Culture Buddha Hill in Makomanai Mar'yana Kovalchuk Designed by the Pritzker-winner architect Tadao Ando, this is a sanctuary of peace and meditation.
Culture Otaru Music Box Museum Euan Prentis The Otaru Music Box Museum is spread across a number of buildings around the Ironai-dori area, which in all contains over 25,...
Culture The Republic of Ezo Euan Prentis Goryokaku Park holds colourful cherry blossoms, calm open-grounds, and a powerful history as the former seat of the short-liv...
Culture The Old Public House of Hakodate Euan Prentis Motomachi's colourful crown jewel, its old public house, brings Hakodate culture, social life, and design together in one sma...
15 Culture European Architecture in Hakodate Euan Prentis One of Hakodate's most striking characteristics is its cosmopolitan nature, a result of an extensive relationship with the in...
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival Jessica Lin The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow ...
9 Culture A Romantic Winter Walk Illaura Rossiter Close to the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido is Otaru's Snow Light Path Festival. Here you can enjoy the romantic glow of t...
12 Culture Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2016 Kylie Plester Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is a magical winter festival to enjoy in the port city of Otaru, Hokkaido.
13 Culture A Winter Wonderland Illaura Rossiter Snowy scenes and ice sculptures dominate the landscape each February at Japan's biggest snow festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido. C...
Culture Asahikawa Harvest Markets Amanda Ho Kita no Megumi Tabe Marche is an annual event held in front of JR Asahikawa Station where locally produced food from Asahikaw...