Sounkyo Onsen - 北海道まんなか観光ナビ

It is the largest hot spring town in northern Hokkaido, visited by 2 million people a year, in Daisetsuzan National Park, in a magnificent valley with columnar joint cliffs. Hotels and guesthouses are lined up in a Western-style atmosphere modeled after Canadian mountain resorts. Surrounded by cliffs and cliffs, the hot spring town offers magnificent scenery throughout the four seasons, including flowers blooming in spring, fresh greenery in summer, autumn leaves in autumn, and frozen waterfalls in winter. It is also popular as a base for sightseeing in the surrounding area, such as the Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway and Asahiyama Zoo.

Many events are held according to the four seasons, such as the “Canyon Fire Festival” in summer, a summer festival where traditional Ainu rituals and owl rituals are held, the autumn leaves illumination event “Miracle Illumination” in autumn, and the “Icefall Festival” in winter, where a fantastic ice world spreads out, attracting many tourists.

Basic Info

Location: 〒078-1701
上川町層雲峡
Telephone number: 01658-2-1811 Sounkyo Tourism Association
Access: By
car, about 90 minutes
from Asahikawa, about 150 minutes
from Sapporo, about 90 minutes from Kitami, about 150 minutes

from Obihiro If
you come by bus, from
Asahikawa about 1 hour and 55 minutes by Hokkaido Bus "Sounkyo/Kamikawa Line" (from JR Asahikawa Station)
・From
Sapporo, highway bus "Sounkyo/Asahikawa Line" ( Hokkaido Bus-Hokkaido Chuo Bus) is in operation (there may be seasonal operation).
Or change to a local bus in Asahikawa.
・From
Kitami, the intercity bus "Limited Express Ishikita" (Hokkaido Kitami Bus and Hokkaido Bus) stops at the "Sounkyo" bus stop.
・From
Obihiro　The "North Liner" (Tokachi Bus, Hokkaido Bus, Hokkaido Takushoku Bus) stops at the "Sounkyo" bus stop.
Related Links: 【Official】Sounkyo Tourism Association