Hello. Will be travelling to Sapporo this mid october. I know hokkaido very big and can't cover all in 10 full days. Any recommendation for places must visit? We will be renting car to drive around..

Hello.. just decided on my itinerary.. what you think?

Day 1 - Chitose Airport - Asahikawa
Day 2 - Furano
Day 3 - Noboribetsu
Day 4 - Noboribetsu Onsen
Day 5 - Hakodate
Day 6 - Hakodate
Day 7 - Otaru
Day 8 - Sapporo
Day 9 - Sapporo
Day 10 - KUL

hopefully i have covered most places..

Hi guys, I am travelling to Japan in December. Below is my plan, which is more or less confirmed:

Day 1 – arrive Tokyo Haneda
Day 2 – Tokyo
Day 3 – Disneyland
Day 4 – Disney Sea
Day 5 – Travel to Kyoto
Day 6 – Kyoto
Day 7 – Day trip to Osaka and return to Kyoto at night
Day 8 – Travel to Hokkaido via shinkansen, overnight at Hakodate
Day 9 – Travel to Niseko
Day 10 – Niseko
Day 11 – Travel to Lake Toya
Day 12 – Lake Toya
Day 13 – Travel to Sapporo
Day 14 – Sapporo
Day 15 – Travel to Tokyo via shinkansen
Day 16 – Tokyo
Day 17 – Tokyo
Day 18 – depart from Tokyo Narita

My plan is to get the 14 days JR pass due to my schedule to and fro Hokkaido and will only activate it on the day to Kyoto. And in order to avoid standing in the train (assume it's peak season) I will be utilising my JR pass to reserve seats.

In Tokyo, I will use the PASMO/SUICA etc card as suggested above.

In Hokkaido, I believe I am able to utilise the JR pass on certain train rides.

Is this plan OK or is there a better way to save some money in terms of transportation?

Thanks.

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3 Hrs can be done from Niseko to Toya Lake.

Niseko taking JR ''Hokuto'' Limited Express Train from Niseko to Oshamambe Station 長万部駅
At Oshamambe Station interchange to Muroran Line normal Train to Toya Station.