Best around Hokkaido Spot List

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

Fun nature activities throughout the year

A breakwater in the globally uncommon half-arch shape

Learn how Lake Toya was formed

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

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

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

Biei Station is your starting line

Take a stroll and observe art

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

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

One of Hokkaido's biggest resorts

Directly operated by a fishmonger, this restaurant serves seafood on cooked rice with a freshness that only those in the trade can offer

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

The biggest dome in Hokkaido, and most northern in Japan

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

A famous restaurant preserving the flavor handed down through the generations since its founding 40 years ago

Observe the antics of adorable bears

Listen to the soft melodies of music boxes in a red-bricked building renovated from a storehouse