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Sounkyo Onsen

Sounkyo Gorge Hot Springs

(Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido)

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Hot Spring Data

efficacy:
Neuralgia, muscle pain, chronic skin disease, diabetes, chronic women's diseases, rheumatism, beautiful skin, dermatitis, cuts, fatigue recovery, health promotion, high blood pressure, stroke, trauma, chilblains, musculoskeletal disorders, women's diseases, joint pain, frozen shoulder, motor paralysis, joint stiffness, bruises, sprains, chronic digestive diseases, hemorrhoids, poor circulation, recovery from illness, arteriosclerosis, chronic bronchitis, constipation, rheumatic diseases
Spring quality:
Sulfur spring (hydrogen sulfide type), sodium hydrogen carbonate spring, simple hot spring, simple sulfur spring, sulfur spring, alkaline simple hot spring

Tourist Attraction Information

Located in the center of the scenic Sounkyo Gorge area, the area is a treasure trove of alpine plants. There are many famous spots such as Ginga and Ryusei Falls and Obako, and the autumn foliage is spectacular.

Highlights

The "Canyon Mall" in the center of the hot spring town is one of the largest mountain resort-style hot spring towns in Hokkaido, boasting a European-style ambiance.

Hot Spring Specialties

The Ice Waterfall Festival is popular among Asian tourists
The famous winter event "Hyoubaku Festival" has been held since 1976 in Sounkyo Gorge, where even the waterfalls freeze over. The 10,000 square meter venue, which uses the riverbed of the Ishikari River, is lined with ice objects, tunnels, icicles, ice domes, and a variety of snow sculptures with a motif of nature, and the ice stage hosts events such as ice waterfall drumming. The ice observation deck is 15 meters high and offers a 360-degree view of the entire venue. At night, the structures are mysteriously lit up, and the ice-made "Hyoubaku Shrine" and the "Fire Banquet" fireworks that serve as the finale are particularly popular.

Hot Springs

Omachi Keigetsu, the writer who made Sounkyo Gorge famous
The hot spring was discovered at the end of the Edo period, and was named Shioya Onsen in 1900. In 1913 it became Kunizawa Onsen, with several hot spring inns in operation. The Meiji and Taisho period poet Omachi Keigetsu visited the area during the Taisho period, and wrote in his travelogue "From Sounkyo Gorge to Daisetsuzan" (From Mt. Daisetsu) "Climb Mt. Fuji and talk about the mountain's height, climb Mt. Daisetsu and talk about the mountain's size," which helped spread the name. In the 1950s it was developed as a hot spring resort, and was renamed Sounkyo Gorge Onsen. It is popular as a base for climbing Mt. Daisetsu, and is the largest hot spring resort in the Daisetsu mountain range, with approximately 3 million visitors per year.