Culture Akan Ainu Art Week 2025 Kim Bergström The Akan Ainu Art Week (AAAW) is a three-week festival celebrating the living culture of the Ainu people through contemporary...
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...
Activities Swatch Nines Snow 2026 Kim Bergström In April 2026, Swatch Nines SNOW will make its Asian debut in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. Known for merging fr...
Culture Sapporo August Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Each year, the heart of Sapporo bursts into color and rhythm with the Sapporo August Festival. This lively event brings two d...
Planning Hokkaido Named on Top Wine Destinations List Kim Bergström Among well-known wine producing regions like California and Australia's Clare Valley, Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido has...
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...
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 Shire...
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 Pierson Museum Justin Randall Hokkaido’s otherness is highlighted in the presence of historical foreign architecture. In Kitami, on a quiet hill overlookin...
