Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands ... Declared a World Heritage Site in 2005, Shiretoko National Park is a true natural gem. You’ll need to block off a few days to ...

Torii gates at the entrance to Akan-Mashu National Park on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan. The area has long been home to a concentrated population of Indigenous people ...

In 2024, Japan designated its 35th national park, Hidakasanmyaku-Erimo-Tokachi National Park. Located in south-central Hokkaido, it stretches along the Hidaka Mountains and engulfs forests ...

Connect with nature at Kushiro lakes and wetlands Towards the east of Hokkaido lie the lakes and wetlands of Kushiro Shitsugen National Park. The largest area of wetland in all of Japan is a haven ...

The waterfall, located in Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park, began to freeze at the start of January. The ice pillars are expected to last until early March.

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--Motorists ... fact that the Kushiroshitsugen National Park lies just 1 kilometer north of this wetland area. Boasting the largest marsh in Japan, the park became the first ...

Wild sea otters are no longer such a rare sight along the eastern coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost ... were designated as a quasi-national park in 2021. At the same time, the town ...