Hokkaido is Japan’s northern island: volcanoes, caldera lakes, lavender fields, and a food culture built on dairy, seafood and miso ramen. Winter brings drift ice and powder snow, summer is short and bright, and distances between the main sights are long. Most guides here assume either a car or a flight between Sapporo and the east.
This page lists every Hokkaido guide published on this site, so you can see the whole region in one place instead of walking through paginated archives.
All Hokkaido travel guides
Abashiri Drift Ice Travel Guide: Winter on the Okhotsk Coast — Drift ice at Abashiri: when the Okhotsk coast freezes, what the icebreaker actually does, and why the ice is never guaranteed.
Akan-Mashu Travel Guide: Lakes, Marimo, and Ainu Culture in Hokkaido — Akan-Mashu National Park: Lake Akan’s marimo, the rim of Lake Mashu, and the Ainu kotan that still works beside the water.
Asahikawa Travel Guide: Zoo, Ramen, and a Base for Central Hokkaido — Asahikawa guide: the zoo and its penguin walk, the 1972 pedestrian mall, the ramen shops, and day trips to Asahidake and Biei.
Biei and Furano Travel Guide: Flower Fields, Blue Pond, and Hokkaido Scenery — Biei and Furano: the patchwork hills, the Blue Pond, and how to see Hokkaido’s flower fields when you are travelling without a car.
Cape Soya Travel Guide: Japan’s Northernmost Point — Cape Soya travel guide: the northernmost point of Japan, the monument and war memorials, the White Road, 2026 bus and ferry details, weather and drift ice.
Goryokaku Travel Guide: The Star Fort in Hakodate — Goryokaku in Hakodate: a star-shaped fort ruin, the rebuilt magistrate’s office inside it, and why there is no castle keep here.
Hakodate Travel Guide: Night Views, Morning Market, and Southern Hokkaido — Hakodate: the night view down from Mount Hakodate, the Motomachi slopes, the morning market, and the walk between them.
Kushiro Marsh Guide: Japan’s Largest Wetland and Its Cranes — Kushiro Marsh in Hokkaido: Japan’s largest wetland, which observatory to choose, how to see wild red-crowned cranes in winter, and the trains and buses that get you….
Lake Toya Travel Guide: A Caldera Lake and Volcanic Shore in Hokkaido — Lake Toya in Hokkaido: a caldera lake, onsen hotels along the shore, and the volcanic viewpoints around the rim.
Niseko Travel Guide: Ski Slopes, Summer Trails, and Mount Yotei — Niseko: four ski bases under Mount Annupuri, summer trails on Mount Yotei, and where to sleep if lift access matters most.
Noboribetsu Onsen Travel Guide: Hell Valley and Hokkaido Hot Springs — Noboribetsu Onsen: the steam of Hell Valley, nine spring types in one resort, and the inn that started the town in 1858.
Obihiro Guide: Pork Bowls and the Tokachi Plain — Obihiro and the Tokachi plain: where butadon came from, ban’ei horse racing, Kofuku Station, farm landscapes, and how to get there from Sapporo or Tokyo.
Otaru Travel Guide: Canal Warehouses, Seafood, and a Day Trip from Sapporo — Otaru: the canal warehouses, Sakaimachi’s glass and sweets, the seafood, and a 30-minute train ride out of Sapporo.
Rebun Island Travel Guide: Japan’s Northern Flower Island — Rebun Island guide: 2026 ferry times from Wakkanai, the Cape Sukoton walk, seven trails, the Rebun atsumorisou season, onsen, sea urchin and where to stay.
Sapporo Travel Guide: Food, Parks, and a Hokkaido Base — Sapporo as a Hokkaido base: Odori Park, the station area, miso ramen and soup curry, and the day trips that start from the city.
Shiretoko Travel Guide: UNESCO Wilderness at the Edge of Hokkaido — Shiretoko: the UNESCO peninsula, nature cruises below the cliffs, and the wildlife rules that shape how you visit.
Sounkyo Gorge Travel Guide: Waterfalls, Kurodake and Daisetsuzan — Plan a Sounkyo Gorge trip: Ginga and Ryusei falls, the Kurodake ropeway and hike, onsen, the ice festival, autumn colour and bus access.
Other regions
- Tohoku travel guides
- Kanto travel guides
- Chubu travel guides
- Kansai travel guides
- Chugoku travel guides
- Shikoku travel guides
- Kyushu travel guides
- Okinawa travel guides
Themed collections
- Japanese gardens — which garden suits which trip, grouped by garden type.
- Japan’s old towns — samurai streets, post towns and canal quarters.
Opening hours, fares and seasonal access change. Each guide lists the official sources used for that destination, with the date they were checked.
Photographs are credited inside each guide.
