Published date: February 12, 2025
Crowded! Hotel with Onsen in Front of Asahikawa Station
Room Type Stayed
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Experience of the stay
It was a 5-minute walk from Asahikawa Station. The hotel with an onsen was very good value for money. Because it was the Lunar New Year period, it was fully booked on weekends. The onsen was not cramped, but it was quite busy with about 80% of the washing areas occupied.
The hotel did not feel new, rather it had the atmosphere of a somewhat older city hotel, but the cleaning was thorough and the amenities were plentiful.
There were convenience stores nearby (of course, there was Seicomart too), so the location was excellent.
I forgot to take pictures of the room, so I will just share a picture of a painting that was in the room. (laughs)
Experiences during the trip
Unlike Honshu, there is still snow left in the town, so walking is something to be careful about. The snow has been cleared, so it's generally okay to walk, but in the morning and evening, the roads were frozen and some people were slipping.
For sightseeing, I went to the Northern Defense Memorial Hall, Gokoku Shrine, enjoyed snow tubing at the baseball field, and visited Asahiyama Zoo using a rental car.
Because it was around the Lunar New Year, the bus to Asahiyama Zoo was extremely crowded. Although there was also a direct bus from the station as a temporary service, there was a long line in front of the station and many people couldn't get on.
However, there was a bus stop about a 10-minute walk from the hotel that was not the first bus from the station at 9 o'clock, and if you walked there and took the bus, it was almost empty and you could get a seat. Of course, the bus from Asahikawa Station became super crowded, so keep this in mind if there are temporary services during February or in the future.