Mount.Asahidake is the highest peak(2290 meters) of the Daisetsu area, and a symbolic volcano.
Tourists can easily reach the observatory by Ropeway.
There are some small ponds at the end of the Ropeway, they can provide with a scenic-viewing road.
The mountainous beauty of the large volcanoes can be enjoyed. It takes two hours to climb to the mountaintop.
The prospects seen from the mountaintop are indeed magnificent.
Access and Getting Around
By bus
To Asashidake Ropeway Station.
From Asahikawa Station, 3 buses per day.
From Asahikawa Airport, 3 buses per day.
By car
Approximately one hour to Asahidake Ropeway Station from Asahikawa, Asahikawa Airport.
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