Outdoors Sakura Season Along Sapporo's Shinkawa River Kim From around late April to early May each year, the banks of Sapporo's Shinkawa River are filled with the springtime beauty of..
Outdoors The Botanical Gardens of Sapporo R.S. Reynolds A visit to Hokkaido University's Botanical Gardens in Sapporo, 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..
12 Camping & Trekking Shinsennuma Marsh Chris Barnes Located in the Niseko highlands is a beautiful marsh land that is only open during the spring, summer and autumn seasons.
24 Outdoors Exploring Rishiri and Rebun Islands Rey Waters Alpine atmosphere at sea level.The islands offer unlimited scenic views, mountain climbing, and great hiking and tasty unique food...
Outdoors Sapporo Teine Resort Emma Sletteland Sapporo Teine, the site of the first Olympic Games in Asia, offers great snow, a variety of terrain, and killer views, all with..
7 Outdoors Oshinkoshin Waterfall Valerie Kor The Oshinkoshin Waterfalls in Shiretoko-Shari, its Ainu name, translated, means "the beautifully forked waterfalls".
Outdoors Canoeing in Kushiro Wetlands Tomoko Kamishima Canoeing in Kushiro Wetlands: Kushiro, located in the east part of Hokkaido, contains the largest wetlands in Japan.