Ayaka shares her experiences on getting closer to Hokkaido's indigenous people, the Ainu, through her work in adventure travel. Her insightful article will help you to learn more about the Ainu and perhaps inspire you to connect with indigenous cultures in your country, too.
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The insider’s look into Hokkaido
- Hokkaido Guide Stories – Cycling Around the Daisetsuzan Mountains
Adventure Hokkaido guide Richard shares his experience cycling in the Daisetsuzan National Park on our Around Daisetsuzan 7 Day Cycling Tour during the summer of 2021.
- Meet Our Guides at Adventure Hokkaido
Meet our guides at Adventure Hokkaido. In these videos we introduce our hiking, cycling and nature guides who are passionate about what they do – guiding in Hokkaido’s great outdoors.
- Hokkaido Guide Stories – Japan’s Far East with Ayaka
In this article, Adventure Hokkaido owner & co-founder Ayaka shares her adventures exploring a trio of National Parks in Eastern Hokkaido on our Japan’s Far East 8 Day Wildlife & Adventure Tour.
- Hokkaido Guide Stories – Around Daisetsuzan Hiking
Adventure Hokkaido owner & co-founder Ayaka shares her adventures in Daisetsuzan National Park in the centre of Hokkaido, on our Around Daisetsuzan 6 Day Hiking Tour.
- Meet Ayaka from Adventure Hokkaido
Meet Ayaka Yoshikawa, owner and co-founder of Adventure Hokkaido. Ayaka tells us a little bit about herself and why she started running adventure tours here in Hokkaido.
- Hokkaido Guide Stories – Lake Toya to the Sea of Japan Cycling
Adventure Hokkaido Guide Dai shares his experiences from our Lake Toya to the Sea of Japan cycling tour to the Shikotsu-Tōya National Park and Niseko area.
- Hokkaido Guide Stories – Japan’s Far North
Adventure Hokkaido Guide Tobaji shares his adventures on our Japan’s Far North Hiking Tour to Rebun & Rishiri Islands.
- Ainu Indigenous Cultural Tourism
In this article, we will discuss where the Ainu originate from, how many Ainu still reside in Hokkaido and discuss how the Ainu perceive the past, present and future of Ainu indigenous cultural tourism.
- Travel deeper into the world of onsen
Discover the cultural significance of onsen to Japanese and why Hokkaido's onsen are so very special in the context of adventure travel.