Best around Hokkaido Spot List

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes

Just a 1-minute walk from JR Kushiro Station, Super Hotel Kushiro-Ekimae offers a spacious public hot spring bath, free Wi-Fi and modern rooms. It features a free-use internet PC and a launderette, while the breakfast buffet features freshly baked buns. Rooms feature dark carpeting, offset by a yellow wall. They are furnished with an LCD TV, a fridge and an air cleaner/humidifier. There is free wired internet in addition to Wi-Fi, and an attached bathroom. Upon check-in, guests can select a pillow type of their preference. The Kushiro-Ekimae Super Hotel is only a 5-minute walk from the Kushiro Washo Fish Market, and a 15-minute drive from the Kushiro Shitsugen National Park. Kushiro Tanchozuru Natural Park is a 30-minute drive, and Kushiro Airport is a 40-minute drive.

A Japanese inn with a Japanese garden more than half a hectare in size

Lake Toro and other bodies of water can be surveyed here

A large-scale mall on the waterfront

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

Houses that gave new life to waste materials

Sapporo's first park and social gathering center, built to receive noble guests of the Hokkaido Development Commission

Offering 7th-floor hot-spring baths with mountain views, a karaoke bar and a buffet restaurant, The spacious rooms have Western beds and a Japanese-style seating area. Rooms at Choyo Tei Hotel are air-conditioned and include a Yukata robe, an electric kettle with green tea and a section with tatami (woven-straw) flooring. Each room comes with an en suite bath with bathtub. A 25-minute taxi ride from JR Kamikawa Train Station, the hotel is a 5-minute walk from Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Ropeway cable car and a 10-minute drive from Ryusei no Taki Waterfalls. It is a 2-hour drive from JR Asahikawa Train Station and provides free parking. You can relax with a massage or unwind at the sauna when not soaking in the rooftop hot-spring bath. Duty-free shopping is available at on-site shops. Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes are available at the breakfast and dinner buffets. A coffee lounge and Japanese-style pub are on site.

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

A grove of oak trees surrounds this home of art

Refreshing soft water selected as one of Japan's 100 famous waters

Vivid primary colors decorate this hill

Ryotei Hanayura has mountain views, free WiFi and free private parking, situated in Noboribetsu, 45 km from Lake Toya. This 4-star ryokan offers a lift and a housekeeping service. The ryokan features family rooms. The ryokan will provide guests with air-conditioned units offering a desk, a coffee machine, a fridge, a safety deposit box, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with a bidet. At the ryokan, all units are allergy-free. Buffet and Asian breakfast options with local specialities and fruits are available each morning at the ryokan. The ryokan is located in a geothermal area, with a number of hot springs nearby for guests to relax in. Popular points of interest near Ryotei Hanayura include Sengen Park, Yuzawa Shrine and Noboribetsu Jigokudani. The nearest airport is New Chitose Airport, 69 km from the accommodation.

Experience the sound and steam of a geyser

Customers line up to visit this highly popular restaurant, with waiting times of up to one hour on some days

A 360-degree panorama, 240 meters above sea level

Serving a popular range of Western-style dishes prepared using post-war recipes

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

A faithful reconstruction of a mid-19th century government office