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Esan Prefectural Natural Park: Day Trip from Sapporo (140 km) – Location & Nearest Station

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Esan Prefectural Natural Park is a park in Hakodate, Hokkaido, about 140 km in a straight line from Sapporo Station. That distance puts it within day-trip range of Sapporo for most travellers, depending on train connections.

Esan Prefectural Natural Park
Photo: Soica2001 (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
TypePark
Name in Japanese恵山道立自然公園
LocationHakodate, Hokkaido
Nearest station (straight line)Goryōkaku Station – about 36.4 km
From Sapporo Stationabout 140 km (straight line)
From Sendai Stationabout 396 km (straight line)
From Tokyo Stationabout 693 km (straight line)
Established1961
Coordinates41.81500, 141.17333
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttps://www.pref.hokkaido.lg.jp/ks/skn/environ/parks/esan-prefecturali-nationalpark.html
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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