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2023 Sapporo Snow Festival – Our visit the day before Part 1
We went to the Sapporo Snow Festival in 2023.
Hotels were hard to find and expensive during the event, so we stayed in Sapporo the day before and then in Otaru, Noboribetsu, and various other…..
Otaru Kourakuen – Journal of our stay Part 2
We stayed at Otaru Kourakuen in Otaru as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival.
Located about 10 minutes by car from the Otaru Canal and other….
Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu – Journal of our stay Part 3
We stayed at Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu in Noboribetsu Onsen as part of a package with the Sapporo Snow Festival.
All suites have a hot spring bath with a scenic view and are over…
Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kitakobushi: Drift Ice appears in front of the ryokan
Where is Shiretoko?
Shiretoko is a World Natural Heritage site located in eastern part of Hokkaido. No. 11 of the map (url) below is the location. Drift ice is famous in…..
Japan Travelogues
1. From Sapporo to Furano – A Tour of the Magnificent Scenery in Furano, Tomamu, and Biei with Ping-ping. Private road trip in Hokkaido.
Starting out from New Chitose Airport, Ping-ping is about to set out on a trip to experience the magnificent scenery of Hokkaido!….
2. From Tomamu’s Unkai (sea of clouds) to Furano and Biei
On the second day, I got on a gondola lift leaving at 4 a.m. to go to Tomamu’s Unkai Terrace and saw a spectacular sea of clouds. After that, I visited Furano and Biei, and returned to New Chitose Airport….
Akan National Park (Lake Akan, Lake Mashu and Lake Kussharo) in winter (Hokkaido)
Akan National Park in Hokkaido is well known for its three lakes: Lake Akan, Lake Kussharo and Lake Mashu…..
