New Chitose Airport 1 hr 1
Orofure Pass (30 min) Scenic drives & hikes around a high mountain pass with lake views & famously colorful fall foliage. Noboribetsu Marine Park Nixe (6 min) Aquarium with a variety of marine life, plus underwater tunnels, penguin parades & dolphin shows. Jigokudani (Hell Valley) (16 min) Dramatic crater with boiling sulfuric hot springs, volcanic steam plumes & hiking paths. Poroto Lake (21 min) Lake, ice skating, autumn leaf color, camping, and nature Hiyoriyama (21 min) Mountain and volcano Noboribetsu Bear Park (17 min) Bears, zoo, and brown bear Yumoto Sagiriyu onsen (16 min) Meitonoyado Park Hotel Miyabitei (16 min) Unpretentious hot spring hotel offering an arcade & a restaurant, plus communal bathhouses. Lake Kuttara (25 min) Known for the exceptional clarity of its water, this lake is located within a volcanic crater. Noboribetsu Date Jidai Village (11 min) Theme park devoted to Edo-period history, with traditional performances, food & games. River Oyunuma Natural Footbath (17 min) 閻魔堂 (16 min) Small shrine for an animatronic puppet with scheduled performances, central to an annual festival. Karurusu Onsen (22 min) Hot spring Oyunuma Pond (20 min) Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park (20 min) Open-air cultural museum featuring a replicated Ainu village, exhibits & traditional folk dances. |