Asahidake Yumoto Yukomanso

This hotel is located about 1km before the Asahidake Ropeway. It's a bit hard to get to without a car, but we took bus number 66 from Asahikawa Station Bus Terminal, stop 9. Being in a remote mountain area, there are no convenience stores. The lobby on the first floor sells simple snacks and beer, but I recommend buying these in advance from the city. The hotel has an old mountain lodge feel (it’s a place with history and tradition, apparently over 100 years old). It seems they have some kind of agreement with Switzerland. It looks like it was recently renovated and expanded, with a main building and an annex. The first-floor lobby has a restaurant for breakfast and dinner, a cafeteria exclusively for guests (with unlimited water, tea, and coffee), a lounge area with a fireplace, and hot springs. The staff are, of course, incredibly friendly. We stayed in the main building, and the room was quite spacious and comfortable. The room only has a sink for washing hands and a toilet. There's a safe, a toilet with a state-of-the-art bidet, and a large window that can be opened for ventilation. Unfortunately, the wall-mounted TV isn't a smart TV. There's a hairdryer, refrigerator, table, and desk, and the bed is quite large and comfortable. There are a total of three themed hot springs. The annex has an outdoor hot spring called 'Annex Jang,' which has one outdoor bath and two indoor baths, for a total of three baths. It's available from 7 AM, excluding cleaning time until noon. The outdoor bath is less than 3 pyeong (about 100 sq ft), but it was snowing at the time, so I enjoyed a warm soak. The main building has the Yukoman and Shikoro baths. Yukoman has about three baths, and Shikoro has six, with different water colors and temperatures, allowing you to move around and try them all. Shikoro, in particular, has large moss-covered rocks within the baths, with the interior designed to replicate that natural environment, making you feel like you're soaking in nature. These baths are cleaned from 9 AM to 3 PM, and the male and female baths swap between 8:45 PM and 9 PM. This hotel was satisfying just for its dinner and breakfast. The Japanese course meals, made with ingredients produced in Hokkaido, were a delightful experience, allowing us to taste the natural flavors of the ingredients. I particularly enjoyed looking up the ingredients on the timetable and savoring them. It was even better that the female server explained everything kindly in English. I want to visit again next season. It was a wonderful one-night stay.

The hotel has an overall old-fashioned charm. It's about a 15-20 minute walk to the Glacier Express cable car. Breakfast and dinner were decent.

The location is very close to the Asahidake Ropeway station. After a hike, it's a quick walk back to the hotel to enjoy the comfortable hot springs.

Good onsen, it features two types of hot springs with a variety of baths.