Culture Visiting Sapporo Snow Festival (2012) Catherine Hagar Chill out at Sapporo's annual Snow Festival in February. With gigantic ice sculptures, hot drinks, and local food, the snow s...
Culture Hokkaido Museum of Northern Peoples Varsha Vaswati A museum that highlights the life and culture of the native people inhabiting the northern, subarctic regions in Eurasia and ...
Beauty & Spa Summer in Niseko Clifford Bernstein Niseko, Hokkaido offers even more to do in the summer months than it does in the winter.
Activities Asahiyama Zoo, Asahikawa Clifford Bernstein Asahikawa being the northernmost major city in Japan, it would be expected that the polar bear exhibit would occupy its place...
Activities Kagami Numa Wetland Marsh Matt Stormont Kagami numa is a natural pond formed in the middle of a wetland marsh that juts out of the northeast face of Mount Annupuri i...
12 Activities Sapporo's Shiroi Koibito Park Varsha Vaswati A trip to Ishiya Chocolate Factory doesn’t just stop at the yummy Shiroi Koibito chocolates.
Activities Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi Varsha Vaswati A gleaming festival of snow lamps and lights held every February in the beautiful town of Otaru.
Activities Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing Varsha Vaswati Onboard the Aurora sightseeing boats to see the drifting sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk,the southernmost point of the Northern...
Activities Rishiri Island Aleisha Riboldi Cycling and camping on Hokkaido's Rishiri Island; no trip to Wakkanai is complete without a stopover at this remote location.
Activities The Grand Hirafu Gondola Katou Phoenix Take a ride on the Grand Hirafu Gondola; no ski or board equipment necessary! Enjoy unobstructed views of Mt Yotei and the vi...
