Those who travel to Hokkaido on their own can cross-use buses, JR Hokkaido, MRT subways, streetcars, and taxis in cities in the western half of Hokkaido, such as Hakodate, Sapporo, and Otaru, where transportation is well-developed. If planning is appropriate , All can travel unimpeded, but if you go to the remote rural areas of the central, eastern and northern parts, it is best to choose a self-driving tour!
In the introduction to Japan’s self-driving needs "Three stages of self-driving service using Japanese car rental》 、 《Four steps to prepare for a self-driving trip in Japan"versus"Basic knowledge of using MapCode for self-driving cars in JapanAfter preparing the basics, of course, you have to enter the actual combat stage. Relying on the high degree of freedom and flexibility of self-driving, itinerary planning is much easier than using public transportation.
In rural areas such as Furano and Biei, which occupies a vast area and few public transportation, although you can choose a packaged bus one-day trip, you want to experience the fun of free travel and self-driving is the only option.People with super stamina can challenge riding bicycles, and those who want to save energy to take good photos, of course, are driving!
When planning the itinerary of Hokkaido, we considered that only one of us could drive. To avoid overwork, when planning the itinerary, we used JR Hokkaido to move between cities, with the public transportation of Hakodate, Sapporo, and Otaru. Tools, then came to Furano and Biei areas, rented and returned the car at Furano Station, started a four-day self-driving tour, and then returned to Sapporo to continue the itinerary and return home.
Next, let’s introduce the four-day self-driving tour after taking JR Hokkaido to Furano!
☞ Simple itinerary for XNUMX days and XNUMX nights
★ Day XNUMX: Sapporo→JR Hokkaido (Sapporo Station ► Asahikawa Station ► Furano Station)→Toyota Car Rental Furano→hotel→ふらのワインハウス→Lugu no Mori→Tomita Farm→lunch→hotel→dinner→hotel
★ Day XNUMX: Hotel → Driving → Four Seasons Aya Hill → Four Seasons Exchange Hall → Lunch → Philosophy No Wood → Sanai No Hill Observation Park → Biei Station → Sebastian Noki → Mieludo Hill → Mizuno Hill → Mizuno Hill → セブンスターの木→マイルドセブンの丘→ ぜるぶの丘→ジェットコースターの路→Mima Beef Station→Kami Furano Station→Hinoide Park→てっぱんお好み焼きまさ屋(dinner)→hotel
★ Day XNUMX: Hotel→Kanako Lake Forest Park→Saixiangnosato→Lunch→Shinjunooka Observatory Park→Eonori no Ooka Dentaru Haris→Skijino Ooka→Sanaino Ooka Observation Park→ Dinner→Hotel
★ Day XNUMX: Hotel → Farm Tomita → Gas Station → Toyota Car Rental Furano → JR Hokkaido (Furano Station ► Takigawa Station ► Sapporo Station) → Sapporo
Traveling by car in the Furano and Biei areas relies on the mobility and convenience of transportation. The sequence of attractions is quite free. It can be said that you can drive wherever you want.It is recommended to follow the order of JR Hokkaido’s stations and roughly divide it into four areas: "Biei·Bima Beef", "Kamifurano·Nakafurano", "Furano", and "Minamifurano". One or two areas per day can be arranged.
Of course, because driving in the Furano and Biei area is so comfortable, you can travel across several areas if you have a whim.As an old saying goes, if you drive without drinking alcohol, obey the speed limit, and when you pass an intersection, you have to stop before driving, no matter whether there are traffic lights or not!Since you are out for fun and not for racing, you should drive slowly and enjoy the beautiful scenery.
☞ Attractions sharing and route introduction
To Furano: Sapporo Station → JR Hokkaido Furano Lavender Limited Express (Limited Express Furano Express, Sapporo Station ► Furano Station, about 2 hours) → Furano Station → Walk → Toyota Car Rental Furano (Hokkaido Furano 2-15 City Days) → Drive → ホテルナトゥールヴァルト Furano (Hotel Naturwald Furano) → put your luggage
Itinerary description: This Furano and Biei self-driving tour is interspersed with the nine-day Hokkaido itinerary. You can choose to purchase the ordinary car pass of the JR Hokkaido "optional 4-day free pass". You can take the "limited express" or "ordinary train" routes. The time is right to catch the "Furano Lavender Special Express Train". The sightseeing train of this route runs from mid-June to late August and on Saturdays and Sundays in September. The train has a wide view and is comfortable.
After getting off at Furano Station, follow the original scheduled pick-up time and walk to the car rental company to pick up the car.Most of the car rental locations in Hokkaido will be set up near JR Hokkaido Station. Choose to take JR Hokkaido and rent a car to travel by car. You don't need to drive the whole journey. It is a very suitable free travel mode in Hokkaido.
Prepare a credit card (or cash), car booking information, original driver’s license and Japanese translation, complete the car rental procedures, fill up the vehicle’s fuel tank in advance, and start the journey when you board the car.Enter the phone number or MapCode to navigate to the hotel, take the opportunity to familiarize yourself with the car, of course, you can also carry your luggage without going to the hotel first!
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"Traffic Guide" JR Hokkaido: Buy your own rail pass and enjoy unlimited travel in the vast northern country!
"Traffic Guide" Take the Furano Lavender Express to Furano.Biei self-driving tour.
"Guide to Self-driving Travel" Four steps to prepare before traveling by self-driving in Japan: translation of driver's license, reservation, driving knowledge and MapCode.
"Guide to Self-Driving Travel" Detailed explanations and experience sharing of the procedures for making reservations, car rental procedures, and final return procedures in Japan!
"Hotel Recommendation" ホテルナトゥールヴァルト Furano: Hotel Naturwald Furano. (To be completed) (→price checking)
Farm Tomita: Hotel→Driving→Chateau Furano→Chateau Furano→Lake no Mori→Caixiangnori Lavinda Garden (passing by)→Farm Tomita→Lunch→Check-in→Gu, Genghis Khan (Dinner) )→Hotel
Itinerary description: There are many experience factories in Furano, with a wide variety of wines, cheeses, jams, glasses, etc. The first stop of the self-driving itinerary is to randomly select wine factories to visit. Not only the factory itself is interesting, but the surrounding countryside scenery, farmland and flower fields. Just make this trip feel amazing from the beginning.
In the following itinerary, after familiarizing with the vehicle and initially experiencing the freedom of driving and traveling abroad, I did not consider the distance of the journey at all, read some introduction materials of Furano at will, and randomly selected a Japanese TV drama that seemed to be famous from Northland. , It is already quite close to the scenic spots in the mountains.
After that, I crossed Furano and headed to Central Furano. After passing by Caixiang No-ri, I finally wandered for a long time at Farm Tomita and filled my stomach. It really lived up to its reputation as a tourist farm.After staying at Tomita Farm until the evening, finally set off to return to the hotel Check-in, and then drove out to find dinner and supper.The only thing that is not addictive is probably that you can only go back to the hotel to buy wine and drink, safety is paramount!
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"Self-driving Tour" ふらのワインハウス: Winemaking experience at Furano Wine Factory.
"Self-driving Tour" Furano Kiyomizu Mountain.Yellow mustard flower field.
"Self-driving Tour" Lu Yu no Mori: Japanese dramas come from a pilgrimage to the shooting location in Northland.
"Self-driving Tour" Furano Tomita Farm, a beautiful flower field composed of blooming flowers in summer.
"Gourmet Restaurant" Valley Genghis Khan: delicious and unique fire-grilled dishes with Japanese-style decoration.
Biei's wide-angle road: Hotel (get up) → drive → Sijisai no Oka → Siji no Interchange Hall → Sky テラス (lunch) → Philosophy no Wood → Sanai no Oka Observation Park → Biei Station
Itinerary description: staying in Furano area in the first two days, according to the habit of planning your itinerary, you should arrange the scenic spots in Central Furano and Nanliangno.It's just that driving by car is a very open and direct way to Biei's wide-angle road and patchwork road.
The most famous tourist farm on the wide-angle road is the Four Seasons Color Hill. Although the weather is a bit cloudy, the vast flower fields still make people stay for a long time.Although there is a restaurant on the second floor of the farm, I was reluctant to meet a group of tourists who had booked the restaurant, so I had to drive to the Four Seasons Exchange Hall, which seems to have a restaurant. There really is a restaurant offering light meals.
In other words, whether it is a wide-angle road or a patchwork road, it is mostly vast farmland. There are really not many restaurants. It is recommended that you put some light food or snacks in the car, which can be used at any time.After the meal, since ○○ Farm, ╳╳noki, and ☆☆Observation Park can be said to be the three treasures of Biei, of course, we have to arrange the Philosophy Wood and Sanai no Oka Observation Park!
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"Traffic Guide" You can drive to Biei's patchwork road and super wide-angle road by car, and see flower fields, farmland, big trees and mountains!
"Self-driving Tour" Biei Four Seasons Color Hill, the colorful flower fields bloom in early spring.
"Self-driving Tour" Philosophy of Wood: A famous wood spot near the Exchange Hall of Four Seasons. (Coming soon)
"Self-driving Tour" Sanai no Oka Observation Park: A good place for a wide-angle road to climb high and see the beauty of Biei. (Coming soon)
Biei Patchwork Road: Biei Station→ケンとメリーの木(passing by)→Seven Star Tree(Seven Star Tree)→Mild Seven Hills (Mild Seven Hills)→Christmas Tree and ぜるぶの丘・亜斗梦のHill → ジェットコースターの路(Roller Coaster Road) → Mima Beef Station → Kamifurano Station → Hinode Park → Haoyasuya (dinner) → Hotel
Itinerary description: After finishing the wide-angle road trip to the south of Biei, take a break at Biei Station, and then continue the patchwork road to the north.During the period, I passed by the Ken & Mary Tree. Before staying for a long time, I went directly to the Seven Star Tree, Akamai Hill and Atou Dream Hill. It can be said that I was driving around on the Patchwork Road. Survey the terrain for the third day of the trip.
After strolling through the patchwork road, on the way back to Furano Hotel, relying on the driving convenience, head to Mima Niu Station, Upper Furano Station, etc. to appreciate the beauty of the station.In the meantime, it deliberately turned to the north of West 237th Route along National Highway 11, to the unique roller coaster road, and detoured to Hinode Park, which is still in the early stage of planting flowers.
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"Self-driving Tour" Sunbeam Stam: No. XNUMX scenic spot on Patchwork Road. (Seven Star Tree)
"Self-driving Tour" Mieludo セブン hill: Chimai hill. (Coming soon)
"Self-driving Tour" ぜるぶの丘・亜斗梦の丘: The location of the famous Christmas tree. (Coming soon)
"Self-driving Tour" ジェットコースターの Road: Go through the roller coaster road to Hinoide Park. (Coming soon)
Minami-Furano: Hotel (get up) → Drive → Route 38 of National Highway → Lakeside Lukoshi Park, Lagoon Park
Itinerary description: The third day of the itinerary is scheduled to go to the Biei area, and at the same time, you have to change your accommodation to a homestay that is also operated by a craft hall.Having visited the wide-angle and patchwork road in advance the day before, it seemed that the direction of Tokachi Mountain and Biei in the distance seemed to be still gray, so I decided to visit South Furano first. This is a completely opposite itinerary. Arrangement is probably the privilege and fun of self-driving!
It is said that Southern Furano is not a popular sightseeing area. At this time, I changed my mind to visit on a whim. Instead, I experienced the beautiful scenery of Southern Furano lakes, mountains, flower fields, and blue sky. It is very different from the atmosphere of a tourist farm. It really makes people feel that it is worthwhile to visit. This is really a rare and quiet place in a popular tourist area.
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"Self-driving Tour" Kanayama Lake Forest Park: Go to Southern Furano to explore the vast lakes and lavender fields. (Coming soon)
Nakafurano: Kannakoko Forest Park→Saixiangnosari Lapun Park→Lunch→Shinjunooka Observation Park→Essori no Ooka Dentaru Haras→Ken&Mary’s Wood (Ken&Mary’s Wood)→Four Seasons Aya’s Ooka→Sanai’s Ooka Prospect Park→7-11 (dinner)→hotel
Itinerary description: After visiting the forest park in South Furano, transfer from National Highway No. 38 to National Highway No. 237, all the way to the homestay in Biei.In the meantime, I visited Caixiang-no-ri, which I passed by the day before, and explored the flower fields on the hillside. It can be said to be a scenic spot with both flower and mountain scenery.
After a short break at the hotel, taking advantage of the limited time in the afternoon, according to the results of the previous day's exploration, in turn, I walked from the patchwork road to the wide-angle road, visited the Ken&Mary’s wood that was only passing by, and looked at the sky and finally turned If it is sunny, head to the Hill of Four Seasons and the Hill of Sanai again to make up a few more beautiful photos.
On the way back to the homestay in the evening, when I want to discover if there is a gourmet restaurant, I feel that compared to Furano, Biei can be said to be a real country!It means that I didn't find any gourmet restaurants, so I had to buy a lot of food and snacks at 7-11, and return to the homestay next to the small reservoir to enjoy the quiet country life!
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"Self-driving Tour" Caixiang Nori: A terraced flower field built near the mountains in Central Furano. (Coming soon)
"Accommodation Notes" 絵絶の丘 レンタルハウス: Biei Graceful B&B next to the holy platform.
"Self-driving Tour" Biei Four Seasons Aya Hill: A vast flower field overlooking the Tokachi Mountain and the blue sky.
Return to Sapporo: Hotel → Farm Tomita → Gas Station → Toyota Car Rental Furano → Furano Station → JR Hokkaido (Furano Station ► Takigawa Station ► Sapporo Station) → Sapporo
Itinerary description: On the last day, consider the time to return the car to Furano. I went to Farm Tomita again on the way. After taking a few more beautiful photos, I returned directly to Furano Station. Before returning the car, go to the gas station to fill up the gas and provide the gas receipt to the rental car. The store’s inspection is basically based on the refueling time to see if the fuel is full, so you have to refuel before returning the car.
After returning the train, when I bought the return ticket to Sapporo at Furano Station, I encountered a situation where the Lavender train was full, so I chose a regular JR train and transferred at Takigawa Station. The journey time is about 40 minutes longer.
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☞ Original plan
When I look back at the actual itinerary and the original planned itinerary, I can experience the self-driving tour at will, completely ignoring the order and distance of the route, and the leisurely driving in the rural areas of Hokkaido, it seems that there is really no need to plan too much, just look at the mood Walking is the best way.
The only thing you need to prepare is probably the phone number and MapCode data of each scenic spot. Just pay attention to the approximate location of each scenic spot, and then let the smart navigator take your silly self along the way!
★ Day 2 (Sapporo-Furano): JR Hokkaido Lavender Express (Sapporo Station→Furano Station, about 2 hours)→Toyota Car Rental Furano (15-00905294900 Hinodemachi, Furano City, Hokkaido, reservation number XNUMX)→Lunch→ Furano Half-Day Tour (Cheese Workshop) → Hotel → Dinner (Rag Doll)
★ Day 237 (Furano): Hotel → Drive → National Highway XNUMX → Upper Furano (Nichinoide Park, Flowerland) → Lunch (Farm Tomita) → Nakafurano (machining Lavender Garden, Farm Tomita, Ayaka no Sato) → Furano Station→Hotel
★ Day 237 (Furano‧Biei): Hotel→Drive→National Highway XNUMX→JR Biei Station→Patchwork Road (North West No Oka Observation Park, Parent-child Noki, Seven Star Noki, Ken & Mary Noki, Mild Seven Hills)→JR Biei Station→Hotel→JR Biei Station→Super wide-angle road (Sanai no Oka Observation Park, Takumakan, Philosophy no Wood, Four Seasons Aya no Oka, Shinei no Observation Park, Mima Niu Elementary School) →JR Meima Beef Station→Hotel
★ Day 2 (Biei-Sapporo): Biei Hotel→Toyota Car Rental Furano→JR Hokkaido Lavender Express (Furano Station→Sapporo Station, about 1,000 hours)→Common One Day Pass (￥XNUMX/person)→Subway North-South Line (さっぽろ駅→Nakajima Park Station)→hotel
☞ Map Code navigation information
Minami-Furano: The Lakeside Lugoshi Park Lapun De Park (550 254 747)
Furano: Furano Station (349 032 312), ふらのワインハウス (349 060 365), Luyu no Mori (550 830 219), チーズ工房 (550 840 207)
Nakafurano: Nakafurano Station (349 245 358), Hokuseiyama Township Lavender Garden (349 275 058), Tomita Farm (349 276 743), Ayaka no Sato (349 244 530)
Upper Furano: Upper Furano Station (349 461 353), Hinode Park (349 462 233)
Biei's wide-angle road: Mima Beef Station (349 729 183), Sanai no Ooka Observation Park (349 792 477), Philosophy No Wood (349 675 626), Four Seasons Color No Ooka (349 701 215), Four Seasons Exchange Hall (349 704 425), Shinei no Oka Observation Park (349 790 676), Takumakan (349 704 272), Mima Niu Elementary School (349 730 096)
Biei Patchwork Road: Biei Station (389 010 594), Kitanishi no Oka Observation Park (389 070 368), Parent-child Tree (389 128 033), Seven Star Tree (セブンスターの木, 389 157 157), Ken & Mary's Wood (389 071 631), Mild Seven's Hill (389 036 453), Mieludo Hill (389 036 454), ぜるぶ Hill (389 071 446), ジェットコースターの路(349 698 335)
