Best Visiting around Hokkaido Spot List

Aptly named, this mysterious hot spring transforms an entire river

Travel back in time to the frontier age

An English garden with more than 450 varieties of flowers and grasses

Venture into drift ice on a customized icebreaker

A place to relax and enjoy nature and culture

A slow-paced tour through the center of the Kushiro Shitsugen wetlands

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Breathe in this deep, green forest

A scenic view of Sapporo's heart

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

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

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

One of Hokkaido's oldest and finest shopping streets

Two ways to explore this UNESCO World Heritage wilderness: hike the Shiretoko Five Lakes or cruise past its dramatic coastline

Lake Toro and other bodies of water can be surveyed here

A masterpiece of bank architecture from the early 20th century, stately but elegant

Observe the antics of adorable bears

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

A lively onsen area brimming with shops