Best Summer Destinations In Hokkaido・Tohoku

1.5 Million Sunflowers Blooming To The Whole SiteHokuryu Himawari-no Sato (Sunflower Field)

Sunflowers, and more sunflowers as fa as I can see. Various kinds of sunflowers will make us cheerful. And they prepare some places to eat food, so we can enjoy the site leisurely. No admission fees, the best season is from the late July to the early August.

Long-awaited! Lavender Fields In FuranoFarm Tomita

Star Festival is Coming Soon! The Gateway to Oze, Hinoemata Village is Capable of Viewing the Milky Way and Innumerable Stars in the SkyHinoemata-mura

Hinoemata village is a good location for seeing milky way because it is surrounded by high mountains and so dark. Why don’t you look for your favorite observasion spot?

The Superb View of Viridity in Goshikinuma Lakes, Let's Go Seeing this Blue Pond as Beautiful as the Famous Blue Lake in BieiGoshikinuma Lakes

The Goshikinuma lakes is famous for the beautiful colored leaves in autumn. Furthermore the contrast between the green of viridity and the blue of lake in summer is wonderful. The wind and viridity tempt you to visit here, let's go!

Introduced In TV & Magazines! Great Spot To Take Pictures Of HokkaidoHarunire Tree

Harunire Tree is about 140 years old. It looks a single tree, but in fact, two trees have nestled each other and grown together. It shows us various scenery in every season.

Wonderful View Above The Steps Makes You Forget The Summer HeatHoujyu-san Risshaku-ji Temple

You can enjoy the tranquil scenery in off-season all to yourself. Climbing up the steps, and you can have the whole view of Risshaku-ji Temple.

Oirase Mountain Stream Of Refreshing Scenery & Negative IonsOirase Stream

Impressive lush greens and rich wet air. Fast and slow streams offer the different scenery of the mountain. And you can find hydrangeas on the walking paths in this rainy reason.

More Than 1000 Kinds Of Impressive Perennial Plants! A Little Known Free Garden In TokachiOmori Country Garden

Omori Country Garden locates the side of National Route 236 and you can enjoy for free. There're also shops and a café together.

Like A Garden Gods Playing. Summer Asahi-dake Mountains With Blooming Alpine PlantsMt. Asahidake

The highest mountain in Hokkaido, Asahi-dake. There's a waking path around the pond, and the mountain is beautifully reflected in the water surface. During spring and summer, alpine plants blooms all over the sight, and in autumn, leaves turn pure red. You can enjoy impressive beautiful scenery.

Let's Go To See Wild Fireflies Dancing In The Dark! Genji Firefly Living In Iritono RiverIritono River

Wild fireflies are reduced since the environment is getting worse. I want many people to see them because we don't know when they are going to disappear. I write this city's pride for such a wish!

The Summer Milky Way Above The Lake Hibara At UrabandaiLake Hibara

The Star Festival's coming soon! I introduce the observatory for the Milky Way. The beautiful starry sky spreads above around the Lake Hibara. Especially, you can see the superb view of Mt.Bandai, Lake Hibara and the Milky Way from Shirabu Pass, driving on the road named Nishiazuma Sky Valley. Why don't you visit Kitashiobara village on a fine day?

A Waterfall Basin Becomes An Open Air Bath!? Hot Spring Falls From 20 Meters HighKawarage Otaki Falls

Kawarage Oyu Waterfall in the southern part of Akita, you can enjoy the open air hot spring in basins. Limited during summer, wearing bathing suits, men and women bathing together like a heated pool.

Noble Flowers In The Northernmost! Japanese Edelweiss Growing In ColoniesRebunto Island

Rebun Island is the northernmost island where people live in Japan. An alpine plant indigenous to Hokkaido, Rebun Leontopodium (usuyuki-sou) grow in colonies. It's a kind of edelweiss seen in the Alps. By the way, I hear edelweiss means 'noble white'.

Demons Dance At Hell Valley! Sparking! Powerful Fireworks 'Oni Hanabi'Jigokudani Observatory

Oni Hanabi (Demon's Firework) is a limited event on Thursdays and Fridays at Noboribetsu Onsen hot spring town. The demons appear from the darkness and dance for exorcism as a back ground of Jigokudani (Hell Valley). At the climax of the how, they spark the very strong fire works in hands! Together with the hot spring. it could be a great experience of your summer.◎This show is taken place on only Thursdays and Fridays, and not on weekends! If you have car, Jigokudani parking area is available. For people use public transportation, there's bus from Noboribetsu to Noboribetsu Onsen, but staying at Noboribetsu Onsen would be better.

Flowers In The Northernmost Field & Landscape Like The World's EndNotsuki Peninsula

Notsuki Peninsula is a strange-shaped thin place even looked in a map. In the vast landscape like the world's end, the Hokkaido's local flowers bloom beautifully in June. You can see also 'Todowara' of symbolic dead trees in the depth.◎Parking area is available. For public transportation, bus services from Kushiro Station.

Akita Kanto Festival! Exciting Performance Of 270 Sticks Of KantoAkita Kanto Festival

Akita Kanto Festival is one of the three great festivals in Tohoku Region. Held at the beginning of August, more than 270 sticks of Kanto, compared to ears of rice, go up all together. They hold 12meters Kanto on their waists, shoulders and foreheads, I get excited to see them very close!

500 Thousands Trees Are Proudly Blooming, Great Place Of Mountain AzaleaTokusenjo Mountain

The scenery of 500 thousand trees of azalea seen from the observatory is really amazing! What's more, if the weather is good, Kesen'numa City can be also commanded over the azalea. By the way, in the season when the flower condition is good, you can see the deeper red azalea carpet than these pictures!◎To access here, you need a car basically, but on the weekends in best season, Tokusenjo Mountain Bus has service from Kesen'numa Station. In detail, please check out the HP of Kesen'numa.

Very Like The Scenery In Hokkaido! Meruhen-no Oka, A Hill Of A Fairy TalesMarchen no Oka Memanbetsu

Driving on the National Route 39 toward Abashiri from a roadside station 'meruhen no oka memanbetsu' leads to this scenery. I feel healed by the huge scenery seen only in Hokkaido.

A Miracle Pond Of Blue And Clear EndlesslyKami no Koike (God's Small Pond)

A small pond made from the infiltrated water of Masyu Lake. Although it runs as deep as five meters, it's so clear that I can see the bed of the pond! I don't think it has an obvious address, please refer to the link.

An Impressive Waterfall Flowing Out From A CliffOshin Koshin Falls

On the northward way to Shiretoko on the National Route 334. This is summer, but when the snow thaws, it has more power! One of the most beautiful 100 waterfalls in Japan.