Activities Hokuryu Sunflower Festival 2026 Late Jul - Mid Aug The summer months in Japan see a number of sunflower festivals pop up on the calendar, and one of the best is Hokkaido's Hokuryu..
8 Activities Biei's Blue Pond & Shirahige Falls Amanda Ho The Blue Pond gets its name literally from the bright blue hue of its water. It is not naturally formed, and is a result of the..
Camping & Trekking Asahidake Ropeway Anna Cocchiarella An enchanting walk around the top of Asahidake, Mt. Asahi, in Daisetsuzen National Park.
Activities Rishiri Island Aleisha Riboldi Cycling and camping on Hokkaido's Rishiri Island; no trip to Wakkanai is complete without a stopover at this remote location...
Outdoors Odori Park Dan Traylor From the snow festival in February to the beer gardens in July, Odori Park is a hub for events in Sapporo
Activities Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi Varsha Vaswati A gleaming festival of snow lamps and lights held every February in the beautiful town of Otaru.
Activities Shirogane Blue Pond Shirogane Blue Pond, located in the small town of Biei in central Hokkaido, is renowned for its unreal color and aesthetic beauty during all seasons...
10 Activities Mt. Yotei Chris Barnes Mt Yotei dominates the Niseko skyline and is more often than not covered in cloud. Here is a glimps of the beautiful mountain during..