On Day 3 of our Hokkaido self-driving trip, our first stop was the Sapporo Beer Museum. In the past, when we traveled with tour groups, we never had the chance to visit this place. This time, since we were driving ourselves, we decided to finally come and take a look. What we didn’t expect was … Read more
On the morning of Day 3 of our Hokkaido self-drive trip, we didn’t have breakfast at Hotel New Otani Sapporo because our original room booking did not include breakfast. After waking up, our family walked to a nearby café, Tully’s Coffee Sapporo STV Kita 2-jo branch, to have breakfast. There are three Tully’s Coffee locations … Read more
After driving about 2.5 hours from Biei to Sapporo, we stayed overnight in a triple room at Hotel New Otani Inn Sapporo. Since our family usually travels as a group of three, a triple room suits us perfectly. In the evening, we took a short walk to visit some of Sapporo’s famous landmarks, including the … Read more
After passing by the Sapporo Clock Tower and Odori Park, we stopped to take a look at one of Sapporo’s most famous landmarks—the Sapporo TV Tower. Tonight, our family’s dinner plan was to enjoy charcoal-grilled lamb at Genghis Khan Daruma Main Branch. Since it would take quite a while to walk there, we decided to … Read more
After driving from Biei in Hokkaido to the New Otani Inn Sapporo in the afternoon, it was already close to evening. We checked in first and left our luggage, then headed out for dinner at Daruma Honten to enjoy Genghis Khan barbecue. On the way, we passed by the Sapporo Clock Tower and Odori Park … Read more
After visiting the beautiful flower fields, the Shirogane Blue Pond, and Shirahige Falls in Biei, Hokkaido, we drove on to Sapporo, as we were staying overnight at the New Otani Inn Sapporo. Even by car, the fastest driving time takes about 2.5 hours. While traveling on the Hokkaido Expressway / Doo Expressway, we stopped at … Read more
Biei in Hokkaido has several popular sightseeing spots. Besides Farm Tomita, Shikisai no Oka, and the Shirogane Blue Pond, Shirahige Falls is also a place that attracts many visitors. Although its location is relatively secluded, it is actually very easy to reach by car. From the Shirogane Blue Pond parking lot, it only took our … Read more