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Please introduce Hokkaido, Japan in detail.

Hokkaido is the second largest island in Japan, accounting for about 22% of Japan's area. Generally, according to geographical location and administrative divisions, it is divided into four areas: Daonan, Daoyang, Daobei and Daodong. It attracts tourists from home and abroad with its distinctive four seasons, rich products, clean environment and relatively leisurely pace of life.

Daonan-

It includes Dongdao Peninsula at the southernmost tip of Hokkaido and the affiliated islands such as Qingtian Island, Dongdao Island and Dongdao Island, and the climate is relatively warm and humid. Hakodate, a major tourist city (called Hakodate in ancient times), is the third largest city in Hokkaido and one of the earliest foreign trade ports in modern Japan. Churches and monasteries are built on the mountain, and the architectural style is mostly a combination of Japan and the West, full of exotic customs. Hakodate Pentagon is the first western-style castle in Japanese history and the battlefield of the last civil war in modern times. Matsumaemachi, with a long history, has preserved a large number of cultural relics and remains of the Edo period in Japan. It has Fukuyama City, the only established city in Hokkaido, and is known as "Little Kyoto" with rich traditional culture.

The natural scenery in Daonan area is fresh and beautiful, and there are four Daoli natural parks, namely Dajian National Park and Matsumae Yayue, Huishan, Daishan and Maojinduo. At an altitude of 1 13 1 m, the active volcano of Tazumiya is the symbol of Watanabe Peninsula, and it is also called "Watanabe Fuji" because its shape resembles Mount Fuji. At night, overlooking Hakodate Bay from Hakodate Mountain, the fishing fire is gorgeous and the lights are brilliant. The night view of Hakodate, Naples, Italy, and Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong are called "the three major night views in the world". Due to frequent volcanic activity, there are abundant hot spring resources, including Tangzhichuan Hot Spring, Liu Shan Hot Spring, Huishan Hot Spring, Lubu Hot Spring and other famous hot springs.

Dokdo Peninsula is surrounded by the sea on three sides and is rich in marine resources. The Kuroshio, a warm current from the Pacific Ocean, crossed the Tsutsugaru Strait and met the cold wave from the Arctic Ocean in the Sea of Japan, forming the largest fishing ground in the world-Hokkaido Fishing Ground. Among them, Tsugaru Strait and Naipu Bay (also known as "Fire-breathing Bay") in Daonan area are rich in cuttlefish, scallops, sardines, tuna, cod, kelp, crabs and whales. The climate type of Daonan in Hokkaido belongs to temperate maritime climate, which is suitable for developing mixed agriculture and animal husbandry. Besides seafood, Hakodate's Lamian Noodles and dairy products are also famous. Hakodate's salty and spicy noodles are one of the three representatives of Hokkaido's spicy noodles. The fresh milk of Otuma Ranch sells well all over Japan.

In terms of transportation, the main railway lines in Daonan area include Hakodate Line in JR Hokkaido, Jiangcha Line and Tsugaru Strait Line connecting Hokkaido and Honshu. It takes about 3 hours 10 minute to get to Sapporo by express train from Hakodate. Hakodate Airport has regular flights to major airports in Daodao, Japan, Incheon, South Korea and Sakhalin, Russia. In addition to Hakodate Airport, there is also the Olympic Airport on the Olympic outlying islands, which goes back and forth to Hakodate and Olympic Island 1 time every day. Maritime passenger transport mainly includes ferry service between Hakodate and Aomori, Otsuka Tsutsugaru Strait ferry, and regular ferry service between Oshima and Jiangcha Town and Shipeng Town. Hokkaido is the only one of Japan's four major islands that has not yet opened the Shinkansen, but the Shinkansen from Aomori to Honshu Hakodate has started and is scheduled to open in 20 15, when the traffic between Hokkaido and Honshu will be more convenient.

The famous folk activities and celebrations in Daonan area include: Boxuan Pentagonal Fruit Festival (May), Huishan Rhododendron Festival (May-June), Nanmao Kumbu Boat Festival (June), Takaya Kahee Festival (July and August), Hakodate Port Festival (August), Downtown Times Festival (mid-August), Autumn Flavor and Tuna Festival (late September). The snowfall in this area is less than that in other areas of this road, and skating is more popular than skiing. Hakodate and Tianjin in China are twin cities.

Daoyang-

Sapporo is the capital and political, economic and cultural center of Hokkaido, and it is the most densely populated area in Hokkaido, including Ishikari, Hou Zhi, Danzhen, Niigata, Nankongzhi and southern Shangchuan. The main tourist cities are Sapporo, Otaru, Asahikawa, Furano, Xizhang and Dengbie. Among them, Sapporo City Circle has many natural attractions, such as Zhiyu Dongye National Park, Niigata Spring National Park, Nishiyama Jinshang National Park and Daoliye Sapporo Forest Park. At the same time, Hokkaido's unique history and culture have also created a rich urban landscape, and convenient modern life and beautiful natural environment are organically integrated. Sapporo subway extends in all directions, and museums and art galleries, fashion shopping centers, high-end resorts, high-quality hot springs and other cultural facilities, as well as outdoor activities such as rafting and skiing, are the most popular. 1972, Sapporo successfully hosted the 1 1 Winter Olympics. In 2008, the G8 Summit was held in Toyako. The internationally renowned Sapporo Ice and Snow Festival has been successfully held for 6 1 session.

Asahikawa, the second largest city in Hokkaido, is located in the center of Shangchuan Basin, with the lowest temperature in history reaching minus 4 1 Celsius, setting a Japanese record. Hokkaido has the highest snow-capped mountains, and the forest-type sightseeing created by Daxueshan National Park and Furiano Rubeidori Natural Park fully shows the natural charm of Hokkaido to tourists. Xuchuan Xushan Zoo is the largest zoo in northern Japan, with the second largest number of tourists in Japan every year. In the suburbs, you can enjoy the traditional culture of this area, such as Tuntian Bingcun, Youjialiang Weaving Art Museum and Snow Scene Art Museum. The pastoral scenery rich in grain and liquid represented by lavender enjoys high popularity in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and tourism projects with the theme of film and television drama location are also very popular.

Representative foods in Daoyang area include Sapporo Spicy Noodles, Asahikawa Spicy Noodles, Ishikaro Pot, Roasted Mutton, Pork Chops Fried with Fuliang Liquid, and representatives of brewing industry include Sapporo Beer and Asahikawa Soy Sauce.

In terms of transportation, besides JR Hokkaido Hakodate Line and Muramoto Line, the feeder railways such as Xueyuan Metropolitan Line, Shi Sheng Line, Chitose Line and Furano Line provide fast transportation for residents and tourists. Zagreb and Daoyang expressway connect Sapporo, Otaru, Chitose, Zen Xiao Mu and other Sapporo city circles, and lead to Asahikawa and Shibei. New Chitose International Airport currently operates scheduled flights to and from Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Hong Kong, Incheon and Busan in South Korea, and Asahikawa International Airport also has flights to and from Beijing and Shanghai. Zhu Qiu Airport is mainly a domestic route. There are ships sailing to Niigata, Maizuru, Dunga, Sendai, Bajiu, Nagoya and other major ports in the state.

Famous celebration activities include: Shikoku Lake Ice Waterfall Festival (65438+ 10), Sapporo Ice and Snow Festival (February), Okhotsk Ice and Snow Festival (February), International Ski Competition (March), Shizuguchi Cherry Blossom Festival (May), Kaoru Yosano Trawl Small Adjustment (June) and Furano Beihai Navel Festival (June). Toyako Long-term Fireworks Festival (April ~ 65438+1October), Sapporo White Lamp Tree (165438+1October), Sapporo Munich Christmas Market (65438+February), etc. Sapporo and Shenyang, Asahikawa and Harbin are twin cities.

Daobei-

Located in the northernmost part of Hokkaido, including Zonggu, Liu Meng and northern Shangchuan, it is sparsely populated. The main tourist cities are Inner Mongolia, Yubo and Liu Meng. It has Salobeijin National Park, Sakai National Park in summer and cold days, and three Daoli Natural Parks, namely, North Okhotsk, Takeuchi Daoli Natural Park and Tianyueyue. Golden Cape with "the most beautiful sunset in Japan", Zonggu Cape known as "the end of the northernmost land in Japan", is the ice and snow of childhood.

As a high latitude zone, swaying alpine plants grow here, especially as an outlying island, Liwen Island has the reputation of "Flower Island", and Yili Fuji on Yili Island is suitable for outdoor sports such as mountaineering. Tamara and Liu Meng in the north of Daobei were important energy bases in history. After the coal resources gradually dried up in the middle of last century, they actively explored the application of new energy sources such as wind power generation, and the large windmill group along the coast of Toyomachi became a new tourist attraction. In Daobei, you can observe some natural phenomena and creatures that only appear near the Arctic Circle, such as aurora and reindeer. Lake KUTCHARO in Hamatonbiemachi is home to a large number of wild birds such as swans.

Now, the pillar industries in Daobei area are aquatic products, agricultural products processing, petrochemical industry and tourism. Herring and roe, milk, hairy crabs, scallops, salmon, octopus caught in Zonggu headland and "Zonggu Black Cattle" are all famous specialties. You can experience the ancient Wu Fan-style hot springs in Nainai's sub-port market.

In terms of transportation, the railways include JR Liumeng Line and Zonggu Line; There are ferries from Tamaru to Tianmu Island in Yushao Island, from Naizhi to outlying islands such as Liwen Island and Liyu Island, and there are also passenger ships bound for Sakhalin Island in Russia. There are flights to all parts of Japan, including Naichi Airport, Liwen Airport and Yili Airport.

Famous celebrations in Daobei area include: Japanese Cup Dog Sled Race (in late February), "Mengzi Daichunli" Festival (in February), Hiran, Antarctica (in February 1 to late March), Swan Festival in Kucha Lake (in May), Peach Swallowing Festival in July and Kucha Lake Water Festival (in July).

Daodong-

It includes four areas: online games, Kushiro, Shi Sheng and Shigen. There are three national parks in this area, namely Zhichuang, Ahan and Kushiro Wetland, Netwalk National Park, Ye Fu Fenglian and Hou 'an Daoli Natural Park, among which Zhichuang Peninsula and its coastal waters are also listed in the World Natural Heritage List by the United Nations. The main tourist cities in Daodong are Netwalk, Root Room and Kushiro. The spectacular sight of drifting ice in winter, various wetland ecology in summer and strange creatures such as brown bear, sperm whale, red-crowned crane, seal and drifting ice angel have attracted many tourists to linger.

There are many naturally formed lakes in Daodong area, such as Zuolujian Lake, Nengqu Lake in coral grass, Zhibeide Five Lakes echoing Luojiuyue volcano, Zhoumo Lake with the highest transparency, Ahan Lake known as the secret place, Quxielu Lake where swans gather, Fenglian Lake and Tanglu Lake. They are like a string of scattered pearls that meander through the entire Daodong wetland from the coast of Okhotsk. The natural centers such as Shui Yuan Shengyuan, Shelley Primitive Garden, Northern Primitive Garden, Ye Fu Peninsula Rose Garden and Pure Fruit Primitive Wild Bird Garden declare the harmony between man and nature. Cape Nengdoro, Cape Misaki and Cape Nashabu, cliffs eroded by the ocean, extend to the sea like a drawn sword; Mount Fuji, John Ahan and Lake Ahan constitute a mysterious spectacle. Due to active volcanic activity, Daodong is also rich in hot spring resources, including Ahan Lake Hot Spring, Sichuan Long Wild Fish, Xiong Zhilong Wild Fish, Nvmanbie Hot Spring and Zuolujianhu Hot Spring, which are evenly distributed in every tourist area in Daodong, and Daodong's trip is often connected with lakes in series. Ahan Lake has the largest Ainu "Gudan" (village) in Hokkaido, where you can enjoy the original Ainu national dance and feel the rich exotic customs around the Sea of Okhotsk.

The main pillar industries of Netwalk are fishery, agriculture and tourism, and the unique geographical environment has brought rich marine resources to it. Salmon, hairy crabs, pine leaf crabs, oil crabs, scallops, peony shrimps and sea urchins are all delicious foods that should not be missed. Kushiro, an industrial port city, is the center of Ahan region. The root room is located at the easternmost tip of Hokkaido, and its specialties are saury and crab. Sushi is very famous. Daiguang near Daoyang is the center of Shi Sheng. Its main pillar industries are agriculture and dairy farmers. Pork covered rice and snacks produced in Liuhua Pavilion and Liu Yue are famous in Hokkaido and even in Japan.

In terms of transportation, railways include Sumitomo Line, Genji Line and Shi Kitamoto Line in JR Hokkaido. And rely on Wenbe Airport, Mumanbe Airport (net walk), Tianjin Airport, Kushiro Airport to connect air traffic. Among them, Beibin Station, located on the north bank of Netwalk City, and Happiness Station, located in Happiness Town, Guangzhou, are also famous tourist attractions.

Famous celebration activities include Daiguang Ice Sculpture Festival (65438+ 10), Ahan Iceland (65438+ 10 ~ 3), Okhotsk Ice and Snow Festival (February), Zhichuang Snow Wall Walk (April), Tiandushan Sakura Festival (May), and Okhotsk Ice and Snow Festival. Salmon Festival (September, 65438+1October), Chlorella Festival in Ahan Lake (65438+1October), Daiguang Chrysanthemum Festival (10 ~165438+1October)