The Silver-white Snow Monsters of Hakkoda
A flexible tour offers you combination of enjoyment from fantastic scenery, onsen and art etc. You will be able to pick a spot you like from a list of itinerary. 
・View gigantic snow monsters from Hakkoda Ropeway OR
・Enjoy tranquil time at a hotel, Jogakura surrounded by beech forests OR
・Take a secluded hot spring, Sukayu Onsen Bath 

AND
・Explore Sannai Maruyama historical site which consisted of remains of human settlement thousands of years ago. OR
・Broaden your artistic appreciation by visiting the Aomori Museum of Art

Tourist spots

Hakkoda Ropeway / Sukayu Onsen / HOTEL Jogakura 
& Sannai Maruyama Ruins / Aomori Museum of Art
Operating days

Designated days from 11 Jan - 8 Mar, 2020
(Check days of operation below)
Tour Includes


Bus fare& guide service 
(Admission fees to all facilities and lunch are at your own expense)
Tour type
One-day tour
Reservations
Available from one month prior to your travel date 
Bus Company
JR Bus Tohoku Co., Ltd. 

Operating Calendar
January
11-13, 16-26& 28-31
February
1-2, 8-9, 11, 15-16, 22-24& 29
March
1 & 7-8
Fare
Adults
JPY 4,000
Children (6 to 12)
JPY 2,000
Itineraries
 Dep. 9:00AM 
Hotel Aomori
 Dep. 9:05AM 
Art Hotel Aomori
 Dep. 9:10AM 
Hotel JAL City Aomori
 Dep. 9:15AM 
Hotel Sunroute Aomori
 Dep. 9:20AM 
Aomori station
Dep. 9:40AM
Shin-Aomori Station
 11:00AM - 2:10PM




Hakkoda Ropeway
HOTEL Jogakura
Sukayu Onsen
*Any spot(s) of the above at your own choice. Passengers can hop on and off the bus to your preferred destination according to the bus schedule. 
3:30PM - 4:20PM
3:40 PM - 4:30PM

Sannai Maruyama Ruins
Aomori Museum of Art
*Any one of the above at your own choice. 
Return: 4:50PM
Shin-Aomori Station
Return: 5:10PM
Aomori station
Return: 5:15PM
Hotel Sunroute Aomori
Return: 5:20PM
Hotel JAL City Aomori
Return: 5:25PM
Art Hotel Aomori
Return: 5:30PM
Hotel Aomori
Free hop-on & hop-off zone and bus schedule:
Hakkoda Ropeway　　　　　　　Hotel  Jogakura                               Sukayu Onsen
11:00                           ⇢           11:05            ⇢           11:10
12:30                           ⇠           12:25           ⇠           12:20 
12:30                           ⇢           12:35           ⇢           12:40
14:10                           ⇠           14:05           ⇠           14:00
* Open-air bath at Hotel Jogakura starts at 11:30.    
Snow Monsters at Hakkoda
Soba Restaurant at Sukayu Onsen
Sannai Maruyama
Soba noodles
Aomori Museum of Art
Oden, Fishcake and vegetable stew

Hotel, Jogakura
Enjoy a tranquil time at a hotel, Jogakura surrounded by beech forests.
In the open-air bath, take advantage of a natural hot spring abundantly gushing out from the source of Mount Hakkoda while listening to sounds of water stream.
Sukayu Onsen
Sukayu is a mountainous hot spring that has been open for more than 300 years. The most famous “Senjin Buro” is a large co-ed bath where many people can enter at the same time. The building itself has a distinctive atmosphere which was made entirely out of cypress, and continues to be passed down through the centuries. At Sukayu onsen, there are four bathing places provided from different hot spring sources.
At restaurants of Sukayu Onsen, soba buckwheat noodles and Oden, Fishcake and vegetable stew with ginger Miso sauce are recommended for lunch. 

Hakkoda Ropeway
It is the best time to view various shapes of trees glazed with ice and snow called, “snow monsters” from January to February. The Tsugaru Plain and Mt. Iwaki can be seen from Sancho Koen Sta. on a clear day. 
Aomori Museum of Art
Visitors will be able to enjoy the works of unique and individualistic artists related to Aomori prefecture, including Shiko Munakata, Shuji Terayama, and Yoshitomo Nara, as well as an international artist, Marc Chagall (1887-1985).
Sannai Maruyama Ruins
Sannai Maruyama Ruins is one of Japan’s largest historical sites consisting of the remains of large ancient settlement thousands of years ago. There is an exhibition room displaying the artifacts. Sannai Maruyama Ruins was designated as a National Special Historical Site of Japan in 2000.

GPS Automated Guidance System Available!


The innovative multilingual guidance system provides information corresponding to the location of the bus using GPS. Guidance is available in 2 languages, English and Chinese, and  can be sent directly to your headphones. In case the receiver does not work properly, please inform the conductor. 

A tour guide is available in Japanese.


Cancellation fee

JPY 100 per person before the departure time shown on your E-ticket. 

Note: If you don't show up for a service and fail to cancel the reservation prior to scheduled departure, you are considered a no-show and all money associated with the reservation is forfeited. 
Please cancel your reservation via the “Manage my Booking” Page of Japan Bus Online website at https://japanbusonline.com/BookInquiry before the specified deadline. 

Important Notice 
・Sanna Maruyama site is closed on 24 Feb, therefore the bus is not stopping at Sanna Maruyama on that day. 
・A guide service is included in the tour price. Lunch (on your own arrangement) and all admission fees to facilities (onsen, ropeway, historic site, museum) are not included. 
・Tickets can be purchased on the day of travel at the ticket office if there are available seats.
・Please allow yourself plenty of time to get to your destination.
・Always fasten your seatbelt while on the bus.
・Service may be delayed or suspended due to strong winds, rain, storms, or other foul weather which may hinder safe operation.
・Actual arrival times may be earlier or later than those listed due to traffic conditions.
・We accept no responsibility for any extra overnights or taxi fares caused by any delays due to Acts of God, delayed departure or arrivals, bad road or weather conditions, any circumstances beyond our control.
・All images shown are for illustration purpose only.

Operating Bus Company
JR Bus Tohoku Tel: +81-(0)22-256-6646, Business hours: 8:30A.M to 6:30 P.M. (JST)※ JR Bus Tohoku can be contacted in Japanese only.　Please contact the operating bus company directly for bus operations. 
You can make an inquiry to JapanBusOnline@mail.j-bus.co.jp customer support center, KOBO Co., Ltd relating to reservations and payment of tickets.

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