Hokkaido Hidden Gems
日本最北の大自然。夏は富良野のラベンダーと美瑛の丘、冬はパウダースノーと小樽運河の雪景色。函館の夜景と朝市の海鮮、各地の温泉まで、四季それぞれに別の顔を見せる。
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日本の北の大地。火山と国立公園、酪農、そして日本屈指の海の幸。開拓から150年ほどしか経っておらず、今も広々とした空気が残ります。
気候とベストシーズン
亜寒帯。夏は湿気が少なく涼しく（20〜26℃）、冬は氷点下の雪が長く続きます。登山なら6〜9月、パウダースノーと雪まつりなら12〜2月。
名物・グルメ
- 味噌ラーメン
- ウニ・カニ
- スープカレー
- 乳製品・ソフトクリーム
- ジンギスカン
代表的な見どころ
- 知床・大雪山国立公園
- 富良野のラベンダー畑
- 登別・洞爺湖温泉
- さっぽろ雪まつり
Sapporo Snow Festival — Ice Sculpture Spectacle
Every February, Sapporo clears out its snow dumps and trucks 5,000 tons of it to Odori Park, where teams spend four week…
Sapporo Beer Museum — Birthplace of Japanese Beer
The Sapporo Beer Museum (サッポロビール博物館) occupies a red-brick factory from 1890, when Hokkaido's cold climate and barley cul…
Jingisukan — Hokkaido's Lamb BBQ Tradition
Jingisukan (ジンギスカン, 'Genghis Khan') is Hokkaido's signature BBQ dish — thinly sliced lamb grilled on a convex cast-iron…
Shiroi Koibito Park — Chocolate Cookie Factory Tour
Shiroi Koibito (白い恋人, 'White Lovers') is Hokkaido's most famous souvenir — delicate langue de chat butter cookies sandwi…
Susukino District — Hokkaido's Nightlife Capital
Susukino (すすきの) is Japan's largest nightlife district north of Tokyo, a 6-block area of neon-lit streets packed with 4,0…
Sapporo Clock Tower — Meiji-Era Icon
The Sapporo Clock Tower (札幌市時計台, Tokeidai) is a white wooden building from 1878, originally built as a drill hall for Sa…
Odori Park — Sapporo's Central Green Axis
Odori Park (大通公園) is a 1.5-kilometer-long boulevard running east-west through central Sapporo, dividing the city into no…
Sapporo Ramen — Miso Soul of the North
Sapporo is the birthplace of miso ramen — the rich, hearty cousin of tonkotsu and shoyu styles. Developed in the 1960s t…
Soup Curry — Hokkaido's Spiced Comfort Bowl
Soup curry (スープカレー) is Sapporo's modern culinary invention — a thin, broth-based curry stew served with large chunks of…