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Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter 01Make a prior reservation and get an unlimited ride pass of more than 20 bus lines including the intercity buses and Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus which provides you with an easy access to the major tourist attractions and hot spring resorts in eastern Hokkaido.
Recommended for fully enjoying your trip to eastern Hokkaido in winter!

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1. Unlimited Ride Pass 2 points
2. 3-day, 4-day, and 5-day passes are available!
3. The Bus Lines Included in the Unlimited Ride Pass
 1)Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus
 2)The Intercity Express Bus
 3)Regularly Scheduled Sightseeing Bus
 4)Region Pass
4. Go to the Purchase Page and Notes

1. Unlimited Ride Pass 2 points

TIP➀ The more you ride, the more you save!
If you travel the three routes of Kushiro – Lake Akan – Utoro – Memanbetsu Airport, you pay only 12,800 JPY instead of the regular price of 15,000 JPY!

TIP➁ A great lineup is available!
Including the intercity buses, White Pirika Liner, and the popular bus line “Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus”, more than 20 lines are available!

Note
Advance booking is required to take each bus using the Unlimited Ride Pass! It’s recommended that you book 8 days prior to your boarding date. No guarantee, but you may book by 5 P.M. on three days before only if there are seats left.
How far in advance should I purchase the Unlimited Ride Pass?
Please make your purchase at least 10 days before the first day of your boarding date. You will be able to book each bus after that.

2. 3-day, 4-day, and 5-day passes are available!

 

……….3-Day Pass……….
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9,800 JPY

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Effective Period: January 29, 2022-March 4, 2022

 

 

……….4-Day Pass……….
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13,800 JPY

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Effective Period: January 29, 2022-March 3, 2022

 

 

……….5-Day Pass……….
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17,800 JPY

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Effective Period: January 29, 2022-March 2, 2022

 

Once activated, your pass is valid for the number of consecutive calendar days you’ve chosen.

3. The Bus Lines Included in the Unlimited Ride Pass

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter 02
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1)Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus

2)The Intercity Express Bus

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter The Intercity Express Bus

3)Regularly Scheduled Sightseeing Bus

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter Regularly Scheduled Sightseeing Bus

4)Region Pass

Easti Hokkaido Express Bus Unlimited Ride Pass Winter Region Pass

4. Go to the Purchase Page and Notes

Go to the Booking Page of Each Bus for Those Who Have Purchased the Pass at Your Travel Agency

・Advance booking is required to take each bus using the Unlimited Ride Pass.
Advance booking on the booking page is required even for a bus including a city bus which doesn’t need booking.
・You will be charged the regular fare in case you haven’t booked. No exceptions can be made.
・When boarding, you need to show either your boarding pass which has been emailed after booking the bus or a hard copy of your boarding pass.

Express Bus Personal Booking Office
Online Travel Co. Ltd. Osaka Branch
Tel.+8150-3850-6976
Mon. – Sat. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
(Closed on Sundays and Holidays)

If you’d like to ask any questions on your boarding day, please contact the bus company written on your boarding pass.

[East Hokkaido]Dishes hard to imagine from the names

Hello! Those of you who have visited Japan may have experienced to find dishes which were hard to imagine what they were just by looking at the names on a menu. This article will show you some “dishes hard to imagine from the names” of restaurants in Kushiro and Nemuro, Hokkaido.

Table of contents
・MIYAMADON: Lake Akan area
・ESUKAROPPU: Nemuro area
・MAEHAMA KAISENDON: Rausu area
・MASHU BLUE: Teshikaga area
・AKISAKE-CHANCHAN-YAKI: Kusiro area
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Can you imagine what they are from the names? Let us explain them now.

MIYAMADON: Lake Akan area

MIYAMADON is a dish that no one probably could tell what it is by just looking at the name. Here is the image.

Edible wild plants of Akanko Onsen and roast Yezo sika deer are seasoned with original sauce and served on a bowl of steamed rice. The Yezo sika deer meat served in this restaurant has relatively less smell than ordinary deer meat; rather, it’s more like eating beef. Yezo sika deer meat is rich in iron and said to be good for your beauty.

Most of you would think it’d be better to have a dinner at the hotel you stay since there’re many hot spring resort hotels with a buffet restaurant in Akanko Onsen. However, if you want to have lunch or plan to spend more than 2 nights, you should definitely try the local cuisines.

【More Details about the restaurant】味心(Ajishin)

■ESUKAROPPU

Some people might imagine the French dish “escargot” from the spelling.
There are so many possible origins of this dish that we can’t explain in this article. Here is the image.

Typical Esukaroppu comes is a combination of Tonkatsu (fried pork) and butter flavored rice with demi-glace sauce. It’s one of the most popular local food in the Nemuro area.

The image above is a rare style of Escalope with Wagyu Beef Shorthorn, instead of pork.The Wagyu Beef Shorthorn cattle is bred in-house, so other Wagyu Beef Shorthorn dishes such as beef stew and hamburgers are also available. We recommend you make a stop here for lunch before heading to your next destination.

【More Details about the restaurant】Restaurant ATTOKO

MAEHAMA-KAISENDON

KAISENDON is a typical Japanese dish which is a bowl of rice topped with raw seafood, but the word “Maehama” is hard to tell what it is even for the Japanese.
Here is the image.

The word “Maehama” is the name of the fishing port in Rausu. This Kaisendon comes with more than 10 kinds of fresh raw seafood caught in Rausu that day. Just this one bowl lets you taste the most of the seafood in Rausu.

【More Details about the restaurant】知床食堂 (Shiretoko Shokudo)

・MASHU-BLUE

Do you know Lake Mashu? The word “Mashu Blue” represents the color of Lake Mashu. Then what kind of food do you think it is? Here is the image.

It’s soft serve ice cream. You need to go actually see Lake Mashu to compare the colors.

Mashu Blue is flavored with 2 kinds of liqueur and tastes fresh. This shop serves a variety of other ice cream including rich soft serve ice cream made of locally produced fresh milk. “Mashu-Soba & Buckwheat Ice Cream”, using “Mashu Buckwheat” known as the local luxury foodstuff, is also recommended.

【More Details about the restaurant】摩周湖のあいす(Masyuko no ice)

・AKISAKE-CHANCHAN-YAKI

Akisake means autumn salmon. Then what do you think “CHANCHAN” means? Here is the image.

There are several explanations for the origin of the word “ChanChan.”

  1. Expressing the sound of drumming chopsticks on plates by those who couldn’t wait for it to be ready.
  2. Expressing the sound of salmon being grilled on an iron plate.
  3. Expressing the sound of flints striking a fire.

Well, there’re more. To sum up, it means a delicious dish grilled over fire.

It is basically grilled salmon and vegetables with special sauce made of miso, sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Not only “Akisake-ChanChan-Yaki” does it serve, but also the restaurant lets you grill and eat a variety of seafood and meat. Many of the accommodations in Kushiro are budget hotels which don’t have facilities for dinner. In other words, if you stay at one of those budget hotels, it can be a good opportunity to try the local foods of Kushiro at this kind of place.

【More Details about the restaurant】炉ばた煉瓦(Robata Renga)

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There are many more delicious foods in the Kushiro & Nemuro area that cannot be imagined from the names. Sushi and ramen noodles are of course the standards in Japan, but eating local foods like the ones introduced above can be a real pleasure of traveling.

We do understand it is still difficult to travel abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic. However, when the day comes, we’d like you to visit here and enjoy our local foods.

【More Details about East Hokkaido】
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【Onsen In Doto】 10 Popular Onsens in East Hokkaido

温根湯温泉 大江本家

The Doto distrcit is a popular spot for tourists who visit Hokkaido.
Doto is famous for its nature and wildlife, but it also has many great onsens.

In this article, we will introduce 10 recommended onsens of Doto in three categories: “Onsens with high spring quality”, “onsens with great locations”, and “The “secret” onsens of Doto”.

we hope this article helps you when visiting Doto.

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Lake Kussharo ―a bath exclusively for swans―

Lake Kussharo sunayu swan
Lake Kussharo is known for the swans that gather there.

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A Sightseers Introduction to Lake Akan ~Things to Know Before you Go~

Lake Akanの観光船
Even in Japan, famous for its abundant nature, Lake Akan is renowned for its incredibly pure water. It is well-known in Japan for its marimo, or moss balls, which can only grow in cool, pure water. Compared even to the eastern part of Hokkaido(道東/doto), it is a sightseeing spot rich in nature.

Marimo

Around this lake lies not only nature, but the remnants of the culture of the Ainu, an indigenous people who lived in the area.
This is a charming place, where you can have your fill of hundreds of years of nature and culture. In this article, we will be introducing sightseeing spots around Lake Akan that you should absolutely visit in however much time you have here.

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A superb view of sapphire blue! The season when the waters of Lake Mashu sparkle with mystery

冬のLake Mashuの氷結

Which of Hokkaido’s lakes is the most beautiful?
If you asked this question, one name would surely be given to you. Lake Mashu.

It holds a sublime beauty which instills awe in people. So much so, that the indigenous people of Hokkaido, the Ainu, called it the Kamuy-to (Lake of the Gods). Lake Mashu is at its most radiant in the season when it is almost frozen over.

The season when Lake Mashu starts to freeze over comes every year from the last third of January to around the 20th of February.
It’s especially beautiful while the freezing is still in process. The white ice makes the lake look much nicer, until its surface sparkles radiantly in sapphire blue.
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