A week in Hokkaido in February, by train, from Sapporo to the drift ice
A seven-day winter route across Hokkaido by rail: snow, hot springs and the drift ice on the Okhotsk coast, with layering advice and the delays to plan around.
Seasons and cold-weather travel
Mio Takeda
Mio covers seasonal travel, mostly the cold kind. She grew up in Asahikawa, writes about Hokkaido winters and northern coasts, and believes in thermal layers more than in weather apps.