Spot List

Take home Hokkaido's fresh seafood

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

This commercial complex features many shopping malls and restaurants all in one place

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

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

A 360-degree view, 160 meters above the ground

An easy way to get halfway up the mountain

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

A themed garden from a plant nursery

Japan's northernmost ice-free lake

The only place in the world where you can enjoy Ban'ei horse racing

Use a burner to try creating dragonfly jewelry

A lifetime's worth of paintings

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

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

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

Exhibits include animal specimens and artifacts; this is only place you can see a stuffed Ezo (Hokkaido) wolf

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

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