Hokkaido Hikes

Budget: JPY122,083 (~USD1,017)  from Tokyo 

Tokyo < > Hokkaido, JPY20,500

• JPY20,500. Flight, Tokyo < >  Hokkaido
• JPY9,000ish. Flight, Tokyo > Memanbetsu, with luggage. 
• JPY9,000ish. Flight, Sapporo > Tokyo
• JPY2,500. Train, Tokyo < > Narita Airport

Northeast Hokkaido Leg, JPY17,226

• JPY9,210. Hostels. 
• Shari hostel. JPY26,400 Jul 7-9, for 4 people. 
• Kushiro hostel. JPY10,440, Jul 9-10, for 4 people. 
• JPY8,016. Transport. 
• JPY26,565 car rental for three days + gas of JPY5,498, divided by 4 people

Obihiro Leg, JPY35,411

• JPY26,311. Hostel, July 10-17
• JPY5,600. Share in car rental (36hrs) and gas, divided by 3 people.
• JPY3,500. Bus, Obihiro to Sapporo.  

Sapporo Leg, JPY23,226

• JPY14,000. Hostel, July 17-23, Sapporo
• JPY6,516. Hostel, Kutchan (yes, there's an overlap because this was a last minute booking)
• JPY2,710. Bus, Sapporo < > Kutchan area 

Wakkanai Leg, JPY25,720

• JPY11,300. Overnight Bus, Sapporo < > Wakkanai
• JPY6,380. Ferry bundle ticket, Wakkanai > Rishiri > Rebun > Wakkanai
• JPY500. Rishiri Onsen. 
• JPY1,340. Taxi, Port to trailhead.
• JPY4,200. Hostel, Rishiri. 
• JPY2,000. Rebun bus pass (one day)

DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD, which is like at JPY3,000-5000 a day. Yes, I eat a lot. 

Date		Sleep	Activity
7	木	Shari	Flight to Ozora
8	金	Shari,	Mt. Rausu, hike: 5.5hr, trailhead 1hr
9	土	Meakan	Mt. Shari, hike: 6hr, trailhead, 1hr
10	日	Obihiro	Mt. Meakan, hike: 4.5hr, trailhead 1.5hr
11	月	Obihiro	WFH
12	火	Obihiro	WFH, rent car 6PM or latest
13	水	Obihiro	Mt. Poroshiri, hike 19hr
14	木	Obihiro	WFH
15	金	Obihiro	WFH
16	土	Obihiro	WFH
17	日	Asahikawa	Travel to Sapporo
18	月	Sapporo	WFH
19	火	Sapporo	WFH
20	水	Kutchan	WFH
21	木	Kutchan	Mt. Yotei, WFH
22	金	Bus	WFH
23	土	Rishiri	Mt. Rishiri
24	日	Bus	WFH
25	月	Home	Flight to Tokyo

July 7. Thursday. Day 1, Flight to Ozora

• 12:55pm. Flight, Tokyo (Narita) to Ozora Airport (Memanbetsu Airport)
• 03:00pm. ETA: Ozora. 
• Rent car, start driving to Shari, about 1 hr from the airport (3 hrs if from Kushiro)

Friday. Day 2, Mt. Rausu, medium hike

• 06:00am. Start driving to M. Rausu trailhead. (1hr one way)
• Iwaobetsu Onsen (岩尾別温泉). Google maps pin, phone number 015 2242 331
• 07:00am. Start hike.  
• around 13.0kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲1450m/ ▽1450m (5.5 hours)
• 03:00pm. Drive to back to Shari. 

Saturday. Day 3, Mt. Shari, medium hike

• 06:00am. Start driving to Mt. Shari trailhead. (1hr drive from Shari area). Google maps pin, no phone number so just look for Kiyosatochou Station. 
• 07:00am. Start hike. 
• around 11.0kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲1,144m/ ▽1,143m, or around 6 hours. 
• Drive to next hostel near Akan Mashu National Park (2.5hrs)

July 10. Sunday. Day 4, Mt. Meakan, chill hike + onsen

• 05:00am. Drive, Kushiro area to Meakan trailhead (1hr)
• Meakandake-onsen-tozanguchi (雌阿寒温泉登山口), google maps pin. Phone number 015 629 7321. 
• 06:00am. Start hike, Mt. Meakan 
• around 4.0kilometers, with an elevation change of ▲600m/ ▽600m (4.5 hours for the entire trip)
• 12:00pm. Drive to Kushiro Airport (1.5 hrs) 
• 02:00pm. Drop off at Kushiro Airport
• 04:15pm. Flight back, Kushiro to Tokyo.
• 05:00pm.  Return car at Obihiro Station.