Best Activities Spot List

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

Brown bears, just a pane of glass away

Hakodate's greatest hot springs, ripe with history and port town charm

Look for the ”Morris” cable car

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

Venture into drift ice on a customized icebreaker

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

See the Shiretoko Peninsula from the ocean

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

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

Dig in the sand to unveil this hot spring

Hot spring steam drifts through the town: a picture perfect onsen

An fantastic world of snow and ice for you to experience

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.

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

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

A rickshaw service with flexible routes

This studio has started offering a new experience called the Maiko Location Photo Plan, where you can take a photo in front of a Kyo-machiya (townhouse in Kyoto) or in the Higashiyama area. To experience being a maiko, you can choose from a variety of gorgeous attire and wear traditional Japanese makeup using face powder and a water-soluble lipstick. Other popular plans include Couple Plan where you can take a photo with your partner wearing a kimono, and the Kids Maiko Plan for children aged five and over (height: 100 centimeters or more).

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.

A resort train with superb views