Hokkaido is the northest island in Japan. The biggest city Sapporo has more than one million populations, but many other part of the lands are dairyard. While Sapporo city transport operates Sapporo subway and tram, JR-Hokkaido operates every other regional and long-distance train.

EMU 721, 731, DMU 201	EMU 711	DMU 140, 150	DMU 54
Series 721 are the most commonly seen trainset near Sapporo. It has bright color interior and superior performance comaring to previous 711 stocks. Series 731, with side seats, are mainly used as local services. They can run together with DMU 201.	Series 711 is the first rolling stock in Hokkaido. To keep warmth during the winter, the windows are doubled and doors and rooms are separated with inner doors.
DMU 40-100	JR-Hokkaido Express	Asahikawa Railway	Exp. Soya for Wakkanai
DMU Series 40 (called kiha 40) are developed by JNR, Japan National Railway. Many cars are inroduced in 1970s to replace older DMU 10 series. Sub-series 40-100 for Hokkaido are equipped with double windows and decks.		Asahikawa Electric Railway was the northest electric railway until 1973. Now all the lines are closed, but two stocks are preserved in a museum and a community center.