Really lovely place and well worth the drive to get here. It started snowing as we were approaching the Ropeway start point. The ride up was simply awesome with the snow-covered trees. We walked around for about half an hour taking photos and playing with the snow.
The place and the attraction is good. But they closed it for one week scheduled maintenance . Why they can’t update it , then we no need to spend our day to come here and we would plan to go some other place. I didn’t expect this from Japan. I gave one star due to this. They have to update relevant parties in advance.
There's a little souvenir shop at both ends of the ropeway. The one at the start has more options. The one at the end had a man selling and making wood carved souvenirs.
The cable car was very smooth and ran about every 20 minutes.
20260201 - bought ticket for round trip cablecar @ 3000 yen or sgd 25 per pax, which is expensive! The ride was slightly long due to height of mountain. The view at the top was nice, with trees covered in snow and it was quite quiet with not many people. Took some photos but overall not worth the price paid.
Jaw dropping fall colors. Simply magnifiscent. Feels like heaven. We have arrived in the peak color time. 1st October, 2025. There are buses from Asahikawa station.to Sounkyo.
