Things to Do in Hokkaido, Japan

Hakodate Morning Market

Hokkaido's Premier Seafood Market

A bustling morning market just steps from Hakodate Station, famous for ultra-fresh seafood and li...

Otaru Canal

Romantic Gaslit Canal in a Historic Port Town

A canal lined with stone warehouses and gas lamps in the old port town of Otaru.

Tobetsu Trappist Monastery

Japan's First Trappist Monastery, Near Hakodate

Founded in 1896 in Hokuto, the first Trappist monastery in Japan and home to the monks who create...

Sapporo Clock Tower

Sapporo's Western-Style Landmark

A historic wooden clock tower from 1878 that has become the enduring symbol of Sapporo and Hokkaido.

Farm Tomita

Furano's Famous Lavender Fields

Vast lavender fields creating a purple carpet against Hokkaido's rolling hills, with peak bloom i...

Shiretoko Peninsula

A UNESCO World Heritage wilderness at the northeastern tip of Hokkaido, where brown bears roam fr...

Biei

Biei Patchwork Hills

Rolling patchwork hills of lavender, wheat, and wildflowers set against the Tokachi mountain rang...

Sapporo

Hokkaido's capital known for its snow festival, soup curry, beer, and grid-pattern streets.

Trappistine Convent

Japan's First Contemplative Convent, Above Hakodate

Founded in 1898, the first contemplative convent for women in Japan. The cloistered nuns are not ...

Noboribetsu Onsen

Hokkaido's Premier Hot Spring Resort

A volcanic hot spring town with nine different types of natural thermal water and a dramatic Hell...

Lake Akan

A volcanic lake cradled by forested mountains, famous for its rare spherical marimo moss balls an...

Sapporo Beer Museum

Japan's Only Beer Museum

Japan's only beer museum, housed in an atmospheric red-brick Meiji-era building with tastings ava...

Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo - Japan's Pioneering Behavioral Zoo

Japan's most innovative zoo, pioneering 'behavioral exhibits' that showcase animals' natural move...

Daisetsuzan National Park

Japan's Largest National Park

Japan's largest national park spanning over 2,200 square kilometers of dramatic volcanic peaks, a...

Lake Toya

A beautiful caldera lake with a forested island at its center and the active volcano Usu-zan near...