# Travel Destinations | Japan Voyage Travel

- [Hakodate Morning Market](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/hakodate-morning-market): Hokkaido, Market. A bustling morning market just steps from Hakodate Station, famous for ultra-fresh seafood and live squid fishing.
- [Otaru Canal](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/otaru-canal): Hokkaido, Landmark. A canal lined with stone warehouses and gas lamps in the old port town of Otaru.
- [Noboribetsu Onsen](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/noboribetsu-onsen): Hokkaido, Onsen. A volcanic hot spring town with nine different types of natural thermal water and a dramatic Hell Valley.
- [Farm Tomita](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/farm-tomita): Hokkaido, Garden. Vast lavender fields creating a purple carpet against Hokkaido's rolling hills, with peak bloom in July.
- [Tobetsu Trappist Monastery](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/tobetsu-trappist-monastery): Hokkaido, Historic site. Founded in 1896 in Hokuto, the first Trappist monastery in Japan and home to the monks who created its famous butter cookies and candy. The cloister is closed, but the tree-lined approach, the Lourdes grotto and the shop are open to all.
- [Sapporo](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/sapporo): Hokkaido, City. Hokkaido's capital known for its snow festival, soup curry, beer, and grid-pattern streets.
- [Shiretoko Peninsula](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/shiretoko-peninsula): Hokkaido, Attraction. A UNESCO World Heritage peninsula at the northeast tip of Hokkaido with two gateway towns: Utoro on the Sea of Okhotsk and Rausu on the Nemuro Strait. No road reaches the cape; you see it from a sightseeing boat out of Utoro or walk there over several days. The pass between the two towns is closed from early November to late April.
- [Lake Akan](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/lake-akan): Hokkaido, Attraction. A volcanic lake cradled by forested mountains, famous for its rare spherical marimo moss balls and the vibrant Ainu Kotan cultural village on its shore.
- [Sapporo Clock Tower](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/sapporo-clock-tower): Hokkaido, Historic site. A historic wooden clock tower from 1878 that has become the enduring symbol of Sapporo and Hokkaido.
- [Asahiyama Zoo](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/asahiyama-zoo): Hokkaido, Attraction. Japan's most innovative zoo, pioneering 'behavioral exhibits' that showcase animals' natural movements. Visitors can watch penguins parade in winter, polar bears dive overhead, and seals glide through transparent tubes.
- [Biei](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/biei): Hokkaido, Attraction. Rolling patchwork hills of lavender, wheat, and wildflowers set against the Tokachi mountain range, along with the famous cobalt Blue Pond that changes color with the seasons.
- [Lake Toya](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/lake-toya): Hokkaido, Attraction. A beautiful caldera lake with a forested island at its center and the active volcano Usu-zan nearby, surrounded by onsen hot springs and scenic walking paths.
- [Trappistine Convent](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/trappistine-convent): Hokkaido, Historic site. Founded in 1898, the first contemplative convent for women in Japan. The cloistered nuns are not seen, but visitors can walk the brick-Gothic front garden with its statues and a small museum, and buy the madeleines and butter candy the sisters make.
- [Daisetsuzan National Park](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/daisetsuzan-national-park): Hokkaido, Park. Japan's largest national park spanning over 2,200 square kilometers of dramatic volcanic peaks, alpine meadows, and pristine wilderness in the heart of Hokkaido.
- [Sapporo Beer Museum](https://travel.japanvoyage.jp/travel_destinations/sapporo-beer-museum): Hokkaido, Museum. Japan's only beer museum, housed in an atmospheric red-brick Meiji-era building with tastings available.

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Last updated: 2026-10-26