Muroran - Tomakomai - Travel & Tourism Guide Muroran - Tomakomai - Japon

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Muroran (population 100,000) and Tomakomai (population 174,000) are two industrial cities on the road to Sapporo. From both of these ports, ferries run to and from Honshū. From Muroran and Tomakomai, the view of Mount Shōwa Shinzan and Mount Chitose is a wonder. Muroran is the city of steel. It is home to a large steel complex of Nippon Steel. Within 60 minutes from Tomakomai Port, there are natural sites, such as Japan's largest Ainu cultural center, Upopoi, in Shiraoi, Lake Utonai Bird Sanctuary, and Lake Shikotsu, which is one of the most transparent lakes in the archipelago