Flights:

STA (0871 230 0040, statravel.co.uk) sells London-Sapporo via Tokyo flights with All Nippon Airways from £666 return including tax.

Rail pass: Hokkaido Railway Company's unlimited seven-day pass (jrhokkaido.co.jp) costs £117.

Where to stay:

Keio Plaza Hotel, 2-1 North5 West7, Chuou-ku, Sapporo (+11 271 0111).

Morappu Campsite Qkamura (National Park Resort), Shikotsu Lakeside (+12 325 2201).

Green Stay campsite, Toya-ko lakeside (+14 275 3377).

Midori-Ga-Oka Campground, Rebun (+16 386 1797).

Lake Kushu Lake Side Camp Site, Funadomari (+16 387 3110).

Shiretoko Yaei-jo campsite, on hill overlooking Utoro.

Shiba Park Hotel, 1-5-10 Shiba Park, Minato-ku, Tokyo (03-3433-4141)

Park Hotel Tokyo, Shiodome Media Tower, 1-7-1 Higashi Shimbashi, Minato-ku 105-7227, (+81-3-6252-1111).