# Travel ♪ Car Rental Trip in Hokkaido with NISSAN Rent-A-Car! Discover a different Hokkaido in your own way! ~Day 1~

Rent your own car and discover Hokkaido in your own way!!

Other than the famous Sapporo where you can see the "Snow Festival" every winter, there are many other interesting and beautiful places in Hokkaido that you should visit!

Join us for the a trip with Nissan Rent-a-Car, and discover Hokkaido in a different way!

Let's see where we will take you to in this 1,000 kilometers (or more?) long trip!!

New Chitose Airport

Get your Nissan rental car at the airport

Sapporo

Highly recommend you to spend 1 night in Sapporo
(Stay in Sapporo and walk around in Otaru is a great good too!)

Furano and Biei

Must-visit places for a rental car trip

Asahikawa

Famous for the zoos and Asahikawa ramen
(You can stay at the Dormy Inn Asahikawa where you can find a big public bath!)

Abashiri

Prison Museum and Okhotsk Ryu-hyo Museum

Shiretoko

World Heritage Site where you can enjoy a boat ride or drive your own car. Just pay attention to the animals on the road.

Lake Akan and Lake Mashu

Personally I prefer the clear Lake Mashu.

Yubari

Famous for the melon! A chance to see a bear in the wild!

New Chitose Airport

Return the rental car and ready to go home!

Explore Hokkaido with Nissan X-TRAIL

This is a 5-seat SUV with 4-wheel drive and spacious interior design. It can be run 13.4 kilo per 1 liter of gasoline which sounds the perfect car for a long car rental trip!

Car rental rates
9,720 yen per 6 hours
11,880 yen per 12 hours
14,040 yen per 24 hours
11,880 yen for an extra day
2,160 yen for an extra hour

Summer Rates (1 July to 31 August)
11,880 yen per 6 hours
16,740 yen per 12 hours
19,980 yen per 24 hours
14,580 yen for an extra day
2,376 yen for an extra hour

NISSAN Rent a Car Reservation Page:
https://nissan-rentacar.com/english/


NISSAN Rent a Car X-TRAIL Reservation Page:
https://nissan-rentacar.com/english/vehicles-rates/rv/

NISSAN Rent a Car

New Chitose Airport Outlet
Address: 2-2-5 Kashiwadai Minami, Chitose, Hokkaido 066-0009 Japan
Tel.: 0123-27-4123
Regular Hours: 8:00 - 21:00 Special Business Hours: (11/1-3/31) 8:30-19:30

Sapporo Station South Exit Outlet
Address: 3-1-22 Kita 4Jo-nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido 060-0004 Japan
Tel.: 011-223-4123
Regular Hours: 8:00 - 22:00

Let's start our car rental trip from Sapporo!!

Just a 4-minute walk, we can reach Mitsui Garden Hotel Sapporo from Sapporo Station.

Car Rental Trip - Day 1

Full of lavender fragrance in Furano

Furano is located in the middle part of Hokkaido which is a famous small town with lots of lavender.

The name Furano is originated from the Ainu language which means "Flame".
(Ainu are an indigenous people of Japan and Russia.)

Seas of flowers in different seasons

Furano has the largest production of lavender in Japan. The best season to come to visit is in July and August every year. You can find many lavender products selling here too!

Other than lavender, beautiful tulips, sunflowers can also be seen here in Furano.

Farm Tomita is recommended since it is one of the biggest farm here and it is free!!

Farm Tomita
Hours: 08:30 - 17:00
Recommended seasons: End of July to early August
Homepage: http://www.farm-tomita.co.jp/en/
Map Code: 349 276 889 * 54

Google Map

Famous Curry Soup Shop in Furano - Curry Furanoya

Made with fresh Hokkaido vegetable, this curry soup is famous among Japanese and visitors! If you want to get in the shop without lining up, you better go there around 11:30 before the shop is open)

Curry Furanoya
Address: 1-46 Yayoi-cho, Furano, Hokkaido
Hours: 11:30 - 21:30
Tel.: 0167-23-6969
Recommended menu: Chicken curry 880 yen
Map Code: 349001761*22

Google Map

Japanese Drama and Commercial Popular Shooting Spot - Biei

As being called "the most beautiful village" in Japan, Biei is also a very popular sightseeing spot for visitors. We will show you 3 great places to visit in Biei.

Spot 1 - The Tree of Ken and Mary

Of course we need to visit the Nissan commercial spot since we are driving our Nissan's SUV!

The original commercial was released in 1972, and the tree was appeared in this love-themed commercial.

The tree of Ken and Mary
Map Code: 349071519*530

Spot 2 - Seven Stars Tree

This big tree was appeared on the cigarette box in 1976 and that's how it became famous!

Seven Stars Tree
Map Code: 389157097*54

(Free parking space is available nearby)

Spot 3 - Mild Seven Hill

Actually the trees on the hill was used and appeared on the Mild Seven's poster back in 1977. The original poster looks like this:

With all kinds of crops - Biei

Since there's a great temperature difference in Hokkaido, the vegetables here are very delicious.

Do you know that the Hokkaido is very famous too?

What are these trees used for??

Actually they are used as windbreak to protect the crops and the houses!

So the line of trees on the poster are actually used as windbreak too!

However, please note that the fields are privately owned, so be careful and don't get into troubles!

Address: Mita, Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido

Recommended seasons: Potato (June-July), Barley (July-August), Snow (November-March)
Homepage: https://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/en/
Google Map

Lake Mashu

Lake Mashu is ranked as the world's second transparent and well-known volcano lake. At an altitude of 351 meters in height and about 211.4 meters in depth. It is covered in fog the whole year.

Lake Mashu
Address: Teshikaga, Kawakami District, Hokkaido Prefecture
Hours: 08:00 - 17:00
Free admission
Tel.: 0167-23-6969
Homepage: http://www.masyuko.or.jp/pc/english/index.html
Map Code: 349001761*22
Google Map

Ramen lunch at the Observatory Deck of Lake Mashu

We ordered the famous Hokkaido miso ramen for our lunch!!

Sulfur Mountain Mount Io

Since the volcano is still in active, you can get a smell of sulfur here indeed! The mountain is not open to public now since the accident happened in 2007.

Sulfur Mountain Mountain Io
Address: Atosanupuri-genya, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-Kun, Hokkaido
Height: 193m above sea level
Homepage: http://www.masyuko.or.jp/pc/english/index.html
Map Code: 731713552*48
Google Map

Kawayu Hot Spring

We had a pretty long day today, let's take a break and relax at the Kawayu hot spring. Actually this is a very rare and special hot spring since the water is called 100% original spring water! It is said that it is good for diabetes and skin diseases.  There are around 20 hot spring hotels in this area, and you can find a free foot bath here too!

So far how do you like our car rental trip so far? This is a different Hokkaido that you have never seen right?

Let's take a break here! Please come back here for our Day 2 trip and see where we will take you to!!

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