Best Activities Spot List

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

A river of hot spring water winds through old-growth trees of Noboribetsu

A popular outdoor bath near the lake shore

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

An fantastic world of snow and ice for you to experience

One of the world's rare moor hot springs

Venture into drift ice on a customized icebreaker

Only an hour out of the city: Sapporo's own hot spring town

Many great varieties of whisky were born here

High quality cheese made from local milk

Brown bears, just a pane of glass away

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

Overlooking Showa-Shinzan and Lake Toya

An onsen town lined with Western-style multi-story wooden buildings from the Taisho Period. Exuding a nostalgic atmosphere, the town is often used as a location for movies and TV dramas.

The concept is ”festival.” There's lots to enjoy after bathing too

A distillery of Japan's representative whisky brand. The red brick buildings and factory tour are popular.

A rickshaw service with flexible routes

A resort train with superb views

The Rokko Arima Ropeway takes about 12 minutes to travel between Rokko Sancho Station, where Rokko Garden Terrace provides a sweeping vista of urban Kobe and Osaka Bay, and Arima Onsen Station, where clouds of white steam drift upward from one of Japan's three most famous hot springs. While gliding through sky, you can savor the superb view of the majestic nature of Mt. Rokko with scenery that changes with the seasons. What's more, there are attractions dotted across the mountain to enjoy at your leisure such as the Rokko Alpine Botanical Gardens and Rokkosan Country House. After unwinding in an onsen, take the ropeway back to Mt. Rokko.

The Hakone Ropeway operates for about 4km from Tougendai station, facing Lake Ashi via Ubako and Owakudani stations, to Sounzan station. Opened in 1959, currently over 2 million people ride it each year. On the route going through Hakone mountains, you can view the nature which changes by seasons, such as cherry blossoms, azaleas, hydrangeas, and red and yellow leaves, as well as allowing you to view Mount Fuji in the distance on a sunny day. From Sounzan Station, the terminal station, you can change trains to Hakone Tozan cable cars and go to Gora Onsen (hot springs) and further down to the Hakone Open-Air Museum by Hakone Tozan Railway.