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Obihiro & Tokachi model course, 3 nights / 4 days
A 4-day loop of Obihiro & Tokachi highlights starting from Tokachi-Obihiro Airport: Rokka no Mori, Manabe Garden, Banei Tokachi Racecourse, Ryugetsu Sweetpia Garden, Tokachi Ranch Birch Avenue, Tokachigawa Onsen and more, with example hotels and estimated drive times.
- 🚗 Depart Obihiro Airport 09:00🚗 Drive about 16 min
- 1Rokka no Mori中札内村 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 09:16–10:16A vast garden of the wildflowers that adorn Rokkatei's wrapping paper, with art museums dotted among the woods.🗓 4月下旬-10月🚗 Drive about 39 min
- 2Manabe Garden帯広市 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 10:55–11:55Japan's first conifer garden, lovingly built in a blended Japanese-Western style with conifers as the stars.🗓 4月下旬-12月上旬🚗 Drive about 2 min
- 🍴 Masuya Bakery Mugioto帯広市 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~50 min · 🕘 11:57–12:47One of Japan's largest bakeries, set amid vast wheat fields; enjoy fresh-baked bread indoors or on the terrace.🚗 Drive about 6 min
- 3Banei Tokachi Racecourse帯広市 · 🛶 Activities · stay ~90 min · 🕘 12:53–14:23The world's only venue for Banei horse racing, where heavy draft horses haul weighted sledges.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 10 min
- 4Ryugetsu Sweetpia Garden音更町 · 🐟 Food & markets · stay ~45 min · 🕘 14:33–15:18The flagship of Ryugetsu, maker of the famed Sanporoku cake, with a sweets factory tour and freshly made treats for sale.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 14 min
- 5Tokachi Ranch Birch Avenue音更町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 15:32–16:02A 1.3 km birch tree-lined avenue, a great photo spot.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 28 min
- 6Tokachigawa Onsen音更町 · ♨️ Hot springs · stay ~60 min · 🕘 16:30–17:30One of the Tokachi Plain's top hot-spring towns, fed by globally rare moor (mōru) springs containing plant-derived components.🗓 通年
- 🏨 ホテルテトラリゾート十勝川 example hotel · 17:30 arr.北海道河東郡音更町十勝川温泉北9丁目1番地 · ¥6,700〜
- 🚗 Depart ホテルテトラリゾート十勝川 08:30🚗 Drive about 1h 9min
- 7Naitai Plateau Ranch上士幌町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~60 min · 🕘 09:39–10:39Japan's largest public ranch, with a sweeping view over the Tokachi Plain.🗓 4月下旬-10月下旬🚗 Drive about 10 min
- 8Lake Shikaribetsu鹿追町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 10:49–11:49Hokkaido's highest caldera lake, with on-ice events in winter.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 30 min
- 🍴 Roadside Station Pia21 Shihoro士幌町 · 🍴 Lunch spots · stay ~60 min · 🕘 12:19–13:19Shihoro-beef steak and beef bowls plus Tokachi-milk soft-serve, with a good range of Shihoro farm products.🚗 Drive about 53 min
- 9Lake Nukabira / Taushubetsu Bridge上士幌町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~60 min · 🕘 14:12–15:12A 'phantom bridge' that appears and disappears with the lake's water level.🗓 通年🚗 Drive about 34 min
- 10Mikuni Pass上士幌町 · 🏔 Scenic views · stay ~30 min · 🕘 15:46–16:16The highest pass on a Hokkaido national road, with a stunning view down over the red Matsumi Bridge spanning a vast sea of trees.🗓 5月-10月
- 🏨 糠平館観光ホテル example hotel · 17:00 arr.北海道河東郡上士幌町ぬかびら源泉郷北区48-1 · ¥7,700〜
- 🚗 Depart 糠平館観光ホテル 08:30🚗 Drive about 1h 49min
- 11Lake Onneto足寄町 · 🌿 Nature · stay ~45 min · 🕘 10:19–11:04A mystical lake that shifts color with the light and seasons, also known as 'Goshiki-numa' (Five-Color Pond).🗓 5月-10月
- 🏨 山の宿 野中温泉 example hotel · 11:07 arr.北海道足寄郡足寄町茂足寄159
- 🚗 Depart 山の宿 野中温泉 08:30
- 🏁 Arrive Obihiro Airport 11:17
How this course works
The route leaves Tokachi-Obihiro Airport at 9:00, visits each sight for a typical stay time and reaches the hotel by 18:00. Drive times are estimates; roads in Eastern Hokkaido are long and quiet, so keep a comfortable margin.
Hotels are examples near the last stop of each day, from Rakuten Travel listings. If your hotel is booked, enter its name when creating a plan; you can also change the start/end point (airports or your current location) and departure time.
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