Any thoughts on this schedule/recommendations for things to do/onsens/places to warm up in the winter?
**Thursday, February 2nd**
11:50AM – 04:05PM: Flight from ORD to HND
**Friday, February 3rd**
06:50PM – 08:20PM: Flight from HND to CTS
09:00PM – 10:00PM: Train from CTS to Sapporo station
**Hotel: Hakodate**
**Saturday, February 4th: Hakodate**
Lunch at ???
Hakodate Ropeway
Hakodate City Tropical Botanical Garden: Monkey Onsen
Yunokawa Hot Spring
Fort Goryoukaku (lit from 5PM-8PM)
Garyokaku Tower
Walk around Red-Brick Warehouse District
Hakodate Illumination (5-10PM)
8PM: Fireworks at 緑の島
**Hotel: Hakodate**
**Sunday, February 5th: Hakodate**
Hakodate Morning Market/Donburi Yokocho (6AM-3PM)
Walk around Motomachi
Hakodate Museum of Northern Peoples
Daimon Yokocho – Street Food
Lucky Pierrot Burger
Lake Onuma
Hakodate Ropeway at night (10AM-9PM. 1,500Y)
**Hotel: Hakodate**
**Monday, February 6th: Noboribetsu**
8-11AM: Hakodate to Noboribetsu (3 hours)
Noboribetsu Bear Park (9:30-4:30pm, open daily)
Jigokudani, Hike to Oyunuma Pond/Oyunuma Foot Bath
Gaokuraku Shopping Street
[Daiichi Takimotokan](https://us.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/Noboribetsu/Daiichi%20Takimotokan-56381161/)
Ticket Price: 1700 JPY
Location: 55 Noboribetsu Onsencho, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido
A hot spring hotel where you can enjoy 7 types of spring at one time.
[Noboribetsu Date Jidai Mura](https://us.trip.com/travel-guide/attraction/Noboribetsu/Noboribetsu%20Date%20Jidai%20Mura-89297/)
**Hotel: Noboribetsu**
**Tuesday, February 7th: Sapporo**
Sapporo Snow Festival: Odori and Susukino Venues, Day and Night
1-Chome: Winter attractions
2-Chome: Small and medium-sized snow statues, citizens’ snow sculptures
3-Chome: Small and medium-sized snow statues, citizens’ snow sculptures
4-Chome: Large snow sculptures
5-Chome: Large snow sculptures
6-Chome: Citizens’ snow sculptures
7-Chome: Large snow sculptures
8-Chome: Large snow sculptures
9-Chome: Citizens’ snow sculptures
10-Chome: Large snow sculptures
Odori Park + TV Tower
Susukino at night (entertainment district)
**Hotel: Sapporo**
**Wednesday, February 8th: Sapporo**
Nijo Market – Breakfast/Seafood
Mt. Moiwa Ropeway in day and night
Sapporo Beer Museum (11AM-6PM closed Mondays)
Ski Jump area
Shiroikoibito park
Ramen Yokocho
Maruyama Park
Tanukikoji shopping street
Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill
Sapporo language meetup/climbing
The best soft serve ice-cream can be found at [Sapporo Niikuraya](https://whereyourebetween.com/recommends/sapporo-niikuraya/) in Tanukikoji, best enjoyed in one of the cafe’s vintage booths on the 1st floor.
**Hotel: Sapporo**
**Thursday, February 9th: Asahikawa**
8-10AM: Sapporo to Asahikawa (2 hours)
Snow Festival
Haiwadori Shopping Park: in front of Asahikawa Station
Ramen Village
**Hotel: Asahikawa**
**Friday, February 10th: Asahikawa**
Asahidake Ropeway
Asahikawa Zoo/Asahikawa Ramen Village
**Hotel: Asahikawa**
**Saturday, February 11th: Otaru**
Morning: Asahikawa -> Sapporo(2 hours)
Drop off Luggage
Sapporo -> Otaru (45 min)
Sakaimachi Dōri: Main shopping street/Music Box Museum/Steam Clock
Otaru Canal
Otaru Snow Festival
Sushiya-dori Street: Sushi
Mt. Tengu
Otaru Ski Museum
Kita-no Aisukurimu-ya-san – squid ink ice cream
**Hotel: Sapporo**
**Sunday, February 12th**
Fly from Sapporo -> Tokyo