Other Leisure Facility / Other Outdoors Facility Spots in Hokkaido Area

  • N.O.P. Noboribetsu Offroad Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Noboribetsu-shi Satsunaicho 230-1
    This park is located approximately a 10-minute drive from Noboribetsu Higashi Interchange. It is a leisure facility located on the Satsunai Plateau, surrounded by nature, and its four-wheel buggy rides - and snow mobiles in the winter - make it an extremely attractive place to visit. There is also a horseback riding area adjacent to the park, so visitors can enjoy both activities together. The courses range from beginner courses accompanied by an instructor, to advanced challenge courses. It is possible to either bring your own vehicle or to rent a car for half a day or a full day, but advance reservations are required.
  • Petit Hotel Gracey Tomamu FUN Co., Ltd.
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Yufutsu-gun Shimukappumura Kami Tomamu 2413
    You can experience many kinds of outdoor sports such as Segway, horseback riding, river boarding, rafting, canyoning, and hot air ballooning in summer, and snowmobiling, smelt fishing, and snow rafting in winter. The most popular sport in summer is rafting down the river surrounded by nature. The Tomamu accommodation set including breakfast, dinner and rafting is recommended. Hotel Gracey Tomamu also has a small a sister hotel in Nakafurano.
  • NRA North River Adventures
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Sorachigunminamifuranochou Ochiai 155
    An outdoor tour company that gives top priority to safety and conducts tours tailored to the physical abilities of its guests. Programs for kids from as young as three years old are available and activities such as camping, canyoneering, rafting, and mountain stream fishing can all be enjoyed along with the crew. Please note that tours differ between the summer and winter.
  • Tokachi Nature Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Katougunotofukechou Tokachigawaonsenminami 12-1-12
    Tokachi Nature Center hosts outdoor tours that can be enjoyed in the Tokachigawa Onsen area of Otofuke Town, Kato County, Hokkaido. They offer various tours throughout the four seasons such as salmon watching and nature tours down the Tokachi River, hot air ballooning, snowmobiling, and banana boating on snow! With specialized guided support you can safely have a go at any of the activities even if it is your first time. You can hire mountain bikes too.
  • Toya Toy Box
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abutaguntouyakochou Touyamachi 224
    This outdoor-guided-tour office is in Toyako Town, Abuta County, Hokkaido. Their concept is looking at the Toyako area as a toybox and teaching people how to experience and enjoy the wonders of nature. Their Carefree Canoe course is popular amongst beginners and those with children and the hour-long course focusses mainly on canoeing in Lake Toyako. A tour is held in the gentle winds of the morning and evening allowing you to discover a new beauty of Lake Toyako as you gaze across the clear star-studded sky.
  • NOASC Adventure Tours
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abutagunkucchanchou Yamada 20-6
    NOASC Adventure Tours operates several outdoor activity centers, at Niseko, Shimukappu (Tomamu, Furano) and Akan. They offer an extensive range of activities and tours all year round. NOASC has something for people of all ages, from beginners to experts, individuals, families or groups. NOASC’s centers are located around two hours’ drive from JR Sapporo Station.
  • NISEKO OUTDOOR CENTER
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abuta-gun Niseko-cho Soga 138
    NISEKO OUTDOOR CENTER offers a wide range of outdoor activities, including canoe trips, fishing expeditions, nature walks, trekking, etc., as well as craft activities. Since 1994, the NISEKO OUTDOOR CENTER has been teaching people how to enjoy Hokkaido’s natural environment, focusing in particular on the Niseko area. NISEKO OUTDOORCENTER is located around 2.5 hours’ drive from New Chitose Airport or JR Sapporo Station.
  • Shiretoko Optional Tours
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Shorisato-cho, Shari-gun, Hokkaido Utorokagawa 67
    This tour company located in Shari Town, Shari-gun, Hokkaido, offers various guided tours to show tourists the nature of Shiretoko. Popular tours include a half day tour of natural picturesque sights and Shiretoko Five Lakes, and a one day tour which you can enjoy the great scenery of Shiretoko from spring to autumn, as well as a tour in winter including a drift ice walk. The guide’s casual talk is also popular. There are tours in which elementary school students and above can participate so the beautiful scenery of Shiretoko, changing with every season, can be enjoyed by the entire family.
  • HELLO KITTY HAPPY FLIGHT
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Bibi New Chitose Airport Terminal Building Facilities 3F Smile Road
    This is an entertainment facility where you can get the feeling of travelling around the world with Hello Kitty, and it is located on the third floor of the New Chitose Airport Terminal Building contact facility. While experiencing various video presentations and attractions with Hello Kitty as the navigator, you can enjoy travelling around the world visiting the places in each country where Sanrio characters are waiting. There is a countless number of photo spots provided where you can take pictures with the characters. There is a souvenir shop which has an abundant array of characters available, and there are also sweets available which can only be purchased here. There is a cafe with dishes which have character’s motifs on them and there is an open space available where kids can play for free—this facility is a popular spot which both adults and children can enjoy.
  • Ocean Days Lake Shikotsu Main Shop
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Chitoseshi Shikotsukonsen Outer spot
    A diving shop by lush Lake Shikotsu which can set you up for kayaking or snorkeling. The shop is located in the Lake Shikotsu hot spring district. The shop's most popular kayak model has a clear bottom, letting you see down through the waters of the lack. Lake Shikotsu has very clear waters and it's fun watching the fish and aquatic plants living in its depths. During winter when the lake freezes over, the shop offers ice fan diving. While out on the lake, you can also enjoy the sight of frost-covered trees up in the mountains as well as Hokkaido sika deer, Ezo red foxes, and other wild animals.
  • Hokkaido, Tokachi Millennium Forest Segway Guided Tour
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun Shimizucho Haobi Minami 10-sen
    Here, Japan's first segway guided tours are held in the Tokachi Millennium Forest looking over the Tokachi Plains. The segway is a vehicle from the not-so-distant future that moves just by leaning forward or backward. It runs on batteries, and is gentle on the environment, so you can take your time observing the 400-hectare swath of nature while riding a segway. There are two courses: a novice course in the field, and an intermediate course in the forest. You can enjoy the scenery which changes with the seasons, focusing on scenery, environment, and forestry. Must be 16 or older. Reservations required.
  • Ice Land Akan
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Kushiroshi Akanchouakankonsen 2
    Guests enjoy a variety of attractions at this leisure facility in Akanko Onsen, Kushiro City, Hokkaido. Although dates may change according to ice conditions, it's winter-only facilities typically operate from January 1 to March 31 and offer snowmobiles, banana boats, and more for the enjoyment of their guests. Fishing for wakasagi pond smelt is popular and catching them is easy with the full set of tackle they provide. Guests can then enjoy tempura of their catch. From May to November they operate as Fishing Land Akan. They only close in bad weather.
  • Kushiro Marsh & River
    Life / Living / Hospital
    Hokkaido Kushiro-gun Kushirocho Toritoshi 88-5
    Private 80-minute canoeing tour along the Kushiro River in Kushiro Wetlands National Park, with a canoe guide on board each boat.
  • Toya Guide Center
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abutaguntouyakochou Touyamachi 193-8
    Located on the banks of Lake Toya, this canoeing and walking guide company introduces the deep nature, history and culture of the area. Through activities such as canoeing, trekking and photography tours, you can fully enjoy the nature surrounding Lake Toya. Enjoy riding a canoe in the wilderness of Lake Toya, going on a picnic or a trekking program to search for deer living on Nakajima Island in the lake, and various other experiences depending on the season. You can rent gear for canoeing and snorkeling, so even beginners can easily participate.
  • MPG Sorachi
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Furano
    "At this ""MPG Sorachi"" school, you can experience a tandem (two-person) flight on a powered paraglider at any time of year. Powered paragliders add power to a normal paraglider so that it is possible to take off even from flat land. This mid-air stroll, in which you can enjoy looking down upon the vast, grand land of Hokkaido and the scenery that changes with the seasons, offers you a feeling of exhilaration you can't find with other vehicles. It is a tandem flight you make with an instructor, so beginners should feel at ease. The flight time is 15 minutes. Sometimes, you must wait for the wind, so be sure to have enough time."
  • Tandem Flight Courses from the Rusutsu and Niseko Area
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abutagunrusutsumura Rusutsu 231-5
    This is a recreational flight experience in the Niseko and Rusutsu area. Visitors can enjoy a tandem paragliding flight with a veteran pilot for a bird's eye view of Hokkaido's glorious natural scenery. There's also a school offering paraglider pilot training.
  • Rusutsu Resort Snow Activity Land
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Abutagunrusutsumura Izumikawa 13
    This is a resort facility in Rusutsu Village, Abuta County, Hokkaido. From mid-December to the beginning of April, you can ride snowmobiles and go snow rafting. They also have Dog Sled rides with instructor support so even beginners can relax and give it a try. If you reserve in advance and take some snowmobile training, there's a Sunrise Snow Mobile Tour that's also very popular.
  • Cliff Kayacks
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Horoizumi-gun Erimocho Erimomisaki 59
  • Wan Park Dog Park
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Makubetsucho Churui Shiroganemachi 384-12
  • Good Sports
    Leisure / Hobbies
    Hokkaido Sapporo-shi Chuo-ku Kita 10-jo nishi 16-28
    The rental setting staff are S-B-B certified maintenance technicians, so you can use the ski store with peace of mind.

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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