Date	Place and Hotel ♨=onsen	Activity	B	L	D
Feb. 7 (Sat.)		Depart Honolulu to Shin-Chitose airport in Hokkaido.
8 (Sun.)	CHITOSE AIR TERMINAL HOTEL	After arriving at Shin-Chitose airport, then we go to the hotel in the airport terminal.
9 (Mon.)	SAPPORO PRINCE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to Aeon Mall to buy any cold and snow weather items. Then we go to Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival. Other ice festivals showcase elaborately carved ice but the sculptures here are created by spraying water and allowing it to freeze, lending a particular natural beauty to the massive creations. After lunch we go to the hotel and after a short break we visit Sapporo Snow Festival, it is one of Japan's most popular winter events. We can enjoy Projection Mapping show. And we go to Susukino area to see Ice sculptures and return to the hotel. Dinner is a buffet that includes crab.	×	×	×
10 (Tue.)	SAPPORO PRINCE HOTEL♨	From the hotel we go to Otaru city. Visit the Otaru Aquarium, is a large aquarium representative of Hokkaido. We can see the Penguin Snow Walk, which can only be seen in the winter. Penguins take a lively walk along a course made of snow. Afterwards, ride a rickshaw and explore the canal area of Otaru. Lunch is Kaiten-Sushi using fresh seafood ingredients. Eat anything you want, any amount. After lunch we visit Music Box Museum & Shops and Kitaichi Glassware Shops. Also visit to the Stained Glass Museum in Otaru Art Village and view the beautiful pieces of art which are displayed under soft lighting. Then we go back to the same hotel.	×	×	×
11 (Wed.)	BIEI HOTEL PARK HILLS♨	From the hotel we go to Asahikawa city. Lunch is at Asahikawa Ramen Village, during this season the ramen you eat has exceptional taste. After lunch we go to Asahikawa Winter Festival, is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow Festival. Then we go to the hotel at Shirogane onsen. At night we go to see Blue Pond light-up and Shirohige Falls light-up.	×	×	×
12 (Thu.)	ABASHIRI ABASHIRIKOSO♨	From the hotel we go to Shikisai-no-Oka, experience riding the snow mobile. Then we go to see Ryusei waterfall and Ginga waterfall frozen in the cold. After lunch we go to the Kita-Kitsune Bokujo (Red fox Farm), foxes loose in the farm so that very cute scenes such as grooming, napping, fighting between brother can be seen close distance from you. Then we go to the hotel.	×	×	×
13 (Fri.)	KUSHIRO NEW AKAN HOTEL♨	After leaving the hotel we ride the Icebreaker boat. Enjoy a drift ice cruise, we can see the chunks of drift ice in the Sea of Okhotsk. Next go to see Lake Mashu, once the world leading transparent lake and called a mysterious lake often covered in mist or fog. After lunch we go to see Mt. Io (Sulfur Mountain) still an active volcano where you can see and smell the yellow sulfurous vents. Eggs are cooked by the natural heat of the mountain and are sold in the shop. Then we go to the hotel	×	×	×
14 (Sat.)	OBIHIRO GARDEN HOTEL♨	From the hotel we visit Lake Akan, we can experience Wakasagi fishing. Whatever you catch you can have it cooked there like tempura and eat right away. Then we go to Tsurui Ito Tancho Sanctuary, and see the Tancho tsuru (red-crowned cranes). After lunch we visit Ryugetsu, a well-known confectionery company that represents Obihiro & is a popular sweet shop, take a factory tour then after select a sweet that you like. Then we go to the hotel. After dinner we go to see the Hakucho Festival “SAIRINKA”. The “Sairinka” event, with its light objects and sounds filling the white venue, will make you feel as if you have wandered into a different world. A fantastic show will be presented in which objects made of agricultural insulation material and approximately 600 LED light bulbs will move in tandem with sound. There will be a special observatory overlooking the event site, winter cherry blossoms along “Hikari no Alley,” a promenade leading from Tokachigawa Onsen Hot Spring Resort, and many other photo spots.	×	×	×
15 (Sun.)		Departing hotel at a leisurely time. From the hotel we go to see the birch tree-lined Tokachi Ranch, a famous scenic spot in Tokachi. The birch tree-lined road, which has been used as a location for TV dramas and movies, is a delight to the eyes with its beautiful scenery. Then we go to Shin-Chitose airport for your departure flight to Honolulu.	×

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