I’ll be visiting for a total of 22 days. The first 11 days will be with a group in Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka. Then have 11 days solo, breaking off from a group. Not sure if I’m too light or too heavy on the following days. I plan to use the 7-day Hokkaido Rail pass for the time there. Thanks!
**Day 1 – Osaka > Hakodate**
* Fly from ITM airport to Hakodate HKD
* Check-in/drop bag at hotel
* Lunch
* Explore Motomachi & Kanemori Red Brick warehouse
* Mt Hakodate at night
* Dinner, rest
**Day 2 – Hakodate > Noboribetsu**
* Check out / ship luggage to next stay if possible
* breakfast at Hakodate Morning market
* Goryokaku
* Lake Onuma / National park possibly
* Train from Onuma or Hakodate station to **Noboribetsu**
* Stay at Ryokan in Noboribetsu
**Day 3 – Noboribetsu > Sapporo**
* checkout. hold luggage or ship to next stay.
* head to Hell Valley, Oyunuma Pond, Upopoy National Ainu Museum
* Train to **Sapporo**
* check in to hotel
* Eat/drink around Susukino
**Day 4-8 – Sapporo, Otaru/Yoichi, Asahikawa**
* Day 4
* Sapporo part 1
* Nijo Market
* TV Tower / Odori Park
* Hokkaido University
* Beer museum / garden
* Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art
* Eat/drink around Susukino? or somewhere new
* Day 5
* Day trip to Otaru and Yoichi
* Otaru Morning Market
* Otaru canals
* Sake brewery museum
* Nikka Distillery
* Return to Sapporo
* Day 6
* Asahikawa Day Trip
* stop by store, get breakfast/snacks. hop on train
* Asahiyama Zoo
* ramen village
* Otokoyama Sake Brewing Museum
* tokiwa park
* Dinner
* back to sapporo
* Day 7
* Sapporo part 2
* Mt. Moiwa
* Le Tao
* Open to suggestions here. move some things from part 1? Also ok with just having an open to chill/relax.
* Day 8
* Check out
* flight to Tokyo
**Day 9-11 – Tokyo**
* This will be my 2nd leg in Tokyo. Don’t have much planned other than eat n drink around. do last minute shopping. We can assume I’ve already done the main attractions during the first leg. Also open to suggestions here for things off the beaten path. I only plan to have an IC card and no JR pass for Tokyo.
Thank you for the help!
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The Hokkaido section looks fine. I personally think the wilderness in the far east and northeast are what’s really worth visiting, but sticking to Hakodate / Sapporo is okay too, just less… special.
Given you have 11 days for Tokyo *and* Osaka / Kyoto, I think it’s safe to assume you *wouldn’t* have done all the main attractions lol. It’s hard to suggest where to go in Tokyo without first knowing your itinerary on the first leg, but I think you can look at things that have a known close-down date, such as Teamlab Planets or Gundam Factory.