Best Nature Spot List

Discover the famous ”Mashu blue”

An active volcano protruding from Mt. Usu

Featuring fun shows and an Aqua Tunnel

Animals play in the snow at this northern zoo

Japan's northernmost ice-free lake

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

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

A sloped street made famous in movies and commercials

Biei Station is your starting line

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

A place to relax and enjoy nature and culture

Sea lions, seals, and many marine mammal shows

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

Both selected as part of Japan's 100 best waterfalls

Vivid primary colors decorate this hill

All the world's tulips in one place

See rare plants from the south

Keep an eye out for plentiful wildlife

Rich ecosystems on a massive scale

Hokkaido's only large-scale government managed park