Destination
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Hokkaido
Travel plans
Hakodate, the Open Port: Squid at Dawn, a Hillside of Foreign Churches & the Star Fort of the Last Shogunate — 2 Days
Two days in Japan's cosmopolitan north port
Two Volcanoes, Two Onsen: A Lake Toya & Noboribetsu Honeymoon on Hokkaido's Hot-Spring Coast — 2 Days
Two days on the volcanic hot-spring coast
Furano & Biei in Bloom: Lavender Rows, a Cobalt Pond & the Patchwork Hills of Central Hokkaido — 2 Days
Two days through the lavender and the patchwork land
Niseko, Properly: The World's Best Powder, a Five-Star Base & a Sulphur Onsen Off the Map — 2 Days
Two days of powder from a five-star base
First-Time Hokkaido in Style: Sapporo's Red Brick, an Otaru Glass Workshop & the Yoichi Whisky That Started It All — 2 Days
Two days across the northern capital and its canal town
Hokkaido travel guides
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The Best Onsen Ryokan in Hokkaido (2026): Lake Toya, Noboribetsu & Niseko
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Furano & Biei in Summer (2026): Lavender Season, the Blue Pond & the Patchwork Hills
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The Hokkaido Food Guide (2026): Crab, Sushi, Genghis Khan & the Dairy North
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Hokkaido Ski Resorts Without the Crowds (2026): Beyond Niseko's Lift Lines
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