Best around Hokkaido Spot List

Discover the famous ”Mashu blue”

Aptly named, this mysterious hot spring transforms an entire river

With cheap and delicious food for sale, there's often a line-up to visit this popular store

Enjoy meticulously prepared homemade sausages

Tourists like journey here for their own ”start to happiness” (kofuku)

See rare plants from the south

Only an hour out of the city: Sapporo's own hot spring town

The hilltop sports a lovely view

Old forests and valuable buildings from the turn of the 20th century

Observe the antics of adorable bears

Customers line up to visit this highly popular restaurant, with waiting times of up to one hour on some days

A ski slope in the winter and flower field in summer

A veteran marketplace famous for appearing in TV commercials

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

Hokkaido's oldest railway played an important role during the frontier age

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

Withered trees stand in a mystical pond

Learn about the Kushiro Shitsugen wetlands with display panels and video footage

A world of mystery and illusion

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature