Hokkaido, Japan

Hokkaido (北海道, Hokkaidō) is the second largest, northernmost and least developed of Japan's four main islands. Its weather is harsh in winter with lots of snowfall, below zero temperatures and frozen seas, while in summer it does not get as hot and humid as in the other parts of the country.
With its unspoiled nature, Hokkaido attracts many outdoor lovers, including skiers and snowboarders in the colder seasons and hikers, cyclists and campers from June to September.

  Attraction

 1  Furano

 

 

 Town with beautiful lavender and flower fields.

 2 Niseko

 

  Leading snow resort with lots of powder snow.

 

 3 Noboribetsu

  Hokkaido's most famous hot spring resort.

 

 4  Hakodate

 Southernmost city on Hokkaido.

 5 Rusutsu

 Attractive ski resort near Niseko.

 

  6 Asahikawa

 City in central Hokkaido famous for its zoo.

 7 Shiretoko

  National park on an unspoiled peninsula.

Hokkaido is still looked at to some degree as a frontier to be tamed. 

Many who move here do so to break out of the traditional roles and live more of a pioneer lifestyle with many homesteading.

Many parts of Hokkaido are planned cities for specific purposes to offer a more international feel to help tourism and again to help leave more traditional Japanese ways.

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