Seven Stars Tree tours

We had such a wonderful day trip to Furano! Our tour guide, Tenzo, was amazing—he’s incredibly knowledgeable about everything Hokkaido and shared stories and insights in such a fun and engaging way. He also gave us really useful tips on how to maximize our time at each stop, which made the experience smooth and enjoyable. Tenzo is truly a great ambassador for Hokkaido. His passion for the region shines through, and it made us appreciate the beauty and culture of the area even more. We highly recommend this tour and especially Tenzo as your guide.

We enjoyed the tour particularly the zoo and the buffet at the Furano stop. The zoo had many animals especially a wide variety of monkey related species. The highlight of buffet was the cantaloupe, really refreshing and smooth. The Furano stop had many special lavender products on sale. Our guide (Liu Sheng) took care of us and was very detailed in explaining the origin of Japan/ Hokkaido’s culture when we asked. This was a mandarin speaking tour.

Asahiyama Zoo is huge as compared to other winter zoos I visited. The time allotted for this trip is just sufficient. The problem is that a hefty number of animals were not put in their cages for the public to see. Shirahige Falls was mind-blowing! <3 This is my fav part of this itinerary, so I kinda felt like 20 mins wasn't enough. Biei Pond was just so-so. I wasn't amused nor hated it. It was just frozen all over with a blue led light hitting the pond. I'm curious as to why we had to spend 10 more minutes in here than in the falls. One thing I didn't like was that we were situated at the back of the bus. The view was obstructed (we weren't able to enjoy the mountain views during the bus ride), & we technically had lesser time to spend in visiting the places. It was also my fault for misunderstanding that we won't be dropped off to where we were picked-up, so we had to walk for 1km to our hotel during a snowfall. Lastly, a few things to note: - Iwamizawa Service Area was full of filthy trash! I do hope they address this as it's something I didn't expect from Japan. - The tour guide can't speak English but tried his best to communicate.

I highly appreciate and would like to thank Habi for her engaging and sincere guide for the busy tour. She guided with 3 languages with simutaneous translations one after each other, making sure everyone is engaged. She also offered to take photos for everyone at each spot. In one case where one group of participant got lost, she guided them back to the bus and even apologized for them. Its a pleasure to be in this tour.

The whole day's journey went very smoothly. These places are quite convenient for friends who don’t rent a car. I was particularly impressed by the Kan Yasuda Art Museum, which is not large but worth a visit. The tour guide on that day was also very careful and attentive in explaining the various attractions to everyone, reminding everyone of the things to pay attention to, etc. He also shared many stories so that everyone could better understand Hokkaido.

Linda was kind and down to business, she made it clear what times to get back on the bus so we would not miss it. Good hiking at the last stop where the Pagoda is. The lunch ranged from 2000-3500 yen, but coffee/soft drinks/refills were free.

Tracy was an excellent tour guide, everything was nice and easy to understand and the time for the tour was divided up nicely. She also provided excellent insight on the best things to do around the area.

Trip runs smoothly & we'll organise by friendly tour leader (Oscar). Fun to see beautiful animals such as polar bear, penguins, chimpanzee etc at the zoo. Great & beautiful view at blue pond & Shirahige Falls, worth to visit. Buffet lunch also yummy, especially cantaloupe, sweet & juicy.