00:00 Sekihoku Pass 石北峠
03:00 Back on Car
06:22 Muka Tunnel 武華トンネル
11:30 Keikoku Bridge 渓谷橋
22:30 Daisetsuzan Sōunkyō Kurodake Ropeway 大雪山層雲峡・黒岳ロープウェイ 層雲峡駅
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Day 1/2 Sapporo to Wakkanai
Part 1 Sapporo
Part 2 Rumoe
Part 3 Tomamae
Part 4 Sarobetsu Park
Part 5 Ororon Line
Part 6 Cape Soya
Day 2/2 Shari to Sapporo
Part 1 Road To The Sky
Part 2 Sunayu
Part 3 Lake Kussharo
Part 4 Bihoro Pass
Part 5 Kitami
Part 6 Rubeshibe
Part 7 Sekihoku Pass
Part 8 Sounkyo
Part 9 Asahikawa
Part 10 Biei
Part 11 Shirahige Falls
Part 12 Blue Pond & Roller Coaster Road
Part 13 Hokkaido Garden Path (Night)
Part of Daisetsuzan National Park, the Sounkyo area comprises a range of gorges surrounded by 100-meter-high cliffs. The area is particularly beautiful in the fall, and hiking tours are available during most of the year. Nestled in the valley is an onsen resort area of the same name will find a tourist hot spring resort area.
Sounkyo is in the northern part of Daisetsuzan National Park, and direct buses go there from Asahikawa Station. It’s about a two-hour ride there, and you can catch a bus every one to two hours from the station.
Whichever season you find yourself in Sounkyo, there is always something spectacular to see. In summer there are tours around the mountains, waterfalls and hot springs. In winter, Sounkyo turns into a magical icy wonderland with beautiful towers of ice and snow, giving it an otherworldly feel. There are even fireworks on the weekends.
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