Hikers on the trail around the ropeway's upper station at Asahi-dake Mountain (Mt. Asahidake).
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Hokkaidō

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Hokkaidō (北海道) is the Japan of wide-open spaces, with 20% of the country's land area but only 5% of its population. There are large swathes of wilderness here, with primeval forests, tropical-blue caldera lakes, fields of alpine wildflowers and bubbling, in-the-rough hot springs. In the summer, all this (plus the cooler, drier weather) draws hikers, cyclists and strollers.


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03 / Articles

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The outdoor onsen (hot spring bath) at Ryokan Adumaya in Yunomine.
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Wildlife & Nature

A Lonely Planet guide to Wakayama's onsens

Jan 9, 2025 • 6 min read

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