Best Visiting Spot List

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A sloped street made famous in movies and commercials

A spectacular scene unfolds for early birds

Overwhelming in scale

A faithful reconstruction of a mid-19th century government office

Daisetsuzan National Park's most famous hot spring town. It bustles with activity during the autumnal foliage season

Board the Lily Train and tour the flower gardens in this historic park

Hike to the summit for great nightscapes and a bite to eat

A hillside once famous from a cigarette ad, where surviving larch trees still frame Biei's sweeping farmland views

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

Look for the ”Morris” cable car

A round island in the Sea of Japan, famous for having one of Japan's top 100 mountains, Mt. Rishiri

A seven kilometer stretch of stunning cherry blossom trees

Plumes of steam and the scent of sulfur rise from this hot spring pond

Some thirty establishments form a beacon of Ainu culture

A beautiful event that puts Sounkyo on the map

The powerful scents and sounds of a hot spring area

A museum in memory of the opening of Hakodate's port

A scenic view of Sapporo's heart

A major winter event in Sapporo, held for one week in early February each year. Gaze upon the enormous sculptures made from snow and ice lined up in Odori Park.