2027 Grand Hokkaido Snow Festival Tour #2

2027 Grand Hokkaido Snow Festival Tour #2

Enjoy your choice of Japan Airlines’ “Economy,” “Premium Economy,” or the affordable luxury of “Business” class service. Premium Economy class customers will begin their journey with a relaxing visit to JAL’s “Sakura Lounge” and the “Sakura Lounge – Hale” for Business class.

• 11 Nights / 13 Days
• 26 Meals (11 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches, 7 Dinners)
• Escorted from Honolulu
• Includes an English Speaking Local Guide

Tour Date & Managers:

February 03 – 15, 2027
Tour Managers: Steven & Naomi Lee

Visit:

Haneda, Sapporo, Ishikari, Asahikawa, Sounkyo, Abashiri, Lake Akan, Tokachigawa, Ikeda, Lake Shikotsu, Noboribetsu, Shiraoi & Otaru

Tour Highlights:

ROYCE’ Cacao and Chocolate Town, Local Wholesale Seafood Market, Okurayama Observatory Chair Lift, Sunagawa Highway Oasis, Asahikawa Ramen Village, Ginga Ryusei Waterfall, Michi-no-Eki Onneyu Onsen, Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum, Aurora Ice Breaker Cruise, Mt. Io, Lake Kussharo Sunayu (Swan Lake), Ryugetsu Sweetpia Factory, Ikeda Wine Castle Tour, Jigokudani (Hell Valley), UPOPOY National Ainu Museum and Park, Otaru Canal, Otaru Music Box Museum, Kitaichi Glass Company, AEON MALL & Chitose Airport Domestic Terminal Shopping

Hands-On Experiences:

Otokoyama Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting, Ice Cream Making, Ice Pond Fishing & Tanaka Sake Brewery Tour and Tasting

Visit 6 Snow Festivals!

• Sapporo Snow Festival — Attracting millions of visitors each year, this world-famous event transforms Sapporo into a snowy wonderland featuring massive snow and ice sculptures. The festival is held across three main sites: Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome (Sapporo Community Dome).
• Asahikawa Winter Festival — Known for showcasing one of the world’s largest snow sculptures, this annual festival features stunning nighttime illuminations and outdoor activities, such as ice slides and snowmobiles.
• Sounkyo Ice Waterfall Festival — One of Hokkaido’s premier winter events, this festival features towering ice formations, frozen waterfalls, ice rooms and tunnels, and an icefall shrine illuminated with colorful lights after sunset.
• Lake Akan Winter Festival with Fireworks — Celebrate winter at Lake Akan with cultural Ainu performances, snow games, winter sports activities, and a nightly firework display that reflects beautifully over the frozen surface of Lake Akan.
• Tokachigawa Swan Festival — Enjoy illuminated ice displays and local winter delicacies at this serene riverside celebration. The festival features a large-scale light display consisting of hundreds of cone-shaped objects accompanied by a rhythmical audiovisual show.
• Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival — Also known as the “Ice Museum,” walk into and between surreal, translucent ice mounds made from Lake Shikotsu’s ultra-clear water. As night falls, the ice glows in brilliant hues, creating a magical experience.

Enjoy 5 Onsen Hot Spring Bath / Large Public Bath Facilities

• Hotel Taisetsu Onsen & Canyon Resort — The resort offers three large public baths: one with the view of the valley, one with the view from the highest position in Sounkyo, and one with a brick-style atmosphere that offers the hottest temperature water.
• Hokuten No Oka Abashiriko — Escape to the tranquility and solitude of the outdoor onsen, surrounded in rustic charm and the Yobito Forest. In public onsen hot spring lounge, you can enjoy seasonal views from the large window, and enjoy blissful spa treatments in the unique and beautiful octagonal building.
• Akan Yukuno Sato Tsuruga — This onsen ryokan (traditional Japanese inn) is located directly on the shore of Lake Akan. Enjoy a sophisticated bath overlooking the vast forest and lake sprawling before your eyes. Lose yourself as you soak away your physical and mental stress in the rejuvenating onsen waters.
• Tokachigawa Onsen Daiichi Hotel — Let the magnificent scenery of the four seasons welcome you to this highly-rated luxurious ryokan renown for it various special baths, such as the moor onsen that contains copious amounts of both plant extract and rock minerals, which creates a moisturizing effect similar to a skin toner.
• Noboribetsu Daiichi Takimotokan — Half of Japan’s 10 types of onsen hot spring waters can be found here: sulfur, salt, ferrous sulphate, sodium, and alum. Overlooking Jigokudani (Hell Valley), the Grand Bath’s five naturally flowing springs feeds a total of 35 baths. Enjoy the unique benefits of each type at any time of the day!