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Sounkyo Hana Monogatari

Gardening that total coordination is done

This is the first time in Hokkaido where a spa area has coordinated its gardening at the administrative level. We have done things like make large flower beds in public spaces, put up planters and flower baskets in shops and hotels, and coodinated other flower arrangements and themes for the whole Sounkyo region.

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Mount Taisetsu-san Sounkyo Gorges Hi-Matsuri

Thanksgiving for Animals Procured during the Hunt

For the past century, we have been having this ceremony in Iomante to honor animal gods Kotan Koro Kamui (gods which protect the village communities). The proceedings once lasted several days.Nowadays, this very unusual ceremony is promoted by our community as a major cultural event.

Inquiries / Sounkyo Tourist Association

Phone / 01658-2-1811

Sounkyo Hyoubaku Matsuri (Ice Waterfall Festival)

Wondrous beauty through illumination

Ten thousand square meters of river flatlands by the Ishikari River are utilized to display this pageant of ice pillars, ice tunnels, ice domes, etc. The main lookout tower reaches 15 meters, and the view from it at night is mysterious indeed. Saturdays and Sundays have a fireworks display to light up the winter night.

Inquiries / Sounkyo Tourist Association

Phone / 01658-2-1811

Climbing Mount Kurodake

Step into the great outdoors to refresh yourself in the clear mountain air!

Use the Kurodake Ropeway and lifts as high as you can go, then hike for about one and a half hours to the top. Even with a trip to the “Kurodake ishimuro” stone caves, you can enjoy all the mountain has to offer in about 5 hours.
A particularly good time to go is mid-to-late July.
The area around the “maneki-iwa” (beckoning rocks) and stone caves near the top of the mountain is a paradise of flowers.

Taisetsu Kogen Onsen Pond Tour

See the beauty of the alpine plants in the summer and the colorful leaves in the autumn.

The best time to go is mid-September, as this area is the first place in Japan to see autumn leaves.
With the Pond Circuit course, you can stroll around about 10 ponds and enjoy the strikingly different views of each pond as they reflect the beauty of the autumn leaves.
Taisetsu Kogen Onsen is located 50 minutes by car from Sounkyo. The Pond Circuit is about a 4-hour trek in total.

Ashitsubo-no-Yu Footbath, Yumoto Ginsenkaku

Enjoy your relaxation time to the fullest

Ginsenkaku is near the center of the Sounkyo Canyon Mall.
The owner kindly allows visitors to use the footbath free of charge.
You can drop by the footbath whenever you want, and experience true relaxation Hokkaido-style, surrounded by forests and flowers.

Taisetsu Fish Farm

The rainbow trout from this tranquil river make the perfect centerpiece of any dinner table

Freshwater fish have been raised in the town of Kamikawa since the 1920s, in the clear springs that flow from the foot of Mt. Taisetsu. The rainbow trout and cherry salmon that thrive in the calm, pure waters feature in many of the delicious local specialties of Kamikawa.
You can also eat dishes made with fresh local rainbow trout and cherry salmon at each of the town’s hot springs.

Park Golf

Bask in the pure mountain air as you enjoy a round on this large-scale 36-hole course.

Kamikawa Park Golf course is located just inside Kamikawa on Route 39 to Sounkyo.
You can also find another park golf course, Sounkyo Park Golf, even closer to Sounkyo.
At either of these park golf courses you can enjoy playing a fun round of park golf in the fresh mountain air with the dramatic scenery of the Taisetsuzan mountains around you.


Sounkyo Tourist Association	98-5, Chuo-cho, Kamikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido, Japan 078-1741 Phone:01658-2-1811/FAX:01658-2-1903/e-mail:info@sounkyo.net