Ice Hockey Itinerary: 2 days in Kushiro, Hokkaido w/ Rent a Car/Game: East Hokkaido Cranes

Here is a model plan for a two-day, one-night trip to Kushiro that includes sightseeing and dining in Kushiro if you plan to travel to Kushiro mainly to watch an ice hockey game.

Team East Hokkaido Cranes
Venue: Higashi (East) Hokkaido Cranes Ice Arena
Season: Early September to mid-March
Schedule: Official website
Best season for this plan September, October

Highlights of this itinerary

This is a model plan to watch the ice hockey game in Kushiro, which starts in autumn. This plan is based on the assumption that you will be using a rental car.
In Hokkaido, snow may start to fall in November, so this is basically a good itinerary to refer to if you are going to watch a game in September or October.

Event

East Hokkaido Cranes
East Hokkaido Cranes Ice Arena 

Eat

Wisho Ichiba "Katte Don (Do it your way)" Details
Izumi-ya "Spa-Katsu" Details
Torimatsu's "Zanghi ( Deep Fried Chicken)" Details
Kushiro Ramen Maruhira Details
or Teshikaga Ramen Teshikaga Sohonten

Sightseeing

Nusamai Bridge (Kushiro) Details
Kushiro Marsh Hosooka Observatory Details
Tawadaira Observatory Details
Lake Mashu Observatory 
Sulphur Mountain (Atosanupuri) 
Sand Hot Spring 
Kotan Hot Spring 

Model Plan

This is a model plan to watch the ice hockey game in Kushiro, which starts in autumn. This plan is based on the assumption that you will be using a rental car.
In Hokkaido, it may start snowing in November, so this itinerary is basically for those who want to watch the game in September or October.

Here is a model plan for a two-day, one-night trip from Haneda to watch the East Hokkaido Cranes.

Schedule	contents
Day 1	7:00a.m.  Arrive at Haneda Airport (Arrive at the airport at least one hour before departure) 8:10 a.m. Depart Haneda Airport (JAL) (Flight time will be 1 hour and 35 minutes.) 9:45 a.m.  Arrive at Tancho Kushiro Airport 10:30 a.m.  Rent a car and drive to Kushiro City. (About 30 minutes drive from Kushiro Airport) 11:00 a.m. Enjoy Katte Don (Do it your way) at Wsho Ichiba. 12:30 p.m. Sightseeing around Nusamai Bridge Fisherman's Wharf MOO Nusamai Bridge 3:00 p.m. Check-in at Hotel Paco 4:00p.m. Izumi-ya "Spa-Katsu" 5:30 p.m. Arrive at East Hokkaido Cranes Ice Arena 6:30 p.m. Watch Cranes game 9:00 p.m. Leave the venue and return to the hotel. 10:00 p.m. Zanghi at Torimatsu 11:00 p.m. Return to hotel and have a good night.
Day 2	8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Hotel Paco (If you want to eat Kushiro Ramen, Maruhira is open from 9:30am) 9:00 p.m. From the hotel, go to Hosooka Observatory in Kushiro Shitsugen 9:30 a.m. Kushiro Shitsugen Hosooka Observatory  10:30 a.m. Go to Tawadaira 11:30 a.m. Tawadaira Observatory 12:00 p.m. Teshikaga Ramen 1:00 p.m. Lake Mashu Observatory  1:30 p.m. Sulphur Mountain (Atosanupuri) 2:30 p.m. Sand Hot Spring  3:00 p.m. Kotan Hot Spring 4:30 p.m. Drive to Kushiro Airport 6:30 p.m. Return rental car at the airport 8:05 p.m. Depart Kushiro Airport (JAL) 9:55 p.m. Arrive at Haneda Airport