[Hokkaido ]3 days 2 nights Biei-Abashiri driving trip!
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2023-08-23
Hokkaido boasts of its unshakable popularity as a popular sightseeing spot. This article introduces a 3-day/2-night plan to visit popular sightseeing spots in "Asahikawa, Furano, Biei, and Abashiri "using Asahikawa Airport and Memanbetsu Airport.
We hope you will read this book if you are looking to cool down a bit during the hot summer or if you are wondering where to go on your summer trip!
Hokkaido is famous as the coldest prefecture in Japan.
Among them, the Abashiri area near Rikubetsu, known as the coldest town in Japan, has a relatively cool climate even in summer!
Why don't you spend your summer in Hokkaido, away from the dangerous level of heat in the city center, and get in touch with the great outdoors?
The plan presented in this article assumes that you will stay in the Furano area for the first night and in the Abashiri area for the second night.
We hope you will read this book if you are looking to cool down a bit during the hot summer or if you are wondering where to go on your summer trip!
Hokkaido is famous as the coldest prefecture in Japan.
Among them, the Abashiri area near Rikubetsu, known as the coldest town in Japan, has a relatively cool climate even in summer!
Why don't you spend your summer in Hokkaido, away from the dangerous level of heat in the city center, and get in touch with the great outdoors?
The plan presented in this article assumes that you will stay in the Furano area for the first night and in the Abashiri area for the second night.
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Table of Contents
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- 1-1.1-2.1-3.1-4.2.
- 2-1.2-2.2-3.3.
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[Day 1 ]Start of an exhilarating road trip!
Asahikawa Airport
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The gateway to the Asahikawa area "Asahikawa Airport ".
Japan Airlines, All Nippon Airways, and AIR DO operate domestic flights, and Tiger Air operates international flights.
The flight time from each region is approximately 90 minutes from Haneda Airport and 4 hours from Kansai International Airport.
The airport has a variety of facilities, including restaurants and an observation deck as well as souvenir shops, where visitors can enjoy other migration specialties such as ramen noodles and seafood bowls.
Please make use of the "little free time "that tends to occur during travel, such as car rental reservation time and bus waiting time, to create memories!
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Limited time events are also held at the airport. In July 2023, a kimono rental store event will be held, and in August 2023, the Asahikawa Airport Photo Contest event will be held.
Be sure to check out our limited-time events!
"Facility Information "
Name: Asahikawa Airport Terminal
Address: 98, Higashi 2-line 16, Higashikagura-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 071-1562, Japan
Phone number: 0116-83-3939
Opening hours: 7:30 - 20:30 (food, beverages, and stores are open according to the time of flights in service)
Access by car: 30 minutes by car from Asahikawa Station (approx. 16 km)
Approximately 3 hours by car from Sapporo Station (approx. 158 km) *Approx. 2 hours by expressway
Farm Tomita
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"Furano is known for its vast and beautiful lavender fields, which are said to be the driving force behind the image of lavender ".
There are 13 colorful flower gardens and one of the largest lavender fields in Japan, "Lavender East ", which opens for a limited time only and is located about 7 minutes by car.
Depending on the timing of your visit from summer to autumn, the flower fields change their appearance, and the collaboration with the Tokachi Mountain Range is another attraction.
The "Lavender Bus," a lavender-colored tractor that pulls a seat in the lavender-colored bus, is available for visitors to enjoy the panoramic view of the park with a refreshing aroma and a pleasant breeze.
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Another feature of Farm Tomita is the specialty gourmet food available in the park.
Be sure to try the original and cute-looking gourmet specialties such as Furano Curry and soft-serve ice cream!
"Facility Information "
Name: Farm Tomita
Residence:〒071-0704 15 Kisenkita, Nakafurano-machi, Kochi-gun, Hokkaido
Phone number: 0167-39-3939
Access by car: about 45 minutes from Asahikawa Airport, about 2 hours and 30 minutes from New Chitose Airport
Access by bus: Furano Bus (Rapid Lavender) "Nakafurano "Get off at
Access by train: JR Furano Line "Lavender Field Station "7 min. walk after getting off the train.
URL：https://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/
Wind Garden
The British Garden, "Wind Garden ", is an approximately 2,000 m2 British Garden located on the grounds of the New Furano Prince Hotel.
This is where the TV drama "Wind Garden "was set.
Over a period of two years, approximately 20,000 plants were planted, mainly of varieties of perennial grasses suited to the northern climate, and a total of more than 400 varieties of flowers bloom each season.
Following the path around the flower garden, visitors will be greeted by the "green house "that often appeared in the drama, just as it was in the story.
Please spend a healing time surrounded by the great outdoors!
"Facility Information "
Name: Kaze no Garden
Address：Nakagoryo, Furano-shi, Japan New Furano Prince Hotel Picnic Garden
Phone number: 0167-22-1111
Access: 10 minutes by car from JR Furano Station
Admission: Adults 1,000 yen, Elementary school students (7-12 years old) 600 yen
URL：https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinfurano/
ningle terrace
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A shopping area with 15 lodges scattered along a wooden boardwalk and carefully selected crafts based on different themes. "Ningling Terrace ".
It is only a 2-minute walk from the Prince Hotel!
There are decks and benches along the boardwalk, where visitors can enjoy the peace and quiet of the forest.
"Ningle "is said to be a name taken from the Ainu tradition of small fairies in the forests of Hokkaido.
Inside the store, you can also experience making sunset lanterns.
In addition, there are many other handmade experience menus!
Why not try making your own one-of-a-kind object as a memorable experience in Furano?
[Example of handmade experience menu ]
Forest candle shop (sunset lantern making)
Time required: about 60 minutes
Fee: 2160 yen
Reservation deadline: 1 day in advance *Reservations can be made by calling 0167-22-1111.
Number of participants: 2 to 10
*For a limited time in winter, you can also make snowman candles.
Furano Juku store, Mori no orchestra (making wooden orchestra dolls)
Time required: about 60 minutes
Fee: 2160 yen and up
Reservation deadline: 1 day in advance *Reservations can be made by calling 0167-22-1111.
Number of participants: 1 to 3
Mini-card picture framing (mini-card picture making)
Time required: about 30 minutes
Fee: 830 yen and up
Number of participants: 1 to 2
※Give or take
Small Universe Kaleidoscope House (Kaleidoscope making)
Time required: about 10 minutes
Fee: from 1,500 yen
Number of participants: 1 to 5
※Give or take
"Facility Information "
Name: Ningle Terrace
Address: Nakagoryo, Furano-shi, Hokkaido
Hours: 12:00 - 20:45 *July.August: 10:00 - 10:00
*Opening hours are subject to change depending on weather and season.
Closed: Unscheduled holidays, maintenance closed in November
*Check the official website for the latest information.
URL：https://www.princehotels.co.jp/shinfurano/facility/ningle_terrace/
[Day 2 ]Let nature and animals heal you!
Shirogane Blue Pond
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A pond in Biei-cho, Hokkaido that radiates a breathtakingly mysterious blue "Shirogane Blue Pond ".
It is said to have made a name for itself around the world in 2012 when it was adopted as Apple's Mac OS X wallpaper.
In fact, when you visit, you will find that the parking lot is jammed with many tourists from overseas, so please allow plenty of time for your visit!
Shirogane Blue Pond, as its name suggests, is an unusually beautiful and spectacular spot where the surface of the pond shines blue.
The pond is an artificial lake formed when river water stagnated in a block weir that was set up to protect the urban area from disasters such as the repeated eruptions of Tokachi-dake volcano.
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The reason why the pond looks blue is because the water containing aluminum that gushes out in the Shirogane Onsen area upstream mixes with the river water of the Biei River, forming a colloidal state (particles dispersed in a liquid). These particles reflect sunlight and blue light, which has a short wavelength and is easily scattered, reaches the eyes, which is why it is said to appear blue.
In other words, it is not that the pond water is blue in color, but rather that the surrounding water quality and the sun's rays are the same, causing the pond to appear visually blue.
Therefore, the appearance of the pond, including its hue, changes depending on the time of day, weather, and angle.
Another attraction is that it looks different depending on the season.
In spring, the pond often appears greenish blue, in summer it is light blue, in fall the autumn leaves are reflected on the surface of the water, and in winter the white-tinted larch and frozen pond can be seen, and light-up events are held.
Please visit at different times of the year!
"Facility Information "
Name: Shirogane Blue Pond
Address: 〒071-0235 Shirokane, Biei-machi, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido
Phone number: 0166-94-3355
Business hours (parking lot hours) May-Oct: 7:00-19:00, Nov-Apr: 8:30-21:30
Fee: Free of charge
Closed: May be temporarily closed due to season, weather, disasters, etc.
ＵＲＬ：https://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/ja/sightseeing/shirogane-blue-pond/
Hill of Four Seasonal Colors
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A flower garden in Biei with a view that symbolizes a rural landscape "Shikisai-no-oka ".
It is a particularly beautiful and popular spot where visitors can enjoy a vast flower garden of approximately 150,000 square meters.
The flowers in season change one after another, so you can see different faces from season to season, and there is always something new to see at any time of the year.
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The flower garden is so large that it is very difficult to walk through it all.
The tractor bus is a great way to get around the park. It is a vehicle that takes about 15 minutes to make a round of the park. One of the attractions of the bus is that it stops at photo stops along the way.
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You can also rent a four-person cart.
The carts can be driven by themselves, allowing them to move freely and easily around the entire expansive grounds. A regular driver's license is required to drive the carts, so if you have a driver's license, please try them out!
In addition to flower gardens, the park offers a wide range of activities such as an alpaca farm, ATV experience, and helicopter rides.
You can also try delicious Hokkaido specialties at restaurants and stores!
We recommend visiting the park first thing in the morning, as the park gets very crowded after noon.
"Facility Information "
Name: "Shikisai-no-oka," a flower garden with a view
Address: 〒071-0473 Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun, Biei-machi, Shinsei-third
Phone number: 0166-95-2758
Hours of operation: Varies depending on the season. Please check the official website.
URL：https://www.shikisainooka.jp/
Christmas tree
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In Biei, there are indeed many famous trees with names.
One of them is "Christmas Tree Trees ".
It was so named because the tree standing alone on the gentle hillside looks like a Christmas tree.
You can visit at any season and time of day to take beautiful pictures, but the most popular times for photography are at dusk and in winter!
"Facility Information "
Name: Christmas tree (common name)
Residence: Mimasu, Biei-machi, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido
[The last day ]theme will be "Learn about Hokkaido "!
Museum Network Goes to Prison
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The most famous prison in Japan "Abashiri Prison ".
The prison was considered the harshest and most difficult to escape from in Japan. Abashiri Prison has attracted even more attention in recent years due to the popularity of movies and TV dramas set in the prison.
Museum Abashiri Prison is an open-air history museum that preserves and exhibits buildings that have actually been used in Abashiri Prison since the Meiji era.
The museum features realistic wax figures and other objects that realistically recreate the life of prisoners in those days.
The Abashiri Prison is particularly famous for its five-wing radial cells.
It is characterized by its five cells, which are built in a radial pattern from the side to the rear with the central guard station at the center, and connected by a corridor.
You can also learn about the construction of the inside of the cell, details of the equipment in the prison at the time, and the famous escape king, a.k.a. "Torakichi Gosunkugi ". There is also a restaurant where visitors can enjoy prison food that is a replica of what is eaten in Abashiri Prison today!
It is one of those places you want to visit at least once in your lifetime because it is an experience that is hard to come by!
"Facility Information "
Name: Museum Netwalk Prison
Address：〒099-2421 Hokkaido Abashiri City Huren 1-1
Phone number: 0152-45-2411
URL：https://www.kangoku.jp/
Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum
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An exhibition hall featuring drift ice and the creatures of the Sea of Okhotsk.
In addition to exhibits that let visitors learn about the unique mechanisms of drift ice in Hokkaido, there are also exhibits featuring animals that can only be seen in drift ice areas, such as clione, balloon fish, and sea slugs.
Another attraction of the museum is that it offers several hands-on facilities.
In the drift ice experience room, which is kept at minus 15 degrees Celsius, real drift ice is placed and visitors can experience the freezing of wet towels, allowing them to experience the frigid Okhotsk winter throughout the year.
The Tentozan Observatory offers spectacular 360-degree views of the four seasons.
The view from Mt. Tento overlooking the Sea of Okhotsk and the Shiretoko Mountain Range, a World Natural Heritage site, is spectacular. It is also designated as a national cultural asset "and a place of scenic beauty ".
The drift ice soft serve ice cream available inside the museum is also excellent!
"Facility Information "
Name: Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum
Address:〒093-0044 244-3, Tendoyama, Abashiri, Hokkaido
Phone number: 0152-43-5951
Business hours: 8:30-18:00 *Opening hours change depending on the season. Please see the official website for details.
Closed: Open every day
Admission: [Admission: ]Adults 770 yen, high school students 660 yen, elementary and junior high school students 550 yen
Parking: Available (150 spaces)
URL：https://www.ryuhyokan.com/
summary
There are many sightseeing spots in the Asahikawa, Biei, and Abashiri areas that we could not introduce this time.
In particular, please take in as much sightseeing as time permits, especially at popular spots such as Lake Saroma, Lake Kussharo, and Asahiyama Zoo!
We hope you will spend a memorable and enjoyable trip in relatively cool Hokkaido this summer, experiencing many "Hokkaido's unique "experiences.
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