Join guide Aidan or a Japanese-speaking guide for a 6.5-hour small-group hike on active Mt. Usu. Walk through forest to the crater path, enjoy Lake Toya views, then visit an eruption exhibition.
At Mondo near Miyanosawa Station, you make, roll, cut, and eat your own Hokkaido soba. Chef Taku and the soba team prepare tempura, while a licensed sake taster selects two Hokkaido pours.
Travel by private vehicle from Hakodate to the Morning Market, Motomachi churches, Mount Hakodate, and Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse. Your Japanese driver uses translation apps for other languages, and meals and ropeway tickets cost extra.
Spend a full day from Sapporo at Asahiyama Zoo, then see Shirogane Blue Pond and Shirahige Falls. An English guide helps you follow the day, with Japanese lunch and a seasonal melon buffet available on selected packages.
Spend 4 to 6 hours exploring Otaru with a nationally licensed English or Japanese speaking guide. Visit the canal, Sankaku Ichiba, Otaru Music Box Museum, and Kitaichi Glass, or shape the route around your interests.
At Workshop Smith inside Keio Plaza Hotel Sapporo, you will shape a handmade silver ring with English or Japanese instruction. Add up to 10 engraved characters or a Hokkaido landmark symbol, then take your finished ring home that day.
Join Aidan of Nobo Tours for a five-hour, small-group snowshoe hike from Noboribetsu to Orofure Pass. Walk through powder snow and snow-covered trees, reach views of Mt. Orofure, Mt. Yotei, and Lake Toya, then warm up with a drink and…
Set out from Shioya Beach with guide Max or another certified English-speaking instructor. Paddle stable double kayaks past cliffs, caves, sea life, and quiet coves, then stop at a secluded beach for a swim.
At Handmade Soba Mondo in Sapporo, Taku Sensee guides you through mixing buckwheat, rolling dough, cutting noodles, and eating them fresh with tempura. The private class runs 90 minutes and welcomes English and Japanese speakers.
Walk from Sapporo TV Tower through Susukino and Tanuki-koji with an English-speaking guide such as Iku or Paul. Visit three bars, enjoy a first drink and snacks, then choose extra sake, wine, beer, or food to suit your taste.
Your private City Unscripted host builds a three-hour walking food tour around your tastes. Expect six to eight tastings, Nijo Market, Ramen Alley, Hokkaido seafood, ramen, soup curry, and one local drink.
At Teuchi-Soba Mondo in Sapporo, a Japanese and English-speaking instructor guides you through mixing, rolling, cutting, and eating handmade soba. The private 75-minute class uses Hokkaido buckwheat and includes soba-yu, a traditional post-meal drink.
Take a six-hour private train trip from Sapporo to Otaru with a guide matched to your interests. Toru, Ryuki, Karen, and others have led custom outings featuring glass shops, music boxes, food, snow views, and local stops.
Travel from Sapporo in a small group of up to nine with driver-guide GEM or Headlay Lee-GEM. See Biei’s Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Furano flowers, alpacas and enjoy a buffet lunch with optional Yubari melon.
You’ll ride a heated bus from Sapporo to Asahiyama Zoo, Ningle Terrace, Shikisai-no-oka, and the Ken and Mary Tree. English and Chinese guides, including guides such as Mr. Hong and Mr. Lin, lead the day. Snowmobiling costs extra.