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.

This hotel is on the mountain, private, quiet, and has a rich history. The room facilities are good. I arrived after Christmas at the end of December. The snow was thick and soft. I personally think it is better than the snow in Xuexiang. The breakfast and dinner are Japanese style, and the taste is good, suitable for Chinese tastes. The hot spring water is natural, with hot pools and warm water pools, which are very comfortable. I will stay here again next time.

The ingredients are unique, but the amount and variety of food are small, there are not many soups, the soup is authentic, and the opening hours are a bit short. The hotel is not far from the cable car, but we still chose to drive there.

The hot springs are nice, but there is no private hot spring. The shabu-shabu dinner is good, but the other raw food is a bit hard to eat. The hotel has a car to take you to the cable car in the morning, which is great.

I will stay with family or friends if I have the chance in the future.

It was an unrealistic landscape.