Hokkaido's 179 towns.
Every shape on the map is a real place you can visit. Each of the 179 municipalities has its own page: what it's known for, drive times from the airport and Sapporo, its neighbours, and the guides that cover it.
Ishikari8 towns
Region guide →Sapporo and its plain — Hokkaido's urban heart, beer halls and gateway airport.
Sorachi24 towns
Region guide →Former coal country turned wine valley, with quiet rice towns and rolling vineyards.
Shiribeshi20 towns
Region guide →Niseko powder, Otaru canals and the dramatic Shakotan coast.
Iburi11 towns
Region guide →Volcano country — Lake Toya, Noboribetsu hot springs and Ainu culture at Upopoy.
Hidaka7 towns
Region guide →Racehorse ranches under the Hidaka range, ending at windswept Cape Erimo.
Oshima11 towns
Region guide →Hakodate's night views, Edo-era Matsumae and the shinkansen gateway to the island.
Hiyama7 towns
Region guide →The quiet Japan Sea coast — herring-boom heritage towns and Okushiri Island.
Kamikawa23 towns
Region guide →Furano lavender, Biei's patchwork hills and the Daisetsuzan alpine wilderness.
Rumoi8 towns
Region guide →Sunset coastline famous for uni — sea urchin straight off the boats.
Soya10 towns
Region guide →Japan's northern tip: Wakkanai, and the flower islands of Rishiri and Rebun.
Okhotsk18 towns
Region guide →Drift ice in winter, Shiretoko World Heritage wilderness all year.
Tokachi19 towns
Region guide →Hokkaido's breadbasket — vast farmland, garden roads and food straight from the source.
Kushiro8 towns
Region guide →Misty port city, red-crowned cranes and the caldera lakes of Akan–Mashu.
Nemuro5 towns
Region guide →The wild east — dairy pastures, brown bears of Shiretoko's far side, and Japan's famed earliest sunrise.