Hokkaido - day 1

On the 23rd, 1.5 hour from Haneda, we reached Shin-Chitose and took a train to Kita-Hiroshima to pick up the campervan. Old model! right...ok! there is not much campervan's rental service in Japan, especially in Hokkaido. In Sapporo area, there's only one... but at the end, I was feeling so good traveling in that campervan... I will miss it!

It was my first travel in a campervan; very very interesting, it has a table, a coach that becomes a bed, sink, stoven, refrigerator, shower, toilet, TV... we got a camping kit, with camping pans, sleeping bags, ... all the controllers in a panel, which you set to be able to use the water, light, gas, 12V/battery set for the refrigerator...

After all set, we took the 36 road to Sapporo and did the sighseeing in the main tour points. The old Gov building is very beautiful... the tower and odori park are very nice. Take a walk there is very relaxing...
Sapporo station is quite big and the downtown looks like Ginza in Tokyo. Brand stores and nice buildings...

After a quick sighseeing, we drove up to Takikawa city, to reach Furano area next day. In Takikawa, something very nice happened; we were looking for an onsen and as the streets are very difficult in Japan, a taxi driver took us to the onsen which was not so near. He did it for free and I feel very glad as he showed us one of the best onsen we had in Hokkaido. The rotenburo (onsen outside) was amazing... and as it was very late at night, I was myself out there, in a very beautiful scenario.

We continue a bit more to find a very quiet place to sleep, in the middle of the trees and a river besides... Sleep with the stars and listening to the river was a gift from the nature!