Hokkaidō Shinkansen Guide: Routes, Trains, Fares, and Sights

Interior of a “Gran Class” car, where dedicated attendants will be on hand on the Hayabusa service to and from Tokyo. (Photo courtesy of JR Hokkaidō)

Green Car. (Photo courtesy of JR Hokkaidō)

Standard class. (Photo courtesy of JR Hokkaidō)

Night view of Hakodate in winter. (Photo: Hakodate Photo Library)

Hakodate Morning Market. (Photo: Hakodate Photo Library)

Ōnuma Park in summer. (Photo: Minami-Hokkaidō Library)

Merchant house of the Yokoyama family in Esashi. (Photo courtesy of the Yokoyama family)

Matsumae Castle. (Photo courtesy of Matsumae Tourist Association)

Tappizaki. (Photo: Aptinet Aomori Sightseeing Guide)

The Tsugaru Railway’s “stove train.” (Photo: Aptinet Aomori Sightseeing Guide)

Shayōkan. (Photo: Aptinet Aomori Sightseeing Guide)

A live performance at Tsugaru-jamisen Hall. (Photo: Aptinet Aomori Sightseeing Guide)

Tachineputa. (Photo: Aptinet Aomori Sightseeing Guide)