6D5N Hokkaido winter trip - Day 4 & 5 - Jozankei hotspring and Asahiyama Zoo

Day 4, we experienced an outdoor hot spring. We enjoyed the hotspring outdoor with the snow failing to our face! We did it in a 5-star hotel + delicious lunch buffet + free shuttle bus from the station at only RM117 or 3,240 yen per person! Totally worth it!!

Our hot spring day trip hotel: MORI NO UTA
http://www.morino-uta.com/en/hotspring/daytrip.html

The view around the hotel is spectaculars!

Photos from hotel management as we cannot take photos in the hotspring:

 Day 5 - Asahiyama Zoo

Is a small zoo and the highlights is the penguin walk! It is so cute , view the video below:

To go to the Zoo from Sapporo:

Super Kamui No 3 train , depart from Sapporo Station at 800am and reach Asahikawa Station at 925am

Take bus number 41, 42 or 47 from Asahikawa Station to Asahiyama Zoo one way ride takes 40 minutes and costs 440 yen. There are about two buses per hour.

Penguin Walk at 11am. Zoo closed on New Year (December 30 to January 1) 10:30 to 15:30 (entry until 15:00)

Make sure you catch the walk at 11am!

6D5N Hokkaido winter trip - Day 3 Takino Suzuran Park

Takino Suzuran Park is free entrance during winter! Its free!!

We decided not to go to those expensive ski resort in Niseko as both of us not a fan of skiing. So we decided to go to Takino Suzuran Park which is free entrance with free Tube sled <Sled Slope>!

And there are a lots of winter activities you can do in the park and mostly there are free!

Except for Ski at minimal fees : ski rental -2570 yen +4 hr slope lift ticket 1030 yen.

Totally worth a visit to the park.

Address: Takino 247, Minami-ku, Sapporo

Hours: 9:00 – 16:00 daily *Open from December 23 to March 31. Bus leave early at certain hour, please check the notice board the last bus available.

Website: http://www.takinopark.com.e.bn.hp.transer.com/

Getting Here:

To get there via public transport take the Sapporo Subway Nanboku Line (green line) from Sapporo Station to Makomanai Station (20 min, use otaru subway pass) and then the Chuo Bus #102 Takino Suzuran Koen Line to the Suzuran Koen Higashiguchi stop (30 min, 430 yen).