{"id":155379,"date":"2024-09-29T12:04:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T03:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/?post_type=global&p=155379"},"modified":"2024-09-29T12:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T03:04:20","slug":"touring-hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"global","link":"https:\/\/bluelug.com\/blog\/global\/touring-hokkaido\/","title":{"rendered":"Touring Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is Issue from Blue Lug Kamiuma.<\/p>\n

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I went straight to vacation after my trip to the U.S.<\/p>\n

I made myself up to Hokkaido for a week to go on a bike tour. This was the first going on a tour since my big trip around Japan I did a few years ago..<\/p>\n

The best way to travel to Hokkaido is to fly, which means that you would have to pack your bike which also may sound like a huge deal. However, I think it’s not much different from just a normal rinko trip, once you experience it.<\/p>\n

One thing that was tough was the way to the airport.<\/p>\n

The Haneda airport is about 30km away from my house and I would need to ride around the entire airport to get to the entrance by bike.<\/p>\n

If I was traveling alone, I would probably have went with a bike anyway, but I was traveling with my dear partner this time, so we kinda cheated.<\/p>\n

We took a private reservation taxi called “nearme”<\/a> to the airport. They brought a van for us to load up our bikes so it was very easy, despite being a bit pricy. I do want to say that it was totally worth every yen, since we could just load our packed up bikes to the main entrance of the airport.<\/p>\n

One advice I can give you for flying with a bike is to pack the bike with the rear derailleurs removed.<\/p>\n

I’ve seen many people snap the RD when flying with their bikes.<\/p>\n

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Hokkaido in the summer time is full of great scenery, weather and food…everything you need for a perfect trip.<\/p>\n

I didn’t see as many bike tourists as the time I bike toured around Japan, but I can say that I saw so many normal tourists.<\/p>\n

We started our ride from Asahikawa Airport and headed to Cape Soya. We rode about 50-70km per day in a party pace.<\/p>\n

The land of Hokkaido is massive compared to Tokyo and there are only a few traffic lights, so you can stay on your bike without stopping for hours, but I think making some shorts stops to take in the scenery makes the trip way more entertaining.<\/p>\n

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We made a stop at Hot Chef, the bento store for lunch.<\/p>\n

The locals said that it was a very hot summer, but the temperature that day was around 28\u00b0-ish, which feels way more cool than Tokyo.<\/p>\n

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There are many camp grounds around the prefecture, so it’s easy for tourists to find a place to spend the night.<\/p>\n

It was the first time in 8 years since I visited Dohoku. It made me a bit emotional reminiscing the memories of my first trip being here.<\/p>\n

I was able to meet my friend I made back in the day during this trip, which was pretty cool.<\/p>\n

There had been a lot of change in my life, but the beautiful scenery of Hokkaido had not.<\/p>\n

We took a flight back to Haneda from Wakkanai, the northernmost point.<\/p>\n

You can also take the bus to Shinjuku from Haneda.<\/p>\n

Summer is the most busiest season for Hokkaido, regardless of the purpose of the trip, so flight tickets are expensive. I recommend going to Hokkaido right after the peak of summer. (the peak of summer is around mid August)<\/p>\n

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