The Northern Circuit (道北 Dōhoku) covers the northern and inner part of the northern Japan island of Hokkaido.
Cities
- Asahikawa 📍 (旭川市 Asahikawa-shi) – Hokkaido's second-largest city, famed for being the coldest place in Japan
- Furano 📍 (富良野市 Furano-shi) — Popular ski resort with near-guaranteed perfect powder
- Nayoro 📍 (名寄市 Nayoro-shi)
- Shibetsu 📍 (士別市 Shibetsu-shi)
- Wakkanai 📍 (稚内市 Wakkanai-shi) – Japan's northernmost town
Towns and villages
- Biei 📍 (美瑛町 Biei-chō)
- Kamikawa 📍 (上川町 Kamikawa-chō)
- Shimukappu 📍 (占冠村 Shimukappu-mura)
- Horonobe 📍 (幌延町 Horonobe-chō)
Other destinations
- Rishiri Island 📍 (利尻島 Rishiri-tō)
- Rebun Island 📍 (礼文島 Rebun-tō)
- Daisetsuzan National Park 📍 (大雪山国立公園 Daisetsuzan Kokuritsu Kōen) and Sounkyo Onsen 📍 (層雲峡 Sōunkyō)
Understand
Get in
By plane
- Asahikawa Airport (IATA: AKJ)
- Wakkanai Airport (IATA: WKJ)
By train
- JR Rumoi Line
- JR Soya Line