Culture Iwamizawa Hyakumochi Festival 2026 Mid Sep Each autumn, Iwamizawa in Hokkaido comes alive with the Hyakumochi Festival, the city's largest event dedicated to mochi.
Culture Discover Hakodate: A Vibrant Port City in Hokkaido Veronica Carnevale Discover Hakodate: fresh seafood, foreign-influenced architecture, and captivating nature. It's all waiting for you...
Culture Wintertime Magic in Otaru, Hokkaido Veronica Carnevale Otaru is a small port city where atmospheric charm and breathtaking sceneries meet artisanal traditions and local gastronomy.
Accommodation Hotel NORD Otaru, Your Front-Row Seat to Otaru’s Ca... Joanna Ligon Otaru, a small port city in Hokkaido Prefecture, charms in every season: spring brings cherry blossoms, summer invites breezy Otaru..
Culture Sapporo August Festival 2026 Late Jul Each year, the heart of Sapporo bursts into color and rhythm with the Sapporo August Festival. This lively event brings two da..
Planning Hokkaido Named on Top Wine Destinations List Kim Bergström May 3, 2025 Among well-known wine producing regions like California and Australia's Clare Valley, Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido ..
Culture Permanent TeamLab Exhibit Comes to Hokkaido Kim Bergström May 2, 2025 TeamLab’s latest permanent exhibition, “Infinite Life Proliferating on the Ruins of a Church – A Whole Year per Year,” opens o..