Overview Japan Itinerary: Hokkaido and Tokyo (Winter/Spring 2016)

Japan Itinerary

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Useful Travel Information


Important Tips for Winter Wear:

Internet Access:

Other Travel Matters:

Airport Transfer:


Tokyo (Summary)


Accommodation

Places to Visit

Food to Eat


Hokkaido (Summary)


Transportation

Sapporo

Tomamu

Noboribetsu

Niseko

Otaru


Detailed Itinerary: Hokkaido


26 Feb 16, Fri (DAY 1)

Tokyo

  1. Reach Narita International Airport | URL: Narita Airport Transfer to Tokyo
  2. Buy Hokkaido Rail Pass and Suica at JR East Travel Service Center | URLs: Transportation in Hokkaido (Part 1)Winter Experience of JR Train in Hokkaido (Part 2)
  3. Buy Doraemon (Tokyo) Tickets from Lawson Loppi
  4. Take Terminal Connection Bus from T1 to T3

Sapporo

  1. Vanilla Air: Tokyo > Sapporo (1hr50mins) | URLs: Hokkaido Shinkansen; Domestic Flight
  2. Dinner at Airport: Ebisoba Ichigen (えびそば 一幻) | URL: Top 5 Things To Do In New Chitose Airport Sapporo
  3. JR (40 mins): New Chitose Airport > Sapporo
  4. Check in: Hotel Keihan (ホテル京阪 札幌) | URL: Sapporo in 2 Days – Suggested Itinerary 

27 Feb 16, Sat (DAY 2) 

  1. Breakfast at Hotel Keihan
  2. Buy Donichika Ticket (One-day Subway Pass for Weekends and Holidays)
  3. Shiroi Koibito Park (2.5-3hrs): Tour and Morning Tea | URL: Shiroi Koibito Park in Winter
  4. Lunch: Garaku Curry | URL: 5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo
  5. Shopping: Pole and Aurora Towns, Tanuki Koji Shopping Arcade | URL: Sapporo in 2 Days – Suggested Itinerary 
  6. Attractions: Sapporo TV Tower, Sapporo Clock Tower, Odori Park  | URL: Sapporo in 2 Days – Suggested Itinerary 
  7. Snack: Go Tsubo | URL: 5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo
  8. Dinner: Kani Donya (蟹問屋) | URL: 5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo

28 Feb 16, Sun (DAY 3)

  1. Check in: The Tower (Hoshino Resorts Tomamu)
  2. Ice Village at Tomamu

29 Feb 16, Mon (DAY 4) 

  1. Chitose Outlet Mall, Rera
  2. Check in: Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu (Love this place~)  
  3. Walk around Onsen Town and Hell Valley (Jigoku-Dani) | URL: Noboribetsu in Winter

1 Mar 16, Tue (DAY 5) 

Noboreibetsu

  1. Morning at Onsen
  2. Breakfast at Ryokan: Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu 
  3. JR (172 mins): Noboribetsu > Kutchan

Niseko

  1. Check In: Ki Niseko (Ski-in Ski-out Hotel) | URLs: Ki Niseko Review (Ski-in Ski-out Hotel)Where to Stay in Niseko?My Top 3 Dream Stays in Niseko, Japan
  2. Rental of Equipment with Grand Hirafu Gondola Rental Shop
  3. Dinner: Yosaku (Yakitori) | URL: Where to eat in Niseko? (Grand Hirafu)

2 Mar 16, Wed (DAY 6) 

  1. Full Day Ski Lesson with GoSnow | URLs: First Timer: Skiing at NisekoFirst Time Skiers: What to Wear for Skiing?
  2. Lunch & Dinner: Takeaway from Convenience Store

3 Mar 16, Thu (DAY 7) 

Niseko

  1. Breakfast: An Dining at Ki Niseko
  2. Full Day Ski Lesson with GoSnow | URL: First Timer’s Guide: 8 Ski Terms and Lingo
  3. Lunch: An Dining at Ki Niseko  | URL: Where to eat in Niseko? (Grand Hirafu)
  4. JR (150 mins): Kutchan > Otaru Station

Otaru

  1. Check In: Dormy Inn Premium Otaru
  2. Dinner: Wakadori Jidai Naruto Honten, 若鶏時代なると- Fried Chicken | URL: 5 Places to Eat in Otaru

4 Mar 16, Fri (DAY 8) | Otaru – Sapporo

Otaru

  1. Breakfast: Sankaku Fish Market (三角市場), Dining Takeda | URL: 5 Places to Eat in Otaru
  2. Otaru Canal – Day View
  3. Snack: Kamaei – Fish cake | URL: 5 Places to Eat in Otaru
  4. Dessert Snacks: Kitakaro main store (北菓楼), Rokkatei Otaru (六花亭), LeTao Outlets | URL: What to Eat in Otaru?  (Desserts Edition)
  5. Attractions:
  6. Ice Cream: Yamanaka Dairy Farm Otaru (山中牧場) | URL: What to Eat in Otaru?  (Desserts Edition)
  7. Dinner: Yabuhan Soba | URL: 5 Places to Eat in Otaru
  8. JR (45 mins): Otaru > Sapporo Station

Sapporo

  1. Check in: Richmond Hotel Sapporo Ekimae
  2. Daimaru Food Hall
  3. Lunch: Tadumura Tazumura Tonkatsu Restaurant たづむら | URL: 5 Food You Must Eat in Sapporo
  4. Food Souvenir buying at New Chitose Airport, Sapporo | URL: Top 5 Things To Do In New Chitose Airport Sapporo

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Travelled in February – March 2016



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