Hokkaido is the best place in Japan to escape the summer heat. This is our first trip there and with just over 3 days available, I went for the common summer favourites: Furano lavender fields and Biei countryside.

Asahikawa Airport would be the closest to these, but by the time I was finalising the itinerary, flights were already booked out. Instead, we chose to go to Shinchitose Airport near Sapporo, which is a much bigger airport and a lot more flights. That also gave us an opportunity for a brief visit in Sapporo city.

Itinerary

	Day 1	Sapporo, Asahikawa (札幌・旭川)
	Day 2	Furano (富良野)
	Day 3	Biei (美瑛)