We visited some of the best parts of Nippon inward this 12-day Hokkaido itinerary, together with desire to inspire you lot to do the same!
Make no error almost it, Hokkaido is big. Very big. Distances are vast, the landscape wild together with untamed together with the atmospheric condition tin modify at the drib of a hat. That’s what makes planning your Hokkaido itinerary thus difficult.
This is easily 1 of the most beautiful places nosotros receive got ever had the pleasance of visiting. It is also real probable that you lot volition portion this stunning scenery alongside real few people.
Hokkaido Travel Tips
If you’re trying to blueprint your Hokkaido itinerary at that topographic point are a few things you lot bespeak to go along inward heed first. These are some of our Hokkaido go tips.
Getting Around Hokkaido
The best agency to acquire unopen to Hokkaido is yesteryear renting a car. You tin banking concern fit out our post on how to rent a auto here. Hokkaido does offering a JR pass, but services to the major national parks are express together with fifty-fifty together with then you lot volition soundless bespeak to receive got a coach or taxi to acquire into the parks proper.
Some of the most stunning scenery nosotros saw was when nosotros were driving. Having you lot ain laid of wheels volition create your sense infinitely to a greater extent than enjoyable together with convenient.
When To Visit Hokkaido
Hokkaido has 4 real distinct seasons together with each of them receive got their merits. Spring brings blossoming flowers, summertime brings vivid sunny days, autumn gives us the changing of the leaves together with wintertime dumps a few feet of snowfall all over the island.
We ended upward doing our Hokkaido itinerary inward autumn, which gave us beautiful colours together with real few tourists. That existence said it did convey some mutual depression temperature atmospheric condition together with occasional rain.
However depending on what your interests are you lot may prefer to go inward a dissimilar season.
Our 12-Day Hokkaido Itinerary
This is the exact trip nosotros did during our travels inward Hokkaido, alongside a listing of the places nosotros visited, what nosotros did together with where nosotros stayed.
Day 1 – Sapporo
We picked upward our wheels together with headed for Sapporo. This is a peachy chance to pick upward some mutual depression temperature atmospheric condition clothing if you lot haven’t got that many alongside you. Outside of summertime it tin acquire actually cold, especially inward Shiretoko together with Akan. We brought some extra warm clothing together with it was definitely a worthwhile investment.
Sapporo is a lovely metropolis to wander around. The clock tower, the commons off odori together with the botanical gardens are a peachy agency to pass an afternoon. In the eve nosotros headed to the top of Mount Moiwa for a beautiful nighttime take in over the city. The nutrient is amazing, Hokkaido has the best sashimi inward Nippon according to the Japanese.
Where To Eat: Ramen Yokocho together with whatever izakaya serving sashimi.
Where We Stayed: We stayed inward an AirBnB inward Sapporo. This house does receive got parking, it is of import to banking concern fit that the places you lot rest inward Hokkaido, hold out it hotels, guesthouses or airbnb’s receive got parking every bit it is non e'er a guarantee. Click hither to acquire $35 off your commencement AirBnB stay.
Day 2 – Sapporo to Asahikawa
This is where our Hokkaido Expressway Pass came into use. You salve a few hours taking the highway to Furano. After getting off the highway it’s stunning scenery all the agency to Furano. Be sure to banking concern fit out Farm Tomita for a heed blowing display of colour.
They sell everything lavender, including a rather delicious lavander H2O ice cream. It sounds awful, but similar almost everything inward Nippon it was delicious.
From hither you lot tin receive got route 237 winding through the Japanese countryside to the quaint picayune town of Biei. From hither you lot tin caput to the Blue Pond, a house that you lot volition uncovering on many Japanese postcards.
We elected non to do the above. Instead nosotros attempted to acquire to the Asahidake cable auto station for sunset. The atmospheric condition had been actually cloudy all twenty-four hr stream until unopen to 3:00 thus nosotros decided to acquire for it.
Around 800m nosotros were surprised alongside a snowfall storm. Within a few minutes the route was slippery together with our windscreen wipers creaking nether the weight of snow. Unsurprisingly nosotros abandoned our plans together with headed towards Asahikawa for the night.
Where To Eat: Farm Tomita is a skillful start for a lavander based snack. An payoff of the hotel is the amazing picayune izakaya over the route from the hotel serving peachy nutrient for an fifty-fifty amend price.
Where We Stayed: Trend Hotel Asahikawa – Nice hotel, but you lot tin belike uncovering something cheaper, nosotros booked real belatedly inward the day.
Day iii – Asahikawa to Utoro (Gateway to the Shiretoko National Park)
We had originally planned to pass the twenty-four hr stream exploring the Daisetsuzan National Park together with and then get onto Shiretoko the adjacent day, but the pelting pose pay to our plans. One payoff of this was it gave us extra fourth dimension for later on inward the trip.
We took route E39 from Asahikawa, but hold out warned the expanse circling the northern halt of the Daisetsuzan National Park volition create you lot forget almost the previous day.
This is a long drive, it belike took us betwixt 4 together with five hours alongside residue stops included. This together with the previous days get were where Hokkaido Express was invaluable. It saved us thus much fourth dimension yesteryear existence able to role the highway.
Utoro is a tiny hamlet at the border of the Shiretoko National Park. As a number most restaurants rest opened upward till unopen to 8pm.
As a side note, the adjacent town downward from Utoro is Shari. Accommodation is commonly a picayune cheaper here, but you lot a forthwith an hr from the commons every bit opposed to xv minutes inward Utoro.
Where To Eat: Options are pretty express inward terms of choice, withal at that topographic point is a peachy ramen eating theatre together with a lovely izakaya almost 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Staff within recommended these places to us.
Where We Stayed: Iruka Hotel – Great picayune guesthouse alongside friend staff together with a skillful breakfast
Day 4 – Shiretoko National Park
We checked out the Shiretoko Go-Ko (5 lakes). The long walk circular is pretty amazing together with you lot acquire to sit down through a rather interesting security video almost how to avoid bears. The primary affair to receive got away from the video is that if a comport attacks you lot at that topographic point is goose egg you lot tin do, thus best avoid them.
We together with then checked out the Fureppe Waterfalls, which offers some pretty incredible views. Later on inward the twenty-four hr stream nosotros enjoyed a costless pes bath. The guesthouse staff tin score them on a map for you.
One affair to complaint almost Shiretoko is that the atmospheric condition tin modify real quickly. Most of out fourth dimension at that topographic point was cloudy, but no pelting together with a fair few of bluish skies.
Where To Eat: Options are pretty express inward terms of choice, withal at that topographic point is a peachy ramen eating theatre together with a lovely izakaya almost 10 minutes walk from the hotel. Staff within recommended these places to us.
Where We Stayed: Iruka Hotel – Great picayune guesthouse alongside friend staff together with a skillful breakfast. This guesthouse has a number of WOOFERs working at that topographic point who tin also offering peachy advice on what to do.
Day five – Shiretoko National Park
We spent the twenty-four hr stream on the eastern side of the peninsula unopen to the port town of Rausu. To acquire at that topographic point follow the route to the Shiretoko pass. The exceed is absolutely stunning together with is a must if you’re inward the area. you lot acquire amazing views over the coast, together with if you lot are lucky you lot volition hold out able to come across the summit of mount Rausu.
When you lot create it inward Rausu receive got a left together with follow route 87 together with banking concern fit out some of the beach pes spas that run along the coast line. Its a surreal sense to dangle your feet into a pes spa whilst waves from the sea of Okohtsk crash onto the beach.
The Kamuiwakka Hot Falls dorsum towards Utoro create a peachy house to halt off on your agency back. Do hold out aware that this is an unsealed 10km road. As presently every bit dusk hits hold out on the aspect out for deer.
Where To Eat: Sashimi inward Rausu. H5N1 tiny picayune eating theatre southward of the centre correct on the coast gave us an incredible meal.
Where We Stayed: Iruka Hotel – Great picayune guesthouse alongside friend staff together with a skillful breakfast
Day vi – Shiretoko National Park to Akan National Park
We drove via Abishiri along the Okhotsk route which offers some spectacular coastal views. Abishiri has a actually interesting prison theatre museum where you lot tin larn almost Hokkaido’s history.
From hither nosotros headed on to our onsen hotel unopen to Teshikaga inward the Akan National Park. We entered the commons along route 102 which takes you lot through a exceed that gives you lot incredible views of Lake Kussharo. Try together with acquire at that topographic point unopen to sunset for the best views.
Lots of accommodation inward the expanse offers breakfast together with dinner. We decided non to do dinner to give us the hazard to leave of absence together with explore the nearby towns. Here it is the same floor every bit Shiretoko, restaurants unopen early, thus examine together with avoid eating late.
The rooms at the hotel do non receive got showers or baths inward the rooms. You launder inward the onsens in the hotel. H5N1 discussion of warning, it tin receive got a fleck of do to acquire the temperature correct every bit the taps are extremely sensitive, but its a peachy agency to start together with complete your day.
Where To Eat: The nearest town is Teshikaga which has 2 restaurants together with a bunch of convenience stores. Your choices are ramen or tempura. On the addition side, both are fantastic.
Where We Stayed: Hotel Parkway. Great picayune onsen hotel
Day vii – Mashu-Ko together with Mashu-Dake
One of Hokkaido’s top hikes. Getting to the top of Mashu-Dake takes unopen to 4-6 hours return. Bring enough of H2O together with warm clothing every bit the top of the mount tin hold out real cold.
A few minutes after getting to the the top nosotros were treated to ain soul snowfall storm! You volition bespeak skillful shoes every bit the rails tin hold out slippery, together with although it’s non a peculiarly challenging walk the in conclusion 400m are real narrow together with steep thus receive got care.
Also the auto packing ticket you lot acquire at Mashu-Ko tin also hold out used at Mt Io the adjacent twenty-four hr stream or vice versa.
The hotel offers a peachy breakfast that comes consummate alongside raw egg rice. You fissure an egg into a picayune bowl whisk it together with add together some soy sauce earlier pouring it onto the warm rice. Delicious.
Where To Eat: The nearest town is Teshikaga which has 2 restaurants together with a bunch of convenience stores. Your choices are ramen or tempura. On the addition side, both are fantastic.
Where We Stayed: Hotel Parkway. Great picayune onsen hotel
Day 8 – Mount Io, Kussharo-Ko together with Akan-Ko
The scenery unopen to Mount Io is to kicking the bucket for, but the odour is non pleasant, intend Rotarua inward New Zealand – lots of sulphur.
From hither its a brusk get to Kussharo where at that topographic point are enough of hiking options together with a few hot H2O beaches on the shores of the lake. There is a peachy hike unopen to the peninsula which gives some beautiful views.
Akan-Ko is approx 50km from Kussharo together with is a picayune to a greater extent than developed for tourism than the other 2 lakes. The get from Kussharo-Ko to Akan-Ko is peculiarly good, belike to a greater extent than interesting than Akan-Ko itself inward our opinion.
Where To Eat: The nearest town is Teshikaga which has 2 restaurants together with a bunch of convenience stores. Your choices are ramen or tempura. On the addition side, both are fantastic.
Akan-ko has a rather cool picayune pes spa cafe. Perfect after a long twenty-four hr stream of exploring.
Where We Stayed: Hotel Parkway. Great picayune onsen hotel
Day ix – Akan National Park to New Chitose via Kushiro Wetlands
This is a long drive, hold out nether no illusions. We left only earlier 10 together with headed direct for the bihoro exceed which is a must. Possibly 1 of the best views nosotros got inward Hokkaido.
From hither nosotros drove to the Kushiro wetlands, which is ok but at that topographic point isn’t a huge amount to do. However it does give you lot a interruption from driving together with the scenery on the agency is excellent.
From hither nosotros jumped on the Doto Expressway unopen to 2pm thinking at that topographic point would hold out a service station fairly presently after where nosotros could catch some tiffin every bit nosotros were starving. Sadly nosotros were wrong, finally coming across 1 unopen to 4:30. We ended upward staying inward New Chitose every bit at that topographic point was no affordable accommodation unopen to Shikotsu-Ko.
Where To Eat: The expanse unopen to the hostel is dotted alongside peachy eats. In particular some amazing izakayas together with BBQ (yakinuku) restaurants.
Where We Stayed: Khaosan Family Hostel – Now permanently closed. Check out the other options on Booking.com to acquire a skillful bargain ahead of time.
Day 10 – Shakotan Peninsula
Not listed inward guidebooks or JapanGuide.com, this peninsula an hr together with a one-half exterior of Sapporo is an undiscovered gem. We exclusively establish out almost it after doing a google search of “what to do inward Otaru” together with this came upward on a TripAdvisor thread.
Probably the most stunning coast dry reason nosotros drove inward Japan, alongside exclusively a few others on the road. There are some lovely brusk walks unopen to the peninsula that are good marked yesteryear roadsigns.
From the Shakotan Peninsula dorsum to Chitose you lot exceed through the lovely picayune town of Otaru. At nighttime the canal together with the surrounding buildings are lit up, thus its a peachy house to acquire for a wander. Also banking concern fit out the picayune alleyways unopen to the canal that unopen to stuffed total of izakayas.
Where To Eat: The alleyways unopen to the Otaru canal offering a huge multifariousness of peachy food.
Where We Stayed: Khaosan Family Hostel – Now permanently closed. Check out the other options on Booking.com to acquire a skillful bargain ahead of time. You could rest inward Otaru itself, but hold out warned it books upward fast together with tin hold out pretty expensive.
Day eleven – Noribetsu Onsen together with Lake Toya
Noribetsu is belike the most famous onsen town inward Nippon together with naturally it is a real pop alongside tourists. In fact this was belike the busiest house nosotros visited during our fourth dimension inward Hokkaido, but we’d definitely recommend it.
There are enough of peachy walks unopen to hell valley together with the on downward to Ooyunuma together with the Ooyunuma Foot Spa. H5N1 peachy house to dip your feet after a few steep hills. Very tardily to acquire to from Sapporo or New Chitose.
Driving dorsum from Noribetsu you lot tin select to banking concern fit out Lake Toya or Lake Shikotsu.
Where To Eat: Eating inward Noribetsu is pretty pricey, but only exterior the town at that topographic point are enough of inexpensive restaurants.
Where We Stayed: Khaosan Family Hostel – Now permanently closed. Check out the other options on Booking.com to acquire a skillful bargain ahead of time.
Day 12 – Saying good daytime to our auto together with flight on to Hiroshima
We chose a peachy twenty-four hr stream to leave of absence every bit southern Hokkaido was hitting yesteryear a huge blizzard. We had planned to acquire together with come across Lake Shikotsu but the atmospheric condition was awful. In fact the winds were thus potent that trees were blown downward blocking parts of the route that were already covered alongside snowfall together with ice.
Sadly nosotros exclusively saw lake Shikotsu nether a fair fleck of snow, but it sure as shooting seemed real pretty.
We rented alongside OTS. The auto they gave us was a modest modern hybrid which actually saved on petrol. The service together with packages they offering were comfortably the cheapest together with they also receive got the Hokkaido Expressway Pass gear upward together with installed for you.
Some other companies don’t offering this service together with volition ship it to your hotel, which is pretty inconvenient.
Next halt was to caput off together with banking concern fit out the best things to do inward Hiroshima.
Driving unopen to Hokkaido is a 1 time inward lifetime experience. This really is a house of outstanding natural beauty, civilization together with hospitality together with must for whatever traveller. Our exclusively regret is that our photos cannot really convey how beautiful it actually is.
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