Hokkaido is the second biggest of the four major islands of
Japan.
It is lying north of
Honshu and is connected to it by the Seikan Tunnel.
The center of the island has a number of mountains and volcanic plateaus, and there are coastal plains in all directions.
Hokkaido's largest city is the capital
Sapporo, other cities on the island include: Asahikawa, Hakodate, Kushiro and Muroran.
The island is surrounded by the Sea of Japan on the west,
Sea of Okhotsk on the north and the Pacific Ocean on the Southeast.
The
Kuril Islands lie to the east of Hokkaido.
