New Chitose Airport is the gateway to Hokkaido through the skies. A certain sign at the airport, which is frequented by many tourists, has become a hot topic on social media.

A specialty of New Chitose Airport Station: "A board encouraging people who underestimate Hokkaido to reflect on their actions"

Quoted from @imawo_harubeto's post

Just outside the ticket gates of JR New Chitose Airport Station, there is a sign with a map of Hokkaido and Honshu superimposed on each other. The size of Hokkaido, which spans many prefectures, reminds us of just how vast it is. On social media, people have commented, "That's weird, it's so big," and "Is this the way it's seen from the north?"

There were also voices of surprise at the travel distances between cities, such as "Sapporo to Hakodate is longer than Nagoya to Osaka," and "Even Otaru and Sapporo take about an hour..." It seems that many people have actually made arduous travel plans and have had a hard time with the unexpected travel distances.

The sign is located in front of the ticket gate at New Chitose Airport Station.

Looking at it again, the design seems to be appealing to tourists, saying, "It's difficult to see all of Hokkaido in one trip!" This sign, which you see at the beginning of your Hokkaido trip, may have the effect of making you reconsider your itinerary early on... Please be careful when planning your trip to Hokkaido.