Snowshoe lake Toya
We are planning to start from late December, 2024.
Let us stroll in white forest, using snowshoes. Your feet float like rabbits walk on snow.
Quiet woods, whisper of winds, serene lake, and snow still falling.
We are able to walk in woods easily, where it is densely covered by vegetation in summer.
You may slide on your bottom on downhills?
We instruct the activity and guide the lake, Hokkaido nature in English when we do an English tour.
It would be easier for you to communicate if we talk directly.
That makes your tour safer, also you could hear more about Hokkaido nature from the guide.
You do not need a translator on board. We charge 2000 JPY/person/hour as an English-guiding fee.
e.g.) Canoeing short touring is 1.5 hour tour = 3000 JPY/person is added to the original fare.
| Period | Late December to Late March |
| Time | ・9am to 11:00am ・1pm to 3:30pm Tour approx. takes about 2 hours. |
| Fare | English-spoken guide 12000 JPY per adult(13 and up) 9000 JPY per child(6-12 yrs old/primary school) * including equipment rental(snowshoe, Long boots), insurance. *Additonal rentals are available for extra cost |
| Place to meet | Toyako Tourist Information Center We can pick you up if you stay in lake Toya hotsprings, Windsor hotel Toya, or Rusutsu resort. |
| Age | 6 yrs and up Please tell us if there are children under school age. *Pregnant(or may-be-pregnant) women cannot participate due to our insurance policy. Max capacity |
| Max capacity | One group per day Min. pax: 2 Max. pax: 4 Travelling alone? Ask us for details. |
| Reservation | Required(7 days or earlier) |
*You need to book our tour at least 7 days in advance, we will check vacancy for English guiding slot.
*This is a "English-spoken-tour". All participants need to understand English language.
Otherwise we cannot accept your participation. If not, we may judge as "not safe to operate" and discontinue the experience.
Cancellation policies and precautions
For chekcing cancellation policy and precautions for "all tous", please check here.
For all participants
Here are some things you might want to bring, what to wear.
Participation with dogs
・Our insurance does not cover dogs, please find pet insurance on your own.
Reservation process
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Sending "Reques" for your tour
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Answer from us
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Request to Reservation
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Contact from us the day before tour
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On the day of tour
・We accept tour request at least 7 days before tour by 17:00.
・Please send us "Tour Request" from the botton below.
(This is "first-come-first-served" system. We might not be able to accept when tour has not enough vacancy.)
・Please make sure you can receive e-mail from "toya-guide.com".
・If you do not receive reply from us after 3 days, it is possible that our e-mail might be in "junk" folder, or rejected by your server.
Please contact us if you do not receive our reply.→mail
Tour requesting form
※This is a one-person-operated-office. Please allow maximum of 3 days to reply your request.