Food Dezuka Suisan Kim Bergström Dezuka Suisan in Monbetsu are kamaboko specialists. They've been around since the 1930s, and use locally-sourced fish in thei...
Activities Kushiro Hokkaido Rey Waters The Great Outdoors can be found in Eastern Hokkaido. Largest Marsh land in Japan home to the Red Crowned Crane, many unique ...
Culture Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2027 Serena Ogawa Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is just a quick trip from Sapporo and offers a romantic romp through a candlelit snowscape.
Culture Abashiri Prison Museum, Hokkaido Rey Waters A very interesting attraction found in Eastern Hokkaido is the Abashiri Prison Museum. The exhibits bring to life what priso...
Transportation Fly Direct From Sydney to Sapporo Bonson Lam Your insider guide to the best way for Australians to fly and visit Hokkaido from a Japan travel-and-tourism veteran, with di...
Food Hakodate Eat Street Bonson Lam Hemmed between the Pacific Ocean and the cold currents from Siberia, one could imagine Daimon Yokocho being frequented by sea...
Activities Monbetsu Crab Claw Statue Kim Bergström Monbetsu, in Hokkaido's northeast, is famous for all things crab, and the giant crab claw statue in the heart of the city sho...
Activities Ride An Ice Breaker Ship Kim Bergström Japan is a country with a variety of unique landscapes, and one of the most spectacular is the drift ice that accumulates off...
Area Otaru Tom Roseveare Otaru is a beautiful little port town just one hour northwest of Sapporo. Overlooking Ishikari Bay, this port town is well kn...
Transportation Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport Kim Bergström The Okhotsk Monbetsu Airport is a gateway to northeastern Japan. The area hosts a range of unique tourism opportunities, incl...
