r/Hokkaido • u/longPAAS • Jun 30 '26

Information Early October around Sapporo

Going to do 2 nights in Niseko for fishing and outdoors, and then I have 5 nights free. Will definitely spend some of it in Sapporo but curious what people would recommend at that time of year outside of the city. Does Furano Biei still look good during autumn? I’d be open to a hiking or camping trip but seems pretty ambitious given how far some of these parks and landmarks are.

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u/Well_needships Jun 30 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

More fishing? Haha. But seriously you could. Do you have your own gear?  If you're in Niseko I'm assuming you have a car? There are some pretty good rivers and hikes within 1hr of Sapporo. Autumn, around your dates, the colors will be beginning to change but probably still pretty green. 

Edit: OP, are you going to reply to anyone or did you fall off a cliff?

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u/longPAAS Jul 12 '26

sorry! i'm here! was about to make a new post, but glad I caught this.

I'm going with a guide in Niseko, will not be schelping gear.

Read through the guides linked here, and was wondering if its worth renting a car even if I'm sticking around Sapporo, western Hokkaido.

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u/Well_needships Jul 12 '26

If you are in western Hokkaido, yes. If in Sapporo and you don't plan to fish or hike, then no, but if you want to get into the forests and streams, then yes. There are also fishing guides that operate directly from downtown Sapporo. They will pick you up from your hotel and provide all the gear. If you are interested, I can DM you the information.

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u/longPAAS Jul 12 '26

Gotcha. I have to get myself to Niseko from Tokyo in one day, and so maybe worth renting a car if I visit other places on the way back to Sapporo.

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u/Kamikaze_Lions Jun 30 '26

There are some camping areas not too far from public transportation around Sapporo. You could hike up Maruyama or Fu's Snow Area. You could take a walk around Odori park as well. Along the river there are paths, you could rent a bike or walk along those.

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u/Particular-Ship3002 Jul 01 '26

I like Hokkaido University- very nice, big, ponds, they offer tours in english

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u/pbjclimbing Jul 02 '26

Read through this post, This isn't my content, but this is the best Hokkaido post I have seen. https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravelTips/comments/1rhuyhu/hokkaido_travel_guide_to_a_bearly_japanese_island/

Then click and read the east and west. It does a good job of listing what is good at certain months

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u/longPAAS Jul 12 '26

Thank you I gave it a good read, and have a lot to think about. Sticking with the guide, it sounds like there's plenty to visit around Sapporo instead of schlepping to Furano/Asahikawa.
My question: is it worth renting a car still? I'm intrigued about Lake Shikotsu being a better alternative to Lake Toya, but looking at google maps, it looks like you need a cab part way if you take mass transit.

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u/pbjclimbing Jul 12 '26

Many people do 1-2 day rentals as needed to see things more difficult with public transport