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Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsOtaru Travel Guide: The Canal, Sakaimachi, Music Box Museum, Mt. Tengu, Yoichi Whisky and Winter TipsOtaru as a day trip or a night from Sapporo: the canal and cruise, Sakaimachi glass and sweets, Music Box Museum, Mt. Tengu, Nikka at Y…Things to DoTravel TipsHakodate Travel Guide: Getting Up the Mountain, Trams, the Morning Market and GoryokakuThe ropeway shuts for autumn maintenance and cars are barred at night. Four ways up the mountain, tram fares and passes, market hours a…Things to DoTravel TipsSapporo Snow Festival: 2027 Dates, the Three Sites, and How It Gets BuiltThe 77th Sapporo Snow Festival runs 4 to 11 February 2027 and all three sites are free. What each site holds, which days filled up last…Things to DoTravel TipsSapporo Travel Guide: How Many Days, Getting In, Food and Day TripsHow many days Sapporo needs, the 33-minute train from New Chitose, moving underground in winter, and what everything costs. Checked Aug…Travel TipsWhere to StayWhere to Stay in Sapporo: 5 Areas from Odori to Jozankei OnsenSnow falls on about 29 days in an average January in Sapporo. Five accommodation areas compared, and only three connect to the undergro…Getting AroundThings to DoTravel TipsSkiing and Snowboarding in Japan for the First Time: A Beginner’s GuideTokyo to snow is 77 minutes by shinkansen. A beginner day, renting everything and taking a lesson, runs about 39,800 yen. Where to go a…