From July 27 (Sat) ~ September 1 (Sun), 2024, the route buses operating in the Teshikaga area of eastern Hokkaido will offer a "Teshikaga Eko Passport" that allows unlimited bus travel during the summer season. (Photo: Lake Mashu Kamui Terrace Lounge)
If you have a passport, you can use unlimited bus rides (6 round-trip trips per day) that start from Mashu Station and Kawayu Onsen Station, go around the roadside station Mashu Onsen, Lake Mashu with its transparency, Mt. Sulphur with its spectacular fumaroles, and Lake Kussharo, the largest caldera lake in Japan. The special summer route "Lake Mashu Bus" (3 round-trip flights per day * excluding the last bus) provides direct access to Kawayu Onsen Station ~ Lake Mashu 1st Observatory "Lake Mashu Kamui Terrace". In addition, the operating hours of the buses are also coordinated with the railway.
The price of the unlimited ride pass is 2,000 yen for 2 days for adults, 3,000 yen for 3 days, 1,000 yen for both 2 and 3 days for children, and free for infants. Sales offices include the Mashu Station Tourist Information Center, Kawayu Onsen Station Desk, bus rides, and five accommodations. Lake Mashu Tourist Information Center provides a baggage storage service (600 yen ~ for 1 piece). For more information, see Here 。
The Lake Mashu Tourism Association advertises that "if you want to visit multiple sightseeing spots, a hop-on hop-off pass is a great deal, and even if you don't have a rental car, you can efficiently tour the vast tourist spots in eastern Hokkaido."
Model course proposed by Lake Mashu Tourism Association
Depart from JR Kawayu Onsen Station at 8:30 a.m. → arrive at 11:45 a.m. at → Iwoyama MOKMOK Base. → "Atosanupuri Trekking Tour" starts at 13:00 (ends at 16:00) (after lunch and sightseeing). "Iwoyama MOKMOK Base" departs at 16:40 → arrives at "JR Kawayu Onsen Station" at 16:45. Accommodation "Kawayu hot spring town".
