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I plan to go for hiking in Hokkaido next spring. I'd like to hike two weeks and to keep away from the cities during this time.

I'd like to visit Daisetsuzan Park and Shiretoko Park. I've read about Daisetsuzan grand traverse, but with 55km it's far too short for what I want (in 2 weeks I'd like to cover at least 300 km or 400 km (I'm a seasoned hiker)). Ideally, I'd like to cross the island from one point to the other.

Are there some good online resources? Ideally I'd like some online maps (like this map of Switzerland for example) to help me define my itinerary. Other resources like detailed blogs are also welcome, or personal information if you have some.

I've seen opencyclemap maps, but they are not so detailed:

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You may be able to use something like Galileo. It's a vector map that lives on your phone with no need to connect to the internet. You can download the area you want to go to. You can also create or upload gpx files for route tracking.

Here's the website: http://galileo-app.com

If you are using the track creation option, be aware that it kills batteries. I used Galileo on my motorcycle trip with some good success.

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AFAIK the most detailed Japan map is considered to be from Geographical Survey Institute. But there are only third party apps (Android/iOS) to view that map online and it's visible only at the highest scale and they are not that user friendly.

There are better OSM map renders with contour lines and shading than the mentioned opencyclemap. E. g. mapy.cz with app that can also route on the trails offline. I used it to navigate on the Daisetsuzan traverse (my photo worldcast). Other OSM maps specialized on hiking can work as well. Most tracks are there, yet the marked trails are often not distinguished. Japan tracks I visited were quite well marked in the terrain.

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