is an initiative aimed at the valorization and transmission to the next generation of the tangible and intangible natural, cultural, historical, and industrial heritage of Hokkaidō, Japan. It is advanced by the, an NPO, and endorsed by the prefectural government, amongst other bodies. Seventy-four assets have been identified to date in four sessions, the first twenty-five on 22 October 2001, a further twenty-seven on 22 October 2004, fifteen more on 1 November 2018, and, most recently, an additional six (together with the split of "The Ubagami Daijingū Festival and Esashi Oiwake" into two separate assets) on 13 October 2022.[1] The scheme does not include a formal system for management or preservation but is intended to be a citizen-led movement with the concomitant benefits of promoting tourism, fostering pride and a sense of belonging in local communities, developing human capital and potential, and the revitalization of local economies.[2] [3] [4]
| Asset | Municipality | Comments | Image | Coordinates | Session | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Breakwater Dome in Wakkanai Port Wakkanai-kō kita-bōhatei dōmu | 45.4203°N 141.6805°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | ||||
| Circumferential Glacier Topography of Sōya Hills Sōya kyūryō no shūhyōga chikei | 45.4819°N 141.9187°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | ||||
| The Teshio River Teshio-gawa | At 256km (159miles), the second longest river on the island (after the Ishikari River) | 44.8789°N 141.7383°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | |||
| The Herring Highway in Rumoi Rumoi no nishin kaidō | Includes the, (pictured), and Life and Culture | 44.1364°N 141.6552°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | |||
| Historical Buildings in Mashike Mashike no rekishi-teki tatemono-gun | 43.853°N 141.5264°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | ||||
| Asahibashi Bridge Asahi-bashi | Over the Ishikari River; completed in 1932 to replace the 1892 bridge of wood covered in earth | 43.7788°N 142.36°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | |||
| Museum of Soils "Mansion of Soils" Tsuchi no Hakubutsukan "Tsuchi no Yakata" | 43.4627°N 142.4518°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | ||||
| Uryū Marsh Uryū-numa shitsugen | 43.4627°N 142.4518°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | ||||
| Hokkai Principal Irrigation Channel Hokkai kansen-yō suiro | The longest exclusively agricultural irrigation channel in the country; runs from Akabira to Nanporo; constructed in four years from 1924; draws water from the | 43.3041°N 141.8498°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | |||
| Colliery-related Facilities, and Life and Culture of Sorachi Sorachi no tankō kanren shisetsu to seikatsu bunka | Ashibetsu, Bibai, Iwamizawa, Utashinai, Yūbari, etc | 43.0684°N 141.9891°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_03.pdf | |||
| The Ishikari River Ishikari-gawa | Ishikari, etc | 43.2687°N 141.3717°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Bricks of Ebetsu Ebetsu no renga | Construction in brick was encouraged by the Hokkaidō Development Commission, resulting in buildings such as the Former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo; at one point there were seventeen brickworks in eight areas of the prefecture, but during the Taishō era they converged on Ebetsu, with its fine clays; three brickworks continue in the area today; there are some four hundred brick buildings in the city, including the and (pictured) | 43.0963°N 141.5225°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Hokkaido University, the Sapporo Agricultural College Farm No.2 Hokkaidō Daigaku Sapporo Nō Gakkō dai-ni nōjō | Founded in 1877 by William S. Clark as a "model" farm | 43.0821°N 141.3403°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| The European Architecture in the Era of the Hokkaidō Development Commission Kaitakushi jidai no yōfū kenchiku | Includes the Sapporo Clock Tower, Hōheikan (pictured), Seikatei,,, etc | 43.0626°N 141.3536°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| The Factories and Memorial Halls in Naebo, Sapporo Sapporo Naebo chiku no kōjō kinenkan-gun | Includes the, Sapporo Beer Museum (pictured),,, etc | 43.0714°N 141.3689°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Otaru Minato Harbour and Breakwater Otaru minato to bōhatei | The north breakwater was designed by, inspired by the Port of Colombo, and makes use of sloping blocks; the south breakwater was constructed using caissons; cf. | 43.1883°N 141.0312°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Nikka Whisky Yoichi Distillery Nikka Uwisukii Yoichi jōryū-sho | Taketsuru Masataka opened his distillery here in 1934, malt whisky production starting two years later | 43.1854°N 140.7892°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| The Shakotan Peninsula and Cape Kamui Shakotan-hantō to Kamui-misaki | Shakotan etc | Remains of the old herring industry, which prospered from the Meiji period to the Shōwa era include a, unloading place, fish ponds, tunnels, and roads | 43.3335°N 140.3463°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | ||
| Natural Spring Water in Kyōgoku Kyōgoku no fukidashi yūsui | One of the largest springs in the country, replenished by snow thaw from Mount Yōtei that filters through minerals underground; selected in 1985 by the Environmental Agency as one of the | 42.858°N 140.8689°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Skiing and the Niseko Mountains Sukii to Niseko renpō | Skiing grew in popularity both locally and across the country at large in the 1960s | 42.8616°N 140.6981°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Beech Forests at the Northern Boundary Hokugen no buna bayashi | The Oshima Peninsula marks the northern limit of this temperate zone tree; in Nanae there is a beech forest planted by, son of painter Eduard and brother of Hakodate Consul Conrad | 42.6597°N 140.3195°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Shōwashinzan International Snowball Fight Festival Shōwa-shinzan Kokusai Yukigassen Taikai | Shōwa-shinzan or "new mountain of the Shōwa era" was formed by volcanic lava in the 1940s; this competitive snowballing or yuki-gassen began in 1989 | 42.5408°N 140.8576°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| Noboribetsu Onsen Jigoku-dani Noboribetsu onsen Jigoku-dani | There are fifteen so-called thermal "hells" in the valley, which is surrounded by, with a surface temperature that reaches 50C, the smoking, and | 42.4976°N 141.1487°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | |||
| The Remains of Jōmon Culture on the Coast of Uchiura Gulf Uchiura-wan engan no Jōmon bunka iseki-gun | Date, Hakodate, etc | Four million artefacts, including "Hollow Dogū", have been found at eighty-nine sites in Hakodate alone; see Ōfune Site | 42.4012°N 140.911°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_04.pdf | ||
| The Ubagami Daijingū Festival Ubagami Daijingū togyo-sai | Herring-related matsuri, some 360 years old | 41.8664°N 140.1251°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/esashi_ubagami.html | |||
| Esashi Oiwake Esashi oiwake | 41.8687°N 140.1266°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/esashi_oiwake.html | ||||
| The Former Fort from the 15th Century in Kaminokuni Kaminokuni no chūsei no tate | 41.8015°N 140.1008°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| Fukuyama (Matsumae) Castle and its Temple District Fukuyama (Matsumae)-jō to teramachi | 41.4299°N 140.1085°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| Goryōkaku and the Relics of the Battle of Hakodate Goryōkaku to Hakodate sensō no ikō | Hakodate etc | Includes Goryōkaku, Shiryōkaku, Fukuyama Castle, the waters off Kamome Island where the Japanese frigate Kaiyō Maru sank, Washinoki, where the shogunate forces under Enomoto Takeaki landed, the battlefield of, the, where the new Meiji Government forces made landfall, the, where Hijikata Toshizō was killed, etc | 41.7969°N 140.7568°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||
| Mount Hakodate and the Remains of the Batteries Hakodate-yama to hōdai ato | 41.7566°N 140.7017°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| Seibuchiku Area in Hakodate Hakodate Seibu-chiku no machi-nami | 41.7628°N 140.7122°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| The Tramways Romen densha | Hakodate City Tram (pictured) first operated as a horse-drawn railway car in 1897 and was electrified in 1913; the Sapporo Streetcar began operations in 1918 | 41.7723°N 140.7279°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| The Cherry Trees on Nijikken Road in Shizunai Shizunai Nijikken-dōro no sakura namiki | 42.3968°N 142.4412°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| Mōru Hot Springs Mōru onsen | The name is derived from the German Moor, the springs rising through peat; includes | 42.9322°N 143.2968°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| Rawan Butterburs Rawan-buki | Giant butterburs that grow to a height of 2m (07feet) to 3m (10feet) along the ; it is said they used to grow to a height of some 4m (13feet); cf. Koropokkuru (pictured) | 43.3378°N 143.8454°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| The Former National Railroad and Concrete Arch Bridges of the Shihoro Line kyū-Kokutetsu Shihoro-sen konkurīto āchi kyōryō-gun | Thirty-four bridges from the early Shōwa era are preserved, including (pictured) | 43.4154°N 143.1889°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| Kiritappu Wetland Kiritappu shitsugen | 43.0844°N 145.08°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | ||||
| Lake Mashū Mashū-ko | An endorheic crater lake in Akan National Park said to be one of world's clearest lakes | 43.5835°N 144.5283°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| The Konsen Highland Windbreak Konsen daichi no kōshi-jō bōfū-rin | A grid formed by bands of trees some wide that run a total of | 43.1937°N 145.0363°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_05.pdf | |||
| The Notsuke Peninsula and the Utase Boats Notsuke-hantō to utase-bune | 43.6032°N 145.2923°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||||
| Wakka/Koshimizu primaeval flower garden Wakka/Koshimizu gensei ka-en | 44.1355°N 143.9608°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||||
| The Pierson Memorial House Piason Kinenkan | 43.8065°N 143.8869°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||||
| The Forest Railroad Steam Locomotive "Amamiya No.21" Shinrin Tetsudō jōki kikansha "Amamiya 21-gō" | 43.9319°N 143.3368°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||||
| Ancient Remains along the Okhotsk Coast Ohōtsuku engan no kodai iseki-gun | Abashiri, Engaru, Kitami, Shari, etc | 44.025°N 144.2681°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Ice Floes and Garinko Ryūhyō to Garinko-gō | 44.3336°N 143.373°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||||
| Villages of the Farmer-Soldiers and Military Barracks Tondenhei mura to heioku | Akkeshi, Ebetsu, Nemuro, Sapporo, Shibetsu, etc | 43.0763°N 141.3019°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Hokkaidō Horse Culture Hokkaidō no uma bunka | Obihiro, etc | 42.9211°N 143.1822°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Ainu Place Names Ainu-go chimei | passim | 42.6352°N 142.1614°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Ainu Patterns Ainu monyō | passim | The three fundamental Ainu designs are the,, and, that are then endlessly reimagined and recombined | 42.6369°N 142.1569°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||
| Ainu Oral Culture Ainu kōshō bungei | passim | See Yukar, Kutune Shirka, Imekanu, Chiri Yukie (pictured) | 42.5613°N 141.3669°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||
| The Culture of Salmon Sake no bunka | passim | 43.66°N 145.1163°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Hokkaidō Ramen Noodles Hokkaidō no rāmen | Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro, Sapporo, etc | 43.0555°N 141.3532°W | I | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | |||
| Genghis Khan Jingisukan | passim | Involves a distinctively-shaped cooking pan (pictured) | 43.0555°N 141.3532°W | II | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/jouhoushi/isane_06.pdf | ||
| Rishiri Island Fishing Industry Heritage Sites and Life and Culture Rishiritō no gyogyō isan-gun to seikatsu bunka | 45.113°N 141.2162°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/rishiri_gyogyouisan.html | ||||
| Asahikawa Furniture Asahikawa kagu | Includes the | 43.8001°N 142.4156°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/asahikawa_kagu.html | |||
| Miura Ayako Literature Museum and Foreign Species Specimen Forest Miura Ayako Kinen Bungakukan to Gaikoku Jushu Mihon-rin | 43.7536°N 142.348°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/asahikawa_miuraayako.html | ||||
| Mashike Mountain Trail and Gokibiru Mountain Trail Mahike-sandō to Gokibiru-sandō | 43.8352°N 141.4878°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/mashikeishikari_sandou.html | ||||
| Hokkaidō Shūchikan Prisons Hokkaidō no shūchikan | Five penitentiaries built between 1881 and 1893 to house political prisoners from the Satsuma Rebellion, and later for those convicted of serious crimes; see Abashiri Prison Museum (pictured) | 43.996°N 144.2287°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_syuujikan.html | |||
| Otaru Railway Heritage Otaru no tetsudō isan | 43.2112°N 141.0007°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/otaru_tetudoisan.html | ||||
| Achievements of Ōtomo Kametarō and Remains of Ōtomo-bori Ōtomo Kametarō no jiseki to Ōtomo-bori ikō | 43.0993°N 141.3455°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/sapporo_ootomokametaro.html | ||||
| Pacific Music Festival Pashifikku myūjikku fesutibaru | Founded by Leonard Bernstein in 1990 | 42.939°N 141.3401°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/sapporo_pmf.html | |||
| Sapporo Soft Stone Sapporo nanseki | 42.9691°N 141.3415°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/sapporo_nanseki.html | ||||
| Three Government Temples of Ezo Ezo Sankanji | ,, | 43.0321°N 144.8384°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_ezosankanji.html | |||
| Shikabe Geyser Shikabe kanketsusen | 42.0287°N 140.8305°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/shikabe_kanketusen.html | ||||
| Mukawa Town Hobetsu Fossils of Sentient Beings of Old Mukawa-chō Hobetsu no koseibutsu kaseki-gun | 42.7661°N 142.1357°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/mukawa_koseibutukasekigun.html | ||||
| Hokkaidō Basic Railroads Hokkaidō no kan'i kidō | Tsurui, etc | 43.2287°N 144.3257°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_kanikidou.html | |||
| Chishimazakura Cherry Trees Chishima-zakura | passim | 43.3285°N 145.5756°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_chishimasakura.html | |||
| Traces of the Exploration of Ezo by Matsuura Takeshirō Matsuura Takeshirō ni yoru Ezo-chi tōsa no ashiato | passim | 43.0532°N 141.4968°W | III | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_matsuuratakeshiro.html | |||
| Shimokawa Circular Forest Culture Shimokawa no junkan-gata shinrin bunka | 44.3005°N 142.6431°W | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/shimokawa_shinrin.html | ||||
| The Roots of Hokkaidō Rice, Akage-mai Hokkaidō kome no rūtsu「akage-mai」 | in 1873, successfully cultivated the akage-mai variety of cold-climate rice at Shimamatsu | 42.9234°N 141.5374°W | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/kitahiroshima_akagemai.html | |||
| Imakane and Pirika Gold Mine Sites Imakane・Pirika no kinzan iseki | 42.4705°N 140.1908°W | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/imakane_pirikakinzan.html | ||||
| Sendai Domain Shiraoi Moto-Jin'ya Sendai-han Shiraoi moto-jin'ya | 42.5641°N 141.3432°W | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/shiraoi_motojinya.html | ||||
| Sea of Trees at Tokachi-Mitsumata Tokachi Mitsumata no jukai | 43.5167°N 143.15°W | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/shiraoi_motojinya.html | ||||
| Shimo-no-ku Karuta shimo-no-ku karuta | passim | variant of uta-garuta | IV | http://www.hokkaidoisan.org/hokkaido_karuta.html | |||