Southern Circuit

The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Cities

 * (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – the seat of the short-lived Ezo Republic
 * (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase

Towns and villages



 * (松前町 Matsumae-chō)
 * (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō)
 * Shimamaki
 * Imakane
 * Setana
 * Yakumo
 * Otobe
 * Esashi
 * Mori
 * Shikabe
 * Nanae
 * Assabu
 * Shiriuchi
 * Fukushima
 * Kaminokuni
 * Okushiri

Other destinations

 * (大沼国定公園 Ōnuma Kokutei Kōen) - placid lakes and a steaming volcano

Get in
Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

By train

 * JR Hokkaido Esashi line

By plane
Hakodate Airport