Tours and activities
Sapporo Snow Festival
Sapporo, Hokkaidō
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…
Travel tips in Hokkaidō, Japan
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Country facts
Natural features
Shiretoko National Park
Hokkaidō
A remote peninsula on the north-east tip of Hokkaido, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with brown bears, deer and sea eagles.
Places to stay
The Niseko Company chalets, Hirafu
Niseko Town, Hokkaidō
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 …