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 count...
Culture Sapporo August Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Each year, the heart of Sapporo bursts into color and rhythm with the Sapporo August Festival. This lively event brings two d...
Culture Permanent TeamLab Exhibit Comes to Hokkaido Kim Bergström TeamLab’s latest permanent exhibition, “Infinite Life Proliferating on the Ruins of a Church – A Whole Year per Year,” opens ...
Culture Exploring Otaru Max Otaru, a picturesque port town in Hokkaido, is known for its historic canal, fresh seafood, and winter charm. It offers a per...
Culture Pierson Museum Justin Randall Hokkaido’s otherness is highlighted in the presence of historical foreign architecture. In Kitami, on a quiet hill overlookin...
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 forer...
Culture Eastern Hokkaido Nature and Activity Experiences Tom Fay Far away from the bustling streets of Sapporo—the largest city in Hokkaido—is a land of rolling farmland, vast open vistas, s...
Culture Exploring the Wild East - Culture and Cuisine Pete Leong Arriving in Hokkaido in early autumn, the cool fresh air immediately struck me after exiting the Memambetsu Airport—a welcome...
Culture Otaru Umeshu Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year, Hokkaido's Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura hosts the Otaru Umeshu Festival, which serves as a celebration of this mu...
Culture Biratori Nibutani Ainu Museum Bonson Lam Celebrates the richness of Ainu culture and create new traditions through a wood carving or embroidery class