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City in Hokkaido, Japan
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北見ハッカ記念館
Materials related to the past production of mint are exhibited.
ピアソン記念館
The former house of Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Christian missionaries in Kitami in the 19th century. There are also displays covering Elizabeth City, New Jersey - Kitami's sister city.
ワッカ
A long sandbar that separates the Sea of Okhotsk and Lake Saroma. More than 300 kinds of wild flower bloom on the sandbar. There is a Nature Center at the entrance to the sandbar. The center provides bicycle rental (for a fee) and information on the area.
山の水族館, Yama no Suizokukan
Aquarium for freshwater fish.
温根湯温泉
There are a lot of hotels and day spas with alkaline springs resulting in smooth skin after bathing.
塩別温泉
There is an inn that offers day bathing. The water is alkaline similar to Onneyu Onsen - get smoother skin after bathing.
常呂カーリングホール
City-operated hall.
北見カーリングホール
A hall opened in 2020.
サロマ湖一周遊覧観光船 あざらし号
Cruise on the lake. Takes 50 to 90 minutes depending on the route.
Shio-Yakisoba 塩焼そば
Local dish of Kitami. You can eat it around the city, at any restaurant or hotel.
トリトン三輪店
It is a conveyor belt sushi restaurant. There are many delicious sushi restaurants in Kitami, but this one is relatively cheap.
オホーツクビール
Local beer of Kitami that got the first local beer production license in Japan. The brewery has a restaurant named "Okhotsk Beer Factory".
スーパーホテル北見
東横INN北見駅前
大江本家
In Onneyu Onsen town.
薄荷
Kitami was one of the world's leading producers in the past. They sell such as at Kitami Mint Memorial Museum, Michi no Eki and Kitami Station.
By train
The JR Sekihoku Main Line runs through Kitami Station as it travels from Sapporo to Abashiri. The Limited Express Okhotsk, servicing Kitami, runs 4 round trips from Sapporo to Abashiri daily.
By bus
The Hokkaido Kitami Bus operates an intercity bus service.
By car
The Doto expressway arrives in Kitami from Obihiro in the south. National Route 39 goes through Kitami from Sapporo and Asahikawa in the west to Abashiri to the east.
By bus
The Hokkaido Kitami Bus operates several routes in Kitami. In the Tokoro area, Abashiri Bus services several areas.
By car
There are many rental car providers in Kitami:
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