Best around Hokkaido Spot List

The vast nature of Otaru has a new look every season

Biei's hills and the Daisetsuzan mountains are visible from this observatory park

A beautiful western-style building in white and ultramarine blue

Observe Mt. Yotei from this hotel's panoramic deck. It also makes for some romantic stargazing

A lone poplar tree stands amidst hills

Biei Station is your starting line

A breakwater in the globally uncommon half-arch shape

Japan's northernmost ice-free lake

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

Venture into drift ice on a customized icebreaker

A nature activity resort with a hot spring to top it off

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

Take a stroll and observe art

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

A scenic view of Sapporo's heart

Check out the mighty trees and zoo around this shrine

Vivid primary colors decorate this hill

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes

Visit the brewery free of charge

High ground facing Hakodate Bay; a great place to view sunsets