A Hokkaido difficult-to-read place name bingo card, created by Sapporo-based city-walking expert Tetsu Wada, also known as "Bura Satoru" (@Satoru_Wada), has become a hot topic for being incredibly challenging. Let's take a look at what it's all about.

流行りに便乗して、北海道の難読地名ビンゴを作ってみました。 pic.twitter.com/30sKjdsI5q

— 和田 哲／ブラサトル (@Satoru_Wada) July 31, 2022

This is tough... Hokkaido is already known for its many hard-to-read place names, but this list features names that are nearly impossible to read unless you already know them. Comments included:

"I can't read a single one!!!!!!"
"I can't even read half of them."
"I was good with the ones that are train station names, but for the others, I give up."
"Only five... this is difficult."

It seems everyone struggled to answer.

For the record, our editorial team gave it a try, and while we could recognize a few, we were far from getting a bingo. We need to study more...

Here are the answers!

答え合わせです！いくつ読めましたか？ pic.twitter.com/UeO8glYBmU

— 和田 哲／ブラサトル (@Satoru_Wada) August 1, 2022

If you got even one bingo, you're a true Hokkaido expert! Looking up the place names you didn't know might lead you to discover some unexpected new regions.