The Blue Pond is the star of this Hokkaido day trip, but the route gives you much more: a major zoo, open farm country, a flower garden, and a long look at rural Hokkaido from a coach window. It is a useful way to reach several far-flung sights without renting a car. I like the … Read more
Furano and Biei are easiest to enjoy by car, especially when you want flower fields, country roads, and the Shirogane Blue Pond in one short outing. This private four-hour tour gives you an English-speaking driver, hotel pickup and drop-off, and room to shape the day around three or four stops. I like the freedom to … Read more
Furano and Biei are made for a car, especially when lavender, flower fields, forest shops, cheese, wine, and the famous Blue Pond all compete for your time. This private six-hour tour lets you choose three or four stops instead of following a fixed route, with pickup and drop-off in Furano or Biei. I like the … Read more
The best part of this Furano outing is the setting: fresh powder in Daisetsuzan National Park, far from packed ski trails and resort crowds. You follow a local guide through a silent winter forest, look for fox tracks, and finish with a hot-spring soak at Hakuginso Onsen. I like the small maximum group of five … Read more
The best reason to take this day trip is simple: it gets you from Sapporo to Biei and Furano’s open countryside without the cost or trouble of renting a car. You move from the turquoise Blue Pond to rolling farm fields, then walk among flowers at Shikisai-no-Oka and a seasonal final stop. I especially like … Read more
