Spot List

A wind-resisting forest contrasts with fields

Check out the mighty trees and zoo around this shrine

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes

See Japanese cranes in the wild

A lively onsen area brimming with shops

Enjoy fine cuisine in a historic station building

Tourists like journey here for their own ”start to happiness” (kofuku)

A gentle lake surface and billowing mountain make for a view of curious contrast

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

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

A large-scale mall on the waterfront

A masterpiece of bank architecture from the early 20th century, stately but elegant

An active volcano protruding from Mt. Usu

Displays and taste tests spread the good word about sake

A lifetime's worth of paintings

A Japanese inn with a Japanese garden more than half a hectare in size

Experience the earth's energy in the remains of a volcanic crater

Rich ecosystems on a massive scale

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

This hot spring inn recreates a late 19th century merchant estate on Otaru Canal