Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival 2027 Mandy Bartok Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of Feb...
Area Sapporo Rey Waters The largest city in Hokkaido has a western flavor with streets running in square blocks that were initially designed by Ameri...
Activities Hakodate Delights Rey Waters Hakodate the gateway to Hokkaido. This city is not a one night stand. There is history, good food and beautiful scenery.
Culture Odori Park in Early Autumn Febry Fawzi Ōdōri Kōen 's location is in the middle of the city, split Sapporo into its north and south sides. It spans for one and a hal...
Ainu Traditional Dance Tomoko Kamishima Ainu Traditional Dance: A unique dance performance by indigenous Ainu from Tohoku, Hokkaido, Sakhalin, and Kurile Islands
Activities Lake Akan Tomoko Kamishima Lake Akan: A freshwater lake sitting in the center of East Hokkaido
Area Hakodate Martin Giles If, like me, you arrive at Hakodate by cruise ship, the largest dock is a 5 minute bus or taxi ride from the Hakodate city ce...
Accommodation Kitahiroshima Classe Hotel Bonson Lam The joy of your first snow fight, less than an hour from landing at Sapporo Chitose Airport.
Food Hakodate Beer Hall Mandy Bartok Have a homemade brew at the Hakodate Beer Hall in the red brick warehouse neighborhood of Hakodate.