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...
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.
Activities Star Illumination of Goryokaku 2024-2025 Mandy Bartok Hakodate lights up the winter nights with a special three-month illumination at the Goryokaku star-shaped fortress.
Food Farm to Table Terra Restaurant Mick Nippard Most places start with the proteins and build the menu from there, but not here. The vegetables are the stars.
Activities Lake Mashu Tomoko Kamishima Lake Mashu: We Japanese call it “The foggy lake of Mashu.” But what luck! We can see the entire lake in this video!
9 Take a Stroll at Toyako Hot Springs Febry Fawzi Strolling at this resort turned out to be more invigorating than I thought! I could be relaxing and taking a warm bath at onc...