Kamifurano
上富良野43°28′ N 142°28′ ETownPop. 9,484Furano
Kamifurano is a quiet farm town on the road up to Tokachidake Onsen, where the volcano tours start.
Volcanic alert
Tokachidake is at volcanic alert level 3
The Japan Meteorological Agency raised Tokachidake to level 3 on 12 September 2026, which restricts entry around the crater. Fukiage Onsen Hakugin-so and the Fukiage Roten-no-yu outdoor bath are closed, and Ryounkaku has asked guests who couldn't evacuate quickly to stay away for now. Check the JMA bulletin before you plan any tour on the Tokachi range.
Checked 2026-10 · jma.go.jp
Photo pakku · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0 and others, credited in the gallery
Who should base here
Stay in Kamifurano for cheaper rooms within half an hour of Tokachidake's touring and the Furano resort. It suits splitboarders and ski tourers with a car.
The name
hura-nu-i
フラヌイUpper Furano; Furano is 'the place that has a smell'
ainu
Kami (上) means upper. The town shares the Ainu root of Furano, hura-nu-i, which refers to the sulphur smell of the Furano River coming down from the Tokachidake volcanoes. The town's own hot spring, Furanui Onsen, keeps the older form of the name.
SourceEat · 食べる
Teuchi Soba Mansakusoba¥
Mansaku serves hand-cut soba in Nishimachi to small groups only, ten people at most. Open 11:00–16:00 Wednesday to Sunday.
Marumasuyakiniku¥¥
Yakiniku and tonkatsu built around local pork, in Midorimachi. Lunch and dinner; closed Sundays.
Yakiniku Hideyakiniku¥¥
A town yakiniku and offal grill near the station with pork dishes. Closed Mondays and Thursdays.
Ajidokoro Shinmachiramen¥
Rice bowls and ramen a few minutes from Kamifurano Station. Closed Wednesdays.
Masuya Shokudoshokudo¥
An old town diner by the station for ramen and katsu-don. Closed Wednesdays.
Do · 遊ぶ
Soica2001 (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Fukiage Roten-no-yuactivity
Free natural outdoor pools in the forest below Tokachidake Onsen. Bathing is mixed, and it is a short snowy walk from the pull-out. Bring your own towel.
Soica2001 (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain Tokachidake Onsenactivity
The highest onsen settlement in the range sits at about 1,290 m, where Ryounkaku and Kamihoroso face straight out at the volcano. Both offer day bathing.
DrTerraKhan / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 Tokachidake ski touringactivity
Sandan-yama and the surrounding slopes are reached on skins straight from the Tokachidake Onsen car park. Hire a guide unless you know volcanic avalanche terrain.
In January Kamifurano's lavender and potato fields lie under a white grid of snow, with the Tokachidake range smoking on the eastern skyline. The volcano is close enough to matter. In 1926 an eruption sent a mudflow down the valley that killed 144 people, and the town still lives with hazard maps and monitoring. Most riders pass straight through on the climb to Tokachidake Onsen at about 1,290 metres, where the touring starts at the door of the Ryounkaku inn.
Stay down in town if the lodges up the mountain are full or you want a supermarket and a choice of dinner. Teuchi Soba Mansaku makes hand-cut soba for a handful of seats at lunch, and Marumasu is the local place for yakiniku and tonkatsu made with Kamifurano pork. On the way up, Fukiage Roten-no-yu sits in the forest beside the road. Its two natural pools are free, and you strip in the snow.
Quick answers about Kamifuranoよくある質問
What does the name Kamifurano mean?
Kamifurano comes from the local name hura-nu-i, meaning upper Furano; Furano is 'the place that has a smell'. Kami (上) means upper. The town shares the Ainu root of Furano, hura-nu-i, which refers to the sulphur smell of the Furano River coming down from the Tokachidake volcanoes. The town's own hot spring, Furanui Onsen, keeps the older form of the name.
Is Kamifurano a good place to stay?
Stay in Kamifurano for cheaper rooms within half an hour of Tokachidake's touring and the Furano resort. It suits splitboarders and ski tourers with a car.
How do you get to Kamifurano?
JR Furano Line trains stop at Kamifurano between Asahikawa and Furano. A town bus climbs from the station to Tokachidake Onsen via Fukiage. By car, Asahikawa Airport is about 40 minutes away; the road to Tokachidake Onsen is steep and needs proper winter tyres.
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