agillgren 13 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Ideas please!!! I'm slightly injured… and the forecast looks woeful (read not good enough to make any pain worth while). So the question is…. what do you do in Hokkiado in winter if not snowboarding. Seriously, I've never thought about anything other than snowboarding here. So any suggestions would be welcome. We have a car are willing to drive around and have about 5 days to kill. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Sounkyo spa ice fall festival ( if its still on) Shopping in sapporo Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Eating in Sapporo......ramen, soup curry, Ghengis khan BBQ.....are my faves....if u like seafood I've heard the snow crab is good Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Many years ago I visited a chocolate factory in Sapporo. Not sure if it's still going, but it was worth the visit if it's still there. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Otaru. Great sushi, beer and onsen in any order you like. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Many years ago I visited a chocolate factory in Sapporo. Not sure if it's still going, but it was worth the visit if it's still there. I saw that factory last year 1 Link to post Share on other sites
pdoull 2 Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Last day for Sapporo Ice Festival Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share Posted February 10, 2014 Thanks guys. We're going to head east through Abashiri to hopefully see the drift ice, then back through Sounkyo and the spa ice festival. We've stayed in Sapporo and Otaru before so decided on somewhere different whilst we have some time. After that if still no snow then beer and sushi it is... Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Sounkyo ice fall festival AT NIGHT is a must. Sorry I forgot that small yet crucial detail. Be sure to walk into the caves which were under the childrens slide last year. I almost missed it, its mind blowing. Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks Goz. Any hotel recommendations around there-- sorry wrong person to ask--- you were in the car weren't you…. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Always wanted to ride the Aurora, but far too much skiing to do. http://ms-aurora.com/abashiri/en/ Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 And eating and shopping in Sapporo Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Booked onto the Aurora for tomorrow morning. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 WOW!!! Photos, photos and a trip report please. Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Will do. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Many years ago I visited a chocolate factory in Sapporo. Not sure if it's still going, but it was worth the visit if it's still there. Shiroi Koibito near to Miyanosawa station Link to post Share on other sites
kokodoko 67 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 drift ice! Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 We went on the Aurora to see the drift ice. To be honest it was better than I expected - pretty cool (No pun intended). Then a sightseeing trip up kurodake (the ropeway was running but not the chair). Then Sounkyo spa ice fall festival. I preferred this to the sapproro festival. The natural formations are more interesting to me than a sculpture of a cartoon character. I'll post more detail and some pics when I have better internet But-- the knee is back in action now. We'll I can bend it enough to do bindings up:). So we are in Otaru and on the hunt for snow again. Fun day at Teine today getting some confidence back. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Ice caves over sculptures any day Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 Concur. Thanks for the tip Goz. I hadn't heard of it and it was well worth the drive. Link to post Share on other sites
gozaimaas 61 Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 No problem. I stumbled upon it by chance last year. Link to post Share on other sites
agillgren 13 Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share Posted February 14, 2014 WV. Photos are in my trip report thread. Link to post Share on other sites
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