11:25 Ready to land, New Chitose!

The first time I learned about this airport was from "I am an Air Traffic Controller New Chitose" on the PSP. This C-shaped terminal is the first gateway to Hokkaido. Although New Chitose looks like the size of a domestic second-tier small airport, in fact It was once the largest airport in Japan. (4E, cannot take off and land A380)

[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

It’s not hot in Hokkaido in August, and the sea breeze is very comfortable (my classmates who were doing internships in Harbin at the time kept complaining that it was too hot). Every time I land in Japan, I want to sigh that Japan is very clean, but this time I was just about to sigh when I discovered the stains on the glass. dirty stuff.

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There was no plan to visit New Chitose Airport on the itinerary. The terminal building of New Chitose Airport is actually a large shopping mall.

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The tour guide is a Taiwanese who is doing business with his child (in his twenties); the bus driver is from Muran, and he looks like Uncle Wu Lang at first glance when wearing sunglasses.

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It was almost 2 pm at this time, and I had planned a little itinerary on the first day. The first stop was Noboribetsu Hell Valley.

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[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

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The terrain here is not steep, but the surface of the steps is slippery, so the elderly people were left on the bus.

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The Iron Spring Pond is also marked on Google Map. I will go directly to the picture above to introduce it. Noboribetsu Hell Valley is actually a hot spring park. There are relatively few places to visit, but there are quite a lot of Koreans in the same scenic spot.

The first day was originally planned to be fully booked, but later we agreed with the family group traveling with us to rest early. After all, it was an early morning flight and everyone needed to rest.

The driver didn't expect to get off work so early. After walking around Noboribetsu for about half an hour, he got on the bus and headed to the hotel. The scenery on the road was really healing.

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The hotel I checked into on the first day was The Green Leaf Niseko Village, which is a ski-themed 4-star hotel. It is said to be 4-star, but in fact the living experience is better than several five-star hotels I often stay in Ikebukuro.

This hotel room can directly see Mt. Yotei. It is a 13-minute walk from Niseko Village Golf Course and 4 kilometers from Niseko Annupuri Ski Resort. You can see the cable car going up the mountain behind the hotel. The grass behind the room can be seen in the morning. Very eye-catching.

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[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

[Travel Notes Sharing] Late Travel Notes on Hokkaido (2)

The cabin in the next two pictures is a five-star hotel next to it, and the price is as high as 7K a night in the peak season. (TripAdvisor data)

(To be continued…)

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