Hello heading to Hokkaido first time as a solo traveler and would like some guidance. I usually don’t plan for solo yolo trips but due to the peak season and snowy conditions I think I should do some planning and would like some of yall advice and recommendations.
Right now my planning are just broad since I’m used to go with flow and do whatever i feel like doing at the moment.
All traveling will be done by public transportation, I will not be renting a car due to first time visit and potential heavy snow, I would love to though but I thought I should do a test run first.
My main purpose I would say is to enjoy and experience the winter snowy magic, snow activities, snowy scenery, their well known food(seafood milk, etc) Hokkaido beauties 😊
Feb 1 – Fly out
Feb 2 to Feb 8 – Sapporo
- land Sapporo
- Shop, around Sapporo food
- Snow festival, Panasonic tower, park, Buddha,etc
- Otaru
- Snow mobile tour
- random tourist spot
- nightlife/party
- explore randomly and eat more food hot springs
- explore some outer parts of Sapporo
Feb 8 to Feb 11 or 12 – Asahikawa/Furano/Biei
- Christmas tree
- Pond
- Asahikawa snow festival
- hot spring
- generally there for the calm relax rural enjoyment
- maybe hiding Daisetsuzan park/mountain if time
Feb 12 or 13 to Feb 15 – Niseko
- snowboarding learning
- see the hype of niseko and to just experience it at least once
- snowboard/eat
- manly to experience the best snow I hear about
- maybe find a valentine when there. 🤣
Feb 15 to Feb 16 – Lake Toyako/ Noboribetsu
- maybe enjoy ryokan by lake
- visit the hell spring at noboribetsu
- would like some suggestion if I should skip the lake
Feb 16 to Feb 18/19 – Hakodate/Aomori
- Mainly here for the recommended Mountain View of the city
- Roam/Explore/Eat around city
- Experience the ferry to Aomori
- will explore the tip of Aomori(prob will not go far)
Feb 19(Flight at 7pm) Head back to Sapporo chitose airport and fly home
I am open to suggestion and recommendation to modify my current itinerary. Right now I think I am set to stay in Sapporo for the first week, I’m not sure if I should do Niseko while I’m in Sapporo for that week just to get it out the way. Would love some hidden gems or location with less tourist and quiet area where I can just sit idlly and enjoy the peace views.
Thank you for the read, sorry about the grammar.
by Sad-Neko