Day Trips from Sapporo

Sapporo: Furano Flower Sea & Biei Blue Pond Tour w/ Pickup

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Sapporo: Furano Flower Sea & Biei Blue Pond Tour w/ Pickup - Blue Pond at 10:30 AM

Biei’s Blue Pond is the star here, and it earns the fuss. Mineral-rich water shifts from blue-green to cobalt in the sun, while pale tree trunks rise from the pond like the remains of a drowned forest. Add Furano’s flower fields, a buffet lunch, and a long but well-filled day, and this is an easy … Read more

【Private Car】Asahiyama Zoo, Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Ningle Terrace (from Sapporo)

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【Private Car】Asahiyama Zoo, Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls, Ningle Terrace (from Sapporo) - Asahiyama Zoo: the day’s main attraction

Asahiyama Zoo is the anchor of this long day, but the real pleasure is the changing scenery between Sapporo, Asahikawa, Biei, and Furano. You get animals, a blue-tinted pond, a rushing waterfall, and a small craft village without changing trains or deciphering rural bus schedules. I like the private car and the freedom it gives … Read more