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..
Activities Swatch Nines Snow 2026 Early - Late Apr In April 2026, Swatch Nines SNOW will make its Asian debut in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. Known for merging freestyle..
Culture Akan Ainu Art Week 2025 Oct 12th - Oct 31st The Akan Ainu Art Week (AAAW) is a three-week festival celebrating the living culture of the Ainu people through contemporary art...
Culture Spend the Day in Sapporo: Japan’s Northern Metropolis Veronica Carnevale Hokkaido is beloved for its unspoilt wilderness, snowy getaways, and unparalleled culinary scene, including some of the countr..
Activities Honzawa Ranch Observation Deck Justin Randall Located 45 minutes by car from Kitami Station. The Honzawa Ranch Observation Deck overlooks the wide Kitami Valley, and Shiretoko..
Culture Tokoro Forest of Remains Justin Randall Across this museum park, learn about the lives and customs of Hokkaido's prehistoric hunter-gatherers, the Okhotsk, the forerunners..