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Furano, Asahikawa & Daisetsuzan

富良野・大雪山43°31′ N 142°35′ E7 towns11 stays

Inland Hokkaido gets colder and drier the further you drive from the coast. Furano and Kamui run proper lift-served mountains, while the volcanoes of Daisetsuzan carry the island's biggest touring lines.

TownsStaysContours every 100 m

Photo by Cuvii on Unsplash and others, credited in the gallery

7 in Furano

Towns and neighbourhoods町

Snow covers the rooftops of Asahikawa with the Daisetsuzan range on the horizon

Traffic moves along a downtown Asahikawa street during a morning snowfall

Asahikawa

Furano

CityPop. 312,209Furano

Three bare trees stand on the snow-covered hills around Biei in March

Shirogane Falls cuts through snowy banks above the Biei River in winter

Biei

Furano

TownPop. 9,143Furano

Snow-heavy log cabins of Ningle Terrace in a Furano forest

Snow-covered peaks of the Tokachi range under a clear blue sky near Furano

Furano

Furano

CityPop. 19,394Furano

Snow-covered Mt. Asahidake rises behind the inns of Asahidake Onsen in winter

A red brick warehouse marked No5 sits in deep snow in Higashikawa under a blue sky

Higashikawa

Furano

TownPop. 8,695Furano

Snowy fields and birch trees face the white Tokachi range from a Kamifurano viewpoint

The snow-covered Tokachi-dake range rises behind winter farmland near Kamifurano

Kamifurano

Furano

TownPop. 9,484Furano

Nayoro Onsen Sun Pillar under deep snow in February

Low rooftops of central Nayoro stretch toward the hills on an overcast morning

Nayoro

Furano

CityPop. 24,168Furano

Snow piles up on the boulders of the river near Ryusei Falls in the Sounkyo gorge

The Kurodake ropeway station at the top of Sounkyo's main street, a short walk from the bath

Sounkyo

Furano

Onsen townPop. 3,013Furano

11 in Furano

Places to stay宿

Shirahige Falls pours into the blue Biei River below snowy cliffs a short walk from Aonobi Yuyu

Deep snow buries the small hot spring hamlet of Shirogane Onsen where Aonobi Yuyu stands

Aonobi Yuyu

Biei · Furano

Onsen hotel¥¥

Traffic lights over a snowy street near Furano Station in winter

Furano Natulux Hotel rises in white and grey above its low entrance wing near JR Furano Station

Furano Natulux Hotel

Furano

Hotel¥¥

Snow-covered Mt. Asahidake rises behind the inns of Asahidake Onsen in winter

Deep snow around the Asahidake Ropeway base at Asahidake Onsen

Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte

Higashikawa · Furano

Onsen hotel¥¥¥¥17,730

JR Inn Asahikawa's grey glass facade beside Asahikawa Station under a blue sky

JR Inn Asahikawa

Asahikawa · Furano

Hotel¥

La Vista Daisetsuzan's dining room with grill tables and windows onto the snowy forest

Wall lamps light the timber-lined indoor bath at La Vista Daisetsuzan beside a dark window

La Vista Daisetsuzan

Higashikawa · Furano

Onsen hotel¥¥¥

Snow banks line the drive to the low buildings of Mori-no-ryotei Biei at Shirogane Onsen

A wooden private bath at Morino Ryotei Biei lit through bamboo blinds

Shirogane Onsen Morino Ryotei Biei

Biei · Furano

Ryokan¥¥¥

OMO7 Asahikawa hotel tower and its brick entrance in central Asahikawa in January

Snow dusts the rooftops of central Asahikawa in the view from an upper floor of OMO7 Asahikawa

OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts

Asahikawa · Furano

Hotel¥¥

Furano's Kitanomine runs fan out down forested slopes above the snow-covered town

Furano Ski Resort's runs streak the mountains above snowy farmland on the basin floor

Pension Lavender

Furano

Pension¥¥12,000