Best Visiting Spot List

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

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

The largest collection of art pieces in Hokkaido

Three oak trees have withstood blizzards and drought to stand together as family

Picked as one of Japan's top 100 waterfalls

An English garden with more than 450 varieties of flowers and grasses

Colorful hills reminiscent of European rolling countrysides

Observe the antics of adorable bears

Featuring fun shows and an Aqua Tunnel

Travel back in time to the frontier age

Check out the mighty trees and zoo around this shrine

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

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

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

See Japanese cranes in the wild

Hokkaido's oldest railway played an important role during the frontier age

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

Japan's northernmost ice-free lake

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

The hilltop sports a lovely view