Sapporo
How to Enjoy Sapporo Through the Seasons
June 04th, 2024Sapporo, the fifth largest city in Japan, over 1,900,000 people. It has the prefectural office of Hokkaido, the northernmost of ...
Sapporo Jozankei Nature Village: Wild Camping and Immersing in Nature
October 02nd, 2019Sapporo Jozankei Nature Village is located in Houheikyo, the south of Sapporo, where is called Jozankei. Jozankei is the famous ...
Autumn Splendor at Hiraoka Jyugei Center
November 06th, 2015Hiraoka Jyugei Center, a renowned autumn foliage site located south of Sapporo, will close its doors to the public this ...
Ishiyama Open Space
September 12th, 2015Ishiyama Open Space is situated in the southern part of Sapporo, just a 30-minute drive from Sapporo Station. Previously, this area ...
Nishioka Suigenchi（西岡水源地）
November 19th, 2014Nishioka Suigenchi is located in Toyohira ward, the southward of Sapporo. It is between Makomanai and HItsujigaoka. This is a ...
A full Autumn, towns are colored in red and yellow
October 17th, 2014Now it’s time to see Autumn leaves in the downtown of Sapporo city. Where to go? See below… Place to visit ...
Hokkaido University（北海道大学）near Sapporo Station
October 17th, 2014Hokkaido University is not only the place for education but also sightseeing for travelers. Hokkaido University is one of the national ...
Explorer ‘Hokkaido University Campus Walk Tour in 2014
September 06th, 2014When you visit to Sapporo, it is nice for you to explorer the biggest campus in Japan, that is Hokkaido ...
Gotenzan Koen Park: For Family With Little Children
August 13th, 2014Gotenzan Koen Park (五天山公園) is located in the Fukui area, to the west of Sapporo, specifically in Nishi-ku. Driving from ...
Hiking from Sankakuyama to Okurayama in Sapporo
July 28th, 2014With a height of 311.3 meters, Sankakuyama(三角山) is a small mountain located in the Yamanote area, Nishiku, Sapporo. This mountain ...
Chitose
After Hiking at Mount Tarumae, Relax in the Hot Springs
July 04th, 2024Access to the Mountain and Parking On the south side of Lake Shikotsu stands Mount Fuppushi, which protrudes into the lake. ...
Wild and Luxury Hot Spa: Enjoy Onsen Around Lake Shikotsuko
June 25th, 2024It is surrounded by three volcanos and that means this place is a hot spa area. So there are many ...
Lake Shikotsu-ko: The Enigmatic Lake of Chitose
May 05th, 2015Lake Shikotsu-ko(支笏湖) is located in the city of Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan. This is a caldera lake and a part of ...
Koke-no-domon in Lake Shikotsuko
November 18th, 2014Koke-no-domon(苔の洞門) is located in the southward of Lake Shikotsu-ko. It has been familiar for people to come because of constructing ...
Furano, Biei and around
How to Walk Farm Tomita, the premier tourist destination in Nakafurano Town, Hokkaido
June 07th, 2024Farm Tomita is the pioneer farm that made Furano famous for its lavender fields. Nowadays, in addition to lavender, it ...
Flower land Kamifurano
August 17th, 2019Lavender may be gone, but Flower Land Kamifurano still offers a delightful array of flowers across its expansive scenic hills. Located ...
Outstanding Blue: Aoiike(青い池) in Biei
September 04th, 2014This pond is also called Aoiike of Shirogane or Aoiike of Biei Shirogane. This is located in Shirogene, Biei and ...
Niseko and around
Mt.Iwaonupuri (Niseko mountain range), Light trekking with family.
October 30th, 2017Mt. Iwaonupuri, standing at 1116 meters, is part of the Niseko mountain range and is an active volcano with two ...
Rusutsu Resort
May 05th, 2015Rusutsu is one of Hokkaido’s popular resorts, alongside Niseko. Here, you experience the essence of Hokkaido, reminiscent of the eastern ...
Spring Water from Mt.Yoteizan, Kyogoku Meisui Plaza
September 19th, 2014This is Fukidashi Koen/park in Kyogoku, Niseko area. Fukiashi means ‘spout water’. 80 thousand tons of spring water is coming ...
Shinsen-numa, where Gods and immortals exist, in Kyowa-cho
August 21st, 2014In the midst of Jun, there are the remaining snow in the faraway mountain, Mt.Chisenupuri, that is a volcano which ...
Toya, Noboribetsu and around
How to walk in Noboribetsu Onsen Jigokudani
June 23rd, 2024Noboribetsu Onsen is one of Japan’s most renowned hot spring destinations, not just in Hokkaido. Particularly notable is Jigokudani (Hell ...
How to walk and enjoy around Lake Toya
June 03rd, 2024Lake Toya is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Hokkaido. Known nationwide for its hot spring resorts, it ...
Noboribetsu Virgin Forest（登別原生林）
April 06th, 2015The area surrounding Jigokudani was designated as a national natural treasure in 1924. It offers walking trails where visitors can ...
Hakodate and around
Onuma Park, Sightseeing and Wild Nature
November 03rd, 2014Onuma Park is located in the southwest of Hokkaido, specifically in the Donan district of Oshima sub-prefecture. It is conveniently ...
Hakodate Magistrate’s Office (函館奉行所/Hakodate Bugyosho)
September 04th, 2014Hakodate Bugyosho(函館奉行所) refers to Hakodate Magistrate’s Office, which was settled by the Edo Shogunate in 1864, when Goryokaku was built ...
Hakodate Goryokaku(函館五稜郭): Historical place and Outstanding Shape
September 02nd, 2014Goryokaku is one of the most important historical place in the Meiji era. Boshin War and Hakodate War took place ...
Shiretoko
Climbing the Kamuiwakka Hot Falls, Kamuiwakka-Yu-no-taki
September 27th, 2017The road to Kamuiwakka is passable from May 31 to October 1. However, the period during which you can enter Kamuiwakka-yu-no-taki ...
A Guide to Walking the Shiretoko Goko Lakes
October 22nd, 2014Shiretoko Goko Lakes is one of the wildest and untouched lakes in Japan. “Goko” means five lakes, so Shiretoko Goko ...
Cape Puyuni
August 31st, 2014Cape Puyuni, refering to a place of a hole in Ainu, is located the north-ward of Shiretoko Peninsula. Thi is ...
Shiretoko Pass(知床峠)
August 31st, 2014Route 334 is called Shiretoko connection road between Rausu and Utoro. Shiretoko Pass is located the middle of the road ...
Kamuiwakka Hot Spring Falls(カムイワッカ湯の滝)
August 31st, 2014Hot spring water comes from Mt.Shiretoko-Iwozan, an active volcano, flowing into the Kamui-wakka River, so that it is the hot ...
Oronkoiwa Rock
August 31st, 2014This rock derives from the Oronko people who are indigenous people in the area long time ago. It is a huge ...
Oshinkoshin-no-taki Waterfall in Shiretoko
August 31st, 2014This is well known as ‘the twin beauties’ fall’, due to folking into two parts on the half-way down. You’ll see ...
Shiretoko World Heritage Center
August 31st, 2014The Shiretoko World Heritage Center shows you life-size photos of brown bears, deer and other animals living in Shiretoko. Also ...
Shiretoko National Park Nature Center
August 31st, 2014The Shiretoko Nature Center is the gateway to Shiretoko National Park which is located at the fork to the Shiretoko ...
Access to Shiretoko(Utoro): World Natural Heritage Site
August 30th, 2014There are some accesses to Shiretoko, World Natural Heritage Site.
Asahikawa, Taisetsu and around
Mt.Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido vol.2
June 22nd, 2024Leaving Sugatami Station, I walked along the right-hand footpath towards Sugatami Pond (姿見の池). It takes about 30 minutes. There are ...
Mt.Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido vol.1
June 22nd, 2024On July 11, 2015, I visited Mt. Asahidake. Asahidake is the highest mountain in Hokkaido and an active volcano monitored ...
Autumn Leaves Coming to Taisetsuzan, Sounkyo, Asahikawa
September 10th, 2014When it comes to the first autumn leaves, it is the Taisetsuzan range in Hokkaido. The highest mountain, Mt.Asahidake to ...
Northern Hokkaido (Rishiri/Rebun Island)
Exploring Sarobetsu Plain: A Must-Visit Destination in Northern Hokkaido
August 10th, 2016Sarobetsu Plain is situated in Toyotomi Town in northwestern Hokkaido. Registered as a Ramsar Site in 2005, this marsh is ...
Southern Hokkaido
Ohta Jinjya Shrine, Not Mountain Climbing, but Ascetic Practices
August 18th, 2014Ohta Jinjya Shrine is located in Setana, the south-west of Hokkaido Japan. It is said that the shrine was built ...
Iburi, Hidaka and around
Exploring Mt. Apoi Geopark and Discovering Precious Alpine Plants in Samani
October 03rd, 2019Mt. Apoi: Exploring Hokkaido’s Alpine Wonder Mt. Apoi is renowned for its unique alpine plants, typically found at altitudes exceeding 2,000 ...
