
Day trip · 1 day
With Lunch│Mt. Usu, Noboribetsu, Lake Shikotsu Day Trip
● Ultimate Hokkaido Day Trip: Lake Shikotsu, Mt. Usu & Noboribetsu Hell Valley ● Experience 4 Iconic Spots & Exclusive Local Treats!
Niseko (Resort Dining and Winter Eating) is a food day trips in Sapporo.
Editorially verified June 2, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Three-hour direct bus from Sapporo Station; resort December through April.

Day trip · 1 day
● Ultimate Hokkaido Day Trip: Lake Shikotsu, Mt. Usu & Noboribetsu Hell Valley ● Experience 4 Iconic Spots & Exclusive Local Treats!

Guided tour · 2.5 hours
Discover the flavors of Hokkaido on a guided tour of Sapporo's Nijo Market. Taste fresh seafood, enjoy a sushi brunch, and explore local specialties and history.

Guided tour · 3 hours
Explore Sapporo’s beer scene with a local guide. Taste 10 craft beers across 3 breweries, discover the stories behind the brews, and enjoy a stress-free evening.
Furano's lavender-and-cheese country sits two hours east of Sapporo by train. Furano Cheese Factory runs cheese-making demos and a lavender ice cream stand.
TipLavender peaks late June to mid-July; the cheese factory is year-round.
Hakodate's Asaichi morning market is the southern Hokkaido counterpart to Nijo. Live squid (ikodon), uni and salmon roe over rice; a long day-trip option.
TipAsaichi opens 05:00; the live-squid don is the morning's icon.
Lake Toya is the southern Hokkaido caldera-lake resort, the 2008 G8 host. Windsor Hotel's lake-view dining and Tokachi wagyu anchor the day-trip food.
TipBest in summer through autumn; combine with a Showa-Shinzan onsen stop.
Hokkaido's port-town day trip 30 minutes from Sapporo. Sankaku Market sushi, LeTAO cheesecake honten and the Otaru Beer brewery all in walking distance.
TipSankaku Market opens 06:00; lunch by 12:00 is busy. JR Hakodate Line, 30-minute ride.
Nikka Whisky's Hokkaido distillery sits in Yoichi an hour west of Sapporo. Free tour, paid tasting and a small museum on Nikka's founder Masataka Taketsuru.
TipTours run hourly; book online to skip the queue. Closed Mondays.
Hokkaido's number-two food city, 90 minutes from Sapporo. Asahikawa's distinctive shoyu ramen and a small ramen-village; alternative to Sapporo miso.
TipRamen Village is a 15-minute drive from JR Asahikawa Station; bus from the platform.