Hokkaido: Noboribetsu, Lake Toya and Otaru Full-Day Tour from Sapporo

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Day 1 Hokkaido Noboribetsu Toyako Otaru Day Trip from Sapporo

• Meet Point

  7:30 Sapporo Oriental Hotel (オリエンタルホテル) Address: 422-41 Minami 8-jo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo(Gathering on and off the bus package) 8:00 Sapporo Station North Exit Group BUS Terminal, address: Kitashichijo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City(Gathering on and off the bus package)

• Meal

  Not included

• Description

  08:00 Sapporo
  
  Start a beautiful journey today
  
  7:30 Sapporo Oriental Hotel (オリエンタルホテル) Address: 422-41 Minami 8-jo Nishi 4-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo(Gathering on and off the bus package)
  8:00 Sapporo Station North Exit Group BUS Terminal, address: Kitashichijo Nishi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo City(Gathering on and off the bus package)
  
  *The pick-up order and time will be arranged by the driver based on the driving distance and other circumstances. Please understand and cooperate with each other and follow the driver's arrangements.
  Special reminder: The one-day tour is a carpooling itinerary, and all guests are required to arrive on time. Failure to wait after the delay will be regarded as voluntary abandonment of the trip. Therefore, it is recommended that all guests wait at the pick-up location 10 minutes before departure.
  
  9:30
  Noboribetsu (about 60 minutes)
  It’s Hokkaido, JapanNoboribetsu CityThe remains of a volcanic crater nearLake Toya, formed about 10,000 years ago, there is a place about 450 meters in diameter that is still spewing white smoke, with no grass growing and a strong smell of sulfur.NoboribetsuHell Valley gets its name because it looks like being in hell.
  Noboribetsu Hell Valley
  It’s Hokkaido, JapanNoboribetsu CityThe remains of a volcanic crater nearLake Toya, formed about 10,000 years ago, there is a place about 450 meters in diameter that is still spewing white smoke, with no grass growing and a strong smell of sulfur.NoboribetsuHell Valley gets its name because it looks like being in hell.(Normal departures in winter)
  
  OyunumaIt is the remains of an explosive crater formed when Mount Hiyori erupted. A sulfur spring of about 130 degrees erupts from the bottom of the pond. It is the source of hot spring water for major hot spring hotels in Noboribetsu. There is an observation deck here, where you can see the steaming lake in front of you. You can also walk to the lake to experience it up close. Walking around the lake, in addition to smelling the smell of sulfur, you can also see the source of the hot springs that are smoking and foaming at any time. The yellow balls of sulfur floating on the lake are particularly conspicuous.Scenic spots are closed due to road reasons in winter
  Outdoor footbath experience, you have to walk a long mountain road, and the mountain road is relatively primitive. It must be to protect the original ecology, but the scenery is worth the trip. The actual scenery is much more beautiful than the photos.Scenic spots are closed due to road reasons in winter
  
  12:00
  Lake Toya area sightseeing (about 120 minutes, including free lunch time, the order of the tour may change depending on traffic conditions, pick-up and drop-off conditions, and length of stay)
  Showa Shinzan and Bear Ranch (60minute):ShowaDecember 28, 1943,Lake ToyaA strong earthquake occurred near Mount Usu. results involcanic eruptions, causing the ground to rise rapidly to form a high mountain. Volcanic Activity As of September 10, Showa 20 (1945), there were 17 relatively active volcanic activities during the two-year period. To commemorate this volcanic activity, this new volcanic mountain with an altitude of 398 meters was designated as a special natural monument in 1957 and named Showa Shinzan. To this day, it is still a growing "new mountain", and white smoke can still be seen constantly erupting from the reddish-brown mountains.
  The bear ranch located near the entrance of the Showa Shinzan Ropeway is home to more than 100 purebred Hokkaido brown bears. Brown bears are the largest wild mammals in Hokkaido. You can feed brown bears in the bear ranch. When they see the food, the brown bears stand up and wave to tourists in a cute manner. They are naive and very cute. It is said that the horse oil here is very useful.Adults (junior high school students and above) 850 yen, children (6 years and above) 500 yen, please pay for yourself.
  The eight scenic spots of Lake Toya and zero contact with the beautiful scenery (10 minutes)：Touyako, a freshwater lake in southwestern Hokkaido, Japan.calderalake. It is about 10 kilometers in diameter, nearly circular, and covers an area of ​​70.72 square kilometers. Circumference 50 kilometers. The deepest point is 180.0 meters. The average water depth is 117.0 meters. The water storage capacity is 8.19 cubic kilometers. The lake is 84 meters above sea level. The northernmost limit of Japan's ice-free lake.
  Lake Toya Observation Deck (10minute):Freshwater lake in southwestern Hokkaido, Japan. Near Uchiura Bay. Part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park. Caldera Lake. It is about 10 kilometers in diameter, nearly circular, and covers an area of ​​70.72 square kilometers. Circumference 50 kilometers. The deepest point is 180.0 meters. The average water depth is 117.0 meters. The water storage capacity is 8.19 cubic kilometers. The lake is 84 meters above sea level. The northernmost limit of Japan's ice-free lake.
  Lake Toya Silo Observation Deck is the best place to take panoramic shots of Lake Toya. From here you can see all the natural landscapes around Lake Toya such as Lake Island, Mount Yotei, Showa Shinzan, and Mount Usu.
  
  16:30
  Otaru (about 90 minutes, free dinner)
  Visit Japan's only European-style place, where you can stroll along the ancient canal streets with your family and friends. Surrounded by warehouses built with red bricks and gray tiles since the Meiji Era, the tranquility of the canals drifts with a leisurely atmosphere. [Beiyi Shaozi Glass Museum] is famous for its glass workshop, where you can visit exquisite and diverse glass art crafts; [Music Box Hall] displays more than a thousand kinds of music boxes from all over the world, allowing you to be surrounded by beautiful rhythms and taste them. Hokkaido's famous cheesecake LETAO and other local specialties.
  During the lighting period, go to Otaru Snow Lantern Road (about ten days in early February every year, lighting time is 17:00-21:00). For the specific time in 2020, please refer to the official website http://yukiakarinomichi.org/
  Every winter around February, Otaru in the North welcomes the season of snow falling thousands of miles away. Glass floats (floating balls) that used to be tied to fishing nets will float on the Otaru canal. Candles are lit in the floats, and they float on the waves. Charming candlelight shines on the mirror-like canal water, and the snowy scenery creates the most beautiful and romantic scene in Otaru in winter.
  
  18:00 Return
  Return to Sapporo city and end the day's trip happily!
  
  18:45
  Arrive at departure point: Sapporo Station North Exit Group BUS Terminal/Sapporo Oriental Hotel

• Return

  18：00 Return Return to Sapporo city and end the day's trip happily!

• Things to Know
  • *The above itinerary schedule may be adjusted due to weather, road conditions and other reasons, please understand.