Returned to Sapporo for 2 nights before flying back home. While koyo won’t be in Sapporo until mid to late Oct, it was more for relaxation and to enjoy French dinner course served in a 3-star Michelin restaurant.
Quickly dashed to our fav sushi restaurant in Sapporo for lunch after dropping our luggage in JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo.
Dinner in fav izakaya. No sightseeing as it had been raining quite heavily in Sapporo.
It was a sunny day on the next morning after the passage of another temperate cyclone. Went to Otaru again for easy strolls in its canal and glass shops.
Seafood-don lunch in Sankaku market
French dinner course “Terroir” in Michelin 3-star restaurant – delicious food and superb service !!
Dropped by the former Hokkaido Government office Building again and Odori Park before departure.
That is the end of our 1-week koyo trip in Hokkaido.
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Mind to share the name of the izakaya? Tks
炙り屋 (Aburiya) – shop opposite to Sapporo station.
Hi there, thank you for the thorough reviews. My husband and I are planning a trip to Hokkaido from Sept 19-Oct 3 and would like some advice. We are planning to self-drive but not sure if we should drive in Sapporo. Tentative itinerary on day:
1. Chitose -> Noboribetsu
2. Noboribetsu -> Lake Toya
3. Lake Toya -> Hakodate
4. Hakodate or drive to Niseko – which option?
5. head to Otaru
6. Otaru -> Sapporo
7. Sapporo
8. Sapporo -> Furano/Biei
9. head to Asahikawa
10. head to Sounkyo
11-12 ??? need suggestions
13 Obihiro (or skip this?)
14. Shimukappu/Chitose
15. flight back home
I read that there is a Sapporo Autumn Festival and hence do not want to miss it if it ends in October. Hence I slot it in the middle of the trip I would like to hear from you if this makes sense or not. If Sapporo is at the end of the trip, we can return the rental car early. What do you think? I welcome your suggestions with any changes to the itinerary.
Thank you in advance!
Lynn