Hi all,
I’m traveling to Japan mid Feb and doing some exploring around Sapporo/Hokkaido with the end goal of doing some snowboarding in Niseko. Could someone give me some pointers the below rough itinerary? We are planning hire a car and drive ourselves but not sure if there would be better/more accessible options. We’ll have our luggage and snowboards with us the whole trip, which was the original incentive of hiring a car.
I’m also not sure if we’re factoring in enough time to drive between places and whether there are any other things we should visit while we’re in these places? Also is 4 days of snowboarding too much?? We’re both snowboarders late but young (late 20s) so we think we should be okay.
We’re also spending Valentines day there so if anyone has any cute ideas I’d appreciate it!
**Sat 11 Feb** \- Arrive Kushiro in the morning. Get sims for our phones, car hire. Explore Kushiro a bit on this day.
**Sun 12 Feb** \- Mount Io Hike, potentially Kushiro River Canoe Tour if it’s available on Sundays.
**Mon 13 Feb** \- Kushiro Canoe Tour if it’s not available on Sundays. Visit Katan/Kawayu Onsen. Drive to Asahikawa
**Tues 14 Feb** \- Asahikawa to see penguins, winter festival. Drive to Sapporo, see Sapporo snow festival at night.
**Wed 15 Feb** \- Drive to Otaru, see Otaru snow light festival. Drive to Niseko, hire snow gear (if required).
**Thur 16 Feb to Sun 19 Feb** \- Snowboarding, Onsens / Exploring Niesko
**Mon 20 Feb** \- Fly back home