Best Activities around Hokkaido Spot List

Noboribetsu is a historic onsen (hot spring) area opened in the Edo period that uses the steaming Jigokudani as its source. The area hosts plenty of attractions besides Jigokudani.

See flora and birds that call the mountainside their home

High up in the west Daisetsuzan mountains, this hot spring can be found on the path to a summit

High quality cheese made from local milk

Displays and taste tests spread the good word about sake

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

See the Shiretoko Peninsula from the ocean

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

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

Look for the ”Morris” cable car

Brown bears, just a pane of glass away

Create your own original candle

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

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

A gentle lake surface and billowing mountain make for a view of curious contrast

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

Hot spring steam drifts through the town: a picture perfect onsen

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

Hakodate's greatest hot springs, ripe with history and port town charm