Dear Daniel-san,
Hi again. Kindly check the ff. (draft) itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival Narita - Tokyo - Shin Hakodate Hokuto - Hakodate
Day 2: Hakodate: city + Onuma
Day 3: Hakodate - Sapporo
Day 4: Sapporo : city + day trip to Otaru.
Day 5: Sapporo - day trip Yoichi Distillery
Day 6: Sapporo: Sapporo Teine? not sure if this will still be open 2nd week of April?
(can you suggest other day trips from Sapporo?)
Day 7: Sapporo - Asahikawa (zoo + ramen village)
Day 8: Asahikawa: day trip to Furano (wine + cheese)
Day 9: Asahikawa - Abashiri (visit prison museum + Shiretoko?)
Day 10: Abashiri - Kushiro
Day 11: Kushiro: marshlands
Day 12: Kushiro - Ikeda (winery)
Ikeda - Chitose
Day 13: Chitose: Lake Shikotsu/Toya
Day 14: Chitose - Tokyo
Day 15-18 Tokyo
My questions:
1) Do we have enough days to visit the other cities? I'm afraid too much time will be consumed by the long train rides. (from Asahikawa - Kushiro - Chitose)
2) Should I cancel going to Abashiri & Kushiro?
3) If we cancel Abashiri & Kushiro, how do we access Ikeda? From Asahikawa?
4) What should be the return route to Tokyo from Chitose? Up north via Sapporo or south via Noboribetsu?
Would greatly appreciate other inputs/advise you can add, especially your favorite areas in Hokkaido.
All the best,
Gloria