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Town in Hokkaido, Japan
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美幌峠 Bihoro-tōge
This is Bihoro's sole claim to fame, affording views over Lake Kussharo in the nearby Akan National Park. The pass was also canonized in the eponymous enka (Japanese folk song), which now plays on repeat in the small service area near the pass..
星美幌農業館 Bihoro-nōgyōkan
With exhibits like "Modern Agricultural Machines" and "Let's Play With BIBOT", this is best reserved for those really rainy days.
峠の湯びほろ
The inevitable hot spring, but a fairly modern and pleasant operation — and yes, that does mean "Pass Hot Water Bihoro".
ぐるっとパノラマ美幌峠
The fancy name of the highway service area at Bihoro Pass ... but in addition to the souvenir and fried-everything-on-a-stick vendors downstairs, there's a decent restaurant upstairs which serves kumazasa tea along with your meal.
民宿太郎庵
A tiny minshuku (capacity 7 people).
By train
Bihoro is on the JR Sekihoku Line (石北本線) from Asahikawa to Abashiri.
By road
Bihoro is a major road junction and highways lead from here to Abashiri on the northern coast, to Teshikaga (Akan National Park) and to Asahikawa and Sounkyo Onsen (Daisetsuzan National Park).
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