Overview

The Hokkaido Wilds is a not-for-profit website that exists to inspire people to explore and enjoy the outdoors in Hokkaido and surroundings areas in an informed and responsible way by ski, bicycle, foot and canoe. Founded in November 2018 by a Hokkaido resident from New Zealand, and supported by a number of Hokkaido local tourism associations and NGOs. We currently have over 200 ski, hike, cycle and canoe routes on the site, with one new route added weekly. We also have detailed information about backcountry huts in Hokkaido available for use by the public. All route documentation, from planning, photography, to written details, is researched and produced by the volunteer HokkaidoWilds.org team. HokkaidoWilds.org Goals By 2025, our goal is to have written detailed online routes guides for the following in Hokkaido and surrounding areas: 150 ski touring routes, 120 hiking routes, 50 canoe routes, and 120 bikepacking/cycle touring routes. Our aim is for at least half of those routes to be multi-day routes. Indigenous place names: HokkaidoWilds.org is committed to acknowledging the historical and contemporary indigenous Ainu heritage of Hokkaido. On all new mountain, river, and lake routes posted on the site, Ainu names for the destination are included and feature prominently. We’re also working on updating older posts with Ainu place names. Hokkaido Wilds is a non-profit initiative In order to support Hokkaido and surrounding areas’ local groups and organizations achieve the goal of providing sustainable, responsible, and safe access to the outdoors, we are pledging 100% of revenue from the Hokkaido Wilds website to a fund dedicated to financial support for those groups.