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    By Bus

 1. From Sapporo New Chitose Airport ;

 JR is the most convenient way to get to Winkel. It takes about 1hour from New Chitose JR station to Otaru Chikko JR Station. (Otaru Chikko station is the closest to Winkel cottage.) Photos of Otaru Chikko station below . (You can see a big Ferris wheel on the right side of the train.)

 After getting off the train,
 please go out the left side(like a center picture), and go straight and turn to the right then go down the stairs.

 You can see the taxi stop and bus stop in front of the entrance.
 You can ride bus # 13 for Asarigawa Onsen(朝里川温泉) from here.

 Please get off at the 'Onsen Saka Ue(温泉坂上) bus stop. (Or please tell the driver "Kurasse hoteru(Classe hotel) de orimasu." which means, I'll get off at the Classe Hotel bus stop ; Winkel cottage is opposite to the Classe Hotel.

 The bus fare is 320yen, and it takes about 20 minutes.

 Take a look at the pictures below. You can see the cottages on the right side. Then get off the bus. (This is the Winkel Cottages.) This is a map of our area.

 Please get off at the bus stop in the photo below.

 2. To go to Otaru downtown ;

  To go to Otaru downtown, there is an another bus stop across  the Classe Hotel, in the photo below. You have to ride the the bus for "小樽駅(Otaru station)".

 When you come to Winkel Cottage, you can ride the bus at the bus terminal in front of Otaru station. Please check that the bus is going to Asarigawa Onsen place. In Japanese, "Asarigawa Onsen ni ikimasuka?"which means, is this the bus for Asarigawa hot spring area?

 The bus fare is 320yen, and the travel time is about 30 minutes. 

 At night time, you can recognize the point to get off. In front of Classe Hotel, there are lights like in the pictures below.

 3. From Sapporo station ;

 It is similar to the directions from New Chitose Airport.

 Because, the route is from New Chitose Airport - Sapporo - Otaru Chikko station - Otaru station.

 The train fare from Sapporo to Otaru Chikko station is 620yen.

    By Taxi (From Otaru Chikko station)

 There is a taxi stop in front of Otaru Chikko station. The taxi fare is around 2,500yen to Winkel cottage.

 When you get into the taxi, say to taxi driver "Asarigawa Onsen no Kashibessou Winkeru ni itte kudasai."Which means, Please go to Winkel cottage in Asarigawa Onsen.

 The travel time is about 15 minutes.