• About 30% cheaper than regular chartered taxi rates
• A great-value course that covers the highlights of Asahiyama Zoo, Biei, Furano, and more
• Sightseeing via chartered taxi allows you to choose your destinations freely, making sightseeing even more enjoyable

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- Service Details -

• Course durations:
  
  Asahiyama Zoo Course: 5 hours
  
  Hill Touring Course: 7 hours
  
  Best of Biei and Furano Course: 8 hours

  
  

• Departure time: 9:00am-2:00pm (for all courses, you can choose your departure time)

  
  
• Meeting place: Hotels in Asahikawa City
• Meeting time: Please be at the hotel lobby 10 minutes before departure.
• Driver language: Japanese

- Course Introduction -

• Asahiyama Zoo Course: Asahiyama Zoo - Asahikawa Ramen Village - Ueno Farm
• Hill Touring Course: Hokusei-no-Oka Observatory Park - Shinei-no-Oka Observatory Park -Shikisai-no-Oka - Farms Chiyoda - Blue Pond - Shirahige Waterfall - Zerubu Hill - Shujitsu-no-Oka
• Best of Biei and Furano Course: Asahiyama Zoo - Blue Pond - Farm Tomita - Hokusei-no-Oka Observatory Park - Kitasaito Garden

- Sightseeing Spots -

• Asahiyama Zoo
  
  Asahiyama Zoo is Japan's northernmost zoo. It is also the most visited zoo in
  the country. As its motto is to let visitors see the real ecosystem and
  behavior of animals, you will get to see lively animals up close. The "Penguin
  Walk", held only in winter, is the sort of show you only get in Hokkaido.

  
  

• Blue Pond
  
  A pond with a mysterious bright cobalt blue hue. This mysterious pond with its
  blue water and the old larch trees around it is a spectacular sight. The blue
  shade changes depending on the season and weather. Blue Pond was discovered by
  a professional photographer in 1997. From there, its fame spread among photo
  enthusiasts, and then nationwide after being featured on television in 2014.
  It was also used as a wallpaper by Apple, so now it is a world-famous
  landmark. It is the most famous sightseeing spot in Biei, and a spectacular
  sight that you would to want to see at least once.

  
  

• Farm Tomita
  
  Farm Tomita, which is visited by one million people annually, is said to be
  the birthplace of lavender in Japan and attracts people from all over the
  world. It has many other colorful flowers, not just lavender, so you will
  surely enjoy admiring the many different flowers. You can also go shopping for
  aromatic oils and lotions made with lavender, and savor dishes such as
  lavender soft serve ice cream that can only be found in Furano.

  
  

• Hokusei-no-Oka Observatory Park
  
  Located on a small hill, this pyramid-shaped lookout overlooks the hills of
  Biei. On a clear day, you can see the Tokachi Range. In the summer, you can
  see beautiful fields of lavender and sunflowers. In addition, there is a
  summer-only tourist information center, and it also sells soft serve ice cream
  made from Jersey milk. You can go around the park in about 30 minutes.

  
  

• Kitasaito Garden
  
  This is a 12-hectare garden directly connected to Asahikawa Station. With
  views of the Daisetsuzan Range, it creates a relaxing space where you can be
  reminded of the beauty of nature while being in the city. In addition, Shop
  Kitasaito Garden inside the garden sells original soft serve ice cream, herbal
  teas, postcards, and more.

  
  

• Asahikawa Ramen Village
  
  Asahikawa Ramen is one of the four major ramen types in Hokkaido, along with
  Sapporo, Hakodate, and Kushiro. It's base is a soy sauce soup made from
  Hokkaido seafood. Asahikawa Ramen Village has branches of eight of the best
  ramen shops in Asahikawa city, so you can enjoy the different tastes of famous
  restaurants. Located near Asahiyama Zoo, it is now packed with visitors from
  all over the world owing to the recent increase in the number of tourists,
  mainly from Asia.

  
  

• Ueno Farm
  
  Eight beautiful gardens representing Hokkaido are gathered on the road from
  Asahikawa City to Kamikawa Town and Obihiro City, leading to this road being
  called "Garden Way." One of these gardens, Ueno Farm, is decorated with
  flowers suited to Hokkaido's climate and inspired by British gardening.
  Different flowers bloom in each season, so you are sure to see beautiful
  scenery whenever you come. Ueno Farm is open from late April to mid-October
  every year.

  
  

• Shinei-no-Oka Observatory Park
  
  From this observatory park with a 360-degree view of the hills of Biei, you
  can see the magnificent Tokachi Range and Mt. Asahidake in fine weather. From
  summer to autumn, you will get to see salvia and sunflowers. Some people say
  that it has the most beautiful sunset in Japan, and the sunset is especially
  beautiful at dusk on a summer day. Roll-Kun, which is made from rolls of grass
  from the fields, is also famous here.

  
  

• Shikisai-no-Oka
  
  Flower fields spread out over an approximately 150,000-square-meter land
  against a backdrop of the Tokachidake Range and the beautiful hills of Biei.
  From spring to autumn, you can enjoy a variety of colorful flowers. In winter,
  it gets covered in snow, and you can try winter sports such as snowmobiles. In
  addition, at the Alpaca Ranch attached to Shikisai-no-Oka, you can get close
  to and even feed the cute alpacas.

  
  

• Farms Chiyoda
  
  Farms Chiyoda is about 10 minutes by car from the center of Biei, and it
  covers a vast site measuring about 100,000 square meters in total area. You
  can play with ponies, sheep and llamas, so children also love this place. The
  annexed restaurant serves rich Jersey milk and soft serve ice cream from the
  farm's herd.

  
  

• Shirahige Waterfall
  
  The groundwater of the Tokachidake Range flows out into the Biei River from
  cracks in the rock, making it look like a white beard, or "shirahige" in
  Japanese. Enjoy the beautiful cobalt blue scenery and the powerful torrent. At
  certain times of the year or in certain weather conditions, you can take some
  mystical pictures.

  
  

• Zerubu Hill
  
  A flower theme park with a restaurant and cafe located along the national
  highway from Asahikawa, going toward Furano. The park is massive, as it is
  about 60,000 square meters in area, and about 3,000 lavender plants, pansies,
  sunflowers, and other flowers bloom here. There are also shops and restaurants
  in this theme park. In addition, you can see the Ken and Mary trees that
  became famous in the commercials shot at Atomu-no-Oka in Zerubu Hill.

  
  

• Shujitsu-no-Oka (If it is snowing on the day of the tour, it will not be possible to stop at Shujitsu-no-Oka on the Hill Touring Course)
  
  Located about 10 minutes by car from Asahikawa Airport, this spot is known for
  its road that goes up and down like a roller coaster. From the Daisetsuzan
  Range, you can marvel at the magnificent view of the Tokachidake Range. You
  can also enjoy the spectacular views that are typical of Hokkaido, such as
  long straight roads and farm-covered hills. Unlike the other tourist spots in
  the area, it is far from the national highway and is not fully developed as a
  tourist spot, so you will feel like you are visiting a place that is somewhere
  off the beaten track.

  
  

- Information -

• Vehicle type: Standard-size car/Universal design taxi
• Number of passengers: 1 to 3 persons

• Luggage: Up to three 24-inch suitcases

  
  

• Vehicle type: Special-needs taxi currently unavailable

  
  
• Number of passengers: 1 to 4 persons (including wheelchair users)

• Luggage: Up to four 24-inch suitcases

  
  

• Vehicle type: Jumbo taxi

  
  
• Number of passengers: 1 to 8 persons
• Luggage: Up to eight 24-inch suitcases

- Pick-up Areas -

• Normal pick-up areas (no additional charges)
  
  -Asahikawa City: Areas comprising Miyamae-dori, Miyashita-dori and 5-chome to 11-chome of Ichijo-dori to Kujo-dori
• -Asahikawa Station, hotels around the station, etc.

• Other pick-up areas (additional charge)
  
  -Near Shin-Asahikawa Station to Nagayama Station: JPY1,000

  
  

• The above price is only a guide.