木古内Kikonai

松前

Matsumae

知内

Shiriuchi

上ノ国

Fukushima

福島

Kaminokuni

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T OU RI SMS OU T H
HOK K A I DO
Southernmost
Edition

CYC LE TOURISM SOUTH HOK KAIDO

Jomon, Muromachi, Edoand late Tokugawa periods

C YC L E
TOU RI SMS OU T H
HOK K A I DO

A 180 km –cycling trip to enjoy
history and culture

Southernmost
EditionThe southern Hokkaido area, which long prospered as a trading base, is arare area in Hokkaido where you can experience the long history andculture from the Paleolithic period to the Muromachi, Edo, and lateJ

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Misogi-no-sato
Kikonai

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Kaminokuni Monju

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Michi-no-Eki
Yokozuna-no-Sato
Fukushima

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Michi-no-Eki
Shiriuchi

HakodateA
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Seikan Tunnel
Museum in
Fukushima Town

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Michi-no-Eki
Kitamaebune
MatsumaeG

Tokugawa periods/the Meiji era. Enjoy an exhilarating cycling trip thatsatisﬁes intellectual curiosity along a route with fewer hills that goes
through both coastal and inland areas.
*Unless otherwise noted, all prices include tax.
*This map information is current as of January 2019. Please note that the information is subject to change.

B Omonai Shrine

A Kokomochi(rice cake)
A From 130 yen
Originates froma Kikonai legend
about a devoted( koko in Japanese) son
kikonai

Shiriuchi(Observatory)

Approach to the sea
Climb over 200 steps to delight in scenic views of the prefecturalroad that goes straight to the sea beyond the torii gate. There is alsoa paved road leading to the observatory where you can attempt asteep slope close to a grade of 20%.
Address: Omonai, Shiriuchi
Closed: WinterContact: Shiriuchi Tourism Promotion Organization (01392-6-7510)

To support his blind father and two sickly brothers, half-blind
Tomokichi Kawamata went as far as Shimamaki and Yoichi to sellthin strips of wood. He always had a smile on his face despite beingpoor, so he earned a reputation as a devoted son and was evencommended by the Hokkaido Development Commissioner. In
memory of this devoted son from a local legend, Kokomochi has
been produced by a local confectioner since its foundation in 1934.
This soy-ﬂavored yubeshi rice cake contains walnuts.

C Oyster rice
Shiriuchi

From 680 yen(excluding tax)

Kikonai no Bo Kokomochi Honpo Suehiroan

Springy and milky!

Address: Honcho 237, Kikonai
Hours: 9:00 – 18:00
Closed: New Year’ s Day
Contact: 01392-2-2069

Shiriuchi’s oysters are cultured in the
open sea, which is rare in Japan. Since
the oysters are tossed about by the rough waves of the Tsugaru
Strait, they don’t have a muddy odor, are ﬁrm and don’t easily
shrink when heated. As a result, they receive a high rating. Oyster
rice is a luxurious dish made by simmering springy oysters in asweet sauce and putting them on rice.
Kakigoya Shiriuchi Banya

D Oppai Manju (lit. boob bun)
Shiriuchi

230 yen (2 pieces)

Famous sweet related to a local legendary tree
The giant cedar tree in Shiriuchi Park has breast-shaped bumps nearits base and is called Ubasugi (lit. nanny cedar) because a woman
who didn’t have breast milk began producing milk after worshiping
the tree. Oppai Manju, which was inspired by the tree, are bite-sizebuns ﬁlled with white bean jam and coated with white chocolate.
Michi-no-Eki Shiriuchi
Address: Yunosato 48-13, Shiriuchi
Hours: 8:30 – 18:00 (Apr. – Oct.); 9:00 – 17:00 (Nov. – Mar.)
Closed: Apr. – Oct.: no holidays; Nov. – Mar.: Mon. (the following day if
Monday is a national holiday), Year-end and New Year holidays
Contact: 01392-6-2270

E Shiriuchi Onsen

Address: Omonai 10-15, Shiriuchi
Hours: Sun. – Thu.: 11:00 – 16:00; Fri., Sat.: 11:00 – 14:00, 15:00 – 20:00
Closed: no holidays
Contact: 01392-6-7511

Shiriuchi

The oldest hot springin Hokkaido
This hot spring, which opened in
1247 in the Kamakura period, has ahistory going back 800 years. A giant
dome made of petriﬁed hot-springmineral deposits and layers of mineraldeposits on the ﬂoor of the bathtub
and bathroom convey the length of
its history. The spring’s sodium-chloride/bicarbonate water isknown for its beautifying properties.
Address: Yunosato 287, Shiriuchi
Accommodation: from 8,790 yen
Day-visit hot spring: adults: 460 yen; children: 330 yen; infants: 220 yen
Hours: bathing: 7:00 – 21:00
Closed: no holidays
Contact: 01392-6-2341

F Ino Tadataka Hokkaido
Fukushima

Survey Initiation
Memorial Park

Japan’s mapping started here
Ino Tadataka completed the ﬁrst map of Japan
based on detailed surveying. The survey of
Hokkaido started in Fukushimaʼ s Yoshioka area.
The park was constructed in 2018 to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of Ino Tadakataʼ s death.
Address: Toyohama 68-3, Fukushima
Contact: Industry Section, Town of Fukushima (0139-47-3004)(weekdays: 8:30 – 17:00)

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Matsumae

Shirakami

Must-see forfarthest-points-of
Japan lovers
Cape Shirakami is the southernmost
cape in Hokkaido. It’s only 19.2 km
from Cape Tappi over the sea. It
looks as if you could touch the capeacross the way if you reach out your hand. Cape Shirakami is awell-known stopover for migratory birds.
Address: Shirakami, Matsumae, Matsumae-gun

JKaminokuni

H Michi-no-Eki
Matsumae

Kitamaebune Matsumae
Kitamae Shokudo (restaurant)

Exquisite tuna produced by
the spirit of ﬁshermen
Matsumae, which faces Tsugaru Strait, is known as Japan’s foremost
production area for ﬁne tuna. Brand-name Matsumae tuna is
produced through quick and careful processing on the ship. Enjoy a
set meal of Matsumae tuna—a palatable choice only available here.
Address: Karatsu 379, Matsumae
Hours (restaurant): 11:00 – 18:00 (Apr. – Oct.); 11:00 – 15:00 (Nov. – Mar.)
Closed (restaurant): Apr. – Sep.: no holidays; Oct. – Mar.: Tue. (the following day
if Tuesday is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays (please inquire)
Contact: 0139-46-2211

Michi-no-Eki
Kaminokuni Monju
Restaurant

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Matsumae Castle

Matsumae

Hokkaido’s only Japanese-style castle
Matsumae Castle was built in 1854 as Japan’s last Japanese-style
castle. It survived the Boshin War and the Paciﬁc War, and was
designated as a National Treasure in 1941, but was destroyed by ﬁrein 1949. The current castle tower was rebuilt in 1961. One ofJapan’s Top 100 Castles.
Address: Matsushiro, Matsumae
Hours: 9:00 – 17:00 (last admission: 16:30)
Closed: Dec. 11 – Apr. 9
Admission fee: adults: 360 yen;elementary and junior high school students: 240 yen
Contact: the castle (0139-42-2216)

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Kaminokuni

Mt. Iou
Katsuyama Castle
Guidance Facility

What is this ferocious ﬁsh with a namederived from “tegui (hand-biting)” ?

The northern king lived on this mountainduring the Muromachi period

Flounder is locally referred to as “tekkui” because it is ferocious andbites the hands of ﬁshermen. Enjoy the distinctive crunchy texture
and ﬁrm white meat, which can be eaten raw (bowl of rice topped
with sashimi) or deep fried (bowl of rice topped with tempura).

Katsuyama Castle, the residence of Takeda Nobuhiro, who built thefoundation of the Matsumae Domain, was built on Mt. Iou. It was amountain where the “king of Hokkaido,” which was called
Ezogashima at the time, lived. The guidance facility exhibits a 1/200
reconstruction model of Katsuyama Castle and excavated articles.

*Photo: Tekkui Tempura Bowl: 1050 yen
Address: Harauta 3, Kaminokuni
Hours (restaurant): 11:00 – 15:00 (all year round)
Closed (restaurant): Mon. (the following weekday if Monday is a national holiday)*Subject to temporary closure and shortening of hours; year-end and New Yearholidays: Dec. 31 ¬ Jan. 5
Contact: 0139-55-3955

Address: Katsuyama 427, Kaminokuni
Hours: 10:00 – 16:00
Closed: mid-Nov. – early Apr.: Mon. (the following day if Monday is a national
holiday), the day following a national holiday
Admission fee: adults: 200 yen; elementary school students: 100 yen (20%discount for groups)
Contact: 0139-55-2400

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Esashi

Old Nakamura
Residence

A merchant family residence conveying
the heydays of herring ﬁshing
Inishie Kaido Street is lined with historical buildings that convey theprosperity of Esashi, which is said to have ﬂourished more than Edo
thanks to the herring ﬁshing trade. The Old Nakamura Residence, aNational Important Cultural Property, symbolizes its prosperity. It
is a two-story gabled building made entirely of hinokiasunaro (hiba,a kind of cypress)on a base of Echizen stones, exemplifying a typicalstructure of wholesaler architecture at the time.
Address: Nakauta-cho 22, Esashi
Admission fee: adults: 300 yen, elementary, junior high and high school
students: 100 yen
Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Closed: Apr. 1 – end of Oct.: no holidays; Nov. 1 – Mar. 31: Mon., the day
following a national holiday, year-end and New Year holidays
Contact: 0139-52-1617(sweet bean jelly)
From 206 yen

A traditional taste also popularwith cyclists
In the Edo period, woodcutters called gokkattekumi
successfully grew beans for the ﬁrst time in
Hokkaido. The beans were used to make sweets thatwere presented to the lord, who was very pleased.
This was the origin of Gokkatteya Yokan, theproduction of which began in 1870 based on theconfectioner’s long tradition and efforts. It has been
made using the same method ever since. This yokan
in a cylindrical container, which is designed to keep your hands
clean, is ideal as an energy supplement during cycling.
Gokkatteya Honpo
Address: Honcho 38, Esashi
Closed: only New Year’ s Day

Hours: 8:00 – 19:00 (Sun.: 8:00 – 18:30)
Contact: 0139-52-0022

History of symbiosis
with Ainu culture
Esashi Oiwake is a song of life thatwas conveyed by the watermenof the Kitamae ship and polishedin the climate of Esashi. Women
gracefully dance along to the song, andAinu patterns are applied to the costumes
for the Esashi Oiwake dance. It is notknown why Ainu patterns are used, but
you can see the close relationshipbetween Esashi and Ainu culture.
Address: Nakauta-cho 193-3, Esashi
Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Closed: Apr. – Oct.: no holidays; Nov. – Mar: Mon. (the following day if Monday
is a national holiday), year-end and New Year holidays
Admission fee: adults: 500 yen; elementary, junior high and high school
students: 250 yen
Contact: Oiwake Sightseeing Section (0139-52-6716)

O Kaiyomaru

P Ikarinkan

Esashikikonai

Memorial Museum

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Life-size model of the strongest warship in
the late Tokugawa period

Experience 14,000 yearsof history

Kaiyo Maru is an enormous battleship stranded and sunk off Esashi,
although it had been expected to be used as a trump card for the former
Shogunate forces in the Boshin War. The ship, which has been precisely
reproduced based on design drawings stored in the Netherlands, serves as
a museum where visitors can not only view excavated relics and dioramas
showing events at the time but also experience maneuvering simulations.

Pottery and clay ﬁgurines excavatedfrom 61 archeological sites in Kikonai,
anchors and other items presumed tobelong to the Kanrin Maru warship andother valuable exhibits can be seen here
for free of charge. Exhibits related to railways such as the former
Esashi Line are also popular.

Address: Ubagami-cho 1-10, Esashi, Hiyama-gun Hours: 9:00 – 17:00
Closed: Mon. (the following day if Monday is a national holiday) (Nov. – Mar.);Dec. 31 – Jan. 5
Admission fee: adults: 500 yen; elementary, junior high and high school
students: 250 yen
Contact: 0139-52-5522

Address: Tsuruoka 74-1, Kikonai
Admission fee: free Hours: 9:00 – 16:00
Closed: Mon. (the following day if Monday is a national holiday), year-end and
New Year holidays
Contact: Folk Museum (01392-2-4366)

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Okushiri Island

Cycling Port & Cycle Rest

Esashi(Hotel New Esashi)

The Cycling Port & Cycle Rest facilities located along the Cycle Tourism South
Hokkaido route offer encouragement and support for bicycle trips such as thelending of bicycle pumps and simple tools as well as the sale of inner tubes.

Mt. Iou*Only cycle racks are available at the Seikan Tunnel Museum in Fukushima Town.

Hakodate
Shinyoshibori Tunnel❶ Michi-no-Eki (Roadside Rest Area) Misogi-no-sato Kikonai❷ Michi-no-Eki Shiriuchi❸ Michi-no-Eki Yokozuna-no-Sato Fukushima❹ Michi-no-Eki Kitamaebune Matsumae❺ Michi-no-Eki Kaminokuni Monju❻ Esashi Sea Station❼ Michi-no-Eki Assabu❽ Michi-no-Eki Route 229 Gennadai❾ Okukshiri Island Ferry Terminal❿ Seikan Tunnel Museum in Fukushima Town

Kikonai(Michi-no-Eki)

Fukushima Tunnel

Matsumae(Onsen Ryokan Yano)

Cycling trip itinerary planThis plan is for a two-night, three-day trip, but you could also plan a one-night, two-day trip ora three-night, four-day trip. Tailor your plan as you like depending on your leg strength andamount of time available to tour the facilities.
Fukushima Tunnel

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Mt. Iou

Shinyoshibori Tunnel

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DAY
Distance

Kikonai(Michi-no-Eki)1

59.4 km

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Distance

Matsumae

371m (Onsen Ryokan Yano)

72.6 km2

DAY
Elevation
Gain

773m

Distance

Esashi(Hotel New Esashi)

349.2kmElevation
Gain

291m

Kikonai(Michi-no-Eki)*The map and GPS data are from the 2018 tour. Decide your base point and make arrangements for accommodations as you like.

Access to the departure/arrival point (Kikonai Station)
South Hokkaido Railway
Time required: approx. 1 hr.
Number of services: 9 round trips/day
BicycleDistance: approx. 40 km (Route 228)

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Seikan Tunnel

Hakodate BusTime required: approx. 1 hr. 40 min.
Number of services: 6 round trips/day

Tsugarukaikyo Ferry
Time required: approx. 3 hr. 40 min.
Number of services: 8 round trips/day

Hokkaido Shinkansen
Time required: 46 – 49 min.
Number of services: 8 round trips/day

ShinAomori

Hakodate

AomoriSouth Hokkaido Railway

Tsugarukaikyo Ferry
Time required:approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
Number of services:
2 round trips/day

Oma

Seikan Ferry
Time required: approx. 4 hr.
Number of services: 8 round trips/day* This map information is current as of January 2019. Please note that the information is subject to change.

History/Culture-based South Hokkaido Cycle Tourism Promotion Council
Hokkaido Development Engineering Center Hakodate Satellite, Goryokaku-cho 31-8, Hakodate, Hokkaido, 040-0001

https://cycletourism-southhokkaido.org
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We are supported by the Hokkaido Tourism Organization’s Wide-area Tourism Promotion Project in Fiscal 2019.
Cooperation: South Hokkaido Oiwake Scenic Byway Route Management Council