Best around Hokkaido Spot List

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Visit a café built for filming a television drama

A wind-resisting forest contrasts with fields

The only place in the world where you can enjoy Ban'ei horse racing

A veteran marketplace famous for appearing in TV commercials

Venture into drift ice on a customized icebreaker

Tourists like journey here for their own ”start to happiness” (kofuku)

An art museum with exhibits and concerts

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

The past glory of herring fishing can still be sensed here

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

Savor dishes made with herring, a Shukutsu delicacy

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

Autumnal colors grace this area earlier than any other spot in Japan

Rich ecosystems on a massive scale

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

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

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

Showcases the bountiful nature in and around Lake Akan

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