About 45km northeast of Asahikawa along Ishikari-gawa, the town of Kamikawa (上川) is a stopover en route to Sounkyo Onsen, as well as Monbetsu and Takinoue in Okhotsk Region. Kamikawa is also known for its tasty ramen.
PRACTICAL TIPS
Location 45km northeast of Asahikawa, 20km northwest of Sounkyo Onsen
Population 3400
Highlights Kamikawa Ramen
Tourist Information Mori-no-Terrace Nupuri (森のテラスヌプリ): Kamikawa Station bus touch / 605 Chuo-cho
01 KAMIKAWA RAMEN
Akashi
あかし / 587 Chuo-cho / 11am-9pm / Closed none scheduled
Opposite the train and bus stations, Akashi is a cozy shokudo that serves rich flavor ramen from shoyu to shio (salt), as well as tsukemen (つけ麺: dipping ramen noodles) and chanko-ramen (ちゃんこラーメン: sumo wrestler’s hot pot with noodles).
02 KAMIKAWA RAMEN
Kiyoshi Shokudo
きよし食堂 / 574 Chuo-cho / 11am-2pm & 5pm-10.30pm / Closed Mon
The friendly husband-and-wife team serves tasty ramen in a small shokudo like a tavern. Try the miton-buta ramen (noodles with grilled local pork).
03 KAMIKAWA RAMEN
Asahi Shokudo
あさひ食堂 / 135 Minami-machi / 11am-8pm
Kamikawa’s popular noodle shop has a wide variety of ramen topped with local vegetables and menma (bamboo shoots). Miso ramen is the most popular here. They also serves creative ramen and buta-don (豚丼: grilled local pork on rice). Asahi Shokudo is a 5-minute walk east of JR Kamikawa Station.
04 SWEETS
Asahiken
旭軒 / 1057 Minami-machi / 8am-7.30pm / Closed none scheduled
This family-run confection sells homely cakes, dorayaki (steamed bun of sweet bean paste), Japanese snacks and fruit candies.
KAMIKAWA MAP
GETTING THERE
TRAIN: The closest station to Sounkyo is Kamikawa on the JR Sekihoku Line, about an hour from Asahikawa by local train (8 daily).
There are limited express trains to Kamikawa from Sapporo (2 daily / 2hrs 20min), Asahikawa (4 daily / 40min) and Abashiri (4 daily / 3hrs).
BUS: Kamikawa Station Mori-no-Terrace bus touch (上川駅森のテラスバスタッチ: tickets 7am-5pm) is located beside the train station.
From Kamikawa Station, intercity buses run to to Monbetsu (4 daily / 2hrs) via Takinoue, and Obihiro (1 daily / 2hrs 45min) via Nukabira Gensenkyo. Compulsory reservation.
Dohoku Bus operates 11 times daily between JR Kamikawa Station and Sounkyo (11 daily / 30min).
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