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Hokkaido:
Onuma Quasi-National Park is a quasi-national park on the Oshima Peninsula in southwest Hokkaido. The park encompasses the volcanic as well as the Onuma and Konuma ponds, which abut against the west slope of the mountain. Onuma and Konuma were created when mudflows due to eruptions of Mt. Komagatake dammed up depressions at the base of the mountain. The ponds, which are dotted with watershields, are surrounded by birch and maple forests.
Hokkaido:
Sapporo clock tower is a wooden structure.The building is of American design and is one of the few surviving Western style buildings in Sapporo, a city developed in the 1870s with assistance from the American government. It is known by many as the symbol of the city and is a main feature of almost all domestic and international tours of Sapporo. The clock after which it is named continues to run and keep time, and the chimes can be heard every hour.
Hokkaido:
Hokkaido:
Showashinzan is a volcanic lava dome in the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, next to Mt. Usu. The mountain was created between 1944 and 1945. Initially, a series of strong earthquakes shook the area, and wheat fields were rapidly uplifted. Lava broke through the surface and the current peak was created. The peak is now 398 m (1,306 ft) tall, and still actively smoking.