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Things to Do in Japan

Pick a prefecture and dive in — hand-picked sights, tours and experiences, from Tokyo icons to quiet regional gems. All 47 are here, each with the places worth planning a trip around and the best time of year to see them.

An Amur tiger walking through deep snow in its winter enclosure, a second tiger half-hidden behind a timber post to the left and mesh fencing beyondFull-day tour from Sapporo: Asahiyama Zoo & Biei Blue Pond & Shirogane Falls or Farm TomitaLake Toya at dusk in winter, a pink and violet sky over the snow-dusted volcanic peaks beyond, with the lakeside town's lights strung along the far shoreFull-day tour from Sapporo: Noboribetsu and Lake ToyaThe stone Buddha at Tadao Ando's Hill of the Buddha near Sapporo, seen from the approach with daylight falling through the ring-shaped opening aboveFull-day tour from Sapporo: Hill of the Buddha & Moai Statues & Jozankei TownA ski instructor in a red and blue jacket demonstrating a stance to a group of learners on a snowy slope, more skiers and the lodge behindFull-day tour from Sapporo: Teine Ski Resort (HTO Certified)The orange icebreaker Aurora Imeru pushing through drift ice on the Sea of Okhotsk off Monbetsu, passengers lining the upper deckFull-day tour from Sapporo: Okhotsk Icebreaker Cruise & Sounkyo Icefall FestivalAerial view of the star-shaped moat and grassy ramparts of Goryokaku fort in Hakodate, the city and hills spread out behindGoryokaku Tower Observation DeckThe red lattice of Sapporo TV Tower against a clear blue sky, its green observation deck and digital clock showing the time, bare winter branches to one sideSapporo TV Tower Observation DeckA family laughing as a brown bear presses close to the viewing window in front of them, a boy holding a bag of feed pelletsNoboribetsu Bear ParkChildren in snowsuits waving from an inflatable raft towed across a snowfield by a yellow snowmobile, bare winter trees behindFull-day tour from Bibai: Bibai Snow Land

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