid-Meiji period		41°45′24″N 140°42′06″E	I	[30]
Seibuchiku Area in Hakodate 函館はこだて西部せいぶ地区ちくの街並まちなみ Hakodate Seibu-chiku no machi-nami	Hakodate	The 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 (旧きゅう函館はこだて区く公会堂こうかいどう) (pictured), Hakodate Orthodox Church (函館はこだてハリストス正教会せいきょうかい), etc; see Important Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings		41°45′46″N 140°42′44″E	II	[31]
The Tramways 路面ろめん電車でんしゃ Romen densha	Hakodate, Sapporo	Hakodate City Tram (pictured) first operated as a horse-drawn railway car in 1897 and was electrified in 1913; the Sapporo Streetcar began operations in 1918		41°46′20″N 140°43′40″E	I	[32]
The Cherry Trees on Nijikken Road in Shizunai 静内しずない二に十じゅう間あいだ道路どうろの桜さくら並木なみき Shizunai Nijikken-dōro no sakura namiki	Shinhidaka	With 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 breeds		42°23′49″N 142°26′28″E	II	[33]
Mōru Hot Springs モール温泉おんせん Mōru onsen	Otofuke	The name is derived from the German Moor, the springs rising through peat; includes Tokachigawa Onsen (十勝川温泉とかちがわおんせん)		42°55′56″N 143°17′48″E	II	[34]
Rawan Butterburs ラワンブキ Rawan-buki	Ashoro	Giant butterburs that grow to a height of 2 metres (6.6 ft) to 3 metres (9.8 ft) along the Rawan River (螺湾川らわんかわ); 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″E	I	[35]
The Former National Railroad and Concrete Arch Bridges of the Shihoro Line 旧きゅう国鉄こくてつ士幌線しほろせんコンクリートアーチ橋梁きょうりょう群ぐん kyū-Kokutetsu Shihoro-sen konkurīto āchi kyōryō-gun	Kamishihoro	Thirty-four bridges from the early Shōwa era are preserved, including Taushubetsu Bridge (タウシュベツ川たうしゅべつがわ橋梁きょうりょう) (pictured)		43°24′56″N 143°11′20″E	I	[36]
Kiritappu Wetland 霧多布きりたっぷ湿原しつげん Kiritappu shitsugen	Hamanaka	A Ramsar Site and Wildlife Protection Area; in Akkeshi Prefectural Natural Park; its "peat-forming plant communities" are a Natural Monument		43°05′04″N 145°04′48″E	I	[37]
Lake Mashū 摩周湖ましゅうこ Mashū-ko	Teshikaga	An endorheic crater lake in Akan National Park said to be one of world's clearest lakes		43°35′00″N 144°31′42″E	I	[38]
The Konsen Highland Windbreak 根ね釧台地ちの格子こうし状じょう防風ぼうふう林りん Konsen daichi no kōshi-jō bōfū-rin	Betsukai, Nakashibetsu, Shibecha, Shibetsu	A 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″E	I	[39]
The Notsuke Peninsula and the Utase Boats 野付のつけ半島はんとうと打瀬うたせ舟ふね Notsuke-hantō to utase-bune	Betsukai, Shibetsu	The 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 Island		43°36′12″N 145°17′32″E	II	[40]
Wakka/Koshimizu primaeval flower garden ワッカ／小清水こしみず原生花園げんせいかえん Wakka/Koshimizu gensei ka-en	Kitami, Koshimizu	Facing 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 Tōfutsu		44°08′08″N 143°57′39″E	I	[41]
The Pierson Memorial House ピアソン記念きねん館かん Piason Kinenkan	Kitami	Built in 1914 as the home for American missionaries George and Ida Pierson by architect Merrell Vories Hitotsuyanagi		43°48′24″N 143°53′13″E	I	[42]
The Forest Railroad Steam Locomotive "Amamiya No.21" 森林しんりん鉄道てつどう蒸気じょうき機関きかん車しゃ「雨宮あまみや21号ごう」 Shinrin Tetsudō jōki kikansha "Amamiya 21-gō"	Engaru	See Hokkaido Maruseppu Recreation Forest Park Railway		43°55′55″N 143°20′12″E	II	[43]
Ancient Remains along the Okhotsk Coast オホーツク沿岸えんがんの古代こだい遺跡いせき群ぐん Ohōtsuku engan no kodai iseki-gun	Abashiri, Engaru, Kitami, Shari, etc	Deposits from the Paleolithic, Jōmon and Zoku-Jōmon periods, Okhotsk culture and Ainu; includes the Shirataki Site (白滝しらたき遺跡いせき), Moyoro Shell Mound (モヨロ貝塚かいづか), and Tokoro Site (常呂ところ遺跡いせき); see Yūbetsu technique		44°01′30″N 144°16′05″E	II	[44]
Ice Floes and Garinko 流氷りゅうひょうとガリンコ号ごう Ryūhyō to Garinko-gō	Monbetsu	'"Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk" is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan; Garinko (pictured) is an icebreaker		44°20′01″N 143°22′23″E	II	[45]
Villages of the Farmer-Soldiers and Military Barracks 屯田とんでん兵ひょう村むらと兵へい屋や Tondenhei mura to heioku	Akkeshi, Ebetsu, Nemuro, Sapporo, Shibetsu, etc	See Tondenhei		43°04′35″N 141°18′07″E	II	[46]
Hokkaidō Horse Culture 北海道ほっかいどうの馬うま文化ぶんか Hokkaidō no uma bunka	Obihiro, etc	See Ban'ei, Dosanko		42°55′16″N 143°10′56″E	II	[47]
Ainu Place Names アイヌ語ご地名ちめい Ainu-go chimei	passim	Some 80% of Hokkaidō's Place Names are said to be derived from the Ainu language		42°38′07″N 142°09′41″E	I	[48]
Ainu Patterns アイヌ文様もんよう Ainu monyō	passim	The 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 recombined		42°38′13″N 142°09′25″E	I	[49]
Ainu Oral Culture アイヌ口承こうしょう文芸ぶんげい Ainu kōshō bungei	passim	See Yukar, Kutune Shirka, Imekanu, Chiri Yukie (pictured)		42°33′41″N 141°22′01″E	II	[50]
The Culture of Salmon サケの文化ぶんか Sake no bunka	passim	See Japan Heritage "story" #084, Shibetsu Salmon Science Museum		43°39′36″N 145°06′59″E	II	[51]
Hokkaidō Ramen Noodles 北海道ほっかいどうのラーメン Hokkaidō no rāmen	Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Sapporo, etc	See Regional variations of ramen, Muroran curry ramen		43°03′20″N 141°21′12″E	I	[52]
Genghis Khan ジンギスカン Jingisukan	passim	Involves a distinctively-shaped cooking pan (pictured)		43°03′20″N 141°21′12″E	II	[53]
Rishiri Island Fishing Industry Heritage Sites and Life and Culture 利尻島りしりとうの漁業ぎょぎょう遺産いさん群ぐんと生活せいかつ文化ぶんか Rishiritō no gyogyō isan-gun to seikatsu bunka	Rishiri, Rishirifuji	The 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 (近江おうみ商人しょうにん), 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 (袋ふくろ澗), a port facility for the temporary storage of herring, and a banya (番屋ばんや), 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 Park		45°06′47″N 141°12′58″E	III	[54]
Asahikawa Furniture 旭川あさひかわ家具かぐ Asahikawa kagu	Asahikawa	Includes the Oda Collection, "connecting wooden furniture culture with the world" (木製もくせい家具かぐ文化ぶんかと世界せかいにつなぐ織田おだコレクション)		43°48′00″N 142°24′56″E	III	[55]
Miura Ayako Literature Museum and Foreign Species Specimen Forest 三浦みうら綾子あやこ記念きねん文学ぶんがく館かんと外国がいこく樹じゅ種しゅ見本みほん林りん Miura Ayako Kinen Bungakukan to Gaikoku Jushu Mihon-rin	Asahikawa			43°45′13″N 142°20′53″E	III	[56]
Mashike Mountain Trail and Gokibiru Mountain Trail 増毛ましけ山道さんどうと濃昼ごきびる山道さんどう Mahike-sandō to Gokibiru-sandō	Ishikari, Mashike			43°50′07″N 141°29′16″E	III	[57]
Hokkaidō Shūchikan Prisons 北海道ほっかいどうの集しゅう治ち監かん Hokkaidō no shūchikan	Abashiri, Mikasa, Obihiro, Shibecha, Tsukigata	Five 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″E	III	[58]
Otaru Railway Heritage 小樽おたるの鉄道てつどう遺産いさん Otaru no tetsudō isan	Otaru	See Otaru Station, Otaru City General Museum, Former Temiya Line		43°12′40″N 141°00′03″E	III	[59]
Achievements of Ōtomo Kametarō and Remains of Ōtomo-bori 大友おおとも亀太郎かめたろうの事績じせきと大友おおとも堀ほり遺構いこう Ōtomo Kametarō no jiseki to Ōtomo-bori ikō	Sapporo			43°05′58″N 141°20′44″E	III	[60]
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	Sapporo	Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1990		42°56′20″N 141°20′24″E	III	[61]
Sapporo Soft Stone 札幌さっぽろ軟石 Sapporo nanseki	Sapporo			42°58′09″N 141°20′29″E	III	[62]
Three Government Temples of Ezo 蝦夷えぞ三さん官かん寺てら Ezo Sankanji	Akkeshi, Date, Samani	Kokutai-ji (国泰寺くにたいじ), Usu Zenkō-ji (有珠うす善光よしみつ寺てら), Tōju-in (等とう澍院)		43°01′56″N 144°50′18″E	III	[63]
Shikabe Geyser しかべ間歇泉かんけつせん Shikabe kanketsusen	Shikabe			42°01′43″N 140°49′50″E	III	[64]
Mukawa Town Hobetsu Fossils of Sentient Beings of Old むかわ町まち穂ほ別べつの古こ生物せいぶつ化石かせき群ぐん Mukawa-chō Hobetsu no koseibutsu kaseki-gun	Mukawa			42°45′58″N 142°08′09″E	III	[65]
Hokkaidō Basic Railroads 北海道ほっかいどうの簡易かんい軌道きどう Hokkaidō no kan'i kidō	Tsurui, etc			43°13′43″N 144°19′33″E	III	[66]
Chishimazakura Cherry Trees 千島ちしま桜さくら Chishima-zakura	passim			43°19′43″N 145°34′32″E	III	[67]
Traces of the Exploration of Ezo by Matsuura Takeshirō 松浦まつうら武四郎たけしろうによる蝦夷えぞ地ち踏査とうさの足跡あしあと Matsuura Takeshirō ni yoru Ezo-chi tōsa no ashiato	passim			43°03′12″N 141°29′48″E	III	[68]
Shimokawa Circular Forest Culture しもかわの循環じゅんかん型がた森林しんりん文化ぶんか Shimokawa no junkan-gata shinrin bunka	Shimokawa	hōseirin (法正のりまさ林りん) sustainable forestry		44°18′02″N 142°38′35″E	IV	[69]
The Roots of Hokkaidō Rice, Akage-mai 北海道ほっかいどう米まいのルーツ「赤毛あかげ米まい」 Hokkaidō kome no rūtsu「akage-mai」	Kitahiroshima	in 1873, Nakayama Kyūzō (中山なかやま久蔵きゅうぞう) successfully cultivated the akage-mai variety of cold-climate rice at Shimamatsu		42°55′24″N 141°32′15″E	IV	[70]
Imakane and Pirika Gold Mine Sites 今金いまかね・美利河ぴりかの金山かなやま遺跡いせき Imakane・Pirika no kinzan iseki	Imakane			42°28′14″N 140°11′27″E	IV	[71]
Sendai Domain Shiraoi Moto-Jin'ya 仙台せんだい藩はん白老しらおい元もと陣屋じんや Sendai-han Shiraoi moto-jin'ya	Shiraoi	jin'ya		42°33′51″N 141°20′36″E	IV	[72]
Sea of Trees at Tokachi-Mitsumata 十勝とかち三股みつまたの樹海じゅかい Tokachi Mitsumata no jukai	Kamishihoro			43°31′00″N 143°09′00″E	IV	[73]
Shimo-no-ku Karuta 下しもの句くかるた shimo-no-ku karuta	passim	variant of uta-garuta			IV	[74]

This list is complete and up to date as of August 2024.

See also

• Cultural Properties of Japan
• Japan Heritage
• List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō)
• List of Cultural Properties of Japan - structures (Hokkaidō)
• List of Natural Monuments of Japan (Hokkaidō)

External links

• (in Japanese) List (Hokkaidō Government)
• (in Japanese) List (Hokkaidō Heritage Council)