As the title suggests – got a Feb trip coming up with my partner. Wanted to get some feedback on the itinerary and had a few questions:
1. Advice around Niseko snow resort, what to expect, is it easy to hire gear and get lift passes and whatnot
2. Any recommendations on a day trip out of Sapporo? (Are we spending enough time in Sapporo..?)
3. Any recommendations for free day in Kusatsu? Else we will probably just relax and soak it in
4. Travel for Kusatsu-Nagano leg of the trip – Would it be better to hire a car instead of public transport?
5. Any good food recommendations are welcome. We love to eat (Katsudon is my favourite 😄 )
6. Any other advice around our transport?
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|Date|Area|Transport|Morning|Afternoon|Evening|
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|Monday 5/2|Narita airport/Sapporo|Arrive Narita 3:15pmDepart Narita 5:50pmArrive New Chitose airport 7:15pm\~8:06pm – Aiport 101 to Sapporo station9:01pm – Transfer to Namboku line to Odori Station”|Flight to Japan|Flight to Sapporo|\- Check in to accomodation\- Quiet konbini dinner and bedtime|
|Tuesday 6/2|Sapporo||Explore the snow festival |…|Free|
|Wednesday 7/2|||Niseko snow resort|…|Free|
|Thursday 8/2|||Free|Sapporo beer museum|Dinner in the Sapporo beer garden|
|Friday 9/2|||Another day trip? Or another day at Niseko?|…|Free|
|Saturday 10/2|Sapporo –> Tokyo (Tokyo)|11:01 – Odori station subway to Sapporo Station11:11 – Airport 112 to New Chitose AirportDeparts New Chitose airport 2:15pmArrives 4pm Narita airportTake Narita Express to Tokyo station|\- Breakfast somewhere quick\- Something little before heading to airport|Travel to TokyoCheck-in to accomodation|Free|
|Sunday 11/2|||\- Explore Ginza
\- shop around (Uniqlo custom)|…|\- Teamlab Planets\- Explore Odaiba|
|Monday 12/2|Tokyo –> Kusatsu|9:10am – Bus from Tokyo Station to Kustatsu Onsen Bus Terminal(JR高速バス 上州ゆめぐり号)Arrive \~1:30|Travel to Kusatsu|Explore around Kusatsu|\- Dinner at Ryokan\- Onsen\- Walk around Yubatake at night|
|Tuesday 13/2|||Free|Free|Free|
|Wednesday 14/2|Kusatsu –> Nagano|9:50am – Bus From Kusatsu Onsen Bus Terminal to Karuizawa Station()11:23am – Shinkansen (Hakutaka) From Karuizawa Station to Nagano Station|Travel early to Nagano|”Drop bags off/check-in to accomodationExplore a little bit before travelling to Iiyama”|Snow huts (booking 6pm)|
|Thursday 15/2|||Snow Monkey Park|Matsushiro castleZenko-ji|Free|
|Friday 16/2|||Togakushi-Jinja |…|Free|
|Saturday 17/2|Nagano –> Kyoto|9:58 – Shinkansen (Kagayaki) from Nagano Station to Kanazawa Station11:24 – Thunderbird from Kanazawa Station to Kyoto StationCouple of transfers to get over to Gionshijo station|Travel Nagano-Kyoto|Explore around Kyoto|Free|
|Sunday 18/2|||Uji day trip |…|Free|
|Monday 19/2|Kyoto –> Osaka|10am – Hankyu Kyoto line from Kyoto-Kawaramachi to Awaji10:53am – Transfer to Hankyu Senri Line to Nippombashi|\- Travel Kyoto-Osaka\- Leave bags at accomodation\- Travel to Umeda|\- Get our favourite Katsudon\- Shop around/explore|Dotonbori nightlife|
|Tuesday 20/2||||||
|Wednesday 21/2|||Kobe/Himeji day trip |…|Free|
|Thursday 22/2|Osaka –> Tokyo (Shinjuku)|9:07 – Namba (Osaka metro) midosuji line to Shin-osaka9:25 – Nozomi Shinkansen from Shin-Osaka to Shinagawa12:06 – Shinagawa JR Yamanote line to Shinjuku station|Travel Osaka-Tokyo|Free|Free|
|Friday 23/2|||Akihabara|…|Omoide Yokocho|
|Saturday 24/2|||Free |Free |Omoide Yokocho|
|Sunday 25/2||1:08pm – Shinjuku station, Narita express to Narita Airport terminal|Breakfast and last of packing before heading to airport|Fly home||
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