Sapporo Kokusai Early and Late Season Bus Change

[Ezorisu 0]

Just a little heads-up for you day-trippers in Sapporo, the early season bus from metropolitan Sapporo out to Kokusai from 20 November to 12 December is only operating on weekends and National holidays for the 2010/2011 season, as opposed to every day in the 2009/2010 season. The same holds true for the late season buses running from 04 April through 05 May.

 

No weekday riding/skiing for you!

 

High season buses will operate daily.

 

Check out the "access" tab on their Nihongo site for more info (there is literally only a course map on their English site).

[thursday 1]

cut backs.

 

Too few people go, cut the buses. Maybe they'll get a cab instead.

[Yuki's Passion 1]

I wonder if that will draw a bigger crowd to Teine? Teine is pretty easy to get to even without wheels.

[Ezorisu 0]

Teine opened on the 20th this year also, but they've been on the "weekends and holidays" bus schedule for early and late season since I can remember. They may be open during the week, but that's a fairly hefty cab fare away.

 

If you don't have a private vehicle, the only place you can really get to in the early season on a weekday is Onze via their free shuttle from Miyanosawa, but Onze doesn't open every day - it's really "weather permitting" with them before the snow fills out in mid December.

 

I guess if price wasn't an issue, on a weekday, one could catch a local bus to Jouzankei then taxi it up to Sapporo Kokusai.