First full day of travel, starting at the awesome Glass Seasons breakfast buffet at the Keio Plaza Sapporo.
Louise and Wade, first time Non-Stop travelers as well as first trip to Japan!
Everyone enjoyed the beautiful ice sculptures and winter scenery at the Sapporo Snow Festival at Odori Park.
Beautiful ice sculpture with so much detail.
Eriko and Pat yell "Non-Stop Travel!"
The five musketeers traveling together with Non-Stop for the first time! Here's the group posing at the Sapporo Snow Festival.
Veteran Non-Stop travelers Jill and Newton looking forward to eating the King Crab at Kitano Gurumetei-it.
Eddie getting too hungry to wait to have his King Crab! While dining it started to snow.
When in Sapporo, Sapporo Beer! Eddie and Frank enjoying Sapporo Classic only found in Hokkaido.
Our youngest and cutest Non-Stop tour member enjoying the snow-and just soo happy!!
Sharon, Jillian and Stacie enjoying our first Kaiseki dinner at the Tokachigawa Onsen Hotel.
Grace and Gladys, two first time Non-stop travelers enjoying their Kaiseki dinner.
The Illumination sights in Tokachigawa.
Michael and Lynn under the lights at the Illumination event in Tokachigawa.
Asahikawa Winter Festival. It was a full blizzard of snow falling when we got there. Love it!
Relaxing in the ice tunnels and domes at the Sounkyo-Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival.
It's snowing!
Wayne and Marion making ice cream at Watanabe Farm.
Fishing for smelt at Lake Akan!
Smelt is also known as wakasagi in Japanese.
Alan showing us his wakasugi catch!
Amy caught three fish but enjoyed eating the smelt tempura better!
Cousins Gladys and Grace working hard at making their ice cream treat at Watanabe Dairy Farm.
Gordon anticipating eating all the ice cream!
Watanabe Dairy Farm was awesome!
Kaiseki dinner at Hotel Abashirikoso Restaurant.
Tour #2 group shot after our kaiseki dinner.
Memories were made and food was so delicious.
Group at Ryusei and Ginga Waterfalls
Tour #1 group at Lake Kussharo (Swan Lake) beautiful and cold 🥶 brrrr.
Lake Kussharo Sunayu
The swans were there to greet our tour members!
Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival. Only six of us braved the -7 °C.night festival!
Night performance
Wade tubing at the Otokoyama Sake Brewery.
Lorri and Lloyd at the picturesque scene in front of the Otokoyama Sake Brewery in Hokkaido.
Stopped at Asahikawa Zoo and enjoyed the Penguin Walk.
The cute polar bear at the Asahikawa Zoo.
Am I looking at lunch today?
The Tamaru family at the Shikotsu Ice Festival-our last freezing moments in Hokkaido.
Tour members hanging together at the Shikotsu Ice Festival.
Beautiful view of Mt Fujisan on the Odoriko train from Yokohama to Kawazu.
Beautiful Cherry Blossoms 🌸 in Kawazu.
Amy enjoying the beauty and peace under the cherry blossom trees.
Everyone loved making their sushi lunch.
Yachiyo Shinanomachi for our sushi making session.
We then visited Asakusa Sensoji Temple. Where the shoppers bought their last minute omiyage. Headed back to Honolulu at the end of the day!