Camping & Trekking Kagami Numa Wetland Marsh Matt Stormont Kagami numa is a natural pond formed in the middle of a wetland marsh that juts out of the northeast face of Mount Annupuri in Niseko...
Activities Be a WWOOF Volunteer in Hokkaido Bridget Ye Volunteer on a local vegetable farm through an organization called WWOOF, World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms, and save on..
7 Beach & Island Shimamui Coast at Cape Shakotan Dan Traylor Look out on the Sea of Japan from above Cape Shakotan, then hike down the trail for some time on the rocky Shimamui coast.
10 Seasonal Hokkaido's Kushiro-Shitsugen Josef Diermair Kushiro, in Japan, is home to the Red Crowned Crane. The crane is known as a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity. Kushiro is..
12 Theme Parks Sapporo's Shiroi Koibito Park Varsha Vaswati A trip to Ishiya Chocolate Factory doesn’t just stop at the yummy Shiroi Koibito chocolates.
Water Sports Canoeing the Tombetsu River Jared Boasen Forget your troubles on a ride down this secluded and beautiful river in northern Hokkaido.
6 Camping & Trekking Lake Shikotsu Nicole Bauer Lake Shikotsu (or Shikotsu-ko, 支笏湖) is a stunning crater lake with a depth of about 360 meters, making it the second deepes..
11 Outdoors Rishiri Island in Spring Nicole Bauer Rishiri Island is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park at the northern tip of Hokkaido and a paradise for nature lovers:..