Activities Rebun Island Scenic Course Nicole Bauer Rebun Island's Four-hour course offers a bit more diversity: Stunning capes, secluded beaches, rare wild flowers and a great ...
Activities Lake Shikotsu Visitor Center Karin Wu The visitor center and the surrounding areas is a great place to start exploring and learning about the beautiful Lake Shikotsu
Food Memeru: Bar & Cafe Karin Wu The menu item that stands out the most is definitely the venison hamburger steak
Activities Evening Mood in Utoro, Shiretoko Nicole Bauer Utoro is a pleasant little town on the western coast of the Shiretoko Pensinsula and is the main gateway if you want to explo...
Activities Winter at Lake Onuma Peter Sidell Half an hour from Hakodate on Japan's Hokkaido island, in winter Lake Onuma freezes over and the whole area is deeply blanket...
Activities Rishiri Island in Spring Nicole Bauer Rishiri Island is part of Rishiri-Rebun-Sarobetsu National Park at the northern tip of Hokkaido and a paradise for nature lov...
Transportation Indian Crow, Kutchan Chris Barnes The Indian Crow specializes in hand-made flys and stocks an unbelievable range of fly tying accessories.
Food Marukyu-shoten Chris Barnes Located in downtown Kutchan, Marukyu-shoten is easy to find and offers great quality food at reasonable prices
Food Heart n Tree Cafe Chris Barnes Cafe Heart n Tree specializes in 100% locally sourced produce from the Tsurui Village region.
Activities The solitude of Shunkunitai R.S. Reynolds A visit to Shunkunitai for a nature trek in Nemuro, Hokkaido
Activities The Tancho Crane Reserve in Kushiro R.S. Reynolds A visit to the Tancho Crane Reserve in Kushiro, Hokkaido
Culture Beauty and Bureaucracy R.S. Reynolds A walk through the grounds of the former government buildings in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Culture Hakodate: From dusk until dark R.S. Reynolds I stroll through Motomachi and head up the Mt.Hakodate ropeway as night falls upon Hakodate, Hokkaido