Photo Tour of Japan | Sounkyo Ropeway

Feb 14 | Evan | No Comments |

The station for Sounkyo Ropeway is next to the visitor’s information center in Sounkyo Onsen and the “town center” which has most of the restaurants, small shops and convenient stores in the area.  It’s kind of like a really small strip mall.  Don’t expect too many choices, but you can find the standard ramen, curry, soba, udon and so on.  The Sounkyo Ropeway consists of two levels, the cable car and then dual chair lift to go even higher.  Stopping at the first level is probably good enough for most people and on the roof of the station, there is a nice observation deck offering spectacular views of Sounkyo Onsen area and other mountains of Daisetsuzan National Park.

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I recommend going either early in the morning (when these photos were taken) or for sunset.  The general hours are from 6am – 7pm in the summer but different in the winter.  You can check with your hotel or download the English Brochure PDF  here to see more information, all hours during the year.  If you can read Japanese, or want to translate the website, here is the Sounkyo Ropeway website.

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Photo Tour of Japan | Sounkyo Onsen

Feb 09 | Evan | No Comments |

Sounkyo Onsen is the central part of Hokkaido and northern part of Daisetsuzan National Park.  As we continued to tour around Hokkaido, we stayed in Sounkyo for 2 nights.  The Sounkyo area is basically inside the Sounkyo Gorge, which starts with the entrance with Oobako.  There are a few waterfalls, nice hikes, lake, small but pleasant town center, photo museum, ski slopes and ropeway up to Mount Kurodake.  If you are considering going, here is the Tourism Association of Sounkyo website.

For this post, I am displaying a gallery of just one part of the gorge area.  The Sounkyo Gorge goes on for quite a bit and if we had more time, we would have wanted to explore the gorge a little more for other photographic opportunities.  We saw a few from the bus on the way out, but there really aren’t too many places for a bus to park along the road!

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More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon!  Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.

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Photo Tour of Japan | Lake Onneto

Feb 01 | Evan | No Comments |

Lake Onneto is about 25 minute drive from Lake Akan and part of Akan National Park.  While it isn’t as famous with tourists as some of the other lakes in the area like Lake Mashu or Lake Akan, it certainly should be!  Lake Onneto is a much smaller lake than Mashu or Akan, and while our timing wasn’t perfect and the weather and light didn’t fully cooperate, I’m sure you can see why I am a fan of Lake Onneto.

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We went both in the evening for sunset and once in the morning for sunrise.  If we had more time there, it would have been nice to go to Lake Akan once for sunset as I’ve heard sunsets are suppose to be great there.  Maybe next time!

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More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon!  Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.

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Photo Tour of Japan | Oshinkoshin Waterfall

Feb 01 | Evan | No Comments |

After our final morning in the Shiretoko Peninsula and on the way to Akan National Park, we made a brief stop at Oshinkoshin Waterfall.  The waterfall is about 15 -20 minute drive from Utoro and is very easily accessed as there is a parking lot next to Oshinkoshin Waterfall.  You can see the waterfall from the road and parking lot, but there are also some stairs here to climb if you want to get closer to it.  Opposite the waterfall you can see a nice view of the Sea of Okhotsk.

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More from this photo tour of Japan is coming soon!  Here is the list of the places we visited and photographed in Japan.

Interested in your own custom photo tour and experiences in Japan?  Contact Japan Photo Guide today to start your adventure!

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