10-daySapporo → Furano → Biei → Asahikawa → Abashiri → Shiretoko → Kushiro → Hakodate
10-Day Deep Hokkaido: Shiretoko to Hakodate
Abashiri drift ice + UNESCO Shiretoko + Kushiro red-crowned cranes + Hakodate squid feast.
All-in from
¥420,000
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Overview
10-day deep Hokkaido: adds Shiretoko UNESCO + Abashiri drift ice + Kushiro red-crowned cranes. Requires JR Hokkaido Pass.
- Hotel base: 2 Sapporo + 1 Furano + 1 Asahikawa + 1 Abashiri + 1 Shiretoko + 1 Kushiro + 2 Hakodate
- Transit: 10-day JR Hokkaido Pass ¥34,000 + local bus
- Budget: ¥420,000/person
Days 1–2 — Sapporo + Otaru (see 5-day)
Days 3–4 — Furano + Biei (see 7-day)
Day 5 — Asahikawa → Abashiri
- LTD Express 4h ¥7,500
- Drift-ice tour (February) ¥3,500
- Or drift-ice museum off-season
Day 6 — Abashiri → Shiretoko
- Train + bus 3h
- UNESCO Shiretoko — Shiretoko Goko 5 lakes
- Whale-watch cruise (summer) or deer
Day 7 — Shiretoko → Kushiro
- 4h bus
- Kushiro Marsh — Japan's largest wetland, red-crowned cranes (winter)
- Kushiro Washo Market sushi
Day 8 — Kushiro → Hakodate
- LTD Express 8h or 1h flight
- PM Hakodate Asaichi + Goryokaku
Day 9 — Full Hakodate
Day 10 — Onsen + fly
Hotels
- Abashiri: Hotel Abashirikoso ¥12,000
- Shiretoko: Shiretoko Grand Hotel Kitakobushi ¥18,000
- Kushiro: La Vista Kushiro Kawa ¥14,000
Peak windows
- Drift ice: February
- Red-crowned cranes: Dec–Feb
- Lavender: late Jul – early Aug
- Shiretoko koyo: late September