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Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu – comparing Japan’s 3 major islands

Japan is often called an island nation, but in truth it’s made up of many islands. The three largest islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, and Kyushu.

Winning the Monde Selection Grand Gold Quality Award, Asahikawa Tsuboya by Tsuboya Kibana no Mori is Hokkaido’s best confectionery treat!

For Anytime Fitness members, nothing is more joyous than seeing the big purple logo in an unknown land, but this branch is particularly nice.

As Japan’s cherry blossoms start to wither away on Kyushu and Honshu islands, their life cycle has just begun in Hokkaido!

Still the best sushi restaurant I’ve ever been to, I needed to revisit Matsuriya Yamahana with a bigger budget and a bigger appetite!

Sapporo is Hokkaido’s capital city and home to amazing high quality foods. Toriton brings the freshness of the Japanese Sea to your plate!

There are some things you can only find in Japan, and then there are some things you can only find in Hokkaido, like these 5 tasty snacks!

Soft Cream House is the name of this cute little store at Shiroi Koibito Park, serving up soothing hot chocolate in Sapporo’s winter time!

Hokkaido is an abundant land of fresh produce, premium dairy, and top-class restaurants! Here are 5 must-try foods in Japan’s north island:

Nakajima Park is a popular hangout area in the heart of Sapporo. Completely covered in snow during winter, it’s a real fantasy land at night!

I recently stayed at the Centurion Sauna Rest & Stay during my visit to the Sapporo Snow Festival where I felt cozy warm away from the snow.

Japan is a loose canon when it comes to obscure vending machines, but this one gets my stamp of approval with its tasty Hokkaido canned cream!