Best around Hokkaido Spot List

See flowers wild in nature and color

Autumnal colors grace this area earlier than any other spot in Japan

Create your own original candle

Three oak trees have withstood blizzards and drought to stand together as family

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

A retro-modern Japanese-themed café

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A volcano-mirrored lake dotted with 126 islands, walkable trails and boat cruises just outside Hakodate

Houses that gave new life to waste materials

Enjoy meticulously prepared homemade sausages

Enjoy delicately prepared ramen made with carefully selected ingredients

Visit the brewery free of charge

See the Shiretoko Peninsula from the ocean

Pick your sashimi and enjoy making your own seafood rice bowl

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

See tranquil landscapes unique to Hokkaido

Said to be one of Japan's finest observatories, a great place to watch the sunset

Animals play in the snow at this northern zoo

A snow-white curtain of water falls into a blue river

A hillside once famous from a cigarette ad, where surviving larch trees still frame Biei's sweeping farmland views