Tag Archives: Hokkaido

July 24

Japan’s best Whisky – Nikka Whisky Distillery, Hokkaido.

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If you’re fond of a Scotch tipple, venture to Yoichi near Sapporo in Hokkaido to visit the Nikka Whisky Distillery, winner of the 2015 World Whiskies Award for best blended malt whisky. Wondering how authentic Scotch-style Whisky came to be in Japan? Look no further than the founder Masataka Taketsuru’s wife, the good Scottish lass […]

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June 11

Glimpses of Hokkaido’s Industrial Past – Around Sapporo.

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June 04

Wild Hokkaido – Daisetsuzan National Park

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Japan’s largest national park situated in the middle of Hokkaido, the most northern island of Japan.

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June 25

Cherry blossom avenue, Shinhidaka, Hokkaido.

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The spot in Hokkaido to best appreciate the cherry blossoms must certainly be the Nijukken Cherry Tree Avenue (二十間道路桜並木) in Shinhidaka, about three hours by car from Sapporo.  Set in the heart of Japan’s version of Kentucky, you can admire the blossoms surrouned by the season’s new thoroughbred foals. Shinhidaka is thoroughbred breeding central for Japan […]

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June 11

Cherry blossoms at Goryokaku Fort in Hakodate, Hokkaido

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This five-point star shaped fort was once the sight of a battle in 1869 between the Tokugawa Shogunate and the newly established Meiji Government during the Meiji Restoration. But these day’s its perhaps the most famous place in Hokkaido to see cherry blossoms which peak in the first week of May.  Thousands of trees line the edges […]

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June 05

Hokkaido – A drive from Chitose to Hakodate

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A day trip along the wild coast of Hokkaido to it’s most southern city, Hakodate.          

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