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10 Things to Do in Bihoro Bihoro ( 美幌町 ) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . The name of the town is from the Ainu language. It was believed to be either from “ Piporo ” [stones, many] or “ Pehoro ” [waters, many]. For those planning to visit the town of Bihoro to check what it has to offer, here are the 10 Things to Do in Bihoro : Bihoro manhole covers 1. Take a picture of the manhole covers of Bihoro . So far, I have seen 2 unique manhole covers. These are commonly seen around town. Bihoro Pokemon manhole cover 2. Take a picture of the  Bihoro Pokemon manhole cover . It is installed in front of the  Bihoro Station  ( 美幌駅 ) . The manhole cover features Vulpix and Alolan Vulpix with two Hoppips. Bihoro Shrine 3. Visit the  Bihoro Shrine  ( 美幌神社 ). It’s the main shrine of the town of Bihoro. You can pay your respects and offer prayers here any time of the day. Don’t forget to avail of the shrine’s goshuin if you are collecting them. Bihoro Aviation Park ( 美幌航空

10 Things to Do in Ozora Ozora ( 大空町 ) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . It’s fairly a young town created on March 31, 2006, through the merger of Memanbetsu Town and Higashimokoto Village. The name of the town is translated as 大 – big and 空 - sky so together it means “big sky”. For those planning to visit the town of Ozora to check what it has to offer, here are the 10 Things to Do in Ozora : Ozora manhole covers 1. Take a picture of the  manhole cover of Ozora . So far, I have seen 3 unique manhole covers. The first one is found near Memambetsu Shrine and the other two are found near the Roadside Rest Area "Nonky Land Higashimokoto” ( 道の駅 ノンキーランドひがしもこと ) Ozora Pokemon manhole cover 2. Take a picture of the  Ozora Pokemon manhole cover . It is installed in the Memanbetsu Eki-mae Park across the street from Memanbetsu Station. The manhole cover features Vulpix riding the back of a Staraptor. Memambetsu Shrine 3. Visit the  Memambetsu Shrine  ( 女満別神社

10 Things to Do in Abashiri City Abashiri ( 網走市 ) is a city in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . There are several ideas as to how the name 'Abashiri' came to be. It was believed to be derived from the Ainu language, like apa-siri which means leakage/ground, and ci-pa-sir  which translates to the land we discovered. For those planning to visit Abashiri City to check what it has to offer, here are the 1 0 Things to Do in Abashiri City : Abashiri manhole cover 1. Take a picture of Abashiri’s unique manhole cover . So far, I have seen 1 unique manhole cover. It is common and can be seen around Abashiri City proper.  Abashiri Roadside Station / Road Station Ryuhyo-kaido Abashiri 2. Visit the  Abashiri Roadside Station  /  Road Station Ryuhyo-kaido Abashiri  ( 道の駅 流氷街道網走 ) and buy products that are made in the city. You can also get the roadside station stamp here for the Hokkaido Stamp rally booklet. Don’t forget to take photos of the Abashiri Pokemon manhole cover

10 Things to Do in Saroma Saroma ( 佐呂間町 ) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . The name of the town is derived from the Ainu place name saro-oma-pet , which means “a place of many miscanthus reeds.” For those planning to visit the town of Saroma to check what it has to offer, here are the 10 Things to Do in Saroma : Saroma manhole cover 1. Take a picture of the  manhole cover of Saroma . So far, I have seen 1 unique manhole cover. It is commonly seen around town. Saroma Shrine 2. Visit the  Saroma Shrine  ( 佐呂間神社 ). It’s the main shrine of the town of Saroma. You can pay your respects and offer prayers here any time of the day. Don’t forget to avail of the shrine’s goshuin if you collect them. Buy Saroma's pumpkin 3. Buy Saroma’s famed pumpkin or any pumpkin-themed products. Piraoro Observatory  4. Head up to  Piraoro Observatory  ( ピラオロ展望台 ) for a nice view of Lake Saroma and the harbor below. Former Saroma Station 5. Visit the  Former Saroma Station  ( 佐呂

10 Things to Do in Yubetsu Yubetsu ( 湧別町 ) is a town in the Okhotsk Subprefecture of Hokkaido, Japan . The town's name is derived from the Yubetsu River which flows through the town. The river’s name was derived from the Ainu ipe-ot-i , which means fish, abundance, and place. For those planning to visit the town of Yubetsu to check what it has to offer, here are the 10 Things to Do in Yubetsu : Yubetsu manhole cover 1. Take a picture of the manhole cover of Yubetsu . So far, I have seen 1 unique manhole cover. It is commonly seen around town. Kamiyubetsu Shrine  2. Visit the  Kamiyubetsu Shrine  ( 上湧別神社 ). It was the main shrine of the former town of Kamiyubetsu before it merged with the town of Yubetsu. You can pay your respects and offer prayers here any time of the day. Don’t forget to avail of the shrine’s goshuin if you collect them. Yubetsu Shrine   3. Visit the  Yubetsu Shrine  ( 湧別神社 ). It’s the main shrine of the town of Yubetsu. You can pay your respects and offer pray