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Northern Hokkaido Travel | Top Destinations

Long stretching across Hokkaido’s heartland from the mysterious Hidaka Mountains to the deep-blue Soya Strait …

As you leave the megacity of Sapporo, Central Hokkaido (simply called Do-oh) is such a good distillation of al…

As the crossing point between Hokkaido and Honshu, railway travelers have been passing through this region for…

Majestic and beautiful, Eastern Hokkaido (simply called Do-to) boasts no fewer than wilderness national parks …

From the Nemuro Peninsula to the Shiretoko Peninsula across the vast Konsen Plateau, this coastal route offers…

The Okhotsk Line (Route 238) is a long coastal byway dotted with outstanding natural landscapes, such as brack…

The Kameda Peninsula, juts into the Pacific Ocean on the east coast of Hakodate, is an unknown jewel to most i…

Best known for both dramatic cliffs and cobalt blue ocean, the Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島) juts out into the Sea…

The coastal Oiwake Soran Line (Route 229) from Esashi to Setana passing the cliffs, sea-sculpted rock formatio…

The spectacular coastal Oiwake Soran Line, stretch south from the Matsumae Peninsula to Hiyama Region, is the …

Extending from the Tokachi Plain in the south to Daisetsuzan National Park to the north, Kamishihoro offers ma…

Southern Tokachi’s agricultural flatlands and views of the Hidaka Mountains feel the grandeur of Hokkaido. Rou…

Hemmed in by the Hidaka Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, this sun-kissed route follows Japan’s top racehorse b…

Heading northwards through the scenic coastal road Ororon Line from Rumoi, this long and slim region shows off…

Constructed in 1870 as the shortest road between Sapporo and Hakodate, Route 230 is one of Hokkaido’s mo…

Opened in 2016, this shinkansen connects Honshu with Hokkaido (Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto) passes through the unders…