Where is Kutchan? Kutchan is located in western Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. | Kutchan is surrounded by the beautiful Niseko mountain range, stunning Mt. Yotei and Shiribetsu River, one of the clearest rivers in Japan.
 downtown and main residential area with Mt. Yotei in the back
"Kutchan" originally means "a place flowing from somewhere like a pipe"in indigenous Ainu language. |