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Hokkaido

Powder snow in Niseko, the Sapporo Snow Festival, and lavender around Furano.

Language
Japanese
Currency
Japanese yen (¥)
Fly into
New Chitose (CTS)
Good months
February for snow or July for lavender
Feels like
Big skies, cool summers

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5 days · Planned by Trippy Days

Hokkaido in lavender season

Day 1Sapporo
10:00 AMOdori Park and the TV Tower · Sapporo TV Tower
12:00 PMSeafood bowl at Nijo Market · Nijo MarketGet the uni and ikura, and go before noon.
2:00 PMSapporo Beer Museum
6:30 PMDinner: jingisukan, grilled lamb · SusukinoWear something you don't mind smelling like grilled lamb.
Day 2Day trip to Otaru
9:00 AMTrain to Otaru (about 45 minutes) · Sapporo Station
10:00 AMWalk the Otaru Canal · Otaru Canal
11:30 AMGlass and music box shops on Sakaimachi Street · Otaru Music Box Museum
12:30 PMSushi on Otaru's sushi street · Otaru
3:00 PMTrain back to Sapporo · Otaru Station
Day 3Lavender in Furano
8:30 AMDrive to Furano (about 2 hours)
10:30 AMFarm Tomita's lavender fields · Farm TomitaThe lavender peaks in mid-July.
12:30 PMLunch and lavender soft serve · Farm Tomita
2:00 PMFurano Marché · Furano Marche
Day 4Biei's hills and the Blue Pond
9:00 AMShirogane Blue Pond · Shirogane Blue Pond (Aoiike)Bluest on a calm, sunny morning.
10:30 AMShirahige Waterfall
12:00 PMLunch in Biei · Biei
1:30 PMDrive the Patchwork Road and Panorama Road · Biei
4:00 PMFlower fields at Shikisai-no-Oka · Panoramic Flower Gardens Shikisai-no-oka
Day 5Back to Sapporo
9:00 AMDrive back to Sapporo (about 2½ hours)
12:30 PMLunch: soup curry · Sapporo
2:30 PMMoerenuma Park
5:30 PMNight view from Mount Moiwa · Mt. Moiwa
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The lay of the land

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  1. 1SapporoBeer, ramen, and the snow festivalBase
  2. 2OtaruCanal town, glass, and sushi≈ 45 min
  3. 3NisekoPowder snow under Mount Yōtei≈ 2 hr
  4. 4NoboribetsuHell Valley and onsen≈ 1¼ hr
  5. 5FuranoLavender in July≈ 2 hr
  6. 6BieiRolling fields and the Blue Pond≈ 2½ hr
  7. 7HakodateNight view and a morning market≈ 3¾ hr

By train or car from Sapporo

Known for
Eat and drink

Where to stay

Sapporo: Susukino

Restaurants and nightlife, on the subway.

Sapporo Station

Trains to Otaru, the airport, and beyond.

Furano or Biei

A pension in the fields, if you're driving.

Day trips

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