[2025 Furano Stay] Travel Guide for Furano Prince Hotel (Updated Apr)

Remember to mark your calendar for the 2025 Hokkaido Snow Lantern Festival. Winter in Hokkaido is truly worth visiting with so many attractions to explore! Here are some must-visit spots: ❄️ Sapporo 1️⃣ Sapporo Snow Festival - The most iconic event in Hokkaido 🕐 February 4-11, 2025 📍 Odori Site (snow sculptures), TSUDOME Site (snow activities & sculptures), Susukino Site (ice sculptures) 2️⃣ Jozankei Snow Lantern Path - A mysterious atmosphere created by hundreds of snow candles 🕐 January 25-February 1, 2025 🎫 Entrance fee: 500 yen/person 📍 Jozankei Shrine 3️⃣ Okurayama Winter Fireworks - A dreamy fireworks show against Sapporo's beautiful night view 🕐 December 7, 2024 🎆 Time: 19:00~ (about 30 minutes) 📍 Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (expected) ❄️ Otaru Otaru Snow Light Path - A winter tradition in Otaru 🕐 February 8-15, 2025 📍 Alongside Otaru Canal ❄️ Chitose Chitose & Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival - An ice sculpture art museum by Lake Shikotsu 🕐 February 1-24, 2025 📍 Shikotsu Lake Onsen, Chitose City ❄️ Hakodate 1️⃣ Goryokaku Star Dream & Lighting Event 🕐 Expected December 2024 to late February 📍 Goryokaku Town, Hakodate City 2️⃣ Hakodate Lighting Event - Exotic light night view 🕐 December 1, 2024-February 28, 2025 📍 Around Motomachi area, Hakodate City ❄️ Asahikawa Asahikawa Winter Festival - Rich snow activities 🕐 February 6-11, 2025 📍 Riverside below Asahibashi, Ishikari River, Asahikawa (snow sculptures & activities), Heiwa Street Shopping Park (ice sculptures) ❄️ Lake Toya 1️⃣ Lake Toya Onsen Winter Fireworks 🕐 February 1-12, 2025, 20:30~ (about 8 minutes) 📍 In front of Lake Toya Steamship Headquarters 2️⃣ Lake Toya Onsen Street Light Tunnel - A charming tunnel of about 400,000 lights 🕐 November 1, 2024-April 27, 2025 📍 Nigiya Square 3️⃣ Sounkyo Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival - Ice sculptures and light show 🕐 January 25-March 9, 2025 🎫 Entrance fee: 1000 yen/person 📍 Sounkyo Onsen, Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District 4️⃣ Akan Lake Winter Fireworks - Spectacular fireworks on the frozen lake 🕐 Expected February to mid-March 2025 📍 Akan Lake Onsen 5️⃣ Furano Winter Village - Nighttime ice and snow park 🕐 December 21, 2024-February 28, 2025 📍 New Furano Prince Hotel (next to Ningle Terrace) National Dog Sledding Wakkanai Competition 🕐 February 22-23, 2025 📍 Soyoi, Wakkanai City Memuro Ice Lantern Night - Thousands of colorful ice lanterns for a romantic Valentine's Day 🕐 Expected February 14, 2025 📍 Memuro Park ✅ [Seven-Day Itinerary] D1: Domestic - Sapporo - Asahikawa D2: Asahikawa - Furano - Asahikawa D3: Asahikawa - Sounkyo - Abashiri D4: Abashiri - Shiretoko D5: Shiretoko - Akan Lake D6: Akan Lake - Wetlands - Tokachigawa Onsen D7: Tokachigawa Onsen - Sapporo - Domestic Hokkaido has many attractions, and traveling between cities can be hectic, so consider renting a car for convenience. #JapanTravelGuide #JapanTourism #HokkaidoTravel #SnowFestival #HokkaidoExclusive #Otaru #Sapporo #WinterTravel

Day 5 - After breakfast, suppose to take a tram to Makomanai then take a bus to Takino Suzuran (9:45am bus) , however we miss the bus and we took a taxi instead. For those for reference, the bus to Takino is as follow: - ★namboku line [Makomanai Subway Station] 発　→　[Suzuran Park Higashi Guchi] going ・Chuou Bus Takino line [truth 106] ② turn platform ・A fare: 440 yen for adults / 220 yen for children ・The time required: Approximately 32 minutes - We took a taxi to Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo Kita-Hiroshima 三井アウトレットパーク札幌北広島 - if have time after Takino (can consider to Shiroi Koibito Park - watch Illumination 白い恋人パーク)- but we have spent too much time in Takino. - Later to Tanukikoji Shopping Arcade 狸小路商店街 for dinner Day 6 - Joined a day tour to Asahikawa - Bie - Asahiyama Zoo - Kamifurano Herb Hill - Shirogane Blue Pond (frozen pond.. nothing to shout out loud :P) - Shirahige Falls - Evening at Furano Prince Hotel, explore Ninguru Terrace - After the tour, we went to Sapporo TV Tower that i booked via Klook then we have dinner at Ganso Sapporo Ramen Yokocho 元祖札幌ラーメン横丁" #celebratewithtrip #

It is this forest elf house that makes me feel like I have to stay for the night anyway, its night view is really amazing, very beautiful Unfortunately, very early the shop closed, in fact, walk into some, and there is a cafe to enjoy coffee, very missed, I do not know when I can go again? #I miss #travel abroad

Furano in winter, does have a captivating charm, what the hell Hong Kong looking for snow to see no, so that snow is very beautiful, this hotel is Furano skiing site, so very popular, the hotel many group tourists, sometimes really hard to find a room, its special feature is the hotel has a forest elf house. #OverseasTravel #I miss #affordable hotels

Stayed at Furano Prince Hotel Hokkaido for 2 nights. This hotel have everything that you need for skiing to best Japanese buffet and they also have a little own town that you can walk around. the ski lift is just next to the hotel and our package is included all the ski gear from top to bottom. love it! #triplocal

Hokkaido has many beautiful spots that will take your breath away! This time, we will introduce 7 recommended spots where you can enjoy spectacular natural views, cafes, and fantastic scenery. 1. Arabica Coffee Niseko ☕ The world-famous coffee brand "% Arabica" has landed in Niseko, Hokkaido! A cafe where you can enjoy exquisite espresso and latte in a sophisticated space. ❄️ Enjoy a blissful moment with snow scenery and coffee in winter! 📍Niseko Hirafu 1-jo 4-chome 3-9, Kutchan-cho, Abuta-gun, Hokkaido 2. Lake Shikaribetsu Kotan 🏕️ A spectacular spot only available in winter! At the **"Ice Village** that is built on Lake Shikaribetsu, you can enjoy ice bars and open-air baths on ice✨ ❄️ The only place to experience a fantastic world surrounded by ice! 📍 Lake Shikaribetsu, Shikaoi-cho, Kato-gun, Hokkaido 3. Tokachi Ranch, Birch Tree-lined Road 🌳 A spectacular spot in Tokachi with a beautiful row of birch trees that looks like a scene from a movie. You can enjoy the scenery of the four seasons, so it's picturesque no matter what season you visit✨ 🚗 Perfect for driving and photography! 📍 Tokachi Ranch, Otofuke-cho, Kato-gun, Hokkaido 4. Ningle Terrace 🏡 A collection of cute little log houses in the forest on the grounds of the New Furano Prince Hotel. Handmade goods shops line the area, and at night it is lit up for a fantastic atmosphere! 🌲 A healing spot that feels like a fairy tale world! 📍 Nakagoryo, Furano City, Hokkaido 5. Japanese elm tree 🌿 A single tree standing alone in Otofuke-cho, Tokachi. A spot where you can enjoy a spectacular view that blends into the natural world with nothing blocking the view around. 🌅 It's especially beautiful when it's dyed in the morning and evening sun! 📍Otofuke Town, Kato District, Hokkaido 6. Jewelry Ice 💎 Sparkling ice fragments that appear only in winter on Otsu Coast in Toyokoro Town. When bathed in the morning sun, they create a fantastic landscape that shines like jewels✨ 🌊 A mysterious view unique to Hokkaido in winter! 📍Otsu Coast, Toyokoro Town, Nakagawa District, Hokkaido 7. The Westin Rusutsu ⛷️ A luxury hotel located in Rusutsu Resort, one of Hokkaido's leading ski resorts. Enjoy a luxurious stay while looking out at the vast snowy scenery! 🏔️ The best resort where you can enjoy skiing, hot springs, and gourmet food! 📍133 Izumikawa, Rusutsu Village, Abuta District, Hokkaido A special trip to Hokkaido✨ We've introduced some recommended spots in Hokkaido that are full of stunning views, cafes, and resorts! Where do you want to go? Tell me in the comments 💬💓 #Hokkaido trip #Beautiful spots #Winter Hokkaido #Cafe hopping #Connect with people who love to travel #Domestic travel strategy #Domestic seasonal places #Domestic travel trip

Three years have passed, and I can finally go abroad now~ My emotions are really excited and a little complicated 🙏🏻. Hokkaido is really big, and we like to thoroughly explore every place, so we only played in Furano and Sapporo for 5 days. 🚇: Recommend downloading the transfer guide app, which provides routes and prices, very convenient. ✨Attractions, entertainment, food, and accommodation 8️⃣Must-visit list sorted out with great effort Suggestion‼️Bookmark‼️Super practical and niche 1️⃣ Find a beautiful and comfortable homestay We stayed at the Akane Guesthouse in Nakafurano. Friendly and hospitable host, delicious and healthy meals, talkative and friendly tenants, everything is so perfect. It gets dark around 4:30 pm every day, so it is recommended to go to bed early and get up early. There is a large floor-to-ceiling glass window where you can enjoy a cup of coffee and the snowy scenery in the homestay, which is really comfortable~ The scenery near the homestay is also excellent‼️ 2️⃣[Must go skiing] Recommend the Prince Hotel Furano ski resort, rent a full set of skiing ⛷️ equipment for 8500/person, 🉑 play for 5 hours. The first time skiing was full of falls but also very fun. After 3 hours, I was already exhausted from the heavy shoes and skis. 3️⃣[Fairy Terrace in the World of Fairy Tales] The Elf Terrace is right next to the ski resort. I highly recommend the afternoon tea at "Forest Clock". Their cakes are delicious! Every little shop on the Elf Terrace is like a fairy tale world, especially beautiful when the lights come on in the evening. 4️⃣[A Romantic Must-Visit in Otaru with Your Loved One] It is recommended to take a slow train when visiting Otaru. There is really a "Spirited Away" sea train, and the slow train will pass through Asari, a place worth visiting. The blue sky and sea, flying seagulls, make people immersed in it. Otaru is the filming location of "Love Letter". Almost everyone who comes here will get the same poster. The abandoned railway passing by occasionally is so charming. The Otaru Music Box Museum is very girly, and once you go in, you won't want to leave! 5️⃣[The smelly rotten egg valley of Noboribetsu Hell] It is a volcanic crater, with water holes spewing out hot smoke like a roar, as if in the hell of fire, and the smell of sulfur like rotten eggs permeates everywhere here. I couldn't bear it a little bit. The process of climbing up and down the mountain was difficult and really slippery. But the scenery on the mountain is also extremely beautiful, so it's worth going up. 6️⃣[Must-try food to check in] Hell's Valley has a honey ice cream shop 🍦 that is super delicious 🍯 (see picture of storefront). The fried chicken in the commercial street of Otaru Station is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside! Super delicious~ Lawson is my favorite breakfast every day, you can buy anything without stepping on a mine. When you come across a good homestay, you can also order homemade breakfast and dinner, every meal is exquisite!