Hokkaido Route

Model Course 4 SCHEDULE Transport / Accommodation： Airplane Bus Sightseeing Boat Hotel

Day Time T / A Details 10:00 Sapporo area HOKKAIDO ROUTE Narita Airport ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 80 km Shiroi Koibito Park 4 ⇒ Tokyo 13:00 5 Perfect for families and couples! Stroll in Odori Park , Sapporo TV After Tokyo area tower, Sapporo Clock Tower 8 days in Hokkaido. Visit the grand nature of the north 1 noon *Option: Sumida River Waterbus Cruise 15:00 Shopping in department stores near and popular romantic tourist spots. 5 and Hamarikyu Garden for tourists Sapporo Station arriving in the morning 16:50 Sapporo ⇒ About 2 hrs/Approx . 100 km ⇒ 17:00 Accommodation in Tokyo Niseko

10:00 TOKYO SKYTREE® 19:30 Accommodation in Niseko

13:00 Visiting Sensoji Temple and strolling along 10:00 Niseko area 6 HIGHLIGHTS the Nakamise-dori Street Rafting on the Shiribetsu River（April to 2 15:00 Getting a glimpse of the Tokyo skyline from October） or snow activities（December to POINT : ● A tour to fully enjoy the beauty of large-scale nature seen only in Hokkaido. Odaiba early May） Caution when traveling in 6 ● Full of spots that aren't just for families, but are also romantic and recommended for 16:30 Shopping in Ginza or Akihabara 15:00 Niseko ⇒ About 3 hrs/Approx . 170 km ⇒ snowy areas couples, including Furano, Otaru and Hakodate. 19:00 Accommodation in Tokyo Hakodate ● Enjoy shopping and a city tour in Sapporo. ◆ Allow plenty of time for 18:00 Accommodation in Hakodate 7:00 Tokyo ⇒ About 45 min . ⇒ Haneda Airport ● Sightseeing in Tokyo is included in the tour on the first and the second days, making it traveling 10:00 Hakodate area more appealing for those who visit Japan for the first time. Traffic in Hokkaido changes depending 7:25 Haneda Airport ⇒ About 1 hr 40 min . ⇒ not only on bad weather but also on Goryokaku Tower Asahikawa Airport how much snow has been removed 13:00 Stroll in Motomachi, Kanemori Red from streets and the condition of the 9:30 Asahikawa area Brick Warehouse 7 ROUTE MAP streets even on a sunny day, which 3 Asahiyama Memorial Park may cause delays when traveling . 16:00 Night view at Mt. Hakodate 8 When planning your trip, allow plenty 10:30 Asahiyama Zoo 1 • Check the sunset time depending on of time for traveling . 15:30 Asahikawa ⇒ About 1hr 30min ./Approx . 60 7 season ◆ Wearing“layers of clothes” is km ⇒ Furano 18:30 Hakodate City ⇒ About 30 min . ⇒ Hakodate the basic rule 17:00 Accommodation in Furano Airport In snowy areas, even if it is freezing outside, it is often very warm inside 10:00 Furano area 19:30 Hakodate Airport ⇒ About 1 hr 30 min . ⇒ with a heater . In addition to one thick Enjoy lavender at Farm Tomita（in July） 2 Haneda Airport jacket for cold protection, it will be a good idea to wear layers of clothes 12:20 Furano ⇒ About 40 min ./Approx . 30 km ⇒ 22:00 Accommodation in Tokyo and goods that are easy to put on and Biei Tokyo ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 80 km ⇒ off such as a sweater, a scarf, gloves 4 Narita Airport 13:00 3 8 and disposable body warmers（ kairo）. Shikisai-no-Oka Garden Narita Airport Haneda Airport 15:30 Biei ⇒ About 2 hrs 30 min ./Approx . 165 km ◆ To walk without slipping ⇒ Sapporo Choose shoes with excellent waterproofing and heat insulation . 18:00 Accommodation in Sapporo Convenience stores and drugstores in Hokkaido sell nonskid items that can be attached to your shoes for 1,000 yen – 2,000 yen, and purchasing them is a good idea .

1 Asahiyama Zoo 2 Farm Tomita 5 Odori Park 6 Niseko area

This is the northernmost zoo in The most famous spot in Furano A green area stretching about Niseko, which is located in mid- Japan and one of the most famous where vast fields of lavender 1.5 km across the main area of western Hokkaido, is flanked tourist spots in Hokkaido. Popular spread. There are 7 flower fields, Sapporo from east to west. There by Mt. Yotei on its east and Mt. displays include“Active Display” shops, museums and a lavender are beautiful flower gardens, Niseko-Annupuri on its West, that elicits the original state and distillery and about 900 thousand fountains and artwork in the park and is the main resort area of habits of animals. You can see the people visit this farm in a year. and it is also used as a venue for North Hokkaido. The Shiribetsu lively personality of polar bears *Lavender blossoms in July, and seasonal events such as Sapporo River flows through the center of and penguins. this is the best time to view it. Snow Festival held on early February. the town, and visitors can enjoy rafting from April through October, and snow tubing from December to May.

3 Shikisai-no-Oka Garden 4 Shiroi Koibito Park 7 Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse 8 Mt. Hakodate

This is a spot that can be enjoyed At this sweets theme park in A group of red brick warehouses The beautiful night view from the all year round – it is covered Sapporo, you'll get to tour the standing along the waterfront observation platform on top of the with vibrant fields of blossoming factory where the quintessential facing Hakodate Bay. You can mountain, located at an altitude flowers from May to October, souvenir from Hokkaido, Shiroi enjoy shopping and gourmet of 334m, is called one of the three while in Winter, from December Koibito cookies, are produced. meals in the facility divided into 4 most beautiful night views in the to early April, visitors can enjoy You can also experience making sections. world. This is one of the most snowmobiling and snow rafting. cookies, a popular activity for kids. popular tourist spots in Hokkaido The ranch houses here are very popular with children as they There are many other attractions as well, such as an English that was given three stars in the“Michelin Green Guide”. have adorable, wooly alpacas. style rose garden and a miniature railroad.

Model Course 5 SCHEDULE Transport / Accommodation： Airplane Train Bus Sightseeing Boat Hotel

Day Time T / A Details 9:00 Shiretoko area HOKKAIDO ROUTE Narita Airport ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 80 km Cape Shiretoko Cruise 3 ⇒ Tokyo Let the eternal natural beauty move you! After Tokyo Area 13:00 Shiretoko Five Lakes 4 Strolling A seven-day tour of eastern Hokkaido that will intoxicate you 4 1 noon *Option: Sumida River Waterbus Cruise 15:00 Shiretoko（Utoro） ⇒ About 2 hrs/Approx . with its natural scenery in each of the four seasons. and Hamarikyu Garden for tourists 100 km ⇒ Kawayu Onsen arriving in the morning 17:00 Accommodation at Kawayu Onsen 17:00 Accommodation in Tokyo *Experience a foot bath

10:00 TOKYO SKYTREE® 10:00 Mashu / Kussharo area 5（Kaminokoike, Lake Mashu 13:00 Visiting Sensoji Temple and strolling along Lake Mashu Observation Platform 1） HIGHLIGHTS the Nakamise-dori Street 13:00 Lake Kussharo 6（Bihorotoge Pass, sand 2 15:00 Getting a glimpse of the Tokyo skyline from ● A route that allows you to relish the majestic natural beauty of eastern Hokkaido. b a t h ） Odaiba 5 15:30 Lake Kussharo ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 60 ● Get an up-close view of the World Natural Heritage site, Shiretoko, and the Special National Treasure, the Japanese red-crowned 16:30 Shopping in Ginza or Akihabara km ⇒ Lake Akanko crane. 19:00 Accommodation in Tokyo 16:30 Accommodation at Lake Akanko ● （Optional） View the ice floe or ride a sightseeing train. 9:30 Tokyo ⇒ About 45 min . ⇒ Haneda Airport Strolling around the Lake Akanko Ainu ● Sightseeing in Tokyo is included in the tour on the first and the second days, making it more appealing for the families who visit Kotan village Japan for the first time. 11:15 Haneda Airport ⇒ About 1 hr 45 min . ⇒ Memanbetsu Airport 8:20 Lake Akanko ⇒ About 1 hr 10 min ./Approx . 65km ⇒ Kushiro 13:30 Memanbetsu Airport ⇒ About 30 min ./ ROUTE MAP Approx . 25 km ⇒ Abashiri 9:30 Kushiro area Kushiro Marsh 7 , Kushiro Japanese 14:00 Abashiri area Crane Reserve, Kushiro City Zoo 3 Abashiri Prison Museum 1 6 *Option: Kushiro Marsh Norokko Train 8 *Option: Ice Floe Viewing（Abashiri Ice （End of April to end of October） Floe Sightseeing Icebreaker） 2（End of January through March） 15:00 Kushiro Airport ⇒ About 1 hr 50 min . ⇒ Haneda Airport 16:30 Abashiri ⇒ About 1 hr 30 min ./Approx . 80 km ⇒ Shiretoko（Utoro） 18:00 Accommodation in Tokyo

18:00 Accommodation in Shiretoko Tokyo ⇒ About 1 hr/Approx . 80 km ⇒ 7 Narita Airport Narita Airport Haneda Airport

1 Abashiri Prison Museum 2 Abashiri Ice Floe Sightseeing Icebreaker 5 Lake Mashu 6 Lake Kussharo

At this outdoor museum you can The icebreaker is a ship Though no river flows in or out, Stretched across the Kussharo learn the history of Japan's most penetrating gloriously through the the level of this mysterious lake caldera, Japan's largest, lies this famous and northernmost prison, vast sea of ice that surrounds this never changes. The characteristic tremendous cobalt blue lake. It the Abashiri Prison. The actual great land. Experience the moving blue water seen on clear days is is surrounded by a magnificent prison buildings are still preserved spectacle of the ice floe that drifts called“Mashu Blue”, a result of virgin forest. Every winter, the and open for viewing. The thick through the Sea of Okhotsk. the almost complete absence of sight of many swans resting their beams and supports still show Another joy is to observe the impurities in the water, it leaves wings here brings pleasure to the signs of the rough work of the prisoners who cut them. variety of wildlife present when the ice floe appears. an enigmatic impression on any viewer. It's a mystical spot, sight of the visitors. *The icebreaker plies from late January to end of March. often covered with mist.

3 Cape Shiretoko Cruise 4 Shiretoko Five Lakes 7 Kushiro Marsh 8 Kushiro Marsh Norokko Train

From the deck of a sightseeing These five fantastic lakes, Japan's largest wetlands, it's the This is a sightseeing train ship, this tour provides you with surrounded by virgin forest spawning ground and resting that meanders slowly through a sweeping view of one of the land, are located in the Siretoko place for numerous kinds of the Kushiro Marsh. From the last great natural terra incognita Peninsula, a World Heritage Site. wildlife, such as the Special observation car, you can enjoy of Shiretoko, a sight that is not The beauty of the reflection of National Treasure, the Japanese panoramic views of the Kushiro possible from land. There are trees off the lake surface, and red-crowned crane, and various Marsh not visible from an various courses, such as one primordial nature draped in other waterfowl. automobile. where you can take in expansive landscapes, or observe mystical tranquility make this place worthy of being called a *Train service period: Late April to late October. wildlife such as bears fishing for salmon or dolphin pods. paradise.