January 2012 JR Hokkaido Mail Magazine Hot Spring in Snow ‒ Enjoy skiing to the full! Contents 1.One-day Yurai-tabi(trip) 2.Tebura(empty-handed) Skip One The relaxing hot spring and seasonal dishes are delightful. One-day Yurai-tabi(trip) Day Soothing hot spring and seasonal dishes - let’ s go for a trip that will nourish your sprits. ■Departure dates: December 1, 2011 ‒ March 31, 2012. Make yourself comfortable A delicious and seasonal * Excluding December 28, 2011 ‒ January 4, 2012 meal is served. ■Minimum passenger count: 1 person in the healing hot spring! ■our fee includes: a roundtrip fare for the JR train, one-day hot spring charge (with lunch and As free rental bath and face Please enjoy every dish of towels), a roundtrip fare for the bus, and consumption tax. towels are offered, it’ s the season when you sit ■No stopovers ■Validity period: One day (Extension is not available.) down to a special meal at measy and convenient ■No reservation is accepted in the event of no vacancies at the hotel or transportation bathe in the hot spring. the hotel. facilities. *The menu can be changed. ■Sale place: JR Hokkaido stations and the Twinkle Plaza (Not available from overseas) Lake Toya Hot Spring Get off at Toya Station Hot spring inn with magnificent view – Toya Kohan-tei Lunch: Sakhalin surf clam salad, Sashimi from Hokkaido, Lake Toya’ s many expressive vistas heals your heart; and the soft and smooth Chan-chan yaki with Toya salmon, snow crab legs, feel of the hot spring heals your body. Hokkaido rice, salmon eggs, miso-soup, and pickles. Please enjoy the luxurious hot spring at this inn that offers magnificent views. Excluded departure date:12/28-1/4 Non- reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult 7,100yen ／ 6-11yrs.4,200yen Seat Access: Getting off at Motomachi, and 1 minute on foot. Lake Toya Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace Lunch: Buffet with 15 menus at the restaurant “La Cantina” A long-established hotel, located centrally, allows you to enjoy the Lake Toya Hot Spring and the vastness of nature. Mt. Yotei can be viewed over Lake Toya. Excluded departure date:12/28-1/4 Non- reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult 6,500yen ／ 6-11yrs.4,000yen Seat Access: Getting off at Chuo-dori(street) and 1 minute on foot Information for train and local bus: Limitation for trains Please select your train from below: （Outward） Hokuto No.4 Hokuto No.8 Super Hokuto No.10 （Return） Bus Sapporo Station Lv. 7:30 9:19 10:37 Lake Toya Hot Spring Lv. 14:22 16:05 17:35 Toya Station Ar. 9:22 11:04 12:16 Toya Station front Ar. 14:11 16:22 17:54 Bus Hokuto No.11 Super Hokuto No.13 Hokuto No.17 Toya Station front Lv. 9:30 11:20 12:27 Toya Station Lv. 15:44 16:52 19:00 Lake Toya Hot Spring Ar. 9:47 11:38 12:45 Sapporo Station Ar. 17:29 18:35 20:49 Noboribetsu Hot Spring Get off at Noboribetsu Station A venue for celebrations – Noboribetsu Grand Hotel Lunch: Two-tiered lunch box and rice bowl with seafood Please relax in the open-air baths in a garden with Japanese atmosphere and on top, rice bowl topped with salmon and salmon eggs, dome-shaped Roman baths, the original from the opening. sashimi, and special beef stew of the house. Excluded departure dates: Every Mondays and Thursdays, Non- and December 28, 2011 ‒ January 4, 2012. reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult yen ／ 6-11yrs. yen Seat 6,600 5,400 Access: Get off at Noboribetsu Hot Spring Terminal and soon. Noboribetsu Manseikaku Lunch: Appetizer, sashimi, baked potato, one-pot meal, You can fully relax in the room wearing a yukata, have one of the hotel’ s cup-steamed egg, boiled food, vinegared dish, rice, and special meals, bath in this famous hot spring, and enjoy each change of the fruit. four seasons in the open-air baths. Excluded departure date:12/28-1/4 Non- reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult 7,100yen ／ 6-11yrs.4,600yen Seat Access: Get off at Noboribetsu Hot Spring Terminal and soon. Information for train and local bus: Limitation for trains Please select your train from below: （Outward） Hokuto No.4 Hokuto No.8 Super Hokuto No.10 （Return） Bus Sapporo Station Lv 7:30 9:19 10:37 Noboribetsu Hot Spring Lv. 12:51 15:59 Noboribetsu Station Ar. 8:41 10:25 11:41 Noboribetsu Station front Ar. 13:05 616:1 Bus Suzuran No.5 Hokuto No.11 SuperHokuto No.13 Noboribetsu Station front Lv. 9:20 10:34 12:00 Noboribetsu Station Lv. 13:54 16:23 17:28 Noboribetsu Hot Spring Ar. 9:37 10:48 12:14 Sapporo Station Ar. 15:06 17:29 18:35 Round One Tebura(empty-handed) Skip Trip Rental Day Tebura Skip is a special ticket that includes a round trip for train Ltd.Exp.Super Kamui and bus (some types), lift/gondola ticket, and rental fare for Asahikawa skies or snowboard.From first timers to repeaters, everyone can Rapid,Local Train Takikawa enjoy the skiing and avoid the hassles of planning and carting Niseko Grand hirafu Niseko Ski Express Ski Resort equipment. ！ Sapporo Teine Otaru Ski Resort Furano Furano Sale period: Till March 20, 2012 Ski Resort Till April 1, 2012 for Tebura Skip Sahoro Tomamu Sahoro Ski Express and Tebura Skip Tomamu. Sapporo Tomamu Kutchan Yubari Ski Resort Use period: December 16,2011-March.20,2012 Tomamu Sahoro Shin-Yubari Tebura Skip Teine from December 3, 2011, Ski Resort Shin-Chitose Airport Minami Chitose Shintoku Tebura Skip Niseko Hirafu from December 23, 2011, Ltd.Exp.Super Tokachi and till April 1, 2012 for Tebura Skip Sahoro or Tebura Skip Tomamu. Ltd.Exp.Super Ozora Sale place: JR Hokkaido stations and the Twinkle Plaza (not available from overseas). One Day Tebura Skip Niseko Hirafu ( 手ぶらスキップニセコヒラフ ) Get off at Kutchan Station 8-hour ticket A roundtrip A roundtrip for lift/ Rental ski or At this largest ski area in Hokkaido (total area over 300 ha), you can enjoy the best powdered snow on a grand scale. Skiers and JR ticket bus ticket gondola snowboard set snowboarders from all over the world visit here. The view of Mt. Yotei in front of you while you ski is impressive beyond words. Kucchan Station to Hirafu Welcome Center Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Timetable of Niseko bus Kutchan Sta. Hirafu Welcome Hirafu Welcome Kutchan Sta. Lv. Center Ar. Center Lv. Ar. （12/23 ～ 31、1/2 ～ 2/19） Ltd.Exp.Reserved Seat Adult yen ／ 6-11yrs. yen 6,200 4,950 Reserved Seat January 1, 2012 / Ltd.Exp.Reserved Seat Adult yen ／ 6-11yrs. yen Limited with 100 tickets 5,200 4,200 （2/20 ～ 3/20） Local train Non-reserved Seat Adult yen ／ 6-11yrs. yen 5,200 4,450 Local train ■（12/23～ 2/19）Round-trip Ltd.Exp.Reserved Seat ,（2/20 ～ 3/20）Round-trip local train Non-reserved Seat . ■On both outward or returning, it is possible to make stopovers along the regular route between Otaru and Otaruchikko. ■The outward bound bus is the “Niseko Bus” (from Kucchan Station to Hirafu Welcome Center) Model Course Niseko Ski Express 9:55Lv. Benefit 8:04Lv. No.2 9:41 Ar. Niseko bus 10:13 Ar. Sapporo Kutchan Niseko Grand hirafu When you show the return ticket at the front desk of “Hotel 18:24 Ar. Niseko Ski Express 16:22Lv. Niseko Bus 15:42Lv. Niseko Alpen” , you can get a discount on its bathing fee! No.3 16:00Ar. Adult 700 yen → 400 yen / No discount for age 6 -11. One Day Tebura Skip Sahoro ( 手ぶらスキップサホロ ) Get off at Shitoku Station One-day ticket A roundtrip for lift/ Rental ski or JR ticket gondola snowboard set These distinctive courses, including the Snow Park, on their grand ski area looking out over the Tokachi Plain and the Taisetsu mountain rage, are very attractive. Non- reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult 10,300yen ／ 6-11yrs. 6,350yen Seat ■A round trip with non-reserved seat for the limited express train . If you would like a reserved seat, please purchase a reserved seat ticket (510 yen in the regular season/710 yen in the busy season). ■Please use free shuttle bus (operated by the ski resort) between Shintoku and the resort. Timetable of the free shuttle bus (Shintoku ‒ Sahoro Ski Resort) Shintoku Sta. Lv. Sahoro Resort Hotel Ar. Sahoro Ski Resort Ar. Model Course 9:20 9:35 9:40 Super Tokachi 10:15Lv. 10:15 10:30 10:35 8:02Lv. No.1 10:05 Ar. Free shuttle bus 10:35 Ar. Sapporo Sahoro Ski Resort Lv. Sahoro Resort Hotel Lv. Shintoku Sta.Ar. Shitoku Sahoro Ski Resort 14:50 14:55 15:10 18:43 Ar. Super Tokachi 16:38Lv. Free shuttle bus 16:00Lv. No.8 16:00 16:05 16:20 16:20Ar. For other free shuttle busses beside the above, please inquire. One Day Tebura Skip Tomamu ( 手ぶらスキップトマム ) Get off at Tomamu Station One-day ticket A roundtrip for lift/ Rental ski or Total of 16 courses of great variety, make this the nation’ s largest scale sky area. With good, fresh, silky snow, these distinctive courses, JR ticket gondola snowboard set including an especially long one, are suitable for skiers of every level. Non- reserved Departure and arrival at Sapporo Station Adult 9,100yen ／ 6-11yrs.