Start near Sapporo Station at 9:30 am for a two-hour English guided walk through central Sapporo. Visit the renovated Government Office site, sample Kitakaro sweets, enter the Clock Tower and finish with TV Tower views and a snack bag.
Book a licensed driver for a private, one-way ride from your Sapporo hotel to New Chitose Airport. Expect a clean, air-conditioned minivan or van, help with luggage, and a pickup time arranged around your flight.
Travel from Sapporo to Lake Shikotsu, Noboribetsu Jigokudani, Lake Toya and Mount Usu by air-conditioned bus. Guide Akiko and driver Hashimoto have earned praise for clear guidance and careful winter driving. Ropeway and bear ranch access depend on your selected…
Travel from Sapporo to Jigokudani, Lake Toya, Showa Shinzan, and Lake Shikotsu in 8 to 9 hours. Add Noboribetsu Bear Park, with Lisa sometimes leading the group.
Join Tomoko’s Japanese Cooking for a 2.5-hour class in a quiet Sapporo home kitchen. Make seafood sushi rolls and tempura, then share matcha and Japanese sweets in a private group of two or three.
Meet Erika in Sapporo for a private kimono and calligraphy lesson in a traditional tatami room. You will learn brush posture, practice Japanese characters, enjoy snacks, and take home your artwork. Children ages 0 to 7 can wear a kimono…
Spend about four hours walking Otaru with a nationally certified guide such as Hiro or Ken. Visit the canal, Sakaimachi Street, Music Box Museum, LeTAO, a sake brewery, and Nitori Museum, with pickup available.
Spend two hours learning kendo in Nakashibetsu with Takeru, an instructor with 25 years of experience. Practice with a bamboo sword, write your name in calligraphy, strike protective armor, and request a harder workout if you want one.
Ride privately between New Chitose Airport and Niseko in a licensed green-plate vehicle. A driver meets you in the arrivals hall, handles snowy roads, and takes your group directly to your hotel.
Book a private SkyExpress vehicle for up to 15 people between New Chitose Airport and Sapporo. Expect airport meet-and-greet service, hotel drop-off, luggage room, GPS tracking, and free child seats when reserved ahead.
Leave Sapporo early for GARINKO GO III, whose bow propellers crush drifting ice beside the hull. Choose a seafood bowl lunch or museum time, with Japanese-speaking staff and translation help.
Explore Hakodate by private car with a Japanese-speaking driver, visiting Motomachi, Goryokaku Tower, the Morning Market, Kanemori warehouses, and Mt. Hakodate. Translation apps help with communication, and the route can adjust around your ship’s schedule.
Join guide Aidan for a six-hour, small-group snowshoe trek from Noboribetsu to a rare bamboo ice cave. Walk 7 km through snowy woods, cross snow bridges, eat lunch beneath trees, and see ice formations up to 4 meters high.
Leave Sapporo with an English, Japanese, or Mandarin-speaking driver for a 10-hour trip through Furano and Biei. See the Blue Pond, Shikisai-no-Oka, Farm Tomita, and Ningle Terrace, with a winter route that includes Asahiyama Zoo.
Explore Otaru’s canal, piers, stockyards, and historic streets by private rickshaw with a Japanese-speaking guide. Choose a 30-minute to 2-hour ride, with photo stops and seasonal views. Guides such as Toshy have earned praise for friendly, informative service.