Trip № SNOWCO12 — 20 Feb 2026

Hokkaidō, Japan

Duration
9 days
Total spend
JPY 106 550
Mode
TrainOnsenSlow
Hokkaidō, Japan

§01 — Itinerary

Day by day.

Times are approximate. Plans got rewritten on at least three of these days.

  1. Day 01Feb 12

    Arrival — Sapporo

    1. 14:10

      New Chitose → Sapporo

      Rapid Airport Express. 40 min to Sapporo Stn.

    2. 16:00

      Hotel check-in

      Cross Hotel · Room 808

    3. 19:30

      Dinner at Sushi Zen

      Counter, 8 courses.

  2. Day 02Feb 13

    Otaru day

    1. 09:20

      Sapporo Stn.

      JR Hakodate Line.

    2. 11:00

      Otaru Canal walk

      Two hours along the water.

    3. 13:30

      Lunch at Masazushi

      Seasonal set.

    4. 17:40

      Return to Sapporo

  3. Day 03Feb 14

    Sapporo — slow morning

    1. Nothing planned.
  4. Day 04Feb 15

    Noboribetsu — onsen

    1. 07:20

      Sapporo Stn.

      Limited Express Hokuto.

    2. 10:48

      Takimoto onsen check-in

    3. 13:30

      Jigokudani walk

      90 min loop.

    4. 19:00

      Kaiseki dinner

      Served in Room 412.

  5. Day 05Feb 16

    Noboribetsu — bath day

    1. Nothing planned.
  6. Day 06Feb 17

    Onward — south coast

    1. Nothing planned.
  7. Day 07Feb 18

    Hakodate

    1. 08:00

      Onsen breakfast

      In-room · grilled hokke.

    2. 11:15

      Hakodate arrival

    3. 17:30

      Mt. Hakodate ropeway

      Sunset trip.

    4. 20:00

      Dinner at Daimon Yokochō

      Izakaya alley.

  8. Day 08Feb 19

    Hakodate — morning market

    1. Nothing planned.
  9. Day 09Feb 20

    Return

    1. Nothing planned.

§02 — Ledger

Where the money went.

Tracked by line item. Rounded to the nearest unit of regret.

Day
Item
Amount
  • 01
    Rapid Airporttransportation
    1 150
  • 01
    Cross Hotelaccommodation
    18 400
  • 01
    Sushi Zenfood
    12 800
  • 02
    JR Hakodate Linetransportation
    1 680
  • 02
    Masazushifood
    4 200
  • 04
    Hokuto LEtransportation
    8 420
  • 04
    Takimoto onsenaccommodation
    32 000
  • 04
    Kaiseki dinnerfood
    14 500
  • 07
    Hakodate traintransportation
    6 200
  • 07
    Ropewayactivity
    1 800
  • 07
    Daimon Yokochōfood
    5 400
TotalJPY 106 550