四季

Features of the Hokkaido 7 Gateway

Your journey begins at the airport

Air travel is much likely to be your way to get to Hokkaido from overseas or within Japan. The seven airports in Hokkaido are the entry points for your journey.

Hokkaido with four Seasons

Spring
Summer
Autumm
Winter

Spring (April-June)

滝野すずらん公園のチューリップ
Tulips in Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park (June)
安平の菜の花
Canola flower in Abira (May)
平岡公園の桜とメジロ
Cherry blossoms and white-eyes in Hiraoka Park (May)
倶知安　蝦夷富士
Hokkaido's "Mt. Fuji” and rice planting (May)
知床半島　子連れのヒグマ
Shiretoko peninsula / Brown bear with cubs (June)
ニセコ神仙沼　山野草　ミツガシワ
Shinsen-numa / Bog-bean (June)
春が旬の毛ガニ
Spring is the best season for hairy crabs (April)
野幌のカタクリとエゾリス
Urausu Shrine precincts / Dogtooth violet and Hokkaido squirrel (April)
春の美瑛
Biei in spring (May)
滝上公園の芝ざくら
Shibazakura Takinoue Park (May)
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Summer (July-August)

就実の丘
The potato fields of Shujitsu no Oka Hill (July)
富良野メロン
Furano melon (August)
円山動物園
Cute polar bear / Maruyama Zoo (August)
八剣山の麓で乗馬体験
Horseback riding at the foot of Mt. Hakken (August)
室蘭の工場夜景
Night view of Muroran's factories (August)
とうもろこし　芽室町
Freshly Picked Corn in Memuro Town (August)
利尻昆布
Rishiri kelp (August)
真駒内花火大会
Makomanai Fireworks Festival (July)
美瑛の道
Biei / Patchwork Road (July)
地球岬
Spectacular view of Cape Chikyu (August)
青い池
Shirogane / Blue Pond (August)
北竜町のひまわり
Sunflower field in Hokuryu (August)
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Autumn (September-November)

十勝岳温泉の紅葉
Autumn leaves at Mt. Tokachi Onsen (October)
北斗
Hokuto rice (October)
ヒメマス
Breeding color Kokanee salmon (October)
イクラ丼
Ikura Don (Rice bowl with salmon roe) (November)
幣舞橋
Nusamai Bridge and the setting sun (October)
エゾリス
Ezo squirrel in autumn (October)
リンゴ狩り
Apple picking in early autumn (October)
トマム　雲海
Tomamu Sea of clouds and sunrise (September)
コキア
Kochia in bright red (October)
銀杏
Row of ginkgo trees at Hokkaido University (October)
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Winter (December-March)
大雪山連邦
A spectacular view of the main peak of the Daisetsuzan mountain range (February)
キンキ
Butterfly grilled kichiji rockfish (March)
白糸の滝
Jozankei Onsen / Shiraito waterfalls (February)
層雲峡氷瀑まつり
Sounkyo Ice Fall Festival (February)
ジュエリーアイス
Jewelry Ice (March)
オジロワシ
Drift ice and White-tailed eagle (March)
雪灯路
Jozankei Onsen / Snow Candle Way (February)
シマエナガ
Long-tailed tit, the winter fairy (December)
吹雪と馬
Snowstorm and Horses (January)
札幌ホワイトイルミネーション
Sapporo White Illumination (December)
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Hokkaido's 4 Seasons
Spring in Hokkaido
Summer in Hokkaido
Autumn in Hokkaido
Winter in Hokkido