In July we had a wonderful time in Japan. This was our second 2.5 weeks trip to Japan and for this trip our focus was on summer festivals (Narita & Sawara) and summer flowers and nature in Hokkaido. Like our first time in Japan we opted to self drive so that we could cover more destinations at a comfortable pace, within a reasonable budget and an enjoyable level of comfort.
Our travel plan consisted of two parts, part 1 in Narita and part 2 in Hokkaido
The entire trip costed 630,000 yen ($7000 sgd) which was pretty good considered that it was for two persons, for 17 days and covered flights, accommodation, rental car, meals, insurance etc etc…
Our trip can be summed up as below:
Festivals Narital Gion Festival Sawara Matsuri Otaru Tide Festival |
Flower & Farm Lands Furano Patchwork & Romantic Road |
Mountains Mt Asahidake Sounkyo Falls Jigokudani Mt Usu |
Lakes Shiretoko Five Lakes Lake Mashu Lake Kuttaru & Lake Toya Lake Onuma |
Wilderness
Wild animals of Shiretoko Salmon migration |
Cities Obihiro New Chitose Hakodate Otaru |
Capes Cape Notoro Cape Kamui |
Coastal Area Lake Saroma Shakotan Coast |
Old Town & Temple Sawara Edo town & Katori Jingu |