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Suggestion for Tokyo and Hokkaido trip

yvette97
yvette97
about 6 years ago
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Hi,

I am going to visit Japan this summer, and I am wondering if anyone can give me some information regarding the JR pass.

My plan is going to visit Tokyo, Yokohama and mt Fuji then straight to sapporo.
Is there any train that I can take to from Tokyo to Hokkaido and stop for transit in Nigata or any other good place in between.

Do I have to buy 2 pass or any other suggestion?

Since I am staying approx 4 days in Hokkaido, what will be the best place to visit in summer? I was searching about 3 places there: sapporo, Lake toya and asahikawa. Will it better to visit those place or should I also visit otaru as well? what will be the best route for 4 days?

thank you,

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Daniel-san
18828 posts
about 6 years ago
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Hello there,

The JR Pass is valid for travel to Hokkaido, as well as all around Hokkaido. You would not need any other pass. It is about 7 hours by train from Tokyo - Sapporo, so you'd have 3 days effectively only. With this in mind I would not make stops on the way but you could if you wish. I'm sure somebody will get mad at me for saying this but Niigata is utterly boring, also it is not really on the route to Hokkaido in the first place. Nice stop overs you could make are Matsushima and Yamadera (near Sendai), Hirosaki and Hakodate. Lake Toya could also serve as stopover, though you'd have completed most of the trip to Sapporo by then.

Otaru is a nice town and can be visited as half-a-day trip from Sapporo. Its a good option if you have some spare time in Sapporo.

Hope this helps,
Daniel


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