Michi-no-Eki Obira Nishin Banya
A herring fishermen's lodge on the Sea of Japan coast
A stop on Route 232, the Oronro Line, roughly halfway between Sapporo and Wakkanai. Next door sta...
Michi-no-Eki Shikabe Kanketsusen Koen
A geyser, a footbath and seafood you steam yourself
A roadside station on Route 278 in Shikabe, built beside a hot-spring geyser that goes off roughl...
Michi-no-Eki Utoro Shirietoku
Salmon lunch at the gateway to Shiretoko
The roadside station in Utoro, on Route 334 next to the Shiretoko World Heritage Center. Eat salm...
Goryokaku Fort
Hakodate’s star-shaped fortress marks Japan’s encounter with Western military design at the end o...
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 ...
Matsumae Castle
Hokkaido’s northern frontier history comes into focus at Matsumae Castle, where an original gate ...
Michi-no-Eki Boyo Nakayama
Fried potatoes at the top of Nakayama Pass
The summit stop on Route 230 between Sapporo and Lake Toya or Niseko, named for its view of Mt. Y...
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls
Kamuiwakka Hot Falls: Wading Up a Warm, Acidic River in Shiretoko
A river in Shiretoko National Park that runs warm because hot spring water from Mount Io feeds it...
Hakodate Orthodox Church
The White Church Where Orthodoxy in Japan Began, on the Motomachi Slopes
A white-walled, green-roofed Russian Byzantine church on the site of the Russian consulate chapel...