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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)

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Tulips in Takino Suzuran Hillside National Park (June)
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Canola flower in Abira (May)
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Cherry blossoms and white-eyes in Hiraoka Park (May)
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Hokkaido's "Mt. Fuji” and rice planting (May)
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Shiretoko peninsula / Brown bear with cubs (June)
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Shinsen-numa / Bog-bean (June)
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Spring is the best season for hairy crabs (April)
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Urausu Shrine precincts / Dogtooth violet and Hokkaido squirrel (April)
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Biei in spring (May)
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Shibazakura Takinoue Park (May)
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Summer (July-August)

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The potato fields of Shujitsu no Oka Hill (July)
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Furano melon (August)
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Cute polar bear / Maruyama Zoo (August)
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Horseback riding at the foot of Mt. Hakken (August)
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Night view of Muroran's factories (August)
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Freshly Picked Corn in Memuro Town (August)
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Rishiri kelp (August)
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Makomanai Fireworks Festival (July)
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Biei / Patchwork Road (July)
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Spectacular view of Cape Chikyu (August)
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Shirogane / Blue Pond (August)
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Sunflower field in Hokuryu (August)
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Autumn (September-November)

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Autumn leaves at Mt. Tokachi Onsen (October)
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Hokuto rice (October)
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Breeding color Kokanee salmon (October)
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Ikura Don (Rice bowl with salmon roe) (November)
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Nusamai Bridge and the setting sun (October)
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Ezo squirrel in autumn (October)
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Apple picking in early autumn (October)
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Tomamu Sea of clouds and sunrise (September)
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Kochia in bright red (October)
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Row of ginkgo trees at Hokkaido University (October)
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Winter (December-March)
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A spectacular view of the main peak of the Daisetsuzan mountain range (February)
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Butterfly grilled kichiji rockfish (March)
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Jozankei Onsen / Shiraito waterfalls (February)
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Sounkyo Ice Fall Festival (February)
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Jewelry Ice (March)
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Drift ice and White-tailed eagle (March)
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Jozankei Onsen / Snow Candle Way (February)
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Long-tailed tit, the winter fairy (December)
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Snowstorm and Horses (January)
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Sapporo White Illumination (December)
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Hokkaido's 4 Seasons
Spring in Hokkaido
Summer in Hokkaido
Autumn in Hokkaido
Winter in Hokkido