Asahiyama Zoo
Asahiyama Zoo - Japan's Pioneering Behavioral Zoo
Japan's most innovative zoo, pioneering 'behavioral exhibits' that showcase animals' natural move...
Shiretoko Peninsula
Shiretoko Peninsula: Utoro, Rausu and a Cape No Road Reaches
A UNESCO World Heritage peninsula at the northeast tip of Hokkaido with two gateway towns: Utoro ...
Lake Akan
A volcanic lake cradled by forested mountains, famous for its rare spherical marimo moss balls an...
Lake Toya
A beautiful caldera lake with a forested island at its center and the active volcano Usu-zan near...
Biei
Biei Patchwork Hills
Rolling patchwork hills of lavender, wheat, and wildflowers set against the Tokachi mountain rang...
Lake Kussharo
Dig Your Own Hot Bath on the Beach at Japan's Largest Caldera Lake
Japan's largest caldera lake, about 80 square kilometres, in Akan-Mashu National Park. At Sunayu ...
Lake Mashu
A 212 m Deep Caldera You Can Only See From the Rim, Fog Permitting
A caldera lake 212 m deep, walled in by cliffs up to 350 m high, that you look down on from obser...
Lake Shikotsu
Japan's Second-Deepest Lake, 55 Minutes by Bus From New Chitose
A caldera lake about 360 m deep, the second deepest in Japan, and clear enough that the shallows ...