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A total of 52 historical as a government initiative, with the aim of structures have been rebuilt on the http://www.city.kitami.lg.jp/english/ providing livelihoods for the excess 54.2-hectare site, set amid the natural Historical Village of Hokkaido agricultural manpower, through the splendor of primeval woodlands, including Access: Approx. 15 min. by JR Hokkaido Bus from Shin exploitation of marine products and forestry the former Sapporo Railway Station, the Sapporo Station on either the JR Line or Tozai Subway Line Open: May to Sept. from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (open every day) resources, and the coal required for ’s Colonial Commission Headquarters, Oct. to Apr. from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (closed every Monday Central Area modernization. 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