Best around Furano / Biei / Sounkyo Spot List

Withered trees stand in a mystical pond

Biei Station is your starting line

A ski slope in the winter and flower field in summer

High quality cheese made from local milk

SATUDORA is a drugstore chain from Hokkaido! We have tax-free stores in renowned spots such as Sapporo, Otaru, Hakodate, Noboribetsu, and even Okinawa!

A fantasyland of snow and ice: this ski area sports an ”Ice Village.”

Set in Higashikawa, 43 km from Asahikawa Yojo Station, La Vista Daisetsuzan offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a restaurant. The 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with a shared bathroom and free WiFi. The hotel has a sauna and a 24-hour front desk. Guest rooms in the hotel are equipped with a kettle. La Vista Daisetsuzan features some units with mountain views, and the rooms come with a coffee machine. All guest rooms in the accommodation are fitted with a flat-screen TV and free toiletries. A buffet breakfast is available every morning at La Vista Daisetsuzan. At the hotel guests are welcome to take advantage of a hot spring bath. Guests at La Vista Daisetsuzan will be able to enjoy activities in and around Higashikawa, like hiking and skiing. Tokiwa Park is 46 km from the accommodation, while Kaguraoka Park is 47 km from the property. Asahikawa Airport is 39 km away.

A lone poplar tree stands amidst hills

Enjoy meticulously prepared homemade sausages

Offering 7th-floor hot-spring baths with mountain views, a karaoke bar and a buffet restaurant, The spacious rooms have Western beds and a Japanese-style seating area. Rooms at Choyo Tei Hotel are air-conditioned and include a Yukata robe, an electric kettle with green tea and a section with tatami (woven-straw) flooring. Each room comes with an en suite bath with bathtub. A 25-minute taxi ride from JR Kamikawa Train Station, the hotel is a 5-minute walk from Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Ropeway cable car and a 10-minute drive from Ryusei no Taki Waterfalls. It is a 2-hour drive from JR Asahikawa Train Station and provides free parking. You can relax with a massage or unwind at the sauna when not soaking in the rooftop hot-spring bath. Duty-free shopping is available at on-site shops. Japanese, Western and Chinese dishes are available at the breakfast and dinner buffets. A coffee lounge and Japanese-style pub are on site.

An English garden with more than 450 varieties of flowers and grasses

Sixty snapshots of Biei landscapes

Colorful hills reminiscent of European rolling countrysides

A wind-resisting forest contrasts with fields

Houses that gave new life to waste materials

Tour a drama set and sense the humanity in its construction

A lifetime's worth of paintings

Three oak trees have withstood blizzards and drought to stand together as family

A scene immortalized in cigarette packaging

A world of mystery and illusion