RtG Islands of Japan 25 Brochure (web) - Flipbook - Page 4
18 September to 16 October 2025
28 days (24 driving), 7,000 kilometres, and the four main islands of Japan
R
oute notes:
After a couple of days
settling in to the Japanese
way of life in Sapporo*,
Hokkaido’s capital and a former
Winter Olympic City, our first
evening as a group will feature
a drinks reception and RtG’s
traditional Welcome Dinner.
Shiretoko
Sapporo
Hokkaido
Days 1 to 7:
Sapporo to Hakodate
Our adventure begins in
downtown Sapporo, but we
are quickly out of the city and
sampling the first of the island’s
many gravel roads. Hokkaido has
20% of Japan’s land mass but
only 5% of its population so there
is plenty of space for everyone.
This far north there are large
stretches of wilderness, forests,
dark blue lakes, and hot springs.
By the second day we are in
the Daisetsuzan National Park,
Japan’s largest. The park’s name
means “Big Snow Mountain” and
Karuizawa
Hiroshima
Fukuoka
Kyoto
Tokyo
*Crews importing their vehicles should plan to arrive in Sapporo
by Monday 15 September to provide passports to their shippers to
enable customs clearance of the vehicle. The first night of included
accommodation is Thursday 18 September.
