This guide will demystify Hokkaido’s trains, buses and ferries and share all you need to know about navigating Hokkaido by public transport.
Hokkaido Adventure Travel Blog
The insider’s look into Hokkaido
- A Local’s Guide to Using Public Transport in Hokkaido
- Daisetsuzan to Akan–Mashu Hiking Tour 2023
Along with fellow guide Yuka, I took a group of hikers from Australia on a 9 day trip taking in some of the best hikes in the Daisetsuzan and Akan–Mashu national parks.
- Around Daisetsuzan Hiking Tour 2023
Along with fellow guide Zac, I took a group from across the world across the rooftops of Hokkaido on our popular Around Daisetsuzan 6 Day Hiking Tour. Everyone had a great time exploring the heartland of Hokkaido during its glorious midsummer!
- Around Daisetsuzan Cycling Tour 2023
Our first Around Daisetsuzan 7 Day Cycling Tour of the year kicked off with cyclists from all over the world coming together to enjoy an amazing adventure. Despite an unusually wet July, the group remained smiling and enjoyed some amazing two-wheeled adventures, cycling across vast mountain passes and idyllic agricultural landscapes.
- Japan's Far East Through The Seasons
Get a taste of Eastern Hokkaido - home to the Kushiro-shitsugen, Akan–Mashu and Shiretoko National Parks - throughout the year. Every season has it's own unique flavour in Japan's wild frontier.
- Japan's Far East Wildlife & Adventure Tour
In early June 2023 we hosted a mixed group of travellers on our Japan's Far East 9 Day Wildlife & Adventure Tour. Over an action packed 9 days we got up close to the Kushiro Wetlands, canoed from Lake Kussharo into the Kushiro river, spotted Brown Bears and Orca along the Shiretoko peninsula and much more. Enjoy my favourite photos from the tour.
- Covid-19 related requirements when travelling to Japan
This is our guide to visiting Japan as a tourist now that Covid-19 border closures have been lifted. We will endeavour to keep this page up to date but we recommend that you double check official sources before you travel.
- Japan's Far East Wild Winter Tour 2023
In February 2023 Richard and myself hosted a mixed group of travellers on our Japan's Far East 7 Day Wild Winter Tour. Our action packed week included snowshoeing through native forest, navigating drift ice, seeing Stellar's Sea Eagles and much more.
- Custom Winter Photography Tour in Japan's Far East
In December 2022 we hosted the Li family, from the USA, on a customised version of our Japan's Far East Wild Winter Tour. The family of 4 are all keen photographers, so we tweaked the itinerary to add more wildlife photography opportunities and also match the early season conditions. Stanley was kind enough to share his photos. Get a taste of what you can photograph in eastern 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.