Discover Japan's Hidden Gems

Asahiyama Zoo

Asahiyama Zoo in the heart of Hokkaido revolutionized Japanese zoos by designing enclosures that ...

Biei

Biei is a picturesque farming town famous for its gently rolling hills patchworked with colorful ...

Daisetsuzan National Park

Japan's Largest National Park

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

Farm Tomita

Furano's Famous Lavender Fields

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

Hakodate

Hakodate is a charming port city at the southern tip of Hokkaido, celebrated for having one of th...

Hakodate Morning Market

Hokkaido's Premier Seafood Market

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

Lake Akan

Lake Akan is a volcanic caldera lake renowned for its mysterious marimo, rare spherical green alg...

Lake Toya

Lake Toya is a stunning caldera lake in southern Hokkaido, its circular shape formed by a massive...

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...

Otaru Canal

Romantic Gaslit Canal in a Historic Port Town

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

Rishiri Island

Rishiri Island - The Floating Mountain of the North

A remote volcanic island off northern Hokkaido where the dramatic 1,721-meter Mount Rishiri rises...

Sapporo

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

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...

Sapporo Clock Tower

Sapporo's Iconic Western-Style Landmark

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

Shiretoko Peninsula

The Shiretoko Peninsula is a UNESCO World Heritage wilderness at the northeastern tip of Hokkaido...