Hokkaido Winter Snow-Viewing 7-Day Trip: Sapporo, Otaru, Asahikawa, Biei, Noboribetsu

A 7-day itinerary for Japan with 33 stops, from Take the JR Rapid Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo to Hokkaido Milk Castella Cake (New Chitose Airport 3F).

A seven-day winter (December–March) snow-viewing itinerary in Hokkaido: snowy scenes in Sapporo city and Otaru, Asahiyama Zoo, Biei's Blue Pond and Shirohige Falls, and Noboribetsu Jigokudani and onsen, all connected by JR and buses. The Sapporo Snow Festival is scheduled for 2027/2/4–11 and the Otaru Snow Light Path for 2027/2/6–13, so if you want to catch the events, it's best to leave in early February. Business hours and event info were mostly checked in October 2026, so please confirm with the official sources before you go.

Day 1

  1. 14:00 · Take the JR Rapid Train from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo
  2. 15:30 · Former Hokkaido Government Office (Red Brick Government Office) · Hokkaido Aka Renga (Red Brick Building) · Japan, 〒060-0003 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Kita 3 Jōnishi, 6-chōme 1番地
  3. 16:30 · Odori Park · Japan, 〒060-0042 北海道札幌市中央区大通西１〜１２丁目
  4. 17:15 · Sapporo TV Tower · 1 Chome Odorinishi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0042, Japan
  5. 18:45 · Suage+ Soup Curry (South 4 West 5) · Suage+ Soup Curry · Japan, 〒064-0804 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 4 Jōnishi, 5-chōme−６−１ 都志松ビル ２階

Day 2

  1. 09:00 · JR from Sapporo to Otaru
  2. 10:15 · Otaru Canal · 5 Minatomachi, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0007, Japan
  3. 12:00 · Otaru Masa Sushi Main Branch · Otaru Masazushi Main (Hokkaido) · 1-chōme-1-1 Hanazono, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0024, Japan
  4. 13:30 · Kitaichi Glass No. 3 Building · Kitaichi Glass III · 7-26 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0027, Japan
  5. 14:30 · LeTAO Otaru Main Store · LeTAO Main Store · 7-16 Sakaimachi, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0027, Japan
  6. 16:30 · Former Temiya Line Site (Otaru Snow Light Path Venue) · Former Japanese National Railways, Temiya line · 1-chōme-7-14 Ironai, Otaru, Hokkaido 047-0031, Japan
  7. 19:00 · JR from Otaru back to Sapporo

Day 3

  1. 09:30 · Hokkaido Shrine · Hokkaido Jingu · 474 Miyagaoka, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0959, Japan
  2. 12:30 · Sapporo Beer Museum · 9-chōme-1-1 Kita 7 Jōhigashi, Higashi Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 065-8633, Japan
  3. 15:30 · Mount Moiwa Ropeway (Snow and Night View) · Mount Moiwa Ropeway Entrance · 5-chōme-3-7 Fushimi, Chuo Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0942, Japan
  4. 18:30 · Genghis Khan Daruma Main Branch · Jingisukan Daruma Main Shop · Japan, 〒064-0805 Hokkaido, Sapporo, Chuo Ward, Minami 5 Jōnishi, 4-chōme−４ 1F

Day 4

  1. 08:30 · JR from Sapporo to Asahikawa
  2. 10:15 · From Asahikawa Station to Asahiyama Zoo (Bus)
  3. 11:00 · Asahiyama Zoo · Kuranuma Higashiasahikawacho, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8205, Japan
  4. 17:30 · Asahikawa Ramen Baiko-ken Asahikawa Main Branch · Asahikawa Ramen Baikōken Asahikawa-honten · Japan, 〒070-0032 Hokkaido, Asahikawa, 2 Jōdōri, 8-chōme ピアザビル B1F ピアザビル B1F

Day 5

  1. 08:30 · JR Furano Line from Asahikawa to Biei
  2. 09:30 · From Biei Station to Shirogane Blue Pond (Taxi or Winter Tour)
  3. 10:00 · Shirogane Blue Pond (Aoi Ike) · Shirogane Blue Pond (Aoiike) · Shirogane, Biei, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido 071-0235, Japan
  4. 11:45 · Shirohige Falls (Shirahige no Taki) · Shirahige Waterfall · Shirogane, Biei, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido 071-0235, Japan
  5. 14:30 · From Biei back to Sapporo via Asahikawa

Day 6

  1. 09:00 · JR from Sapporo to Noboribetsu
  2. 10:30 · From Noboribetsu Station to Noboribetsu Onsen (Bus)
  3. 11:30 · Noboribetsu Jigokudani · Noboribetsu Jigokudani Valley · 無番地 Noboribetsuonsenchō, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido 059-0551, Japan
  4. 15:00 · Daiichi Takimoto Honkan (Check-in and Hot Springs) · 第一滝本館 · South Building, 55 Noboribetsuonsenchō, Noboribetsu, Hokkaido 059-0595, Japan

Day 7

  1. 08:30 · JR from Noboribetsu to Shiraoi (Upopoy)
  2. 09:30 · Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park · Upopoy (National Ainu Museum and Park) · 2 Chome-3 Wakakusacho, Shiraoi, Shiraoi District, Hokkaido 059-0902, Japan
  3. 12:30 · From Shiraoi to New Chitose Airport
  4. 14:00 · Hokkaido Milk Castella Cake (New Chitose Airport 3F) · Hokkaido Milk Castella · Japan, 〒066-0012 Hokkaido, Chitose, Bibi, ９８７−２２ シンチトセクウコウターミナルビル, 3階

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