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Hokkaido Wild Loop
A 7-day driving loop across Hokkaido, with volcanoes, flower fields, caldera lakes, wild coast, and one very good excuse to eat seafood almost every day.
7days
25stops
DAY01
New Chitose Airport → Noboribetsu
Overnight in Noboribetsu Jigokudani
- 09:00New Chitose Airport· start
- 11:00⭐ Lake Shikotsu
- 15:00Noboribetsu Jigokudani· overnight
Accommodation
Noboribetsu Onsen area
DAY02
Noboribetsu → Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
Overnight in Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse
- 09:00Noboribetsu Onsen· start
- 10:30⭐ Lake Toya
- 14:30Onuma Quasi-National Park
- 17:00Kanemori Red Brick Warehouse· overnight
Accommodation
Hakodate Bay area
DAY03
Depart: Hakodate Bay area → Odori Park
Overnight in Odori Park
- 08:30Depart: Hakodate Bay area· start
- 09:00⭐ Hakodate Morning Market
- 13:30Rusutsu Resort area
- 17:30Odori Park· overnight
Accommodation
Odori or Susukino area
DAY04
Sapporo → Susukino
Overnight in Susukino
- 09:00Sapporo· start
- 10:00⭐ Otaru Canal
- 13:30Cape Kamui
- 17:30Susukino· overnight
Accommodation
Odori or Susukino area
DAY05
Depart: Sapporo → Asahiyama Zoo
Overnight in Asahiyama Zoo
- 09:00Depart: Sapporo· start
- 11:30⭐ Farm Tomita
- 14:30Shirogane Blue Pond
- 17:00Asahiyama Zoo· overnight
Accommodation
Asahikawa Station area
DAY06
Asahikawa → Lake Akan Ainu Kotan
Overnight in Lake Akan Ainu Kotan
- 08:30Asahikawa· start
- 10:00⭐ Sounkyo Gorge
- 14:30Lake Mashu Observatory No. 1
- 17:30Lake Akan Ainu Kotan· overnight
Accommodation
Lake Akan Onsen area
DAY07
Kushiro → New Chitose Airport
- 09:30⭐ Kushiro Marsh Observatory· start
- 11:30Akan International Crane Center
- 17:30New Chitose Airport
Heads Up
- Day 6: 6h 6m driving — plan rest stops
- Hokkaido drives are long but pleasant; fuel up before remote mountain or eastern routes.
- Book rental car and lodging early for summer flower season and winter snow season.
- If traveling in winter, choose a rental with proper snow tires and keep daily plans flexible around weather.