The Southern Circuit (道南 Dōnan) covers the western and central parts of the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

41°59′38″N 140°30′54″E

Map of Southern Circuit

• 41.766667140.7333331 Hakodate (函館市 Hakodate-shi) – the seat of the short-lived Ezo Republic
• 41.816667140.652 Hokuto (北斗市 Hokuto-shi) – adjacent to Hakodate, terminus of the Hokkaido Shinkansen's first phase

• 41.433333140.1166673 Matsumae (松前町 Matsumae-chō)
• 42.508056140.3730564 Oshamambe (長万部町 Oshamambe-chō)
• Shimamaki
• Imakane
• Setana
• Yakumo
• Otobe
• Esashi
• Mori
• Shikabe
• Nanae
• Assabu
• Shiriuchi
• Fukushima
• Kaminokuni
• Okushiri

• 42.0121140.6711 Onuma Quasi-National Park (大沼国定公園 Ōnuma Kokutei Kōen) - placid lakes and a steaming volcano

Hakodate is the main gateway, with trains north to Sapporo and south to Honshu, as well as ferry connections to Tohoku.

• JR Hokkaido Esashi line

Hakodate Airport (HKD ^IATA)