北海道黎明之塔 / Hokkaido Yoake-no Tou

北海道黎明之塔（位於上之國町）高度為24m。是可以瞭望日本海的小鎮的象徵。這裡有依照冬至、春分和秋分、夏至當天的日出方向所建造的三條道路的廣場。1988年因紀念小鎮開拓滿800年所建造的（據說是首次有人從本州移住到這裡的土地）。網狀圖案的外牆，被這個地區特有的強風吹到後會發出聲音。

Hokkaido Yoake-no Tou (Kaminokuni Town) is a 24-meter tall tower which stands atop a prominent hill. From the site of the tower visitors can admire a panoramic view of the Sea of Japan. Yoake-no Tou literally means ‘tower of dawn’ in Japanese. The name implies that Kaminokuni was the first place to which people from Honshu arrived and inhabited. The tower was built in 1988 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the arrival. Three paths are in front of the tower. The directions of the paths indicate the paths of the sunrises on the summer and winter solstices, and the spring/autumn equinoxes. The mesh design of the tower creates a unique sound when the wind blows through it.