Japan's breathtaking winter landscapes: A complete travel guide!

🗓️ With 8 days, you can not only experience the exclusive winter romance of Hokkaido but also enjoy activities like watching penguins walk, seeing monkeys soaking in hot springs, playing in the snow, and crafting with your kids. Perfect for family trips! 💯

💐 Stroll through 5 cities and 1 lake
Noboribetsu
A hot spring resort paradise♨️. You can soak in the "hot spring shopping mall," visit the Hell Valley to witness its devilish terrain, and explore the Date Jidaimura to experience Edo-period culture✨.
Hakodate
In addition to visiting botanical gardens, watching monkeys, and playing in snowy parks with your kids, Hakodate's night view is a must-see, ranked among the world's top three nightscapes🌃.
Otaru
Famous for Shunji Iwai's movie "Love Letter"💌, here you can craft glassware, stroll along the canal, and visit the music box museum🎵.
Asahikawa
Known as the "Ramen Kingdom," this town is filled with ramen shops🍜. Don't miss the authentic soy sauce ramen here😆.
Sapporo
Hokkaido's largest city, where you can explore the Shiroi Koibito Park and visit the 120-year-old Clock Tower🔔.
Lake Toya
One of Hokkaido's three non-freezing lakes. Enjoy views of snowy mountains and the lake from the observation deck, and stay in a hot spring hotel to experience the traditional "one night, two meals" ritual🍱.

💜 7 Family Adventures
1. Nixe Marine Park: Watch the adorable penguin parade🐧.
2. Noboribetsu Bear Park: Feed the giant brown bears🐻.
3. Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden: See monkeys soaking in hot springs🐵.
4. Onuma Quasi-National Park: Try ice fishing🎣, banana boating, and more.
5. Otaru Kitaichi Glass Museum: Experience glass crafting like in Japanese dramas✨.
6. Asahiyama Zoo: Get up close with a variety of animals🐻‍❄️🐧🦭.
7. Sapporo Shiroi Koibito Park: Make your own chocolate🍫.

💙 3 Winter Exclusives (Activities subject to actual dates)
✔️ Sapporo White Illumination Festival: Japan's first illumination festival, featuring 520,000 lights✨.
✔️ Lake Toya Starry Sky Tunnel: A 70-meter tunnel adorned with over 400,000 lights🌌.
✔️ Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival: Hokkaido's largest ice festival, with a 10,000-square-meter venue filled with ice sculptures and structures🧊.

👉🏻 Customized family trips to Japan, Come on~

Post by 峰峰 | Oct 22, 2025

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