Japan’s northernmost main island, Hokkaido, is a destination of spectacular seasonal extremes. In winter,
it transforms into a powder skier’s paradise, and its capital Sapporo hosts the world-famous Snow Festival,
where enormous ice sculptures light up the city each February. Come summer, the rolling farmland of Furano erupts in vast fields of lavender and sunflowers, creating one of the most beautiful pastorallandscapes in Asia. Hokkaido also boasts extraordinary wildlife including Steller’s sea eagles, red-crowned
cranes, and brown bears.
