Hokkaido's 14 regions.
179 municipalities, grouped into 14 regions with wildly different personalities. Pick a stamp and dive into its story.
Ishikari
石狩
Sapporo's city life, plus Lake Shikotsu, Jozankei Onsen and the Ishikari City coast.
8 towns →
Sorachi
空知
Inland central Hokkaido: coal heritage, wineries and seasonal fields.
24 towns →
Shiribeshi
後志
Otaru's canal, Yoichi whisky, Niseko snow and the Shakotan coast.
20 towns →
Iburi
胆振
Noboribetsu, Lake Toya and Upopoy: plan a trip through Iburi.
11 towns →
Hidaka
日高
Thoroughbred country, cherry-tree roads and the windswept cape.
7 towns →
Oshima
渡島
Hakodate's night view, castle towns and the shinkansen gateway.
11 towns →
Hiyama
檜山
Historic Esashi on the Japan Sea coast, and the island of Okushiri.
7 towns →
Kamikawa
上川
Lavender, patchwork hills and the roof of Hokkaido.
23 towns →
Rumoi
留萌
Plan a coastal trip through Rumoi, Mashike and Haboro.
8 towns →
Soya
宗谷
Hokkaido's northern tip: Wakkanai, Cape Soya and the islands of Rishiri and Rebun.
10 towns →
Okhotsk
オホーツク
Abashiri, Monbetsu and Shiretoko in northeastern Hokkaido.
18 towns →
Tokachi
十勝
Obihiro food, Tokachigawa Onsen and seasonal gardens on the Tokachi Plain.
19 towns →
Kushiro
釧路
Kushiro City, the Kushiro Marsh and the lakes of Akan and Teshikaga.
8 towns →
Nemuro
根室
The wild east — famed first sunrise, last frontier.
5 towns →