Sapporo / Hakodate / Asahikawa / Obihiro / Kushiro /
Rishiri / Okushiri / Abashiri
Japan’s northernmost island and an outdoor lover’s paradise
The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido...
The Clock Tower (時計台, Tokeidai) is a symbol of Sapporo. The building was constructed during the early period of Sapporo...
"Sapporo ramen" is the local ramen founded in Sapporo city. It is said that the thick soup was boiled from pork bones at a ro...
A well-known spa resort surrounded by trees with glorious fall colorsOffering nine different varieties of thermal water, Nobo...
The Otaru Snow Light Path Festival (小樽雪あかりの路, Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi) is a winter festival held every Febr...
Matsumae Park, home to more than 10,000 cherry trees, has been officially recognized as one of the 100 best cherry blossom vi...
Mount Hakodate (函館山, Hakodateyama) is a 334 meter high, wooded mountain at the southern end of the peninsula on which m...
Shiretoko National Park (知床国立公園, Shiretoko Kokuritsu Koen), located on the Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkai...
Biei (美瑛) is a small town surrounded by a picturesque landscape of gently rolling hills and vast fields. A pleasant way t...
"Asahikawa ramen" is considered one of the three major ramen in Hokkaido. Combining seafood-based soup boiled from kelp and a...
Niseko (ニセコ) is the most famous ski resort in Japan, known for having tons of light powder snow, spectacular backcountr...
The Hakodate Morning Market (函館朝市, Hakodate Asaichi) is held daily from 5am (from 6am during winter) to noon, just...
A small, secluded hot spring resort nestled in fall foliageSituated in the upper reaches of the Shibetsu River, Yoroushi Onse...
Containing ingredients such as pork slices, green onions, bamboo shoots and spinach in simple salty soup with thin noodles, "...
The 90 meter ski jump competitions of the Winter Olympics 1972 were held in the Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (大倉山ジャ...
Yamada Nishiki rice is milled to an extravagant 40%, then slowly and carefully brewed through low-temperature fermentation to...
Beautiful lavender fields and colossal fireworks that will leave you gaping in aweThe stunning vista of lavender fields stret...
In Hokkaido, King Crab, snow crab, and horsehair crab are the three most popular crab varieties.Hokkaido's harvest of horseha...
Breathtakingly beautiful, Mount Niseko measures 1,308 meters tall and sits in the pristine wilderness of the Niseko Mountain ...
The Shiraoi Ainu Museum (アイヌ民族博物館, Ainu Minzoku Hakubutsukan) is one of the country's best museums about the ...
See art installations depicting Hokkaido's natural beauty!The Odori venue runs east to west, and is crossed by a line of illu...
Rusutsu resort receives 13 meters of snow a year and with its location being ideal for super dry powder, it is a winter parad...
Look out from the observation deck over a gigantic star floating on the groundThe moat of Goryokaku, which is designated a sp...
A major festival that symbolizes summer in Sapporo!The Summer Festival, now in its 61st year, is a summer tradition in Sappor...
Japan's premiere cherry tree-lined roadThis road is about 7 kilometers long and 36 meters wide, and is lined with around 3,00...
Kiroro Snow resort is a beautiful resort which offers superior luxury and relaxation with a full range of exciting activities...
A cruise service located at Roadside Rest Area Ryuhyo-Kaido Abashiri, operated by the Abashiri Tourism Association. This whal...
At the tip of this cape, which juts out into the Sea of Okhotsk, lies a black-and-white lighthouse that has stood for more th...
This glass-bottom cruise around the Iwabe coast sets sail from the Iwabe fishing harbor located in Fukushima, Hokkaido, offer...
ZIPLINE ADVENTURE is an outdoor adventure activity that lets you zip across wire ropes stretching from tree to tree, using pu...
Reel in a beautiful catch in golden Lake Akan. Lake Akan is home to golden white-spotted char of the iwana genus, a fish priz...
This observatory can be found at the "Mysterious" Lake Mashu in Akan Mashu National Park. Located atop the Mashu/Kussharo cal...
70% of Okushiri Island forests are made up of beech woods, which are the focus of this forest walk led by a local guide. Walk...
A roughly 55-km cycling route that circles around Rishiri Island, located at the farthest end of the Sea of Japan. Enjoy the ...
Shiroi Koibito no Oka is so named for its view of the mountainous backdrop, which closely resembles that depicted on the pack...
Lake Shikotsu, which has had the highest water quality and clarity in Japan for ten years running, is located in the Shikotsu...
The Bibi River, which flows through Chitose, meanders down through marshy forests before joining Lake Utonai.The gently flowi...
One natural attraction that has seen a sharp rise in popularity over recent years is jewelry ice — a name given to ice form...
From late January to early March, the Okhotsk Coast is awash with spotless white drift ice formed from frozen sea water. The ...
If you're visiting eastern Hokkaido in the winter months, the views of the Sea of Okhotsk blanketed in drift ice are not to b...
For around six weeks every year, Sounkyo Onsen, nestled between a range of roughly 2,000-meter-high mountains, hosts Hokkaido...
Asahiyama Zoo, the northernmost zoo in Japan, is renowned for its methods of encouraging animals to act like they do in the w...
Japan's most visited guest ranch is a spacious plot of land home to some 50 reindeer, an animal native to cold climes such as...
The ice horizon is a large expanse of ice that spreads out as far as the horizon. It can be seen from the Notsuke Peninsula i...
Delve into a forest enrobed in the finest pure-white powder snow in Japan. Jump aboard a caterpillar-tracked snowmobile and h...
Surrounded by dense forest in the middle of a National Park, Lake Akan is known for its hot springs and picturesque scenery. ...
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this winter, this scenic railway runs through the Kushiro Marsh in the winter months only. T...
The Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri) is held during one week every February in Hokkaido's capital Sapporo. It is …
Matsumae Park, home to more than 10,000 cherry trees, has been officially recognized as one of the 100 best cherry blossom vi...
Beautiful lavender fields and colossal fireworks that will leave you gaping in aweThe stunning vista of lavender fields stret...