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The landmark monument at Cape Soya, Japan's northernmost point, stands proudly against a blue sky and sea, with surrounding snow, a must-visit on this Hokkaido gourmet tour.
A spacious and bright wooden sauna room featuring comfortable benches and a hot stone stove, offering a relaxing and warm retreat after your Hokkaido gourmet journey.
A plump hairy crab being lifted from a steaming hot pot, with steam swirling, foreshadowing the lavish crab feast on this Hokkaido Okhotsk Sea gourmet tour.
A fresh, plump scallop from Sarufutsu Town, showcasing its succulent meat in the shell, a premium delight on this Hokkaido Okhotsk Sea seafood gourmet tour.
Chopsticks delicately holding a fresh, plump oyster from Lake Saroma, its tempting flesh a must-try delicacy on this Hokkaido Okhotsk Sea seafood tour.

Enjoy the best of seafood in Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai on this 3-day gourmet trip featuring the freshest seafood from the Sea of Okhotsk [departing from Tokyo]


Booking confirmation: within 14 days before the departure
Duration:3 day(s)
Guided language: 日本語
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  • This is a tour with excellent quality and cost, planned by a planner who knows Japan inside and out.
  • Hokkaido's Okhotsk Sea gourmet menu featuring three types of seafood
  • In Monbetsu, enjoy a seafood dinner including octopus shabu-shabu and oysters from the Okhotsk Sea
  • In Sarufutsu, one of Japan's leading scallop producing areas, we offer a scallop-filled lunch using the equivalent of more than seven scallops.
  • In Wakkanai, we will serve you a crab-filled dinner featuring four types of crab, including a hair crab per person, king crab hotpot, and snow crab.
  • You can also enjoy sightseeing in Wakkanai, Japan's northernmost city, including Cape Soya, Cape Noshappu, and Wakkanai Station.
  • A relaxed itinerary with a leisurely departure and early return
  • This tour is conducted in Japanese, but foreigners can also enjoy it.

(Important information such as meeting times will be provided using a translation app.)

  • I also enjoy small international exchanges with Japanese customers.
[5% App discount] Code: APP5OFF , HK: APP15HK

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Sightseeing Tours

Tour TypeShared tour
Transportation methodTransfer from meeting point
Minimum participant requirement25 travelers
Tour typesGuided tour
Meal arrangementBreakfast included, Lunch included, With dinner
Accommodation typeHotel
Room typeDouble room, Triple room, Quadruple room
Sightseeing typeNatural sights, Food tour・Izakaya Hopping, Bus tour
TransportBus tour

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  • Five meals included over three days! Enjoy the bounty of three different seafood dishes!

A trip to eat three seafood dishes, including fresh seasonal gourmet food from the Sea of Okhotsk and Hokkaido's northernmost scenic tourist spot!

<Wakkanai> Dinner on the second day: Enjoy a dinner featuring the three major crabs: one Hokkaido hairy crab per person, king crab hotpot, snow crab legs, Soya octopus and red snow crab teppanyaki, red snow crab chawanmushi, crab gratin, crab rice, and more at an inn that prides itself on its delicious dinners.

<Sarufutsu> Lunch on the second day: All-you-can-eat scallops: Made with over seven thick, natural scallops from Sarufutsu! Scallop milk hotpot, scallop sashimi, whole scallops, fried scallops, grilled scallops with salt, and scallops in soy sauce.

<Monbetsu> Day 1 Dinner: All-you-can-eat seafood including octopus shabu-shabu, oysters, and kingfish:
・Okhotsk octopus shabu-shabu
・Fried pufferfish from Monbetsu
・Steamed oysters from Akkeshi or Lake Saroma
・Okhotsk Kinki and Oyster Kamameshi
・2 pieces of sashimi

<Monbetsu> Breakfast on the second day: Buffet with seafood rice bowls including sweet shrimp and salmon, and crab teppojiru soup

  • Relax at a hot spring inn for both nights

First night: Monbetsu Onsen, Monbetsu Prince Hotel Enjoy a breakfast buffet with seafood rice bowls featuring sweet shrimp and salmon, as well as crab soup! The popular hot spring water leaves your skin smooth and beautiful. Take a break in the large public bath, where the only hot spring in Monbetsu flows.

Second night: Wakkanai Onsen Hotel Meguma, a hot spring inn popular with women, with a lovely interior. For dinner, we will serve a three-big crab feast using four types of crab!

  • Enjoy the northernmost scenic tourist spot!

[Hamatonbetsu Town/Monbetsu City] Enjoy Lake Kutcharo, a swan migration site! *Due to natural phenomena, you may not be able to see the swans. [Wakkanai] We will take you to Cape Soya, where you can see the monument marking the northernmost point of mainland Japan, and Cape Noshappu, where you can see Mount Rishiri-Fuji! Enjoy the Hokkaido Heritage Site, the North Breakwater Dome, from the car window.

★Day 1: Two optional sightseeing tours of Monbetsu city are also available!★
*Please note that due to time constraints, we cannot accept applications for both "1" and "2".
*Please note that there may be dates when each sightseeing option cannot be offered due to local circumstances.

1: "Sightseeing - Day 1: Travel comfortably on a tour bus! Monbetsu City Sightseeing Optional Tour" 2,100 yen Check-in at Monbetsu Prince Hotel is scheduled for around 3:00 PM. You can relax in your room, but this plan is recommended for those who want to do some sightseeing during their trip. All admission fees to sightseeing spots are included! Travel between facilities is made easy by using a tour bus! The tour is expected to take approximately 2 hours.

① Visit the Okhotsk Tokkari Center, which protects and raises only seals in the vast natural setting of Okhotsk.
② Admission to the Okhotsk Drift Ice Science Center, where you can experience a variety of drift ice experiences, including a spectacular circular dome theater that offers a 360° visual experience and a Clione exhibit. *On Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays, you can choose between the "Lesson on the fishing industry in Monbetsu, guided by a former fisherman" or the above program.
Selection is required on the day, so please ask your tour conductor for details.
*There are some dates when the facility is closed, but if you make a special request, we will open the facility on that day, so there is no problem.
*If you are taking the reverse route, the tour will be conducted on the second or third day (morning).
◇Organizer: Club Tourism Co., Ltd.
◇Transportation: Soya Bus or equivalent
◇How to apply: 14 days before departure
◇Minimum number of participants: 1 person
◇Duration: Approximately 2 hours

2: "Day 1: Local bus company guide will take you on a walking tour of Monbetsu! City walking tour" 2,100 yen
Arrival at the accommodation for the first night is scheduled for around 3:00 PM. You'll want to take advantage of your trip to learn more about Monbetsu on foot! This is recommended for you. A local bus company guide will accompany you on a walk around the town of Monbetsu near the hotel. You'll hear about Monbetsu's lifestyle, culture, and history as you stroll. You might even discover a new charm to Monbetsu! The tour is scheduled to take about an hour.

<Walking course route>
Time required: Approximately 60 minutes Walking distance: Approximately 1.5 km Maximum elevation difference: *The walk is mostly flat.
Road conditions: Asphalt roads and sidewalks Minimum number of participants: 1 person Application deadline: 14 days before departure


[About the course]

Please note that all guidance from the tour conductor during the trip will be in Japanese only. However, to ensure the smooth running of the tour and safety, we will provide as much information as possible using a translation app (meeting place, departure time, etc.). Please observe the following when participating.

  • Please make your reservation using your correct name and email address.
  • Please be on time during the tour, if you are late the tour will depart.

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[Travel conditions]

Departure/Destination: Tokyo/Hokkaido

Length of trip: 2 nights and 3 days

Transportation: Airplane and chartered bus

Bus company: Soya Bus or equivalent

Meal conditions: 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners

Accommodation: [1st night] Monbetsu Onsen, Monbetsu Prince Hotel [2nd night] Wakkanai Onsen, Hotel Meguma

[Room type] First night: Japanese-style room, Western-style room [single/twin] or Japanese-Western style room, second night: Western-style room or Japanese-Western style room

Minimum number of participants: 25

Tour conductor: Partially accompanied (only within Hokkaido)

Guide: 0 (no guide-interpreters will accompany)

[Travel planning/implementation]

Company name: CLUB TOURISM INTERNATIONAL INC

Address: 1-9-6 Edagawa, Koto-ku, Tokyo

Registration number: Tourism Agency Commissioner's Registered Travel Agency No. 1693

Travel industry association: Full member of the Japan Association of Travel Agents

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KKDAY JAPAN Inc.

2nd Floor, WESTALL Yotsuya Building, 1-22-5 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004

Japan Tourism Agency Registered Travel Agency No. 2045

Affiliated organization: Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA)

Reminders

  • A minimum of 25 traveler(s) are required for the tour to depart. If the number of participants does not reach the minimum requirement, the tour will be canceled. An email regarding tour cancellation will be sent 14 day(s) before the departure date

  • In the event of inclement weather such as typhoons or snowstorms, a decision on whether to cancel the tour will be made 1 day(s) before departure (local time 12:00). Notifications will then be sent via email

  • Domestic passenger facility usage fee (Adults: 900 yen (12 years and over), Children: 440 yen (6-12 years old), Infants (3-6 years old): 440 yen) is included.

  • The order of accommodation and sightseeing may be changed or the tour may be reversed. Tourist attractions will not be omitted and sightseeing time will not be shortened.

  • The listed meal contents may be subject to change due to local procurement issues or poor catches.

  • Due to the seating arrangement on airplanes and buses, even if you are booking as a group, you may be seated far apart, and even if you book as a group of two, you may not be seated next to each other (separate seats).

  • If you are booking for 3-4 people in one room, we may ask you to share an extra bed or separate you into two rooms. Please note that for the first night at Monbetsu Prince Hotel, even if you book for 2 people in one room, you may be assigned two single rooms.

  • This tour is conducted in Japanese only.

  • If visibility is poor or the weather is bad, you may not be able to enjoy the view or scenery.

  • If you are traveling with an infant aged 3-5, they will not be counted in the number of people in the room type. (For example, if you are traveling with "2 adults and 1 infant," please select a room for 2 people, and if you are traveling with "2 adults, 1 child, and 1 infant," please select a room for 3 people.)

  • The fare for children aged 3-5 includes bus seats and actual costs for facility usage fees, admission fees, fruit picking, etc., but does not generally provide hotel beds or meals (with the exception of some tours such as buffets). Also, seats are not reserved for trains. Seats are reserved for airplanes.

FAQ

1. What specific seafood is Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai known for along the Sea of Okhotsk?

Monbetsu is renowned for its premium pufferfish and Okhotsk Sea oysters. Sarufutsu is a leading producer of scallops, offering exceptionally fresh catches. Wakkanai, as Japan's northernmost city, is famous for a variety of high-quality crabs. These regions collectively provide a rich selection of fresh seafood from the Sea of Okhotsk, forming a highlight of any gourmet trip.

2. When is the optimal season to enjoy fresh seafood in Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai?

The optimal season for enjoying fresh seafood in Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai largely depends on the specific delicacy. Crabs are often best enjoyed in winter, while scallops and oysters can be excellent in spring and autumn. Pufferfish also has peak seasons, typically in colder months. Generally, the colder months from autumn to spring offer the widest range of prime seafood.

3. What is the recommended travel period for a gourmet trip exploring Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai?

For a gourmet trip focusing on seafood in Monbetsu, Sarufutsu, and Wakkanai, the period from late autumn to early spring (roughly October to March) is highly recommended. This allows travelers to experience the freshest crab, pufferfish, and other seasonal catches from the Sea of Okhotsk, complementing the unique natural beauty of Japan's northernmost regions.

4. What specific types of crab and other seafood are featured in the dinners at Wakkanai and Monbetsu?

In Wakkanai, guests can anticipate a luxurious crab-filled dinner featuring four types of crab, including a whole hairy crab per person, king crab hotpot, and snow crab. Monbetsu's seafood dinner includes delicious octopus shabu-shabu and fresh oysters from the Okhotsk Sea. These meals highlight the diverse and rich seafood bounty of the region.

5. What transportation is provided for sightseeing at Cape Soya and Cape Noshappu in Wakkanai during the tour?

The tour provides comfortable transportation for sightseeing at Cape Soya, Cape Noshappu, and Wakkanai Station. As part of a structured tour departing from Tokyo, all necessary ground transportation between these significant landmarks in Wakkanai is arranged, ensuring a smooth and convenient travel experience for participants.

6. What kind of gourmet dining experience, such as a scallop-filled lunch, can be expected in Sarufutsu?

In Sarufutsu, renowned as a premier scallop producing area, the gourmet dining experience centers around an exceptional scallop-filled lunch. This meal features a generous serving equivalent to more than seven scallops, prepared to highlight their natural sweetness and freshness. It's a key culinary highlight showcasing Sarufutsu's local specialty.

7. Beyond crab, what other specific seafood delicacies like pufferfish or octopus shabu-shabu are served in Monbetsu?

In Monbetsu, beyond the famous crabs, the gourmet journey includes other distinct seafood delicacies. Guests can enjoy exquisite pufferfish, a local specialty known for its unique texture. Additionally, the seafood dinner features flavorful octopus shabu-shabu, offering a warm and interactive dining experience with fresh Okhotsk Sea oysters.

8. What are the main sightseeing highlights in Wakkanai, Japan's northernmost city, offered during the tour?

The tour highlights key attractions in Wakkanai, Japan's northernmost city. Main sightseeing spots include Cape Soya, the true northernmost point of Japan, offering panoramic views. Cape Noshappu is another scenic cape known for its beautiful sunsets and an aquarium. Wakkanai Station, as the northernmost station, also holds unique cultural significance.

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