Best Winter Destinations In Hokkaido・Tohoku

Here're best Winter Destinations in Hokkaido・Tohoku. We released a ranking of reviews about Winter Destinations posted by travel influencers who have actually been to Hokkaido・Tohoku.

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Fukushima

Tadami Line

1 Reviews

JR Tadami Line is most beautiful in winter! It snows a lot in January and February every year. So, you should travel in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, to see this Tadami Line!◎The train service of Tadami Line becomes winter schedule from January and the service decreases! So you need to wait longer until the train comes than usual. And, to see and take pictures of the snowscape means just cold. You have to prepare winter clothes such as down jacket and snow boots!

Lake Inawashiro

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Sakkahama Shore of Lake Inawashiro becomes crowded with people for lake bathing. Then, in winter, swan becomes the leading part! What's more, if it's sunny, you can see the snow covered Mount Bandai over the Lake Inawashiro.◎You need cars to go here. In the case of icy road or snow, you need winter tires.

Aizu Region

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Cherry blossoms in spring, green and blue sky in summer and autumn colored mountains are beautiful of course, but I think the most beautiful season is winter when the snow covers the town and nature and lives cross each other. You can find your favorite Aizu that can be found by only you!◎1st pic: Tadami Line (Ooshi View Point) 2nd pic: Aizu Railway (Fukasawa Bridge) 3rd pic: Ouchijuku

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These fir trees covered with snow and ice have so strange shapes that they're called 'Ice Monster'! On every around February, you can enjoy snow trees, skiing and walking at the top of the mountains in Zao, Yamagata Pref.◎Access: take bus from Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen Hot Spring Town. Parking lot is available for cars. Take ropeway from Zao Onsen, and you can see the snow trees from the mountain top. By the way, humid coldness is unbearable, you must make doubly sure for winter clothes!

Name

Zao

Address

Zao Onsen, Yamagata-shi, YamagataGoogle Map

How to get there

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There're snow statues using Hirosaki Neputa Nishikie pictures and about 300 small kamakura with gentle lights. Such as a projection mapping on the snow statures and Tsugaru Nishikie Pictures Gallely, you can enjoy many things to see!

Name

Hirosaki Castle

Address

1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki-shi, AomoriGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 10min from Hirosaki Station, 25 min from Owani Hirosaki IC. By bus, 15 min from Hirosaki Station, get off at 'Shiyakusho-mae (City Hall), then walk 4 min.

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Blue Pond starts light-up from November every year. The lights change every year and its range was expanded this year. We can enjoy Blue Pond that is differ from that in other seasons.

Name

Blue Pond

Address

Shirogane Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

Fee

Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen

How to get there

By taxi or car, 20 min from Biei Starion, or 150 min from Sapporo city.

Parking

Parking area is available

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The ices of Tokachi in winter, are polished and washed up by waves, then they're called Jewelry Ice. Though the temperature sometimes become under twenty degrees below zero, the beautiful scenery shining in the morning sun is worth seeing once in your life. There's a high probability that it will be sunny around here, and a tourist spot Harunire Tree is also located near here.

Name

Ōtsu Sea Coast

Address

Ōtsu Motomaci, Toyokoro-cho, Nakagawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 40 min from Obihiro Station, 45 min from Obihiro Airport.

Parking

Parking area is available

5

When the snow lies, they begin to lend sleighs and walking skis for free! On the Sunday noon, tube rafting is sometimes held. When it gets cold, let's warm in the arena like a spaceship.

Name

Doritsu Yumenomori Park

Address

2-5 Kitanaka Nakashibetsu-cho, Shibetsu-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

Tel

0153-72-0471

Hours

6:00-19:00,8:00-18:00

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Winter Sendai becomes more attractive by SENDAI Lights Pageant. Here I feel the love for precious persons, and I am really made to feel the birth, growth and living.

Name

Sendai Hikari No Pageant

Address

Jyozenji-dori Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, MiyagiGoogle Map

How to get there

Just near Koutoudai Koen Station

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The Risshaku-ji shrine is known as a mountain shrine appears in haiku composed by Basho. Its snowscape is as good as the season of singing cicadas. When you visit the shrine, please be careful where you step.

Name

Houjyu-san Risshaku-ji Temple

Address

4456-1 Yamadera Yamagata-shi Yamagata, Yamagata-shi, YamagataGoogle Map

Tel

023-695-2843

Hours

8:00-17:00

How to get there

By car, 15 min from Yamagata North IC, 30 min from Yamagata Station, 30 min from Yamagata Airport. 10 min walk from Yamadera Station.

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JR Tadami Line is most beautiful in winter! It snows a lot in January and February every year. So, you should travel in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, to see this Tadami Line!◎The train service of Tadami Line becomes winter schedule from January and the service decreases! So you need to wait longer until the train comes than usual. And, to see and take pictures of the snowscape means just cold. You have to prepare winter clothes such as down jacket and snow boots!

Name

Tadami Line

Address

Mishima-machi, Onuma-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map

How to get there

9

There're lovely log house shops in the white snowy road in the woods. Every shop has a warm atmosphere and sells something related to Furano, and we'll be fascinated with each of them. In addition, you can see the lighted romantic scenery at night.

Name

Ningle Terrace

Address

Nakagoryo, Furano-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map

Hours

12:00-8:45

How to get there

By car or taxi, 10 min JR Furano Station, 60 min from Asahikawa Station, or 120 min from Sapporo Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

10

Sakkahama Shore of Lake Inawashiro becomes crowded with people for lake bathing. Then, in winter, swan becomes the leading part! What's more, if it's sunny, you can see the snow covered Mount Bandai over the Lake Inawashiro.◎You need cars to go here. In the case of icy road or snow, you need winter tires.

Name

Lake Inawashiro

Address

Sakkahama Shore, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map

How to get there

11

Cherry blossoms in spring, green and blue sky in summer and autumn colored mountains are beautiful of course, but I think the most beautiful season is winter when the snow covers the town and nature and lives cross each other. You can find your favorite Aizu that can be found by only you!◎1st pic: Tadami Line (Ooshi View Point) 2nd pic: Aizu Railway (Fukasawa Bridge) 3rd pic: Ouchijuku

Name

Aizu Region

Address

610 Ten'yabara Kawai Mishima-machi, Onuma-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map

How to get there

12

Aomori Lights & Paper Pageant is going to open till March 4th (Sun). There're many small lights made by the local people, and these lanterns make the cold winter warm.◎2017.12.1-2018.3.4. 16:00-21:00. Parking area is available.

Name

Aomori Lights & Paper Pageant

Address

A-Factory 1-4-2 Yanakawa, Aomori-shi, AomoriGoogle Map

How to get there

13

I could see the sun pillar and skavla (wavy pattern on the snow) made by strong winds on sunny day at Asahi-dake Mountain. I was moved with the nature arts of winter.

Name

Mt. Asahidake

Address

Higashimachi, Kamikawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

To the rope way platform by car, 60 min from Asahikawa Airport, 70 min from JR Asahikawa Station, 180 min from Sapporo Station, 180 min from Shin Chitose Airport. 80 min by bus from Asahikawa Station. 10 min by Rope way.

Parking

Parking area is available

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The drift ice arrives at Shiretoko registered as a world heritage site. Some wild animals such as Steller's sea eagle get together to get food. There's a boat to see such creatures from Rausu Port in early morning, and you can enjoy watching them very close!◎Car is convenient here. It's better to come to Rausu the day before and stay at night, then leave for Rausu Port in early morning. The drift ice starts to arrive from the end of February. As soon as the drift ice arrives, you can watch Steller's sea eagle and others like that, but after a while, you can see sea lions. By the way, these eagles get together for the fish thrown from this tour boat, so you have a great chance to watch them.

Name

Shiretoko Rausu Port

Address

Funami-cho Rausu-cho, Menashi-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

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Shikotsu Lake in Hokkaido, though the festival held a limited period between January and February, many people come to see it.

Name

Lake Shikotsu

Address

Shikotsuko Onsen, Chitose-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 75 min from Sapporo, 40 min from Shin Chitose Airport. By bus, 50 min Shin Chitose Airport, or 90 min from Sapporo Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

16

2016, drift ice has arrived at Hokkaido. Drift ice run around the beach and the sea filled with pure white became calm without any sounds of waves.

Name

Ikushina Flower Garden

Address

Ikushinakita Shari-cho, Shari-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

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Notsuke Peninsula continues to sink because of land subsidence. We associate this scenery of dead trees with the end of this world. In winter, the inside of Bay becomes frozen, and we can walk on the ocean! The landscape connecting with the sky made me feel like standing on the clouds.

Name

Notsuki Peninsula

Address

Notsuke Bekkai-cho, Notsuke-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 140 min from Kushiro city, 50 min from Nakashibetsu Airport. Parking area is available.

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Shikaribetsu Lake Kotan is an icy village appears only in midwinter on the frozen lake surface. There're bar, open-air bath of ice, and even ice houses! We can enjoy the cold Hokkaido to our hearts' content. You need cars or bus to access here. We stay in the ice house (igloo) in the third pic, and rent sleeping bags and winter outfits, or we can run to the hotel when we're cold. The Milky Way can be seen before dawn in the late February.

Name

Shikaribetsu Lake

Address

Shikaribetsu Lake, Shikaoi-cho, Kato-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By car or taxi, 80 min from Obihiro Airport, 60 min from Obihiro Station.

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A fox village in Shiroishi, Miyagi Prefecture, where about 100 foxes live inside the huge ground. We can enter there and watch them very closely! Please obey the rules and enjoy the fox village.

Name

Miyagi Zaō Fox Village

Address

11-3 Kawaharago, Hukuoka Yatsumiya, Shiroishi-shi, MiyagiGoogle Map

Tel

0224-24-8812

Hours

9:00-16:00

Closed

Wed

How to get there

20 min by car or taxi from Shiroishi Zaō Station

Parking

Parking area is available

20

Tsurui Village is known as a place where Japanese cranes come flying. And at Otowa Bridge, people can watch the lair of cranes living in Setsuri River. Many bird watcher visit here from all over the world to enjoy watching and taking photos.◎You should visit here before the morning sun rises, so need cars to go here by yourself. Or use some package tours. There're spacious parking area, but it'll be full of cars and bus at dawn.

Name

Otowa Bridge

Address

Setsuri, Tsurui-mura, Akan-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

35 min by car or taxi from Kushiro Station

Parking

Parking area is available

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When Ainu people found this greenish-blue pond, they thought it was a present from God because of its beauty. It never be frozen even in winter, and it's like a jewel looks more mysterious in snow.

Name

Kami no Koike (God's Small Pond)

Address

Kiyosato-cho, Shari-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By car, 90 min from Memambetsu Airport, or Abashiri Station.

Parking

Parking area is available

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Lake Mashu is famous for its misty scenery, but I was moved also with the morning glow of the sun rising in the clear air. You should see the beautiful color of its water in the daytime admired as Mashu Blue.

Name

Lake Mashu

Address

Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map

How to get there

By bus, 20 min from Teshikaga Bus Terminal, 50 min from Kawayu Bus Terminal. By car or taxi, 13 min from Mashu Station, 80 min from Kushiro Station, 70 min from Memanbetsu Airport, or 4 hours from Shin Chitose Airport.

Parking

Parking area is available

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