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A vermillion hall and arched bridge reflected in a still pond among autumn maples at Daigo-ji, Kyoto
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Autumn at Daigo-ji, the vermilion hall among the maples.

hokkaido tours

Luxury Hokkaido Tours 2027

Every Hokkaido tour we make, on one page. Four published tours for 2027: the Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido, the Summer Tour of Hokkaido, the Wild North Tour of Hokkaido and the Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan, which opens on the island. And Pure Hokkaido, a private journey of nine days on the dates you choose. Each is led by a Tour Director, all-inclusive, from USD $18,500 per person.

2027 tours
Four published tours, from the cherry blossom to the autumn leaves
From
USD $18,500 per person, twin share
On your own dates
Pure Hokkaido, USD $21,600 per person, two sharing
See the tours
Two red-crowned cranes with their wings spread wide, dancing on snow
Red-crowned cranes on the snow of eastern Hokkaido
A room at Kitakobushi Shiretoko at dusk, a window seat and a lounge chair before a wide window onto the sea
A room over the sea at Kitakobushi Shiretoko, where the Wild North stays

Hokkaido is Japan's northern island and a fifth of its land. It holds six of the country's national parks, among them Shiretoko, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Lake Shikotsu, the clearest lake in Japan; onsen towns such as Noboribetsu, whose waters rise from Hell Valley; and the world of the Ainu, its indigenous people, whose national museum, Upopoy, stands at Shiraoi. Our tours stay at the ryokan and lakeside resorts that make the island's distances a pleasure, with a private vehicle between every one.

the 2027 tours

The Hokkaido tours of 2027

Four published tours with set dates, led by our Tour Directors; Pure Hokkaido, private and on the dates you choose; and the Custom Tour of Japan for a journey shaped around your party alone, private ski journeys in Niseko among them.

side by side

The Hokkaido tours, side by side

Dates, length, route and price per person of each tour
TourDatesDaysWhere it goesPrice, per person
The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido28 April to 10 May 202713 daysOnuma, near Hakodate, Lake Toya, Noboribetsu Onsen, Lake Shikotsu, SapporoUSD $18,500 per person, twin share
The Summer Tour of Hokkaido25 June to 6 July 2027, or 11 to 22 July 202712 daysBiei, Lake Shikotsu, Noboribetsu Onsen, Lake Toya, Otaru, SapporoUSD $18,500 per person, twin share
The Wild North Tour of Hokkaido27 July to 6 August 202711 daysSounkyo, Shiretoko, Lake Akan, Kushiro, Noboribetsu, Lake ShikotsuUSD $21,500 per person, twin share
The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan2 to 13 November 202712 daysJozankei, Hakodate, Oirase, Towada, Kakunodate, Nyuto Onsen, Ginzan OnsenUSD $19,500 per person, twin share
Pure HokkaidoThe Private CollectionOn the dates you choose9 daysHakodate, Noboribetsu, Otaru and SapporoUSD $21,600 two sharing

on every hokkaido tour

What every Hokkaido tour includes

  1. Your Tour Directors, every day

    From the first evening to the final departure, fluent in English and Japanese, with every ryokan, table and transfer handled in Japanese on our side.

  2. Onsen ryokan and lakeside resorts

    Takinoya at Noboribetsu, Ao no Za and Mizu no Uta on Lake Shikotsu, Kitakobushi Shiretoko above the Sea of Okhotsk: every one named on its tour.

  3. The better rooms

    On the Cherry Blossom and Summer tours every night is in one of the upper room categories or a suite, among them a suite with its own onsen at the water's edge at Ao no Za.

  4. A private vehicle throughout

    Private vehicles the length of every route, a private chauffeur at the airport, and your luggage sent ahead on certain days, so the island's distances pass in comfort.

  5. The island's table

    Kaiseki in a private dining room at Takinoya, the seafood of the northern coasts, and on Pure Hokkaido a whisky tasting at the Nikka distillery in Yoichi.

One price for each tour, all-inclusive, every entrance and every arrangement in between. On a published tour, USD $3,500 per person secures your place; the balance is due 95 days before departure. Safe, secure, encrypted payment, by card or bank transfer.

hotels and ryokan

Where the Hokkaido tours stay

Every hotel and ryokan is named on its tour. Where its page is written, the name leads to the rooms, the onsen and the setting. Every hotel and ryokan in Japan we know.

The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido

The Summer Tour of Hokkaido

The Wild North Tour of Hokkaido

The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan

Pure Hokkaido, The Private Collection

The places on the way

questions

Hokkaido tours, your questions answered

Which Hokkaido tour should we choose?

The Hokkaido cherry blossom tour follows the northern blossom from Matsumae to Sapporo. The Summer Tour of Hokkaido takes the flower fields of Biei and Furano, the lakes and Otaru. The Wild North Tour of Hokkaido goes east, to Shiretoko and Lake Akan. The Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan opens at Jozankei and Hakodate before crossing to Tohoku. Pure Hokkaido is the private choice, on your own dates.

How many days is enough for Hokkaido?

Nine days take in the south-west of the island well: Pure Hokkaido spends two nights each in Hakodate, Noboribetsu, Otaru and Sapporo. Our published Hokkaido tours run eleven to thirteen days, which allows the lakes and the onsen towns at an easy pace and, on the Wild North, the far east of the island at Shiretoko and Lake Akan.

Is Hokkaido worth visiting?

Yes. It holds six of Japan's national parks, Lake Shikotsu, the clearest lake in the country, onsen towns such as Noboribetsu, the culture of the Ainu at Upopoy, and a table the rest of Japan looks north to, from the crab and sea urchin of its coasts to the dairy of Tokachi. It is another Japan from Tokyo and Kyoto: wide, green and quiet, with distances that a private vehicle turns into the pleasure of the day.

How much does a trip to Hokkaido cost?

Our published Hokkaido tours are USD $18,500 per person for the Cherry Blossom and Summer tours, USD $21,500 for the Wild North and USD $19,500 for the Autumn Leaves Tour of Northern Japan, twin share and all-inclusive. Pure Hokkaido, private on your own dates, is USD $21,600 per person, two sharing a room. What a luxury journey in Japan costs more widely is in our guide to what a luxury Japan tour costs.

How many guests travel on a published tour?

Limited to 8 guests, a truly small group tour. Every guest is eighteen or over, and every place is twin share. Pure Hokkaido is for one to four guests, travelling privately.

Do you arrange the flights to Hokkaido?

You book your flights, and we advise on them. The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido arrives at Hakodate and leaves from New Chitose; the Wild North arrives at Asahikawa and leaves from New Chitose; on Pure Hokkaido you fly to Hakodate or to Sapporo, and we advise on the choice for your dates.

Can we ski in Hokkaido with you?

Yes. We create private ski journeys in Niseko through the Custom Tour of Japan, and on Honshu in Hakuba and Myoko, each planned around your party alone.

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Further reading

Begin with an enquiry

Tell us which Hokkaido tour or journey you have in mind, and how many of you are travelling, and we reply in person with the itinerary and the next step.

Every season, side by side: all our luxury Japan tours. Private, on your own dates: private tours of Japan.