Best around Hokkaido Spot List

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

A round island in the Sea of Japan, famous for having one of Japan's top 100 mountains, Mt. Rishiri

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

Packed with stores for dining and shopping

A nature activity resort with a hot spring to top it off

Overwhelming in scale

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

One of Hokkaido's biggest resorts

Conveniently right next to JR Otaruchikko Station

Fresh fish for sale in the center of Sapporo, just off Sapporo's main thoroughfare

A 20-minute drive from central Otaru; a hot spring town surrounded by nature

Sixty varieties of flowers exhilarate you

The history and culture of Hokkaido's indigenous Ainu people come alive at this outdoor museum

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Noboribetsu's animated statue of King Enma

Venetian glass collected in one place

Daisetsuzan National Park's most famous hot spring town. It bustles with activity during the autumnal foliage season

Check out the mighty trees and zoo around this shrine