Cities in Hokkaido
Akita, Japan
Akita (秋田) is the capital of Akita prefecture in the northern Tohoku region of Japan's Honshu island.
Tottori, Japan
Tottori (鳥取) [1] and its sand dunes are among the best reasons to visit western Japan. There's more to do than climbing and collecting seashells — hang-gliders...
Otsu, Japan
Ōtsu (大津) [1] is the capital of Shiga prefecture.
Toyota, Japan
Toyota is a city in Aichi in Japan, close to Nagoya. Toyota is - unsurprisingly - the seat of the headquarter of the namesake car company and several car ...
Misawa, Japan
Misawa is a city located in eastern Aomori Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of Japan. The city of Misawa boasts many festivals throughout the year, such as the ... more
Kushiro, Japan
Kushiro (釧路市) is a city in Hokkaido.
Fukushima, Japan
Fukushima (福島) [1]is the capital city of Fukushima Prefecture in Honshu, Japan in the Fukushima Basin and its surrounding parts. Fukushima prefecture is the ... more
Asahikawa, Japan
Asahikawa (旭川) [1] is the second-largest city on the northern island of Hokkaido, Japan. It is located at the confluence of four rivers and is surrounded by ... more
Otaru, Japan
Otaru (小樽) is a port city in Hokkaido, Japan. The city is near Sapporo and it is a tourist destination for its food, its historical buildings and its shops.
Noboribetsu, Japan
Noboribetsu (登別, [1]) is a town in Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Hokkaido, Japan.
Sapporo, Japan
Sapporo greets travellers with bracing air and a hush that lingers even as city life ticks on. In winter, snow swirls softly against twilit streets, muffling ... more
Hakodate, Japan
Fine mist drifts off the sea, curling through Hakodate's sloping streets as the salty air tangles with the scent of fresh squid grilling in the pre-dawn market... more
Hiroshima, Japan
Soft morning light spills across the Ota River, gilding the bridges and curling into quiet streets where the air is tinged with briny sea and grilled oysters. ... more
Nara, Japan
Soft, golden morning light slips through the broad-leafed trees, the air gentle with the faint sweet scent of incense drifting from hidden shrines. In Nara, ... more
Hokkaido, Japan
While majority of the sights in Hokkaido are incredibly reminiscent of Northern Europe, its wealth of hot spring resorts perpetually reminds travelers that it... more
Wakkanai, Japan
Wakkanai (Japanese: 稚内, [1]) is the northernmost city in Japan. It has a population of about 42,000, and is in the subdistrict of Soya in northern Hokkaido.