Experience Ainu culture at Lake Akan and visit some of the most famous hot springs of eastern Hokkaido Arrive at Tancho Kushiro Airport and depart from Memanbetsu Airport
Lake Akan is a hot spring area where visitors can experience traditional Ainu arts & culture. Once you’ve had your fill of strolling through the hot springs district and appreciating the stage shows, your next destination is Kawayu Onsen, where the scent of sulfur lingers in the air. On the nighttime tour you can look out at the star-filled night sky from Lake Mashu Observatory No.1, then the next morning it’s off to see Mt. Iou. After you’ve experienced two of Hokkaido’s most famous hot spring areas here, on the final day the tour wraps up with a trip to the port town of Abashiri facing the Sea of Okhotsk. So come along on this trip through eastern Hokkaido and experience the traditions & hot springs inherited by this land blessed by nature!
Course Outline
DAY1 +more
Tancho Kushiro Airport
2 hours by bus
5 minutes on foot
10 minutes on foot
5 minutes on foot
DAY2 +more
4.5 hours by bus and train from Lake Akan Onsen to Kawayu Onsen
10 minutes on foot
DAY3 +more
20 minutes by bus from Kawayu Onsen to Mt. Iou
2.5 hours by bus and train
5 minutes by bus
1 hour by bus
Memanbetsu Airport