Observed arrival · 2026-11-03
Hokkaido’s Vanished Railways, Ruins, and Mountains
A personal Hokkaido field-and-history site linking maps of abandoned railways, heritage remains, and mountain records with research articles.
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- Hokkaido hikers, railway-history readers, and heritage explorers
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- The heritage index includes former settlements, shrines, and military remains alongside coal and mine sites.
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The site says its creator hikes, then researches mountain history and railway remains through old maps, photographs, and documents. Its heritage index includes coal and mine remains, former settlements, shrines, and military structures; the mountain section reports 56 of 123 listed peaks climbed. The homepage links readers from map indexes to articles, including a Tarumae history feature.
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