Operation period
2025.2.1 (Sat) → 2.24 (Mon)
Time table
| Boarding / alighting place | Arrival time | Departure time | Get on / off | Sightseeing | |
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| Abashiri Station (station rotary) | 9:30 | Get on | |||
| Kando-no-Michi | Car window | ||||
| Memanbetsu Airport | 10:15 | Get off | |||
| Bihoro Pass Michi no Eki | 11:00 | 11:30 | No | Sightseeing for 30 mins |
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| Memanbetsu Airport | 12:30 | 13:30 | Get on | Get off | Self-arranged lunch time (75 minutes) |
| Northern Earth Aquarium (admission fee included) ※1 | 14:45 | 15:20 | No | Sightseeing for 35 mins |
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| North Fox Farm (admission fee included) ※1 | 15:30 | 16:00 | No | Sightseeing for 30 mins |
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| Michi no Eki Onneyu | 16:05 | Get off | |||
| Kitami Bus Terminal※You cannot ride between Kitami → Memanbetsu Airport. | 16:50 | 17:00 | Get on | Get off | |
| Memanbetsu Airport | 17:30 | Get off | |||
| Michi no Eki Memanbetsu | 17:40 | 18:00 | No | ||
| Abashiri Station | 18:30 | Get off | |||
- ※A bus guide will board the bus.
- ※1 Admission fees to Northern Daichi Aquarium and Kitakitsune Farm are included.
Route Map
Ride fare
Note: Dwarfs are in parentheses (applicable to one child per adult)
Includes admission to Northern Daichi Aquarium and Northern Fox Farm. (Excluding boarding at Kitami/getting off at Abashiri)
Each price includes a drift ice zero carbon cooperation fee of 187 yen.
The Drift Ice Zero Carbon Cooperation Fund will be used to protect drift ice and the natural environment around it.
For more information, please click here.
Bihoro Pass in the Winter
One of the most scenic spots in Japan, with panoramic views of Lake Kussharo, the largest caldera lake in Japan. The frozen and snow-white Lake Kussharo in winter is truly a sight to behold. The adjacent rest stop is also very popular.
DetailsRoute points
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Visit Kitakitsune Farm, which is home to adorable foxes. The fluffy winter coats of the foxes will make you swoon.
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Visit the popular Aquarium of North Earth (Mountain Aquarium), which features the wonderful sight of Japan's first waterfall tank and the world's first river tank that freezes in winter.
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Visit Kando-no-michi in the suburbs of Abashiri, which offers a breathtaking view of the Shiretoko mountain range. The white land and mountains are a spectacular sight that can only be seen in winter.
Request when boarding
- Note: Children (3-11 years old).
- Note: Advance booking is required. Click the button below to book your seat at least 5 days before by 5:00 p.m.
- Note: The vehicle may change to a minibus taxi or a regular taxi depending on the number of the reserved passengers.
- Note: For an inquiry on that very day or travel agencies
Tel: (+81) 152-45-56665 (9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Mon. - Fri.)
Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus Control Center - The buses are limited to those who stay in the designated accommodations as a supporting hotel of the service.
Check the list of the designated accommodations here.
Reservation
Express Bus Personal Booking Office - Online Travel Co. Ltd.
info@japapass.com(Mon. - Sat. 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Closed on Sundays and Holidays)
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Route list
- No. 1 Mombetsu → Mombetsu & Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 2 Akan → Mashu & Abashiri → Mombetsu
- No. 3 Kitami & Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami & Abashiri
- No. 4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro → Abashiri → Utoro
- No. 5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
- No. 6 Utoro → Shibecha (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
- No. 7 Shibecha → Utoro (SL Fuyu-no-Shitsugen Train Connection)
- No. 8 Kitami → Abashiri → Kitami
- No. 9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
