Culture Biratori Nibutani Ainu Museum Bonson Lam Celebrates the richness of Ainu culture and create new traditions through a wood carving or embroidery class
Food Sora Japanese Restaurant Bonson Lam I am mesmerized by the patterns on the aprons. The cats’ eye patterns evoke an ancient culture, hidden beneath the snowstorms...
Planning First Time to Sapporo Tom Roseveare Sapporo City is the capital of Hokkaido and gateway to Japan's northernmost region. The harshness and enjoyment of nature and...
Culture An Otaru Day Trip From Sapporo Serena Ogawa Rows of lanterns illuminating a dusky evening sky against the backdrop of red-brick warehouses on either side of a canal that...
Accommodation Hoshino Resort Tomamu Bonson Lam Tomamu Resort is like being on centre stage in Nature’s amphitheatre, playing and resting in peace and solitude.
Accommodation Hilton Niseko Releases Four Summer Accommodation Plans Kim Though Niseko may be best known as a winter sports destination, there's plenty to enjoy in the region during the summer month...
Activities Otofuke Tokachigawa Swan Festival Kim Running annually since 1992, the Otofuke Tokachigawa Swan Festival is based on the migration of around 1,000 white swans that...
Activities Dogtooth Violets at Totsushozan Kim Katakuri, or dogtooth violets, grow in abundance during spring in numerous parts of Japan. If you're looking for one of the l...
Activities Matsumae Park Cherry Blossom Festival Kim From around late April to late May, Hokkaido's Matsumae Park comes alive with around 10,000 cherry trees in bloom from hundre...
Activities Sakura Season Along Sapporo's Shinkawa River Kim From around late April to early May each year, the banks of Sapporo's Shinkawa River are filled with the springtime beauty of...