A remote peninsula on the north-east tip of Hokkaido, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with brown bears, deer and sea eagles. Walk the boardwalk to the Five Lakes, with mountain reflections, or take a boat along the cliffs and waterfalls.
In winter, drift ice arrives along the coast; you can walk on it in a drysuit at Utoro. Rent a car; public transport is limited. Watch for bears and follow the rules.
Every February, Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, hosts one of the world's great winter festivals, with huge snow and ice sculptures in Odori Park an…
The Niseko Company rents out more than 30 private chalets, houses and villas in Hirafu, the main village at Niseko United, Japan's best-known powder …
The lavishly decorated shrine and mausoleum of Tokugawa Ieyasu, founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, in a cedar forest in the mountains north of Tokyo,…
A valley in the mountains of Nagano where wild Japanese macaques bathe in a hot spring to keep warm, especially in winter, when snow covers their fur.
Tokyo's oldest temple, founded in 628, entered through the Kaminarimon gate with its giant red lantern.
The busy market streets left behind when Tokyo's wholesale fish market moved to Toyosu, packed with stalls selling fresh sushi, grilled seafood, tama…
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