Best Visiting Spot List

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

The history and culture of Hokkaido's indigenous Ainu people come alive at this outdoor museum

Includes a wide-angle observation deck to enjoy

A world of mystery and illusion

Colorful hills reminiscent of European rolling countrysides

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

The powerful scents and sounds of a hot spring area

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

A 20-minute drive from central Otaru; a hot spring town surrounded by nature

Venetian glass collected in one place

A sloped street made famous in movies and commercials

Look for the ”Morris” cable car

Survey the islands of Kunashiri, Rebun, and Sakhalin

Known by locals as ”Gan-gan (bong-bong) Temple”, this church is a symbol of the Motomachi church district

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

Japan's clearest lake, famed for its deep ”Mashu blue” surface and the mystical sea of clouds that sometimes drifts over it at dawn

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

Overwhelming in scale

Overlooking Showa-Shinzan and Lake Toya

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry