HOKKAIDO PROJECT BY ALLY, LAURYN, SARAH

4.3 AND NIAMH

FLIGHTS 2,214 EURO IN TOTAL FOR FLIGHTS TO
AND FROM SAPPORO CHITOSE AIRPORT

23HR 25MIN FLIGHT SAPPORO CHITOSE

AIRPORT. FLYING WITH BRITISH
AIRWAYS. 2HR LAYOVER AND FLIGHT
CHANGE IN TOKYO

17HR 40 MIN FLIGHT DUBLIN AIRPORT.

FLYING WITH FINNAIR. 2 STOPS.
LONDON HEATHROW *1HR 45. TOKYO,
JAPAN *6HR 55.
 La Cachette.

14,609 euro for 4 adults, 21 nights.

ACCOMMODATION Located in Hakodate, Hokkaido.

Rated 9.6 on average.

2min walk to tram-stop, accessability to nearly every location in the

city.

Luxuries include, free-wifi, garden view, air-conditioning, washing-

machine, barbecue, fully-kitted kitchen and a hot-spring bath.

Also included ; free parking, airport shuttle, a 9.5 rating for groups
and free cancellation until a month prior.
 • LOTS OF MUSIC, PREFORMANCES, FIREWORKS,
TAIKO DRUM AND MAKING ICE AND SNOW
SCULPURES
• YOU CAN ENJOY GIANT SNOW STATUES FOR 1.5
WINTER KILOMETERS.
• IN 1955,THE JAPAN SELF-DEFENCE FORCES FORM
NEARBY BUILT THE VERY FIRST MASSIVE SNOW
SCULPTURE.
SPRING

• In the early May and June, a tulip festival is held in Yubetsu

town, Hokkaido.
• On a sunny day, the tulip park looks absolutely amazing with a
million colorful tulips of different varieties.
• Not only can you find tulips there you can also see massive
windmills too.
AUTUMN

• This forest is a paradise for wild animals located on

northeastern Hokkaido.
• It is considered to be the last unspoiled wilderness remaining
in Japan
• The surrounding hilly areas offer the most beautiful scenery
that what you could expect from fall season.
SUMMER

• Hokkaido is famous for one of it's lavender farms called

'Tomita'.
• These amazing flowers start to bloom in June and it's eak
season it from early July.
HOKKAIDO'S
FAMOUS FOODS
• Hokkaido is loaded with a
wide range of delicious foods.
Hokkaido is often called "The
Kingdom of food" in Japan,
especially for seafood and
dairy products. Here are
some of Hokkaido's most
famous dishes......
KAISEN-DON &
ISHIKARI NABE
• Kaisen-don is a donburi, or bowl of hot rice, topped
with fresh seafood and sashimi. Some toppings
include fat salmon, juicy crab legs, shiny ikura
(salmon cavier) and sweet scallops.
ISHIKARI NABE

• Ishikari nabe is a hearty local hot

pot dish named for the Ishikari
River, the longest river in Hokkaido.
This rustic dish is served in a clay or
cast iron pot and features a miso-
based broth with winter vegetables,
salmon, and tofu. Nabe is especially
popular in the wintertime, and most
people eat it at home a few times a
week to fight off the cold.
 SOUP CURRY

• Hokkaido’s soup curry is another popular

dish. It’s a Japanese-style curry combined
with a rich soup broth and served with rice.
The soup is loaded with fresh herbs, spices,
and large slices of vegetables.
HOKKAIDO'S FAMOUS SOUVENIR'S

1. Shiroi Koibito (white lovers): For years Shiroi Koibito has kept its place as the best
souvenir from Hokkaido. It’s a thin piece of white chocolate sandwiched by a Langue
de chat, which is a thin piece of cookie.
2. Corn Chocolate:It is a chocolate bar that has corn that was grown in the rich soil of
Hokkaido, covered in sweet white chocolate. Not only is there a white chocolate
coating, but there is also strawberry, and melon flavor.
SHIROI KOIBITO & CORN CHOCOLATE
 KANJI:

• Kanji are the adapted logic

graphics Chinese characters that
are used in the Japanese writing
system.
• They are used alongside katakana
and hiragana
• In modern Japanese Kanji are
used to write parts of such as
nouns, adjective stems and verb
stems.
 • Hokkaido is the 2nd largest island of japan.
• The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital Sapporo
INTERESTING • There are still many volcanoes that are active in
FACTS ABOUT Hokkaido i.e.) Mount Koma.
HOKKAIDO: • The Hokkaido bear is separated into 3 distinct lineages :
Ursus, Arctos and Yesoensis.