Travel Notes
- About the Pass | 2024 East Hokkaido Bus Pass -
*Major tourist areas: Shiretoko (Utoro), Abashiri, Kushiro, Lake Akan, Lake Mashu, Kitami, Obihiro, etc.
*Valid from January 27, 2024 to March 3, 2024.
*This is a pre-booked pass. After booking, a reservation number will be issued. Please use this number to register your bus/pass on the Japapass reservation platform.
*The reservation platform allows you to make reservations, cancel, and modify your boarding date. Modifications must be made at least two days before your scheduled departure date; cancellations cannot be made after this date.
*This pass must be used on consecutive dates.
*It is recommended to make bus reservations at least five days in advance. If seats are available, reservations can be made up to 5:00 PM two days before departure.
*If using this bus pass for bus travel, please make sure to make reservations in advance. Even though some bus routes do not require reservations, please still make a reservation on the reservation page.
*If you do not make a reservation in advance, you will be charged the original bus fare for each route on the day of your trip and will not be eligible for the unlimited ride offer. Please note that if the bus is fully booked, please do not board.
*When boarding, please be sure to present the "Ticket" page sent to your email address after booking, or print out your ticket and present it to the bus attendant for confirmation.
*The reservation page is available in English, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. However, please note that bus drivers only speak Japanese.
- Reservable Buses and Passes | Eastern Hokkaido Bus Pass (Winter Edition) -
■ Reservable Buses
1. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 1 Monbetsu → Monbetsu/Abashiri → Utoro
2. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 2 Akan → Mashu/Abashiri → Monbetsu
3. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 3 Kitami/Abashiri → Mashu → Akan → Kitami/Abashiri
4. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 4 Kushiro → Akan → Bihoro → Abashiri → Utoro
5. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 5 Utoro → Notsuke → Akan → Kushiro
6. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 6 Utoro → Shibecha (Transfer to the SL Winter Shitsugen)
7. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 7 Shibecha → Utoro (Transfer to the SL Winter Shitsugen)
8. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 8 Kitami → Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami
9. Limited-Time Bus | Eastern Hokkaido Express Bus No. 9 Abashiri → Bihoro → Kitami → Abashiri
10. Intercity Bus | NEW Sunrise Asahikawa/Sounkyo ~ Onneyu/Kitami ~ Kushiro/Akan ※Reservations open at least two months in advance
11. Intercity Bus | North Liner Asahikawa/Furano/Sounkyo ~ Obihiro ※Reservations open at least two months in advance
12. Intercity Bus | Sweets Liner: Tokachigawa Onsen/Obihiro Station to Kushiro Airport. Reservations open two months in advance.
13. Intercity Bus: Limited Express Nemuro
14. Local Bus: Akan Airport Liner. Reservations open one month in advance.
15. Local Bus: Kushiro Station/Kushiro Airport to Lake Akan Line
16. Local Bus: Shari Station to Utoro Line
17. Local Bus: Kushiro to Nakashibetsu to Rausu Line
18. Local Bus: Nemuro to Nakashibetsu Airport Line
19. Local Bus: Abashiri to Higashimokoto Line
20. Local Bus: Shiretoko Airport Liner (Memanbetsu Airport to Abashiri Station to Utoro)
21. Local Bus: MARIMO Express Kushiro
22. Local Bus: MARIMO Express Okhotsk
23. Regular Sightseeing Buses | "White Pirika" (Kushiro - Akan - Kushiro)
24. Regular Sightseeing Buses | Winter Abashiri Tour Bus (Abashiri City Tour) *1
■ Reservable Passes
1. Pass | VISIT TOKACHI PASS (1-Day Pass) *2
2. Pass | Kitami Bus PASS (1-Day Pass) *3
3. Pass | DOKOBUS Abashiri Sightseeing Bus (1-Day Pass) *4
4. Pass | Nemuro Kotsu Bus (1-Day Pass) *5
*1
An additional 7,000 yen must be paid on-site for drift ice boat tickets, lunch, and entrance fees.
Itinerary Information: https://info.eastern-hokkaido-style.jp/youtube/2022-2-abashiri/
※2
Please make reservations on the Japapass "My Page" at least one day in advance and collect your ticket at the following location on the day of departure.
Obihiro Station Bus Terminal or Obihiro Airport 1F Information Counter
**This service is not available to residents of the Tokachi area.
**When redeeming your ticket, please present the reservation screen in the Japapass "My Items" app and 1: a document showing your current address (e.g., driver's license) and 2: proof of transportation to Tokachi (e.g., flight reservation record, boarding pass, hotel reservation screen).
※3
Please make reservations on the Japapass "My Page" at least one day in advance and collect your ticket at the Kitami Bus Terminal (next to JR Kitami Station) on the day of departure.
If you're arriving at Memanbetsu Airport on the same day, you can take a bus from Memanbetsu Airport to Kitami Bus Terminal. Please show the Japapass "My Page" booking screen (or your reservation email) to the bus driver.
*4
This plan is for advance reservations of the Abashiri Sightseeing Bus (1-day pass).
The boarding and drop-off locations shown at the time of booking may differ from the actual boarding and drop-off locations.
To use the "Sightseeing Bus", please contact the operating company directly on the day of your trip using the following method to reserve your specific boarding and drop-off locations.
Automated Telephone Guide Reservation (Chinese) 050-1807-3323
Online Reservation https://passenger-app.ai-bus.jp/private/abashiri1020/signIn?isMigrate=true
**Reservable Boarding and Disembarkation Locations https://www.dokobus-abashiri.jp/area_map/
※5
Please make your reservation at least one day in advance on your Japapass "My Page." Upon disembarking, show the "My Page" reservation screen or the reservation email screen to the bus driver for confirmation.
You can use the route buses operated by Nemuro Kotsu [Hanasaki Line, Nosa Line, Atsutoko Line, Koju Loop Line, and Nishihama Line].
★All fares include a drift ice zero carbon contribution (187 yen per adult and child).
The drift ice zero carbon contribution will be used to protect the drift ice environment.
◆Please be sure to read the General Terms and Conditions of Travel Service.(Japanese)
https://gransea-n.jp/terms_conditions/terms_conditions.php
【Travel Planning and Execution】
Gran Cino Co.
Registered Travel Agency No. 2-3098
Full member of Japan Association of Travel Agents
Assist 90-4F, 1-18-14 Honjo Higashi, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-0074, Japan
Reina Laoyama, General Travel Service Supervisor
