The Sounkyo Hot Spring Resort sits at the foot of the Taisetsu Mountains. The drive from Kamikawa Sounkyo Interchange on the Hokkaido Expressway takes about 20 minutes.
Location | Sounkyo Hot Spring Resort, Kamikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido 078-1797 |
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TEL | +81-(0)1658-5-3145 (Reservations Phone Number) +81-(0)1658-5-3101 |
FAX | +81-(0)1658-5-3362 |
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IN/OUT | 15:00 / 10:00 |
Parking | Space for 80 standard-sized cars (free of charge) |
Free shuttle bus service

Boarding point: 1-jo 6-chome (Showa-dori Street) in front of the Smile Hotel Asahikawa At the boarding point.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the departure time.
Bus timetable | |||||
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Outward | Departure from in front of Asahikawa Smile Hotel |
14:00 | ![]() |
Arrival at Sounkyo Kankou Hotel | 15:30 |
Return | Departure from Sounkyo Kankou Hotel | 10:00 | ![]() |
Arrival in front of Asahikawa Smile Hotel |
11:30 |
*For guests who desire transportation to and from the hotel, please make the bus reservation by phone at least 3 days prior to your visit.+81-(0)1658-5-3101
*Service is provided subject to seating availability.
*Buses may be delayed or cancelled due to inclement weather or other circumstances.
*Neither Sounkyo Kankou Hotel nor the bus company accepts liability for items lost on board. Passengers are responsible for their own belongings.
Access
Car | |
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Sapporo – Sounkyo | Approx. 3 hr. 30 min |
Asahikawa – Sounkyo | Approx. 1 hr. 30 min |
Furano – Sounkyo | Approx. 2 hr. |
Kitami – Sounkyo | Approx. 2 hr. |
Abashiri – Sounkyo | Approx. 3 hr. |
*From Asahikawa, Kitami or Abashiri, take National Route No. 39. | |
Expressway | |
Sapporo – Pippu | Approx. 1 hr. 40 min |
Pippu – KamikawaSounkyo | Approx. 20 min |
*Approx. 20 min. by car from Kamikawa Sounkyo IC | |
Route bus (Dohoku Bus) | |
Asahikawa – Sounkyo | Approx. 1 hr. 50 min |
Kawakami – Sounkyo | Approx. 35 min |
Ginsendai – Sounkyo | Approx. 1 hr. |
*See the Dohoku Bus timetable | |
JR limited express train | |
Asahikawa – Kawakami | Approx. 40 min |
Sapporo – Kawakami | Approx. 2 hr. |
*Get off at Kamikawa Station on the JR Sekihoku Line.The hotel is a 35-min. bus ride toward Sounkyo Onsen. | |
By Airplane | |
Tokyo – Asahikawa | Approx. 1 hr. 35 min |
Osaka – Asahikawa | Approx. 2 hr. 10 min |
Nagoya – Asahikawa | Approx. 1 hr. 45 min |
Hakodate – Asahikawa | Approx. 1 hr. |
Kushiro – Asahikawa | Approx. 40 min |
*Approx. 1 hr. 30 min. by car from Asahikawa Airport |
*Please check the following official website.