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10 Days in Sounkyo Part 4: Mountains of Fun

By Simon | September 14, 2009

It has been a whole action packed summer since part 3, Sounkyo though has not moved and is still only 4 hours from Niseko, 3 hours if you’re fast. This canyon village that Kurodake towers over is a great spot to visit even in the summer months. Mountain trail are everywhere and in contrast to [...]

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10 Days in Sounkyo – Part 3 : Onsen Hot Springs

By Simon | March 5, 2009

Whilst in Sounkyo I made a point to frequent the Onsens. Sounkyo, I would guess was built on Onsens and has numerous. I managed to only visit 3 as Kurodake no Yu, the one down the road from where I was staying, was great and you could get an onsen and ramen for ¥980. Choyo [...]

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10 Days in Sounkyo – Part 2 : Ice Festival

By Simon | February 23, 2009

Every year in the small onsen town of Sounkyo an amazing ice village is created by dripping water onto bamboo frameworks. The end result is one of the most amazing ice creations I have ever seen and even more amazing at night. As I was lucky enough to been in Sounkyo for 10 days I [...]

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10 Days in Sounkyo – Part 1

By Simon | February 13, 2009

Sounkyo, literally the cloud layer gorge if you translate directly from the kanji, is a place that must be visited if you travel to Hokkaido. It is in central Hokkaido within the Daisetsusan National Park and only 1 hour from Asahikawa. No matter what the season be it spring, summer, autumn or winter there is [...]

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