Best around Hokkaido Spot List

Keep an eye out for plentiful wildlife

See Japanese cranes in the wild

The secret to this restaurant's delectable flavor lies in its kelp soup stock

Rock reefs stretch offshore at this windy cape

Kitaichi Glass's largest store, offering a wide range of products

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

Colorful hills reminiscent of European rolling countrysides

A milky, ethereal blue pond that's most stunning at sunrise — and turns magical again after dark with a winter light-up near Biei, Hokkaido

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

One of Hokkaido's biggest resorts

A fantastic array of lights brightens the canal

Mt. Rebun soars above Japan's northernmost island. Enjoy its sights on a cape walk

Travel back in time to the frontier age

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

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

The early 20th century comes alive on this street of restaurants

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

Overwhelming in scale

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

A sweet aroma wafts past the customers who line up every day to visit this veritable palace of sweets