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Hokkaido(北海道)isanislandatJapan'snorthernextremity,surroundedbyseainalldirections.Itisanextensiveland,accountingfor22%ofJapan'stotallandarea.HokkaidoLowhumiditymakesthesummerpleasant,whileinwinteryoucanenjoywintersports.Theislandisgainingpopularityasatouristdestinationthroughoutthefourseasons.Itisaregionwithanabundanceofnaturalbeauty.DifferentseasonsinHokkaidospringsummerautumnwinterSapporo(札幌)Otaru（小樽）Hakodate（函馆）Furano（富良野）HokkaidoSapporo,thecapitalofHokkaido,isJapan'sfifthlargestcity.Butitisalsooneofthenation'syoungestmajorcities.In1857,thecity'spopulationstoodatjustsevenpeople.Today,thecityiswell-knownforitsClockTower,ChocolateFactory,andtheannualsnowfestivalheldinFebruary.Sapporo札幌Sapporo札幌TheClockTowerisasymbolofSapporo.Ithasbeenmarkingtimeforoveracentury.IthasbecomeoneofSapporo'smostfamoustouristattractions.Thebuildingwasconstructedin1878asadrillhalloftheSapporoAgriculturalCollege.In1881aclockpurchasedfromBostonwasinstalled.TheClockTower（札幌钟楼）Sapporo札幌Today,theClockTowerservesasamuseumwithdisplaysaboutthehistoryofthebuildingandSapporoonthefirstfloor.OnthesecondflooraredisplaysabouttheclockandaspaciousceremonyhallthatcallstomindthesimplebuildingsofthecolonialAmericanMidwest.ShiroiKoibitoPark(白色恋人巧克力公园)isathemeparkbyIshiya（石屋制果株式会社）,alocalchocolatecompany.Thecompany‘sflagshipproductistheShiroiKoibitocookie（白色恋人巧克力）.ItisoneofthemostfamoussouvenirsfromHokkaido.Sapporo札幌Mostinterestingly,afewlargewindowsthroughwhichvisitorscanobservethecookieproductionprocessinthefactory.Itisalsopossibletocreateyourowncookiesinhands-onworkshops.Sapporo札幌TheSapporoSnowFestival,heldduringoneweekeveryFebruaryinSapporo,attracthundredsofthousandsofvisitors.ItisoneofJapan'smostpopularwinterevents.Sapporo札幌TheSapporoSnowFestival（札幌雪雕节）Sapporo札幌TheSapporoSnowFestivalwasstartedin1950,whenhighschoolstudentsbuiltafewsnowstatuesinOdoriPark（大通公园）.Ithassincedevelopedintoalarge,commercializedevent,featuringspectacularsnowandicesculptures(雕塑).Otaru小樽OtaruCanal(小樽运河)Otaru小樽Thecanalmakesforapleasantstrollduringtheday,whenartistspresenttheirworkstopassingtourists,andduringtheeveningswhenoldfashionedgaslampsarelitandprovidearomanticatmosphere.Otaru小樽TheMusicBoxMuseum（音乐盒堂）consistsofmultiplebuildingsscatteredaroundthesouthernendofSakaimachi(境町)Street.Themostprominentbuilding,however,isalargeshopwithawidevarietyofmusicboxesonsale.Otaru小樽Hakodate函馆MountHakodate(函馆山)isa334metershigh,woodedMountainatthesouthernendofthepeninsula(半岛)onwhichmuchofcentralHakodateislocated.Oncleardaysandnights,inparticular,theviewsfromthemountainarespectacular.Hakodate函馆Hakodatenightview(函馆夜景)isoneofthethreemostfamousnightviewallovertheworld,theothersareHongKongandNapolinightview.Youwillbethoughtasfortunate,Ifyou’dfindtheshapeof“love”amongthenightview.Furano富良野Furanoisacharming(迷人的)towninthecenterofHokkaido,knownfortheirpleasantandpicturesque（美丽的）rural（乡下的）landscapes（风景）.Lavender（薰衣草）hasbeencultivatedinFuranoformorethanhalfacentury.Furano富良野Besideslavender,Furanoisalsohometomanyotherflowers.It’stheheavenofflowers.FuranoSkiArea（富良野滑雪场）isoneofHokkaido'sfamoussnowresorts.Itisagoodplaceforamulti-dayfamilysnowtripastherearelotsofvariedrunsandotherfamilyorientedsnowattractions.Furano富良野Inadditiontoskiingandsnowboarding,FuranoSkiAreaoffersothersnowactivities,suchassnowrafting,snowmobiling,anddogsledding.