Day Trips from SapporoSorachi and Fukagawa: road trips and places to visit
Rice country north of Sapporo, with the longest straight road in Japan and quiet hot springs. These are my guides to the area, from a Sapporo local who drove there. (11 articles)
Road trips (2)
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Fukagawa, Hokkaido: Things to Do on a Day Trip from Sapporo by Car A local's day trip from Sapporo to Fukagawa in central Hokkaido: the Kamui Kotan rapids, a rice-pot lunch at Riceland Fukagawa, the Totoro Pass catbus, local cider, and a forest hot spring for 500 yen. -
Japan's Longest Straight Road: A Day Trip from Sapporo on Route 12 A local's day trip from Sapporo on Route 12, Japan's longest straight road (29.2 km from Bibai to Takikawa): the monuments, Bibai's torimeshi and yakitori, haskap soft cream, a prisoners' memorial, farm gelato and a hilltop hot spring.
Places (9)
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Roadside Station Hausjarvi Naie: Halfway Along the Straight Road A local's guide to Roadside Station Hausjarvi Naie on Route 12: the halfway monument of Japan's longest straight road, haskap soft cream, hours and parking. -
Fukagawa Onsen Irumu no Yu: A Forest Hot Spring for 500 Yen A local's guide to Fukagawa Onsen Irumu no Yu at Agri Studio Maabu: a clear, smooth hot spring with forest outdoor baths, a 100°C sauna, local pork in the restaurant, apple cider across the road, price (500 yen), hours and parking. -
Kamui Kotan in Asahikawa: Rapids, Rocks and an Old Station on the Ishikari River A local's guide to Kamui Kotan in Asahikawa: the Ishikari River rapids and potholes from the footbridge, the old Kamuikotan Station and steam locomotives, autumn leaves, winter closures, parking and how to get there by car. -
Maple Lodge: An Outdoor Finnish Sauna and Forest Hot Spring near Iwamizawa A local's guide to Maple Lodge near Iwamizawa: an outdoor Finnish sauna with self-service löyly, a cold plunge of source water, a forest hot spring, red squirrels at the restaurant, price, hours and parking. -
Pipa no Yu Yurinkan: A Hilltop Hot Spring in Bibai A local's guide to Pipa no Yu Yurinkan, a hilltop hot spring in Bibai: six baths including a cave-like outdoor bath, smooth skin-beautifying water, the sauna, price (650 yen), hours and parking. -
Roadside Station Riceland Fukagawa: Rice Pot Lunch in a Rice Town A local's guide to Roadside Station Riceland Fukagawa: rice balls made with local brand rice, the chicken rice pot at the Ajishirube Ekitei restaurant, the menu, hours and parking, 1 km from Fukagawa IC. -
Shirakaba Chaya in Bibai: Torimeshi and the Off-Menu Omurice A local's guide to Shirakaba Chaya on Route 12 in Bibai: torimeshi chicken rice, the off-menu torimeshi omurice, the salt ramen set, hours, closing days and when to arrive. -
Totoro Pass, Fukagawa: Hokkaido's Totoro Catbus Photo Spot A local's guide to the "Totoro bus" at Totoro Pass in Fukagawa, Hokkaido: an old bus painted like the Catbus from My Neighbor Totoro, the bus-stop timetable, the view over the Sorachi plain, parking and the winter closure. -
Yunni no Yu: Coffee-Colored Moor Hot Spring an Hour from Sapporo A local's guide to Yunni no Yu in Yuni: a coffee-colored moor hot spring, Farm Restaurant Harvest nearby a big sauna with a covered cooling area, the Fushimidai lookout nearby, price, hours and how to get there from Sapporo or the airport.