Things to do in Hokkaido with kids 5 spots
Hokkaido is Japan's northernmost island, cool even in summer and deep in snow in winter. Cities and open country sit close together, so snow play or wide parks are a short trip out of town. It suits families escaping the summer heat, and families who want to show their children snow.
A chocolate theme park run by ISHIYA, where you watch Shiroi Koibito cookies being made.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
A city zoo where Hokkaido's brown bears and wolves live alongside elephants and giraffes.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
A hillside zoo with thirty animal houses, from penguins to polar bears.
Stroller OK · Nursing room · Changing table · checked Aug ’26
A ski resort under Mount Annupuri that averages 18 meters of snow a year.
Stroller OK · Changing table · checked Sep ’26
An Isamu Noguchi park with a 52-meter hill and a shallow summer beach.
Stroller OK · Elevator · Family restroom · checked Aug ’26