NORTHERN LAND HOKKAIDO

The realHokkaido,mapped.

SAPPORO NISEKO FURANO BIEI OBIHIRO SHIRETOKO OTARU HAKODATE TOKACHI KUSHIRO WAKKANAI RISHIRI AKKESHI TOMAMU SAPPORO NISEKO FURANO BIEI OBIHIRO SHIRETOKO OTARU HAKODATE TOKACHI KUSHIRO WAKKANAI RISHIRI AKKESHI TOMAMU

Click your way around Japan's great north

179 towns. 14 regions. One wild island about the size of Austria. Click anywhere on the map and start exploring beyond Sapporo and the ski lifts.

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Why Northern Land Hokkaido

Beyond the ski resorts

Niseko is real, and so is everything east of it. We cover the farm roads, fishing ports and national parks most English guides never reach.

Straight from the source

We work alongside Hokkaido's farmers, fishermen and chefs — the guides are built on relationships, not press trips.

Built from real visits

We've been to every region we cover, in every season — the guides are grounded in real time on the ground, not recycled travel-brochure copy.

Fourteen Hokkaidos

The island is administered as 14 subprefectures, and each feels like its own country. Use them as chapters for your trip.

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