Hokkaido's original Western-style wooden hotel served as lodgings for its first guest, the Meiji Emperor. Sapporo TV Tower You can enjoy a panoramic view of the city from the observation deck.

JZK? That sounds like an airport code, but it’s what I saw in several pamphlets referring to Jozankei, a hot spring resort area in Hokkaido near Sapporo, located within Shikotsu-Toya National Park.

There's a post office, a police station, a clinic, a temple, a Shinto shrine ... your Hokkaido itinerary has the space for it. The artsy, scenic city is less than an hour away from Sapporo ...

The per-night levy will help the city to cope with overtourism and partially offset a decline in revenue linked to Sapporo’s shrinking population. The Hokkaido government is preparing to make a ...