How to Save Money During Hokkaido’s Peak Season? Travel Smart by Train with Local Experts

By MOOK Scenic Spots Family Travel Life Network, reported by Li Xinyi

Hokkaido’s summer boasts dreamy, romantic flower fields, and the annual Grand Festival of Hokkaido Shrine will be held from 6/14～6/16. But with tightening budgets and soaring prices, how can you travel wisely, save money, and still have fun during this peak season in Hokkaido? The Hokkaido Experts Group is back, teaming up with locals from Furano and Hakodate to host a free independent travel seminar themed “Travel Across Hokkaido by Train to Beat the Price Hike.” They’ll share the latest 2012 tips on food, fun, and things to do in Hokkaido, and teach you how to easily explore the region by train, rental car, or the very convenient bus system.

The Hokkaido Experts Group will head to Taichung on 6/9 and Taipei’s Eslite Bookstore Xinyi Branch on 6/10 to share the freshest travel intel. Just by attending, you’ll get a 2-day tourist bus pass, and the first 100 attendees at each event will also receive popular sweets from Rokkatei. There will also be lucky draws for great prizes such as a 3-day-2-night Hokkaido itinerary, a 7-day Japan Rail Pass, and giant KITACA character plush toys. Plus, you can take photos with railway uniform beauties.

If you want to dive deeper into Hokkaido, the expert group will provide answers during the seminars. By joining the official Facebook fan page “REAL Hokkaido,” you can also get the latest news about Hokkaido. From now until 6/7, the fan page is also running the “Hokkaido Experts Group Rokkatei Giveaway” campaign, where you can enter to win the popular local snack “Rokkatei Cookies – From the Northern Country.” For seminar details, visit the official website: www2.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/pdf/tw/2012summer.pdf.

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