Festivals Travel

Annual Shikotsuko Ice Festival and illumination near Sapporo.

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 2559 Views

Good evening Explorers! Local Explorer @harlowamanda recently visited the Shikotsuko Ice Festival and took these wonderful pictures! Less than an

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Let’s go to Iwanai! Book your CAT tour today!

January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 3683 Views events, hokkaido, Kutchan, Niseko, powder snow, Sapporo, Travel

We recently went to Osaka’s famous Ebisu bridge to talk to the locals about Iwanai. For more information about this

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Explorer's Journal Food and Drink

Izakaya “Nora” in Kushiro city.

January 20, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 6482 Views hokkaido, japanese food, restaurant, Travel, winter, 釧路

Good evening Explorers! What are you doing this weekend? Kushiro city located on the eastern side of Hokkaido is a

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Food and Drink Restaurants Tours

Darling To Darling reservation services

January 9, 2018January 11, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 4158 Views craft beer, events, festival, hokkaido, japanese food, restaurant, Sapporo, Travel, winter, Yakiniku

Hi Explorers! Introducing “Darling To Darling”. Sapporo, Hokkaido locals who can assist you with making the most of your vacation.

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Explorer's Journal Food and Drink

Visit beautiful Kushiro!

January 6, 2018January 12, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 1919 Views Food, hokkaido, Kushiro, restaurant, snow, 釧路

Hi Explorers! While here in Hokkaido try to visit the beautiful coastal city of Kushiro! While there we ate some

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Special Offers TOURS and OUTDOORS

Free ski day pass to all foreigners living in Hokkaido!

January 6, 2018 Hokkaido Explorer 2057 Views hokkaido, iwanai, Kutchan, Niseko, Ski, snow

Hello Explorers! Get ready to mark off those calendars! @iwanairesort is offering all you expats and friends from out of

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Around the Web Around Town

Check out the latest issue of “What’s on in Sapporo?” !!

December 27, 2017 Hokkaido Explorer 1998 Views events, festival, hokkaido, japanese food, restaurant, Sapporo, Sapporo Snow Festival, Travel, winter

What’s on in Sapporo? January 2018 Issue What’s on in Sapporo? 2018年　1月号 What’s on in Sapporo? January issue has been

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Iwanai resort is open for business!

December 12, 2017 Hokkaido Explorer 7169 Views events, festival, hokkaido, iwanai, japanese food, Niseko, Sapporo, Ski

Hokkaido Explorer is very happy to announce that our good friends @iwanairesort resort will be opening their doors for the 2017~18 ski

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German Christmas in the heart of Sapporo

December 9, 2017December 9, 2017 Hokkaido Explorer 3062 Views christmas, events, festival, hokkaido, japanese food, Odori Park, Sapporo

German Christmas Market in Sapporo. Until Saturday December 24 ❅ “Experience an authentic German Christmas market that is set up

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年越しそば “New-Year noodles”

December 9, 2017 Hokkaido Explorer 3930 Views events, hokkaido, japanese food, Travel, winter

Hi Explorers! If you’re in Japan during Japanese New Years, known as お正月 “Oshougatsu”, then you are in for a

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