City: Hokkaido
Top Things to do in Hokkaido
Things to do in Hokkaido, Japan: The Best Volcanos
Hokkaido (北海道, Hokkaidō, literally "Northern Sea Circuit") (Japanese: [hokkaꜜidoː] ( listen)), formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso, is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. The two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. About 43 km north of Hokkaido lies Sakhalin Island, Russia, whereas to its east and north-east are the disputed Kuril Islands.
Restaurants in Hokkaido
1. Meakan-dake
2. Nitonupuri
3. Mt. Usu
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 40 reviews
Reviewed By Brissy2 - Hervey Bay, Australia
We visited Mt Usu via the Usuzan Ropeway. To get up to the Usu Crater Basin Observation Deck you need to walk up (about 300m) of very steep steps – actually 136 steps in total. Once at the top, you can then go on various trails. Even from the Observation Deck you can actually see the volcanic steam/smoke oozing out of the central crater. Mt Usu erupted 4 times in the 20th century – the last being in 2000 - so it really is a sleeping volcano.
