Hattie talks about her experience on preparing for your first Adventure Holiday in Hokkaido and shares her top tips and tricks on what to expect and how to prepare sufficiently to get the most out of your exciting trip.

The insider’s look into Hokkaido
Hattie talks about her experience on preparing for your first Adventure Holiday in Hokkaido and shares her top tips and tricks on what to expect and how to prepare sufficiently to get the most out of your exciting trip.
In this blog, Yuka gives practical tips on how to stay safe on Hokkaido's trails. While hiking in Hokkaido can be a wonderful and memorable experience, there are one or two things to keep in mind for your safety.
Navigating Hokkaido as a vegan or vegetarian poses challenges due to meat-centric traditions. Learn about the impact of dashi and cultural hesitations, explore the historical roots and discover strategies for plant-based eating.
This guide will demystify Hokkaido’s trains, buses and ferries and share all you need to know about navigating Hokkaido by public transport.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.