The Okurayama Ski Jump was the setting for the 90-m jump at the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, and is now used for large hill competition. A double chair lift whisks visitors to the jumpers' starting point at an altitude of 307 m, where a viewing lounge with a splendid outlook over Sapporo and the Ishikari Plain makes this a popular tourist spot.

The Ginga Falls descend gracefully like delicate white threads, while the neighboring Ryusei Falls plummet in a single powerful stream. Both are ranked among Japan's top one hundred waterfalls. From the Sobakudai viewpoints, visitors can see both waterfalls (often referred to as "husband and wife falls") as they flow to the left and right of a sheer bluff.

In addition to production facilities, the distillery features a whisky museum, the house where founder Masataka Taketsuru and his wife Rita lived, and a shop selling locally produced whisky. Visiters can try whisky making, and while enjoying the whisky-distilling process for themselves, they learn more about the mysteries of the art and the secrets to creating rich flavors. One of the great pleasures for them is discovering how whisky made today will mature over the next decade.

The vista from the 334-m summit of Mt. Hakodate is regarded as one of the three best nocturnal panoramas in Japan, and globally ranks alongside night views of Naples and Hong Kong. The steep viewing angle from the summit and the proximity of the city and suburbs at the foot of the mountain create superb topographical conditions for a first-rate night view, which is rated with three stars in the Michelin Guide. The view has been compared to the breathtaking moment when a jewel-box is opened, or a city of dancing fallen stars.

An area in the northeast of the city with distinctive character, Asakusa is the old downtown or SHITAMACHI quarter of Tokyo. It is home to the oldest and best known temple in Tokyo, the Senso-ji (or Asakusa Kannon Temple), which has been standing here - in various forms - since 628 A.D. Nakamise-dori shopping arcade, in front of Senso-ji, consists of several fascinating rows of gaudy shops and stalls selling snack foods, traditional gifts and souvenirs.