Hokkaido (北海道) place names in Japanese
24 destinations in Hokkaido, each with the kanji a taxi driver reads, the kana reading and a printable card. Categories covered here: landmarks & districts, airports, train stations, mountains, shinto shrines, hot spring towns.
| Kanji | Kana | English | Category | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 富良野市 | ふらの | Furano | Landmarks & districts | Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido |
| 新千歳空港 | しんちとせくうこう | New Chitose Airport | Airports | Chitose, Hokkaido |
| 美瑛町 | びえい | Biei | Landmarks & districts | Hokkaido, Hokkaido |
| 五稜郭 | ごりょうかく | Goryōkaku | Landmarks & districts | Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| 札幌駅 | さっぽろえき | Sapporo Station | Train stations | Hokkaido, Hokkaido |
| 新函館北斗駅 | しんはこだてほくとえき | Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station | Train stations | Hokuto, Hokkaido |
| 函館駅 | はこだてえき | Hakodate Station | Train stations | Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| 深川駅 | ふかがわえき | Fukagawa Station | Train stations | Fukagawa, Hokkaido |
| 函館山 | はこだてやま | Mount Hakodate | Mountains | Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| 雌阿寒岳 | めあかんだけ | Mount Meakan | Mountains | Kushiro, Hokkaido |
| 小樽駅 | おたるえき | Otaru Station | Train stations | Otaru, Hokkaido |
| 美唄駅 | びばいえき | Bibai Station | Train stations | Bibai, Hokkaido |
| 北海道神宮 | ほっかいどうじんぐう | Hokkaidō Jingū | Shinto shrines | Miyagaoka, Hokkaido |
| 岩見沢駅 | いわみざわえき | Iwamizawa Station | Train stations | Iwamizawa, Hokkaido |
| 網走駅 | あばしりえき | Abashiri Station | Train stations | Abashiri, Hokkaido |
| 旭川駅 | あさひかわえき | Asahikawa Station | Train stations | Asahikawa, Hokkaido |
| 千歳駅 | ちとせえき | Chitose Station | Train stations | Chitose, Hokkaido |
| 五稜郭駅 | ごりょうかくえき | Goryōkaku Station | Train stations | Hakodate, Hokkaido |
| 釧路駅 | くしろえき | Kushiro Station | Train stations | Kushiro, Hokkaido |
| 雄阿寒岳 | おあかんだけ | Mount Oakan | Mountains | Kushiro, Hokkaido |
| 白石駅 | しろいしえき | Shiroishi Station | Train stations | Hokkaido, Hokkaido |
| 稚内駅 | わっかないえき | Wakkanai Station | Train stations | Wakkanai, Hokkaido |
| 登別温泉 | のぼりべつおんせん | Noboribetsu Onsen | Hot spring towns | Noboribetsu, Hokkaido |
| 小樽運河 | おたるうんが | Otaru Canal | Landmarks & districts | Otaru, Hokkaido |
Frequently asked questions
How do I tell a taxi driver in Hokkaido where I want to go?
Show the Japanese characters rather than saying the name. Pick your destination from the 24 on this page, open its page and generate a card — the kanji is printed large with the sentence ここまでお願いします underneath.
Is Hokkaido written 北海道?
Yes. 北海道 is how the prefecture is written on road signs, in addresses and on a taxi driver's navigation system. Including it on the card resolves the many place names that repeat between prefectures.