Japan Travel: Sounkyo Onsen Hiking tour Largest national park Hokkaido11
Japan Travel: Sounkyo Onsen Hiking tour Largest national park Hokkaido11
Daisetsuzan (大雪山) is Hokkaido's largest national park. It is a paradise for outdoor lovers, hikers, brown bears and deer. It is the first place in Japan to see autumn colors and snow each year.
Sounkyo (層雲峡) is a popular hot spring resort town in the north of Daisetsuzan National Park. It is located in a scenic narrow gorge that is flanked by 100 meter high, forested cliffs. There are a pleasant village center, onsen baths and two beautiful waterfalls in Sounkyo. Sounkyo is also a good base for hiking tours into the national park with ropeway access to nearby Mount Kurodake.
Sounkyo offers autumn leaf viewing, and one of the first places in Japan to see the seasonal spectacle. The colors typically start to appear around the summit of Mount Kurodake in mid September and then gradually move down the mountain slopes.
Onsen
Sounkyo offers some hot spring baths to soak in, including one public bath house, the Kurodake no Yu, located in the town center. This bath house has gender-segregated indoor and outdoor baths with limited views of the surrounding landscape. More hot spring bathing is available at the town's many ryokan. Several of them open their baths to non-staying guests during daytime for an admission fee of typically around 1000 yen.
Kurodake Ropeway
The Kurodake Ropeway provides visitors easy access into the higher parts of Daisetsuzan National Park, which departs from next to the Sounkyo Visitor Center in the back of the village center. At the top of the ropeway is a chair lift, which brings you to within a one hour hike of the summit of Mount Kurodake. The traditional 1-2 day tour for advanced hikers continues from the summit of Kurodake through the wild interior of the national park to the summit of Asahidake, from where one can descend to Asahidake Onsen.
Access Information
There are seven direct buses per day from Asahikawa Station to Sounkyo (110 minutes, 2100 yen one way).
Otherwise, you can ride a JR train to Kamikawa Station (40 minutes, around 2000 yen by limited express train or 70 minutes, 1070 yen by local train from Asahikawa) and catch a bus from there (30 minutes, 870 yen, 11 buses per day).
Some ryokan in Sounkyo provide a free shuttle bus for staying guests from Asahikawa or Sapporo.
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Japan Trip: Sounkyo Onsen Hot spring Kurodake Ropeway Hokkaido11 Moopon
Japan Trip: Sounkyo Onsen Hot spring Kurodake Ropeway Hokkaido11 Moopon
Daisetsuzan (大雪山) is Hokkaido's largest national park. It is a paradise for outdoor lovers, hikers, brown bears and deer. It is the first place in Japan to see autumn colors and snow each year.
Sounkyo (層雲峡) is a popular hot spring resort town in the north of Daisetsuzan National Park. It is located in a scenic narrow gorge that is flanked by 100 meter high, forested cliffs. There are a pleasant village center, onsen baths and two beautiful waterfalls in Sounkyo. Sounkyo is also a good base for hiking tours into the national park with ropeway access to nearby Mount Kurodake.
Sounkyo offers autumn leaf viewing, and one of the first places in Japan to see the seasonal spectacle. The colors typically start to appear around the summit of Mount Kurodake in mid September and then gradually move down the mountain slopes.
Onsen
Sounkyo offers some hot spring baths to soak in, including one public bath house, the Kurodake no Yu, located in the town center. This bath house has gender-segregated indoor and outdoor baths with limited views of the surrounding landscape. More hot spring bathing is available at the town's many ryokan. Several of them open their baths to non-staying guests during daytime for an admission fee of typically around 1000 yen.
Kurodake Ropeway
The Kurodake Ropeway provides visitors easy access into the higher parts of Daisetsuzan National Park, which departs from next to the Sounkyo Visitor Center in the back of the village center. At the top of the ropeway is a chair lift, which brings you to within a one hour hike of the summit of Mount Kurodake. The traditional 1-2 day tour for advanced hikers continues from the summit of Kurodake through the wild interior of the national park to the summit of Asahidake, from where one can descend to Asahidake Onsen.
Access Information
There are seven direct buses per day from Asahikawa Station to Sounkyo (110 minutes, 2100 yen one way).
Otherwise, you can ride a JR train to Kamikawa Station (40 minutes, around 2000 yen by limited express train or 70 minutes, 1070 yen by local train from Asahikawa) and catch a bus from there (30 minutes, 870 yen, 11 buses per day).
Some ryokan in Sounkyo provide a free shuttle bus for staying guests from Asahikawa or Sapporo.
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Gin Ga no Taki (Frozen waterfall, Sounkyou, Hokkaido, Japan)
Gin Ga no Taki is a famous tourist spot , located in the town of Sounkyou in Hokkaido.
Famous for skiing and Onsen (Natural hot springs). We went there in the month of February 2012 for Skiing and visited this place. You can see the frozen waterfall. The weather was very bad on this day and the temperature was around -21 degree celcius.
Sounkaku Grand Hotel
Sounkyo is about 200km Northeast from Sapporo.
The hotel has carried on the concept of hospitality introduced by it's founder. The hotel offers a gracious reception and rooms that afford beautiful views of the Sounkyo Valley throughout the seasons.
Hotel is located at north part of Hokkaido Island ant it is about 100 min drive from Asahikawa City, main gate way city in this area. And there is free shuttle bus between Asahikawa & Hotel (except winter time).
The hotel has a famous spa that greets visitors with the bubbling waters of a natural hot spring. An unhurried soak in the superb water, which is effective for ailments, while enjoying a view of the abundant nature found in Daisetsuzan National Park is a perfect way to warm and relax the body from within after a day of mountain climbing in the summer, viewing autumn colors in the fall, or skiing in the winter.
The absolute best feature of this open-air bath located on the 5th floor is the amazing view. Guests can view the breathtaking ravine in the Sounkyo Valley to their heart's content. Because the scenery changes with each season, guests enjoy the never-ending, deep foliage in summer, the colorful fall leaves in autumn, and the snowy white scenery in winter.
The hotel offers a gracious reception and rooms that afford beautiful views of the Sounkyo Valley throughout the seasons. Our 161 rooms located on the 3rd to 10th floors (accommodating 840 people) provide spacious lodging for single guests as well as groups. We pride ourselves on respecting the privacy of our guests and offering valuable services.
These spacious rooms are furnished with both tatami mats and beds, and can comfortably accommodate up to 8 people. Rest in the Japanese-style room and sleep on the bed. The Hotel has 4 restaurants, Souvenir Shop, Massage Room and Bar.
Hokkaido is well-known for seafood and fresh vegetables. The hotel offers wonderful cuisine that uses fresh ingredients Rates are based on double occupancy. Charges for extra adults may apply and will be due directly to the hotel.
My Adventures in Japan, May 2014: Owakudani Boiling Valley
Owakudani, meaning the Great Boiling Valley, is located in the mountain town of Hakone. It has an altitude of 1,040 metres and was formed around 3,000 years ago following a large eruption of Mount Hakone. Before the area was named Owakudani, it went by another name-- Ojigoku, or the Great Hell. Owakudani is one of those few places where one can feel the Earth breath. There are many boiling pools of sulphur rich mineral water and huge vents spew forth volcanic fumes of hydrogen sulphide and sulphur dioxide. The entire area has a strong smell of rotten eggs and at times it can be hazardous to those with weak lungs. At Owakudani one can enjoy kuro tamago or black eggs which are eggs boiled in the hot 100 ℃ natural spring waters.
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Cable car ride to Hakodate-yama
Apa Hotel Sapporo Odorikoen
Location. APA Hotel Sapporo Odorikoen is located in Sapporo, close to Odori Park, Former Hokkaido Government Office Building, and Clock Tower. Nearby points of interest also include Sapporo TV Tower and Sapporo Beer Museum. Hotel Features. APA Hotel Sapporo Odorikoen features a restaurant. The hotel serves cooked to order breakfasts each morning in the restaurant (surcharges apply). High speed (wired) Internet access (surcharge) is available in public areas. Guest parking is available for a surcharge. Additional property amenities include computer rentals. Guestrooms. 60 guestrooms at APA Hotel Sapporo Odorikoen feature hair dryers and trouser presses. Wired high speed Internet access is complimentary. Notifications:The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ). Additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file.