Furano & Biei · WINTER ACTIVITIES
These are the 4 winter activities worth a valley day, each with its price, its length and the one detail that sets it apart. If you only compare a few, compare the top three.
See winter penguins at Asahiyama Zoo, ride a snowmobile, visit Furano craft huts, and enjoy snowy Hokkaido scenery on a full-day tour.
“Hong is a great tour guide. clear and considerate. polite and mindful. keeps us up to date about travel plans.”
Snowshoe through untouched Daisetsuzan snow near Furano, then warm up at Hakuginso Onsen with a small local guide-led group.
“Great winter activity that’s not snowboarding/skiing! Beautiful landscape that was taken in at a leisurely pace. Would absolutely recommend doing the Onsen afterwards, great way to warm up after walking around in the snow. Our guide Ikki was very friendly and knowledgeable about the area”
Snowshoe across a private Biei farm hill, play in sparkling snow, then warm up with a cafe drink on this easy English-led outing.
“It was an awesome activity that I highly recommend everyone to try! Our guide Hattie was really sweet and kind! Gears were all prepared for us and in really good conditions. Biei Hill was surreal and we were the only ones around, which made it even more special! The peacefulness and just being able to enjoy and have the pure white winter scenery all to ourselves was a great surprise. Great thanks to Hattie for accommodating to our other travel plans and lunch recommendation was top notch (minus the queue)!”
Visit Asahiyama Zoo’s winter penguin parade and Shirogane Blue Pond on a convenient 9.5-hour bus tour from Sapporo.
“It was pretty well organised tour. The tour guide Aoki was really friendly, speak English well! We enjoyed the trip, the penguin walk was the highlight of the trip”
