Culture Iwamizawa Hyakumochi Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each autumn, Iwamizawa in Hokkaido comes alive with the Hyakumochi Festival, the city's largest event dedicated to mochi.
Activities Swatch Nines Snow 2026 Kim Bergström In April 2026, Swatch Nines SNOW will make its Asian debut in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. Known for merging fr...
Culture Akan Ainu Art Week 2025 Kim Bergström The Akan Ainu Art Week (AAAW) is a three-week festival celebrating the living culture of the Ainu people through contemporary...
Culture Spend the Day in Sapporo: Japan’s Northern Metropolis Veronica Carnevale Hokkaido is beloved for its unspoilt wilderness, snowy getaways, and unparalleled culinary scene, including some of the count...
Culture Tove Jansson & Moomin Exhibition 2025 Kim Bergström This autumn, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art will host the Tove and Moomin Exhibition, a large-scale retrospective dedicate...
Culture Sapporo August Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year, the heart of Sapporo bursts into color and rhythm with the Sapporo August Festival. This lively event brings two d...
Planning Hokkaido Named on Top Wine Destinations List Kim Bergström Among well-known wine producing regions like California and Australia's Clare Valley, Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido has...
Culture Permanent TeamLab Exhibit Comes to Hokkaido Kim Bergström TeamLab’s latest permanent exhibition, “Infinite Life Proliferating on the Ruins of a Church – A Whole Year per Year,” opens ...
Culture Wintertime Magic in Otaru, Hokkaido Veronica Carnevale Otaru is a small port city where atmospheric charm and breathtaking sceneries meet artisanal traditions and local gastronomy.
Accommodation Hotel NORD Otaru, Your Front-Row Seat to Otaru’s Canal District Joanna Ligon Otaru, a small port city in Hokkaido Prefecture, charms in every season: spring brings cherry blossoms, summer invites breezy...
