Southern Circuit

The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Cities

🌍 Hakodate (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – the seat of the short-lived Ezo Republic
🌍 Hokuto (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase

Towns and villages

Cherry Blossoms at Matsumae Castle

🌍 Matsumae (松前町 Matsumae-chō)
🌍 Oshamambe (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō)

Other destinations

🌍 Onuma Quasi-National Park (大沼国定公園 Ōnuma Kokutei Kōen) - placid lakes and a steaming volcano

Understand

Get in

Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

By train

JR Hokkaido Esashi line

Get around

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