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"Ginga no Taki" (silver-river falls),"Ryuusei no Taki" (shooting-star falls)

Inquiries / Sounkyo Tourist Association Phone / 01658-2-1811 Phone(outside of Japan) / +81-1658-2-1811

These are Sounkyo's gorges, stretching for 24 kms along the Ishikari River. Of the many waterfalls which grace this canyon, there are two of distinction: 1) the "Ginga no Taki" (silver-river falls), where the water falls so thin and sleekly it is like a delicate white thread, and 2) "Ryuusei no Taki" (shooting-star falls), where it comes down thick and powerfully. Nicknamed "Onnadaki" (lady falls) and "Otokodaki" (gent falls), they are in the top hundred waterfalls in Japan in terms of beauty.
Web Site(English) >>> Sounkyo Tourist Association
http://www.sounkyo.net/english/index.html

Daisetsuzan Sounkyo Kurodake Ropeway

Address / Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido Phone / 01658-5-3031 Phone(outside of Japan) / +81-1658-5-3031

Take the cable car and chair lift to the 1,500m seventh stage of Mt. Kurodake while viewing the vast Daisetsu Mountain Range before you, and the Sounkyo Gorge below. Furthermore, another 1-hour' s climb will take you to the summit of Mt. Kurodake, where Ohachidaira - surrounded by the Daisetsu Mountains - appears before your eyes.
Open / 6:00 - 19:00 ( Jun - Aug ) Closed / No holiday all the year round
*Please check in the web site.
Web Site >>> http://www.rinyu.co.jp/kurodake/

Sounkyo Visitors' Centre

Introducing scenic spots around Sounkyo, via photographs and maps, as well as mountain information and climbing guides based around Mt. Kurodake and the Daisetsu Mountain Range.

Address / Sounkyo, Kamikawa-cho, Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido
Phone / 01658-9-4400 Phone(outside of Japan) / +81-1658-9-4400

Open / 8:00 - 18:00 ( Jun - Oct ),9:00 - 17:00 ( Nov - May )
Closed / No holiday ( Jun - Oct )
Monday ( Nov - May )
(In case of National holiday on Tuesday, the next day is closed)
Dec 31 - Jan 5
Web Site >>> http://sounkyovc.town.kamikawa.hokkaido.jp/

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