Hokkaido (Japanese: 北海道, Hepburn: Hokkaidō, pronounced [hokkaꜜidoː] , lit. 'Northern Sea Circuit') is the second-largest island of Japan and comprises...
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Sapporo (redirect from Sapporo, Hokkaidō)
throughout Hokkaido, including Niseko. The former Hokkaidō government office building The Sapporo Clock Tower The Hokkaidō Shrine Nishino Shrine Hokkaido Museum...
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Esashi is the name of two towns in Hokkaidō. Esashi, Hokkaidō (Sōya) (枝幸町) in Sōya Subprefecture Esashi, Hokkaidō (Hiyama) (江差町) in Hiyama Subprefecture...
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The Hokkaido (北海道犬, Hokkaidō-inu or Hokkaidō-ken) is a breed of dog originating from Japan. Other names for the breed include Ainu-ken, Seta and Ainu dog...
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Kamikawa (redirect from Kamikawa District, Hokkaidō)
subprefectures in Hokkaidō Kamikawa (Ishikari) District, Hokkaidō, a district in Kamikawa Subprefecture Kamikawa (Teshio) District, Hokkaidō, a district in...
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Since Hokkaidō did not fit into the existing dō classifications, a new dō was created to cover it. The Meiji government originally classified Hokkaidō as...
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Hokkaidō Shrine (北海道神宮, Hokkaidō Jingū), named the Sapporo Shrine (札幌神社, Sapporo Jinja) until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido,...
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development commission and government of Hokkaidō prefecture, was established to pioneer the primitive ground of Hokkaidō, and its main office was moved to Sapporo...
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daily newspaper published mainly in Hokkaidō, Japan by The Hokkaido Shimbun Press (株式会社北海道新聞社, Kabushiki-gaisha Hokkaidō Shinbunsha). As of June 2022, its...
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Akira Ifukube composer Takahiro Nishikawa Fujinokawa Takeo "Otofuke (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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The Hokkaido Electric Power Company (Japanese: 北海道電力株式会社, Hokkaidō Denryoku Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 9509), or Hokuden (ほくでん) for short, is the monopoly...
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Ainu people (redirect from Indigenous peoples of Hokkaido)
after them in the afterlife. Most Hokkaidō Ainu, and some other Ainu, are members of an umbrella group called the Hokkaido Ainu Association. The organization...
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(77 sq mi). Hokkaidō is 83,423.84 km2 (32,210.12 sq mi) which makes it the second-largest island of Japan. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaidō from Honshu...
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Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo (北海道コンサドーレ札幌, Hokkaidō Konsadōre Sapporo) is a Japanese professional football club based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido...
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Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (北海道日本ハムファイターズ, Hokkaidō Nippon-Hamu Faitāzu) is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaidō,...
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Hakodate (redirect from Minamikayabe, Hokkaidō)
written as Hakodadi) is a city and port located in Oshima Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Oshima Subprefecture. As of January 31...
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The dialect or dialects of Hokkaido (北海道方言, Hokkaidō-hōgen), commonly called Hokkaidō-ben (北海道弁), originate in relatively recent settlement from mainland...
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more of the country's 47 prefectures. Of the four main islands of Japan, Hokkaidō, Shikoku, and Kyūshū make up one region each, the latter also containing...
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The Hokkaidō Takushoku Bank, Ltd. (北海道拓殖銀行, Hokkaidō Takushoku Ginkō), literally Hokkaidō Exploitation Bank, was a major commercial bank in Japan, founded...
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Ainu language (redirect from Hokkaidō Ainu)
International. "平 成 29 年 北 海 道 ア イ ヌ 生 活 実 態 調 査 報 告 書" [2017 Hokkaido Ainu Life Survey Report] (PDF). Hokkaidō Government. 北 海 道 環 境 生 活 部. Retrieved 1 October 2022...
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snowball fight tournament. Kitanoumi Toshimitsu, sumo wrestler "Sōbetsu (Hokkaidō , Japan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web...
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several places in Hokkaidō, Japan. It originates from the Ainu word mo-pet, meaning quiet river. In Okhotsk Subprefecture: Monbetsu, Hokkaidō (紋別市), a city...
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Air Hokkaido Co., Ltd. (エアー北海道株式会社, Eā Hokkaidō Kabushiki-gaisha) was an airline based in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan. It operated domestic feeder flights...
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brown bear incident "くまだ とまお (北海道)". Yuru-Chara Grand Prix. Media related to Tomamae, Hokkaidō at Wikimedia Commons Official Website (in Japanese) v t e...
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materials (Hokkaidō) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - historical materials (Hokkaidō) List of Cultural Properties of Japan - paintings (Hokkaidō) List...
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The Hokkaidō frog or the Ezo brown frog (Rana pirica) is a species in the family Ranidae found in Hokkaidō, Japan, and Sakhalin, Russia. Its natural habitats...
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The Hokkaidō Development Commission (開拓使, Kaitakushi), sometimes referred to as Hokkaidō Colonization Office or simply Kaitakushi, was a government agency...
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Hokkaido University (北海道大学, Hokkaidō daigaku), or Hokudai (北大), is a public research university in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Founded in 1918, it is the...
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- paintings (Hokkaidō) List of Historic Sites of Japan (Hokkaidō) Hokkaido Museum "Hokkaido Prefectural Art Museum Guide" (PDF). Hokkaido Board of Education...
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Sakhalin–Hokkaido Tunnel (or potentially bridge) is a proposed connection to link the Russian island of Sakhalin with the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Cost...
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