13 Outdoors Cycling the Niseko Loop R.S. Reynolds I travel by road bike through the Niseko Loop in Hokkaido
8 Activities Cape Kirakotan Chris Barnes Cape Kirakotan is located in the Shitsugen National Park in Kushiro and provides beautiful views of the surrounding wetland
10 Activities Sapporo Moerenuma Park Sandro Bernardinello Moerenuma Park is a mix of art and nature. Geometric shapes and wide grass fields make this park a great destination for a peaceful..
Activities Sapporo Sky Garden Noriko Duck You may be surprised to find a large grass-covered garden in the middle of the urban jungle close to Sapporo Station.
Activities Abashiri Drift Ice Sightseeing Varsha Vaswati Onboard the Aurora sightseeing boats to see the drifting sea ice in the Sea of Okhotsk,the southernmost point of the Northern Hemisphere..
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..
14 Activities Hakodate in Winter Peter Sidell On Japan's northern Hokkaido island, Hakodate is covered with snow in winter, giving it a Christmas-card atmosphere of gentle..