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Thursday 29 January 2026, day 00
Wellington, Auckland, to Narita with Air New Zealand.
Narita to Haneda by Limousine Bus.
Narita to Haneda by bus
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-01-29 nzm Narita to Haneda final.gpx
| Distance: | 81.1 km
| Duration: | 02:00 h
| Duration on bus: | 01:50 h
|
| Avg on bus speed: | 44 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 87 m
|
| Start: | 19:06
| End: | 21:07
| Min elev: | 29 m
|
Friday 30 January 2026, day 01
Haneda, New Chitose, Sapporo Station, Sapporo Hotel by Granbell
Haneda to New Chitose
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-01-30 nzm Narita to New Chitose final.gpx
| Distance: | 944 km
| Duration: | 01:55 h
| Duration flying: | 00:32 h
|
| Avg flying speed: | 1,734 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 364 m
|
| Start: | 10:20
| End: | 12:15
| Min elev: | -5 m
|
New Chitose to Sapporo
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-01-30 nzm New Chitose to Sapporo final.gpx
| Distance: | 44.5 km
| Duration: | 00:39 h
| Duration on train: | 00:39 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 68 km/h
| Max speed: | 117 km/h
| Max elev: | 130 m
|
| Start: | 12:31
| End: | 13:10
| Min elev: | 78 m
|
Sapporo Station to Sapporo Hotel by Granbell
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-01-30 nzm Sapporo Granbell final.gpx
| Start: | 13:21
| Distance: | 4.8 km
| Start elev: | 124 m
| Max elev: | 92 m
|
| End: | 16:15
| Avg walking speed: | 2.4 km/h
| End elev: | 60 m
| Ascent: | 175 m
|
| Duration: | 02:54 h
| Duration walking: | 02:00 h
| Elev loss: | -64 m
| Descent: | 131 m
|
Saturday 31 January 2026, day 02
Explore Sapporo, ride the streetcar, and go up Moiwayama
Sapporo, Streetcar, Moiwayama
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-01-31 nzm Sapporo, streetcar, Moiwayama Ropeway final.gpx
| Start: | 09:36
| Distance: | 20.4 km
| Start elev: | 56 m
| Max elev: | 602 m
|
| End: | 20:19
| Avg walking speed: | 2.8 km/h
| End elev: | 56 m
| Ascent: | 1,094 m
|
| Duration: | 10:42 h
| Duration walking: | 07:22 h
| Elev gain: | 1 m
| Descent: | 1,188 m
|
Sunday 1 February 2026, day 03
Ski Moiwayama
Moiwayama South Area
Moiwayama North Area
Sapporo to Moiwayama
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-01 nzm Sapporo to Moiwayama final.gpx
| Distance: | 15.7 km
| Duration: | 02:40 h
| Duration on train: | 02:01 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 7.8 km/h
| Max speed: | 67 km/h
| Max elev: | 204 m
|
| Start: | 08:31
| End: | 11:12
| Min elev: | 46 m
|
Moiwayama skiing
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-01 nzm Moiwayama skiing final.gpx
| Start: | 11:52
| Distance: | 22.7 km
| Duration skiing: | 06:05 h
| Ascent: | 2,626 m
| Descent: | 2,631 m
|
| End: | 18:12
| Max speed: | 46 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 03:13 h
| Duration descend: | 02:47 h
|
| Duration: | 06:19 h
| Max elev: | 470 m
| Min elev: | 31 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 3.1 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 4.2 km/h
|
Moiwayama to Sapporo
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-01 nzm Moiwayama to Sapporo final.gpx
| Distance: | 16.1 km
| Duration: | 02:04 h
| Duration on train: | 01:25 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 11.3 km/h
| Max speed: | 67 km/h
| Max elev: | 208 m
|
| Start: | 18:55
| End: | 21:00
| Min elev: | 28 m
|
Monday 2 February 2026, day 04
Ski Bankei
Bankei geland
Bankei geland
Sapporo to Bankei
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-02 nzm Sapporo to Bankei final.gpx
| Distance: | 20.7 km
| Duration: | 02:52 h
| Duration on train: | 01:59 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 10.4 km/h
| Max speed: | 66 km/h
| Max elev: | 269 m
|
| Start: | 08:37
| End: | 11:29
| Min elev: | 44 m
|
Bankei ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-02 nzm Bankei skiing final.gpx
| Start: | 12:36
| Distance: | 30.5 km
| Duration skiing: | 03:55 h
| Ascent: | 3,538 m
| Descent: | 3,445 m
|
| End: | 16:51
| Max speed: | 44 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 02:11 h
| Duration descend: | 01:40 h
|
| Duration: | 04:15 h
| Max elev: | 470 m
| Min elev: | 218 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 5.8 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 12 km/h
|
Bankei to Sapporo
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-02 nzm Bankei to Sapporo final.gpx
| Distance: | 9.6 km
| Duration: | 01:31 h
| Duration on train: | 01:29 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 6.4 km/h
| Max speed: | 33 km/h
| Max elev: | 269 m
|
| Start: | 17:29
| End: | 19:01
| Min elev: | 39 m
|
Tuesday 3 February 2026, day 05
Skiing at Sapporo Tenei
Teine trail map
Tenei trail map
Sapporo to Teine
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-03 nzm Sapporo to Teine final.gpx
| Distance: | 19.3 km
| Duration: | 01:51 h
| Duration on train: | 01:33 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 12.4 km/h
| Max speed: | 98 km/h
| Max elev: | 475 m
|
| Start: | 08:26
| End: | 10:18
| Min elev: | 25 m
|
Teine Ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-03 skiz Teine final.gpx
| Start: | 2026-02-03 19:53
| Distance: | 37.5 km
| Duration skiing: | 02:53 h
| Ascent: | 4,068 m
| Descent: | 3,971 m
|
| End: | 2026-02-04 01:11
| Max speed: | 13 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 01:38 h
| Duration descend: | 01:14 h
|
| Duration: | 05:18 h
| Max elev: | 1,018 m
| Min elev: | 366 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 8.0 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 14 km/h
|
Teine to Sapporo
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-03 nzm Teine to Sapporo final.gpx
| Distance: | 20.0 km
| Duration: | 01:58 h
| Duration on train: | 01:46 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 11.3 km/h
| Max speed: | 89 km/h
| Max elev: | 481 m
|
| Start: | 16:31
| End: | 18:30
| Min elev: | 13 m
|
Wednesday 4 February 2026, day 06
Tour the Sapporo Snow and Ice Festival
Sapporo snow festival
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-04 nzm Sapporo snow festival final.gpx
| Start: | 09:35
| Distance: | 28.0 km
| Start elev: | 49 m
| Max elev: | 115 m
|
| End: | 20:51
| Avg walking speed: | 3.3 km/h
| End elev: | 52 m
| Ascent: | 897 m
|
| Duration: | 11:16 h
| Duration walking: | 08:25 h
| Elev gain: | 3 m
| Descent: | 892 m
|
Thursday 5 February 2026, day 07
Sapporo to Furano by bus
Sapporo to Chuo Bus Station
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-05 nzm Sapporo to Chuo Bus Station final.gpx
| Start: | 08:59
| Distance: | 2.2 km
| Start elev: | 52 m
| Max elev: | 63 m
|
| End: | 10:43
| Avg walking speed: | 1.3 km/h
| End elev: | 55 m
| Ascent: | 67 m
|
| Duration: | 01:44 h
| Duration walking: | 01:38 h
| Elev gain: | 3 m
| Descent: | 111 m
|
Sapporo to Furano by bus
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-05 nzm Chuo Bus to Furano final.gpx
| Distance: | 143 km
| Duration: | 02:50 h
| Duration on bus: | 02:46 h
|
| Avg on bus speed: | 52 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 243 m
|
| Start: | 10:46
| End: | 13:36
| Min elev: | 46 m
|
Furano to Bell Hills by bus
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-05 nzm Furano to Bell Hills final.gpx
| Distance: | 11.1 km
| Duration: | 00:46 h
| Duration on bus: | 00:34 h
|
| Avg on bus speed: | 19.4 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 403 m
|
| Start: | 14:20
| End: | 15:06
| Min elev: | 231 m
|
Dinner walk around Kitanomine stroll
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-05 nzm Kitanomine stroll final.gpx
| Start: | 15:45
| Distance: | 0.9 km
| Start elev: | 253 m
| Max elev: | 277 m
|
| End: | 18:07
| Avg walking speed: | 0.4 km/h
| End elev: | 258 m
| Ascent: | 116 m
|
| Duration: | 02:21 h
| Duration walking: | 02:07 h
| Elev gain: | 5 m
| Descent: | 108 m
|
Friday 6 February 2026, day 08
Ski Furano
trail map
trail map
Ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-06 nzm Furano skiing final.gpx
| Start: | 09:12
| Distance: | 44.6 km
| Duration skiing: | 05:44 h
| Ascent: | 5,048 m
| Descent: | 5,034 m
|
| End: | 16:36
| Max speed: | 44 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 03:15 h
| Duration descend: | 02:22 h
|
| Duration: | 07:24 h
| Max elev: | 1,162 m
| Min elev: | 253 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 6.9 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 7.6 km/h
|
Saturday 7 February 2026, day 09
Ski Furano
Furano trail map
trail map
Furano ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-07 nzm Ski Furano, Restaurant Downhill final.gpx
| Start: | 09:31
| Distance: | 51.4 km
| Duration skiing: | 06:02 h
| Ascent: | 5,480 m
| Descent: | 5,447 m
|
| End: | 16:48
| Max speed: | 50 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 03:21 h
| Duration descend: | 02:33 h
|
| Duration: | 07:17 h
| Max elev: | 1,177 m
| Min elev: | 265 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 6.9 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 8.9 km/h
|
Sunday 8 February 2026, day 10
Ski Kamui Ski Links from Furano
Kamui Ski Links trail map
Kamui Ski Links trail map
Furano to Kamui driving
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-08 nzm Furano to Kamui final.gpx
| Distance: | 56.2 km
| Duration: | 01:36 h
| Duration driving: | 01:16 h
|
| Avg driving speed: | 44 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 274 m
|
| Start: | 07:00
| End: | 08:37
| Min elev: | 99 m
|
Kamui Ski Links ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-08 nzm Kamui Ski Links skiing final.gpx
| Start: | 09:27
| Distance: | 49.7 km
| Duration skiing: | 05:42 h
| Ascent: | 5,927 m
| Descent: | 5,826 m
|
| End: | 15:34
| Max speed: | 63 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 04:08 h
| Duration descend: | 01:28 h
|
| Duration: | 06:07 h
| Max elev: | 841 m
| Min elev: | 186 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 5.6 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 16 km/h
|
Kamui to Furano driving
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-08 nzm Kamui to Furano final.gpx
| Distance: | 55.2 km
| Duration: | 01:10 h
| Duration driving: | 01:10 h
|
| Avg driving speed: | 47 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 297 m
|
| Start: | 15:57
| End: | 17:07
| Min elev: | 125 m
|
Monday 9 February 2026, day 11
Ski Kamui Ski Links from Furano
Kamui Ski Links trail map
Kamui Ski Links trail map
Furano to Kamui driving
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-09 nzm Furano to Kamui final.gpx
| Distance: | 69.4 km
| Duration: | 01:32 h
| Duration driving: | 01:32 h
|
| Avg driving speed: | 45 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 271 m
|
| Start: | 07:15
| End: | 08:47
| Min elev: | 106 m
|
Kamui Ski Links ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-09 skiz Kamui Ski Links final.gpx
| Start: | 2026-02-09 18:14
| Distance: | 51.0 km
| Duration skiing: | 03:44 h
| Ascent: | 5,631 m
| Descent: | 5,640 m
|
| End: | 2026-02-10 00:42
| Max speed: | 17 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 02:22 h
| Duration descend: | 01:22 h
|
| Duration: | 06:27 h
| Max elev: | 767 m
| Min elev: | 150 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 8.6 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 16 km/h
|
Kamui to Furano driving
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-09 nzm Kamui to Furano final.gpx
| Distance: | 55.1 km
| Duration: | 01:11 h
| Duration driving: | 01:11 h
|
| Avg driving speed: | 46 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 275 m
|
| Start: | 15:55
| End: | 17:07
| Min elev: | 102 m
|
Dinner walk around Kitanomine stroll
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-09 nzm Furano evening final.gpx
| Start: | 17:48
| Distance: | 0.7 km
| Start elev: | 259 m
| Max elev: | 258 m
|
| End: | 18:53
| Avg walking speed: | 2.1 km/h
| End elev: | 248 m
| Ascent: | 30 m
|
| Duration: | 01:04 h
| Duration walking: | 00:18 h
| Elev loss: | -12 m
| Descent: | 40 m
|
Tuesday 10 February 2026, day 12
Furano, Sapporo, to Otaru
Furano to Sapporo
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-10 nzm Furano to Sapporo final.gpx
| Distance: | 144 km
| Duration: | 03:56 h
| Duration on bus: | 03:39 h
|
| Avg on bus speed: | 39 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 212 m
|
| Start: | 08:01
| End: | 11:58
| Min elev: | 36 m
|
Sapporo to Otaru
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-10 nzm Sapporo to Otaru final.gpx
| Distance: | 34.2 km
| Duration: | 00:49 h
| Duration on train: | 00:45 h
|
| Avg on train speed: | 45 km/h
| Max speed: | 119 km/h
| Max elev: | 61 m
|
| Start: | 13:58
| End: | 14:47
| Min elev: | 19 m
|
Otaru Station to Granbell Hotel
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-10 nzm Otaru walking final.gpx
| Start: | 15:12
| Distance: | 1.1 km
| Start elev: | 65 m
| Max elev: | 72 m
|
| End: | 15:46
| Avg walking speed: | 2.7 km/h
| End elev: | 26 m
| Ascent: | 91 m
|
| Duration: | 00:34 h
| Duration walking: | 00:24 h
| Elev loss: | -39 m
| Descent: | 150 m
|
Otaru evening walk
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-10 nzm Otaru evening final.gpx
| Start: | 17:40
| Distance: | 1.8 km
| Start elev: | 31 m
| Max elev: | 46 m
|
| End: | 20:44
| Avg walking speed: | 0.7 km/h
| End elev: | 31 m
| Ascent: | 150 m
|
| Duration: | 03:03 h
| Duration walking: | 02:36 h
| Elev loss: | 0 m
| Descent: | 111 m
|
Wednesday 11 February 2026, day 13
Otaru exploration
Otaru exploration
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-11 nzm Otaru walk final.gpx
| Start: | 10:26
| Distance: | 7.3 km
| Start elev: | 60 m
| Max elev: | 67 m
|
| End: | 17:20
| Avg walking speed: | 1.6 km/h
| End elev: | 36 m
| Ascent: | 352 m
|
| Duration: | 06:53 h
| Duration walking: | 04:40 h
| Elev loss: | -24 m
| Descent: | 437 m
|
Thursday 12 February 2026, day 14
Ski Kokusai from Otaru
Kokusai trail map
Kokusai trail map
Ski tracks
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-12 skiz Kokusai final.gpx
| Start: | 20:35
| Distance: | 30.3 km
| Duration skiing: | 01:53 h
| Ascent: | 3,164 m
| Descent: | 3,133 m
|
| End: | 23:47
| Max speed: | 13 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Duration ascend: | 01:01 h
| Duration descend: | 00:51 h
|
| Duration: | 03:11 h
| Max elev: | 1,138 m
| Min elev: | 647 m
| Avg ascend speed: | 12 km/h
| Avg descend speed: | 15 km/h
|
Kokusai to Otaru by bus
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-12 nzm Kosukai to Otaru final.gpx
| Distance: | 25.2 km
| Duration: | 01:37 h
| Duration on bus: | 01:01 h
|
| Avg on bus speed: | 24.7 km/h
| GpxStat |
| Max elev: | 711 m
|
| Start: | 14:59
| End: | 16:37
| Min elev: | 21 m
|
Otaru evening walk
Attach:2026-01-29Hokkaidō,Maps/2026-02-12 nzm Otaru evening final.gpx
| Start: | 17:03
| Distance: | 1.4 km
| Start elev: | 40 m
| Max elev: | 65 m
|
| End: | 19:28
| Avg walking speed: | 1.3 km/h
| End elev: | 24 m
| Ascent: | 128 m
|
| Duration: | 02:25 h
| Duration walking: | 01:05 h
| Elev loss: | -16 m
| Descent: | 150 m
|
Friday 13 February 2026, day 15?
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Saturday 14 February 2026, day 16?
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Vocabulary
| 初心者 | shoshinsha | beginner |
| コース | kōsu | course |
| 坂 | saka, zaka | slope |
| 雪 | yuki | snow |
| 山 | yama, san | mountain |
| 高原 | kōgen | highlands, plateau |
| 峰 | mine | peak, ridge |
| 沢 | sawa, zawa | ravine, stream valley |
| 温泉 |onsen | warm spring |
| 東 | higashi | east |
| 西 | nishi | west |
| 北 | kita | north |
| 南 | minami | south |
| 上 | kami | upper, upstream |
| 下 | shimo | lower, downstream |
| 前 | -mae | in front of, before |
| 後 | -ato | behind |
| 駅 | ‑eki | station |
| 公園 | ‑kōen | park |
| 口 | ‑guchi | entrance, exit |
| 通り | ‑dōri | street |
| 町 | ‑machi, ‑chō | town |
| 市 | ‑shi | city |
| の | -no- | of, possessive, connecting particle |
|
Vowel pronunciation
| vowel | english approximation | sounds like... |
|---|
| | a macron means the vowel is held for twice as long |
| a ā | ah | father |
| e ē | eh | edit, met |
| i ī | ee | see |
| o ō | oh | oh, no |
| u ū | oo | food |
Greetings
| Japanese (Romaji) | English, context |
| Ohayō gozaimasu | Good morning (formal), use Ohayō for friends |
| Konnichiwa | Hello, Good day, standard, used from late morning through late afternoon. |
| Konbanwa | Good evening, used once the sun goes down. |
| Oyasumi nasai | Good night (formal), use Oyasumi for friends |
| Sayōnara | Goodbye (formal, final), implies a long parting |
|
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