Over deze locatie: Muroran
Muroran, industriële haven in zuidelijk Hokkaido, biedt het «Industrial Night View Muroran», Japans Nachterfgoed. De Hakucho-brug, Kaap Chikyu (Aardkaap) en uitzichten vanaf de berg Sokuryo contrasteren zee en industrie fotogeniek.
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- Industrial nightscape — one of Japan's Five Great Factory Nightscapes; the classic shoots are from Iwaizumi Observatory, Mt. Sokuryo, and Hakucho Bridge
- Hakucho Bridge — Hokkaido's longest suspension bridge at 1,380 m, with night illumination cycling through seven colors; links the Etomo Peninsula to the mainland
- Cape Chikyu — 140 m cliffs over the Pacific, ranked first among «Japan's New 100 Tourist Destinations»
- Mt. Sokuryo Observatory (200 m) — overlooks the Muroran cityscape, port, Hakucho Bridge, and the Pacific; an iconic night-view location
- Dolphin and Whale Watching — May to October, Minke whales, dolphins, and orcas appear in the Pacific waters
