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Souvenirs of Hokkaido.
You can buy most of the souvenirs anywhere. But some souvenirs cannot be bought anywhere except the place you find it. Especially things you found at local place are often sold only at the area.
If it is written "限定", it means that you can buy it only at the limited place or the limited period. But if it is written "北海道限定", it means you can buy it in Hokkaido.
SWEETS
お菓子
As the one of the main products in Hokkaido is milk, it makes butter, cheese and cream. Also wheat is grown with a big field in Hokkaido. Those products become ingredients of sweets products.
Character Goods
キャラクター
A lot of mascot characters called "Yuru-Chara" is in Japan. In Hokkaido, some mascot characters also exist. Though some of them cannot possibly say that it is cute, but you might love it.
Many kinds of character goods are produced. How about finding your favorite one?
Ainu Crafts
アイヌ工芸品
We can often see some Ainu handicraft products in souvenir shops. The areas called Ainu Kotan (Ainu village) have a lot of Ainu handicraft shops. Though the wood carving of the bear is famous as Ainu handicraft, also there are other handicraft products like tablewares and accessories.
The use of color of Ainu embroideries is remarkable. It is worth to see it.
Dairy Products
乳製品
Though there are some big dairy product factories in Hokkaido, also there are small cheese or icecream factories in each place of Hokkaido. Those factories make their own cheese with the advantage of the characteristic in each.