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Hokkaido is Japan's largest prefecture, consisting of Japan's entire northern island and its surrounding islets. Hokkaido is cooler than the rest of Japan and is a very popular domestic destination between May and August.
For many visitors Hokkaido the scenery resembles northern Europe, with rice paddies and concrete warrens. However, the hot spring resorts in much of the island serve as a reminder that you are still in Japan.
Most of Hokkaido was settled by the Japanese within the last 100 years. Before that, it was only inhabited by the hunter-gatherer Ainu people.
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