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Hokkaido 北海道
Japan's northern frontier: volcanic lakes, national parks with brown bears, powder snow, seafood markets and onsen towns steaming in the cold.
Itineraries in Hokkaido
14 days · road tripSapporo · Shiretoko · Akan · Noboribetsu
Lavender, bears & boiling lakes: Hokkaido's wild north by car
From Sapporo to the lavender hills of Furano, Japan's first autumn colours on Asahidake, the bears and cliffs of Shiretoko, caldera lakes and Ainu culture at Akan, then Noboribetsu's Hell Valley and Lake Toya.
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13 days · by train & busSapporo · Niseko · Noboribetsu · Furano
Powder, ice & hot water: a Hokkaido winter by rail
Snow sculptures in Sapporo, lantern-lit Otaru, four days of Niseko powder, a snowy Hell Valley in Noboribetsu and a second ski base in Furano. Everything by train and bus.
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