Sounkyo Kanko Hotel

3.0 star property
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Spa
Public bath
Property amenity
Interior entrance

Reviews

7.6 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub
  • Parking included
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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Sounkyo Hot Spring Resort, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, 078-1797
  • Daisetsuzankurodake Ski Area
    1 min walk
  • レストラン 森の詩
    3 min walk
  • Ranru Station
    38 min drive
  • Asahikawa (AKJ)
    90 min drive

Room options

Japanese Style Room, Non Smoking

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 4 Twin Futons

Japanese Twin Room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Traditional Triple Room, Smoking

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Futon OR 2 Twin Beds

Twin Room, Smoking

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Room, Non Smoking

  • Sleeps 6
  • 4 Twin Futons

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About the area

Kamikawa

With a stay at Sounkyo Kanko Hotel in Kamikawa, you'll be on a river, just a 1-minute walk from Daisetsuzankurodake Ski Area and 8 minutes by foot from Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway. .This ryokan is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Sounkyo Hot Spring and 2 mi (3.2 km) from Ginga no Taki Falls.

What's nearby

  • Daisetsuzankurodake Ski Area - 1 min walk
  • Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway - 8 min walk
  • Sounkyo Hot Spring - 15 min walk
  • Daisetsuzan National Park - 5 min drive
  • Asahidake Ropeway - 95 min drive

Getting around

  • Asahikawa Airport (AKJ) - 90 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪大雪山食堂 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪登山軒 - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪ビアグリル・キャニオン - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪大雪茶屋 - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪レストラン 森の詩 - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Sounkyo Kanko Hotel

Riverfront ryokan with 2 restaurants and a sauna
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel offers 242 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and coffee/tea makers. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads, slippers, toilets with an electronic bidet, and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the ryokan include a spa tub and a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Services include massages. Public bath/onsen services include an indoor mineral hot springs (Japanese-style onsen) and a yukata (Japanese robe). These services feature separate men and women areas. There are hot springs on site.
Make yourself at home in one of the 242 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature separate bathtubs and showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Don't miss out on the many recreational opportunities, including hot springs, a spa tub, and a sauna. This ryokan also features complimentary wireless internet access, an arcade/game room, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy international cuisine at Yukara, one of the ryokan's many dining establishments, which include 2 restaurants and a coffee shop/cafe. Buffet breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 9:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 9:00 AM.
Yukara - This buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Ajisai - This restaurant specializes in Japanese cuisine and serves dinner only.

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin), English, Japanese

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7:00 AM–9:00 AM: JPY 1650 for adults and JPY 1650 for children
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe

Restaurants on site

  • Yukara
  • Ajisai

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Hot springs
  • Sauna
  • Shopping
  • A hot tub

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Corner/local shop
  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Lift
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Corner/local shop
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff

Spa

  • Indoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Massages
  • Outdoor mineral hot springs (onsen)
  • Separate men/women areas in public bath
  • Yukata (Japanese robe)

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Electronic bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • A bathing tax, collected at the property, may be charged. The bathing tax applies to properties with hot springs and ranges from JPY 150-500 per person, per night based on local regulations. Please note that further exemptions may apply.

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately JPY 1650 for adults and JPY 1650 for children

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve access to the public bathing facility
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare requires all international visitors to submit their passport number and nationality when registering at any lodging facility (inns, hotels, motels, etc. ); additionally, lodging proprietors are required to photocopy passports for all registering guests and keep the photocopy on file
Please note that some properties do not permit guests with tattoos to use the onsite public bathing facilities

Property is also known as

Kanko Hotel Sounkyo
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Kamikawa
Sounkyo Kanko Kamikawa
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Hokkaido, Japan
Sounkyo Kanko
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Ryokan
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Kamikawa
Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Ryokan Kamikawa

Sounkyo Kanko Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 274 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 121 out of 274 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 53 out of 274 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 22 out of 274 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 274 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Aparna

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

THERESA L H

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room spacious, buffet breakfast & dinner served with varieties, food so so. Bath suits provided if went mixed open air onsen. Lay out of futons by ourselves. Front staff spoke English. It would be good to has a shelter at drop off point for raining days.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alan

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is due to shut for refurbishment in Sep2024 and it really needs it. Outdoor Onsen was amazing and the location is excellent. We enjoyed our stay here
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ee Beng

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staircase makes it difficult to bring luggage and none staff offer to help us . There’s no direct lift access to our room. Only thing good is there have outdoor mixed Onsen and swim suit provided by hotel
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Robin, Alhambra

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
While the room decor was dated and in need of repair, the room was very spacious. The air conditioning was temperamental. The indoor and outdoor onsen were great. The buffet was plentiful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Thiem huat

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Thumbs up Sounkyo Kanko!
Very pleasant, refreshing. Got to see deers. Surrounding envmt was fantastic. Kuro Ropeway and trekking was great.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Cheap, cheerful but tired
A bit shabby around the edges and the futons are desperately thin, but a good location
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Tad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Old school, old fashioned (read: dated decor, manual check-outs, actual keys for your room), traditional spa resort. The mixed onsen is great, lots of space and different temperatures so you can easily find your perfect spot. Definitely go half board as the evening buffet is excellent. Highly recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

Casey

Travelled with partner
The onsens are great.. The buffet was expensive and a little funky. Needs more labor, lots of tables went un-bussed. The carpets are old and a little smelly in the hotel. But, overall a reasonable stay and a decent price.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas, Christchurch

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Older property, good value but getting old. Not full and some areas not open, only one restaurant operating

8/10 Good

Witchayaporn, Samsennok Huaykwang

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything is good. However, the is no restaurant open during lunch time winter around the area.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect getaway
Lovely hotel! While the hotel itself it a little outdated, the staff are incredibly friendly (and know English, which was good for us!). The best part is the onsen, which is quite large and does mixed bathing (they provide you with swim costumes). You are in a great location to get to the ropeway (3 minutes walking), or to go down to the kogen onsen and the brown bear center (1 hour by car). The gorge and waterfalls are also nearby. The buffet was also quiet expansive. It’s not great for vegetarians, but I never came away hungry. My partner, who eats meat, was delighted by the crab - crab in most of the food items, and also crab legs.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Kee Boon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel is a little old but overall still nice
Nice place and enjoyed the onsen.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Weng Ian Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Hui Ying

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great onsen but old hotel room
The hotel rooms are quite old and not comfortable bedding. But the open air mixed onsen pays it all! Must do the open air onsen.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Punny, Thailand

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I like outdoor onsen with hotel suit and view from room. But the shower and dinner menu should be improved. Hotel should provide shuttle bus from/to Kamikawa Station.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Ngu

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Pui Yee

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10 Terrible

Serena

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst Ryokan ever
The hotel is currently under renovation and hotel is covered by scaffoldings. Booked the river view room but was completely blocked. However we were not informed during check in or any time during the booking. Called the helpline but obviously there was nothing done. Buffet food was horrid, like serving a zoo of people. Worse dinner in our entire trip. Ryokans are always famous for their dinner but this one is truly disappointing and disgusting. Every evening, bus loads of Chinese, Taiwan and Hongkong tourists would check in and onsen is always noisy and crowded. Not worth going to this hotel, nothing spectacular or anything worth raving about. It probably has 3 stars rating because it has random people rating it 5 stars with no reviews. Read all the ratings carefully before u book. It’s really really horrid.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Rustic Sounkyo Kanko hotel
The place is clean but a bit old. Staff friendliness is just so so. The place is quite remote but the onsen is nice. The dinner and breakfast buffet are just so so.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Onsen hotel
My family had a Very good onsen experience for indoor n outdoor . If the hotel would provide free shuttle to n fro from the station during winter will be better .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

6/10 Okay

K, HK

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Family stay of 3
Buffet style dinner and breakfast have plenty of choices but taste just ok. Too crowed in onsen.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

May

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mixed outdoor hot spring pool
The onsen is amazing, especially the outdoor mixed pool with spectacular view. It is interesting to experience mixed hot spring pool. Don't worry, hot spring clothes will be provided to enter that pool. The location and cleanliness are good. short walking distance to the ropeway. However, food can be improved still, though it is not bad.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017