Weekend trip to Kitami and Abashiri in Hokkaido (Tabimae edition)|Travel lottery experience

Before noon on Friday, May 13, reporter O is at Narita Airport. From now on, I will board the LCC Peach departing from Narita Airport at 12:55 and head to Memanbetsu Airport (Hokkaido). On a weekend trip of 3 days and 2 nights, I will go to "Kitami" and "Abashiri" near the airport.

Why go to "Memanbetsu"?

In October last year, LCC Peach installed a vending machine in Shibuya Parco called "Tabi Lottery" that became a hot topic, and drew the "Narita" → "Memanbetsu" route. Pay 5,000 yen one time and reserve points (6,000~12,000) that can be used only at the designated destination and the destination. Click here for details. article Please refer to.

People who try the "Travel Lottery" are (A) people who like new things and want to enjoy the lottery. (B) An indecisive person who cannot choose his or her own travel destination. (C) Persons who have purchased for other personal reasons. Is it? It's almost exactly as per the concept (A). The reason why reporter O went to the scene was (C). I thought of writing an article about the experience of purchasing a "travel lottery".

Shibuya's "Travel Lottery" departs from Narita and covers 12 domestic routes. It was good anywhere except Kansai Airport. Although the motives were different, when it was my turn, I was enjoying the concept of the "travel lottery". It was a woman who was drawn. At that time, there was also a reason to feel a connection with a woman ( Browse articles ）。 What comes to mind when I think of Memanbetsu is "Abashiri". Reporter O decided to go to see the drift ice that docked at Abashiri during the winter.

It's hard to get to the "women's bereavement"

Reporter O earned 6,000 points in the "travel lottery". Even LCCs that claim to be cheap are not enough for a one-way ticket. At the beginning of the new year, we shifted the shortfall of points from ANA miles and prepared for the battle. The drift ice season is approaching, and I'm ready to go.

I couldn't find it in late January, when the ice floes appeared. Even in late February, when it was at its peak, it was not convenient. The point expiration date of March 31 is gradually approaching. The points for the travel lottery had an expiration date. What a restrictive thing (laughs). I hurriedly entered March and made a reservation for March 25th. Just before that, I had a plan to go to a sightseeing event in Osaka, so I changed it to April 8th. The point validity period has been extended.

Boarding date decided! 8 months from the date of drawing the lottery

In the end, I decided to fly on May 13 because I also changed my booking for April. As a result, there will be an additional 30,000 in terms of differences and fees. In effect, it includes a travel lottery and ANA mileage transfer. On the way, I wondered if I needed to go now, but since I was involved in the "travel lottery", I had a sense of responsibility to complete it. Also, the fact that the "Abashiri & Kitami" booth happened to be exhibited at the Osaka tourist convention was also a reason not to give up on the trip.

After Hokkaido's winter tourism seasons, Abashiri in May?

Even though Abashiri is in eastern Hokkaido, spring is welcome in May. The tour of the drift ice in Okhotsk is over, and the freezing season of Lake Abashiri is over. At that time, I saw a person in the travel industry in Hokkaido tweeting, "There is nothing in Hokkaido in May that I can recommend to people outside of Hokkaido."

Around mid-March, Abashiri finishes its winter specialties. The next high season is from June to July, when the rainy season begins in Honshu. You should be able to go to Hokkaido at any time, but if you go from Tokyo, do you have a chance once or twice a year? If you choose the time of year, May and June are difficult to go out except for GW. This time, as a reporter O, because it is not the season, I have a strong desire to discover something.

I prepared this travel report (Tabi Mae) between the end of GW and the day before boarding, and published it just before boarding at Narita Airport.

Now, it's time to head to Hokkaido.

Itinerary (planned)

■April 13 (Fri) Kitami City
・Narita Airport →Memanbetsu Airport→ (bus) → Kitami Station, accommodation & dinner (city center)

■April 14 (Sat) Abashiri City
・Kitami Station → (JR Ishikita Main Line), →Abashiri Station→ Abashiri Prison Work Products Exhibition Hall→ Abashiri Prison→ Okhotsk Drift Ice Museum→ Northern Peoples Museum→Lake Abashiri Lake→ Lunch→ Cape Notori → Fishing Port→ Dinner (Urban Area)

■May 15 (Sun) Abashiri City
・Abashiri Port (early morning) → lunch (certain event) →Abashiri city → (bus) →Memanbetsu Airport→ Narita Airport

When I arrived at Memanbetsu Airport and looked at the site, the article was not distributed. It seems that the submission did not go well. Since it's a big deal, I'll only post a photo of Memanbetsu Airport. Now, let's head to Kitami.