Best Visiting around Hokkaido Spot List

A river of hot spring water winds through old-growth trees of Noboribetsu

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

High ground facing Hakodate Bay; a great place to view sunsets

An active volcano protruding from Mt. Usu

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

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

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

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

A museum in memory of the opening of Hakodate's port

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

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

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

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

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

Travel back in time to the frontier age

From Hokkaido's northernmost point, another country can be seen

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

A lively onsen area brimming with shops