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After visiting the Shiroi Koibito Park to tour the chocolate cookie factory and watch the Karakuri Carnival Clock Tower, our family drove to Otaru. We stayed at Hotel Nord Otaru that night. Since we had reserved an Otaru Canal cruise for the evening, we first drove to the hotel to drop off our luggage and … Read more

We’ve eaten Shiroi Koibito chocolate cookies many times, and at home we even have several vintage cookie tins from different years. However, we had never actually visited Shiroi Koibito Park before. In June 2025, we finally came here for the first time — and it just happened to be the park’s 30th anniversary. What a … Read more

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

On the second day of our self-drive trip in Hokkaido, in addition to visiting Farm Tomita and the colorful flower fields of Shikisai no Oka, we headed next to the Biei Shirogane Blue Pond, which is at its brightest and clearest in summer. This is a Biei landmark that became famous throughout Hokkaido more than … Read more