Hokkaido trip, Advice needed

[Ds_Cheng]

Hi all,

I am totally noob in Hokkaido. And i am planning a week trip.
Any recommendation and suggestion are welcome, thank you.

1) When is the best time to go? Hopefully cooling period?
2) Place of interest?

 

[kenne79]

Hi all,

I am totally noob in Hokkaido. And i am planning a week trip.
Any recommendation and suggestion are welcome, thank you.

1) When is the best time to go? Hopefully cooling period?
2) Place of interest?

I don't think there is a best time for Hokkaido. Different seasons different beauty. Depend what you like.

 

[cpuer]

Hi all,

I am totally noob in Hokkaido. And i am planning a week trip.
Any recommendation and suggestion are welcome, thank you.

1) When is the best time to go? Hopefully cooling period?
2) Place of interest?

a week would be best limit yourself to the Sapporo area and its surrounding.

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2163.html

 

[deodorant]

1) When is the best time to go? Hopefully cooling period?

If you want to ski then go during winter
If you want to see lavender fields then summer
If you want to see sakura then spring
If you want to see koyo (autumn colours) then go in autumn

hokkaido whole year round also best depending on what you want

 

[Ds_Cheng]

I will be going during early April. Just wondering if it is still snowing?

 

[deodorant]

I will be going during early April. Just wondering if it is still snowing?

http://www.snowjapan.com/japan-daily-snow-weather-reports/charts -- there will still be snow base left over at Niseko, Rusutsu etc if you want to do some (crappy) skiing/snowboarding, but you will need to be extremely super lucky to get any actual snowfall.

 

[Ds_Cheng]

Hi all,

My plan as below. Please see if i can maximize my schedule. As i have rather tight schedule. Will be renting a car to toggle around. Appreciate your advice, thank you.


7th April 2017 New Chitose to Lake Toya
8th April 2017 Lake Toya
9th April 2017 Lake Toya to Hakodate
10th April 2017 Hakodate
11th April 2017 Hakodate to Sapporo
12th April 2017 Sapporo
13th April 2017 Sapporo

 

[tewem]

Bookmarked. =)

 

[MajiMax]

Hi all,

My plan as below. Please see if i can maximize my schedule. As i have rather tight schedule. Will be renting a car to toggle around. Appreciate your advice, thank you.


7th April 2017 New Chitose to Lake Toya
8th April 2017 Lake Toya
9th April 2017 Lake Toya to Hakodate
10th April 2017 Hakodate
11th April 2017 Hakodate to Sapporo
12th April 2017 Sapporo
13th April 2017 Sapporo

The place you wanna go, don't really need a car.

If you haven't purchase flight ticket,

Can consider ANA multi cities flight route.

7th April 2017 SG to Hakodate, reach by afternoon
8th April 2017 Hakodate
9th April 2017 Hakodate to Lake Toya, activate Hokkaido 3 days pass
10th April 2017 Lake Toya to Sapporo
11th April 2017 Asahikawa day trip
12th April 2017 Sapporo
13th April 2017 Sapporo

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_01.html

Hakodate to Lake Toya is 5490 yen
Lake Toya to Sapporo is 5920 yen
Asahikawa round trip is 9620 yen

Given a choice, I will visit Lake Toya then go stay at Noboribetsu since it is on the way.

 

[Ds_Cheng]

The place you wanna go, don't really need a car.

If you haven't purchase flight ticket,

Can consider ANA multi cities flight route.

7th April 2017 SG to Hakodate, reach by afternoon
8th April 2017 Hakodate
9th April 2017 Hakodate to Lake Toya, activate Hokkaido 3 days pass
10th April 2017 Lake Toya to Sapporo
11th April 2017 Asahikawa day trip
12th April 2017 Sapporo
13th April 2017 Sapporo

http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2361_01.html

Hakodate to Lake Toya is 5490 yen
Lake Toya to Sapporo is 5920 yen
Asahikawa round trip is 9620 yen

Given a choice, I will visit Lake Toya then go stay at Noboribetsu since it is on the way.

Wa nice, i had booked my flight already le. Booked on TG flight, reach new chitose airport 8.30am. I wish to try driving in japan.
Now looking to book accommodation soon. Your recommendation seem to be good. Thanks !

 

[deodorant]

Ds_Cheng for me, noboribetsu is a must visit. go bear park throw salmon cubes to the bears, visit the history theme park (jidaimura), go hiking at jigokudani then end the day at the amazing seven waters onsen at dai ichi takimotokan.

 

[juxtaposition]

Yes. Hell Valley Town is nice but their mascot can be frightening. Haha

My kaiseki dinner in room.

My breakfast in room.

The Hell Valley Park.

Ds_Cheng for me, noboribetsu is a must visit. go bear park throw salmon cubes to the bears, visit the history theme park (jidaimura), go hiking at jigokudani then end the day at the amazing seven waters onsen at dai ichi takimotokan.QUOTE]

 

[Ds_Cheng]

Thanks all for the recommendation !

I will driving for sure and update my schedule. The siong part is from New chitose to Hakodate - 273km, phew. Then from hakodate slowly traveling along the place and back to sapporo.

New Chitose to Hakodate
Hakodate to Lake Toya
Lake Toya to Noboribetsu
Noboribetsu to Sapporo
Day trip from Sapporo to Asahikawa
Sapporo
New chitose airport

 

[petty blue]

Thanks all for the recommendation !

I will driving for sure and update my schedule. The siong part is from New chitose to Hakodate - 273km, phew. Then from hakodate slowly traveling along the place and back to sapporo.

New Chitose to Hakodate
Hakodate to Lake Toya
Lake Toya to Noboribetsu
Noboribetsu to Sapporo
Day trip from Sapporo to Asahikawa
Sapporo
New chitose airport

looks ok. am not driving. deciding whether to give it a miss for Hakodate. train will take 3hrs from sapparo.

 

[Witch King]

looks ok. am not driving. deciding whether to give it a miss for Hakodate. train will take 3hrs from sapparo.

Feel that Hakodate is not really a must unless you like seafood and the view from mount Hakodate.

 

[saffronsatire]

Feel that Hakodate is not really a must unless you like seafood and the view from mount Hakodate.

really so underwhelming? i quite like the dairy products from hakodate and the general atmosphere when i was there.

was myself considering hakodate for my future hokkaido trip but alas the 3-4 hrs train ride is a deterrent even if i fly in to hakodate and leave via sapporo. if stop in between at toya, from toya station to the resorts also a distance and buses don't operate in winter i think.

 

[Ds_Cheng]

Decided to drop by Otaku. Schedule seem to be rush, but i love it lol.

 

[laylatov]

Hey OP... I have a hotel voucher for 4-5* Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa resort, in case you may be interested.

Stay date: any time now till March 12, 2017

Breakfast included. Facilities: swimming pool, wifi, sauna, large onsen bath

Includes cake decoration experience if you're keen

For 2 pax.

 

[Ds_Cheng]

Hey OP... I have a hotel voucher for 4-5* Gateaux Kingdom Sapporo Hotel & Spa resort, in case you may be interested.

Stay date: any time now till March 12, 2017

Breakfast included. Facilities: swimming pool, wifi, sauna, large onsen bath

Includes cake decoration experience if you're keen

For 2 pax.

I already book my hotel. And my trip is April.

 

[melankholy]

Hmm, im going departing for hokkaido 11th march for an 8 days trip. Will be driving around as well.

Sapporo>Niseko>Hakodate>Lake Toya>Sapporo.
Broke down the trip so i dont have to one shot drive 200 plus KM