Asahikawa, Hokkaido · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Asahikawa: 10 Hotels by Base, with Check-in Times and Access
10 places to stay · checked October 20, 2026
10 hotels in Asahikawa, from the station out to Asahidake Onsen
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1JR Inn AsahikawaJRイン旭川
Station hotel · Asahikawa Station
A hotel joined to JR Asahikawa Station: from the west ticket gate or the north exit you walk through AEON Mall to the hotel elevator, which goes to the 5th-floor reception. It has a large public bath on the 5th floor and a buffet breakfast on the 4th floor of the mall (¥1,800).
Station base
- Access
- Directly connected to JR Asahikawa Station through AEON Mall Asahikawa Ekimae. The hotel's FAQ says the bus to Asahiyama Zoo leaves every 30 minutes from stop 6 in front of the hotel (about 40 minutes), and the bus from Asahikawa Airport takes about 40 minutes to the station. Parking in the attached AEON Mall car park costs ¥800 per night (up to 24 hours from entry); vehicles over 2.2 m cannot enter. Address: 7-2-5 Miyashitadori, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in from 15:00 / check-out by 10:00 (late check-out to 12:00 at ¥1,000 per hour, by request). Large bath 15:00-1:00 and 5:00-10:00
2Y's Hotel Asahikawa EkimaeY's HOTEL 旭川駅前
Business hotel · Asahikawa Station
A business hotel by the north exit of the station with a large bath and sauna on the 12th floor. The hotel says a bus stop for the main sightseeing spots is right in front of it.
Station base
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from JR Asahikawa Station, on the east side of the north exit (the hotel's page also says 30 seconds); from the east ticket gate, take the north-east exit and the hotel is on the right. Address: 9-2-17 Miyashitadori, Asahikawa. The page does not name the bus route at the stop or give parking or check-in times.
3Hotel Route-Inn Grand Asahikawa EkimaeホテルルートインGrand旭川駅前
Business hotel with large bath · Asahikawa Station
A 17-storey, 342-room hotel with a top-floor bath ('Tabibito no Yu') and a sauna in both the men's and women's baths. The hotel says the bath water is added to, heated and circulated, so it is not purely natural spring water. Breakfast is free for guests who book on the official site.
Station base
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from the north exit of JR Asahikawa Station. Paid tower car park of 176 spaces at ¥800 per night for guests, first come first served (height limits apply; no motorcycles, bicycles or trucks). Address: 8-1962-1 Miyashitadori, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00. Bath 15:00-2:00 and 5:00-10:00
4Hotel WBF Grande AsahikawaホテルWBFグランデ旭川
Hotel with hot spring · Asahikawa Station
A hotel by the east exit with a natural hot spring bath, 'Minapirika no Yu', on the 2nd floor (spa 6:00-24:00, sauna 6:00-23:00). Day-use bathing is listed at 10:00-23:00 (last entry 22:00); the page carries notices about changes to day-use hours.
Station base
- Access
- About 2 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Asahikawa Station. Outdoor car park of up to 70 cars at ¥1,000 per night, first come first served. Address: 10-3-3 Miyashitadori, Asahikawa. The page gives no airport bus time.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 11:00
5Toyoko Inn Asahikawa Eki Higashiguchi東横INN旭川駅東口
Business hotel · Asahikawa Station
A business hotel about 3 minutes from the east exit with a free light breakfast (onigiri style) from 6:30 to 9:00. Rooms have unit baths; the hotel page lists no shared bath.
Station base
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from the east exit of JR Asahikawa Station. Parking at ¥800 per night, first come first served: a multi-level garage with 48 spaces and a surface lot with 26. Address: 11-1176 Miyashitadori, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00
6Hotel Route-Inn Asahikawa Ekimae Ichijo-doriホテルルートイン旭川駅前一条通
Business hotel with large bath · Ichijo-dori
A 187-room hotel on Ichijo-dori with a large public bath and a free Japanese and Western buffet breakfast of more than 30 items. The page does not say whether the bath is a hot spring.
Ichijo-dori base
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from JR Asahikawa Station. The page puts it about 15 km, around 40 minutes by car, from Asahikawa Airport. Paid parking. Address: 1-jo-dori 6-chome 39-1, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00. Bath 15:00-2:00 and 5:00-10:00
7Toyoko Inn Asahikawa Ekimae Ichijo-dori東横INN旭川駅前一条通
Business hotel · Ichijo-dori
A business hotel on Ichijo-dori with a free buffet-style breakfast from 6:30 to 9:00. Rooms have unit baths; the page lists no shared bath.
Ichijo-dori base
- Access
- About 5 minutes on foot from JR Asahikawa Station: through the east ticket gate, out of the north exit, turn right and follow the road past a Lawson, crossing at two traffic lights. Parking at ¥800 per night, first come first served, 33 spaces in two multi-level lots. Address: 9-164-1 Ichijo-dori, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00
8Dormy Inn Asahikawaドーミーイン旭川
Business hotel with hot spring · 5-jo-dori
A hotel with a natural hot spring bath, 'Kamui no Yu', on the 10th floor (spring water from 1,200 m down, with outdoor baths and a sauna in both the men's and women's baths). The hotel says a bus stop is right in front of it and the airport is about 40 minutes by bus. Guests with tattoos are not admitted to the baths.
North of the centre
- Access
- About 15 minutes on foot from JR Asahikawa Station (about 2 minutes by car). Flat car park of 114 spaces at ¥1,000 per night including tax, first come first served; a partner lot 3 to 4 minutes away is used when it is full. Address: 5-jo-dori 6-chome 964-1, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 11:00 (the chain's standard; plans can differ). Baths 15:00 to 10:00 the next day; sauna closed 1:00-5:00
9OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino ResortsOMO7旭川 by 星野リゾート
Hotel · 6-jo-dori
A Hoshino Resorts hotel on 6-jo-dori. Its page lists a public bath and an onsen among the facilities and a sauna called Sauna Plateau, without bath hours. There is no hotel shuttle bus, and pets are allowed.
North of the centre
- Access
- 13 minutes on foot from JR Asahikawa Station on the hotel's Japanese page (15 minutes on its English access page). The airport shuttle bus from Asahikawa Airport takes about 50 minutes and stops at '6-jo 9-chome'. No hotel parking: the partner Artner lot (Times) is ¥1,000 per 24 hours, charged each time you enter, with no reservation. Address: 9 Rokujo-dori, Asahikawa.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 11:00
10Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte旭岳温泉 ホテルベアモンテ
Hot spring hotel (Asahidake Onsen) · Asahidake Onsen
A 56-room hotel in Asahidake Onsen, Higashikawa town, not in the city of Asahikawa. Its flowing natural sulfate spring (41.8 degrees at the source) has a main bath open to guests 12:00-24:00 and 5:00-10:00, with indoor and outdoor saunas. The Asahidake Ropeway lower station is about a 3-minute walk away.
Asahidake Onsen, outside the city
- Access
- Route 66 'Ideyu-go' bus (Asahikawa Denki Kido), stop 9 at Asahikawa Station: about 90 minutes, ¥2,300 adult; from Asahikawa Airport about 50 minutes. The bus stops in front of the hotel and runs all year. The operator's timetable (revised 1 October 2025) shows four departures a day from the station, at 7:15, 9:15, 12:15 and 14:15. By car about 60 minutes from Asahikawa. Check-in and check-out times and parking are not stated on the pages checked.
- Hours
- Guest bath 12:00-24:00 and 5:00-10:00; day-use bathing 12:30-19:00 (last entry 18:00)
Good to know
Nine of the ten hotels are in the city and one is up in the mountains. Beside JR Asahikawa Station: JR Inn is joined to the station through AEON Mall, Y's Hotel is 1 minute away, Route-Inn Grand and Hotel WBF Grande 2, Toyoko Inn East Exit 3. On Ichijo-dori, 5 minutes on foot: Route-Inn Ichijo-dori and Toyoko Inn Ichijo-dori. North of the centre: Dormy Inn (about 15 minutes) and OMO7 (13 to 15 minutes). Hotel Bear Monte is in Asahidake Onsen, about 90 minutes from the station by route bus.
Getting in: the fastest JR limited express (Lilac or Kamui, all seats reserved) takes 1 hour 25 minutes from Sapporo. The bus from Asahikawa Airport to the station takes about 40 minutes by JR Inn's account; OMO7 gives about 50 minutes to its own stop. For Asahiyama Zoo, route buses 41 and 47 leave from stop 6 at the station every 30 minutes or so (about 40 minutes, ¥670 adult). For Asahidake, route bus 66 leaves stop 9 at the station four times a day in the operator's timetable (7:15, 9:15, 12:15 and 14:15) and also calls at the 6-jo 9-chome stop by OMO7 at 7:04, 9:04, 12:04 and 14:04. That timetable is the 1 October 2025 revision, so check it before you plan around a bus.
Hot springs: Dormy Inn (10th floor) and Hotel WBF Grande (2nd floor) have natural hot spring baths, Route-Inn Grand has a top-floor bath whose water the hotel says is added to, heated and circulated, and Bear Monte has a flowing sulfate spring. Asahikawa has charged an accommodation tax since 1 April 2026: for rooms under ¥20,000 per person per night it is ¥300 in total (¥100 Hokkaido and ¥200 city), and the amount rises with the room rate.
Station, Ichijo-dori, north of the centre or Asahidake Onsen
What each base means for the walk from the station, for buses and for a bath. Walking times are each hotel's own figure.
| Base | Walk from Asahikawa Station | Buses | Bath | On this list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beside the station (Miyashitadori) | JR Inn joined to the station via AEON Mall; Y's Hotel 1 min; Route-Inn Grand 2 min (north exit); Hotel WBF Grande 2 min (east exit); Toyoko Inn East Exit 3 min | Zoo buses 41 and 47 leave from stop 6 at the station (about 40 min, ¥670), which JR Inn says is in front of the hotel. Y's Hotel says a bus stop for the main sights is in front of it. The airport bus reaches the station in about 40 min | JR Inn: large bath 15:00-1:00 and 5:00-10:00. Route-Inn Grand: top-floor bath 15:00-2:00 and 5:00-10:00. WBF Grande: hot spring on the 2nd floor, spa 6:00-24:00. Y's: bath and sauna on the 12th floor. Toyoko Inn: unit baths in rooms only | JR Inn Asahikawa, Y's Hotel Asahikawa Ekimae, Route-Inn Grand, Hotel WBF Grande, Toyoko Inn Eki Higashiguchi |
| Ichijo-dori | Route-Inn Ichijo-dori 5 min; Toyoko Inn Ichijo-dori 5 min (east ticket gate, north exit, turn right) | Not stated by the hotels; the zoo and Asahidake buses start at the station | Route-Inn: large bath 15:00-2:00 and 5:00-10:00, not described as a hot spring. Toyoko Inn: unit baths in rooms only | Hotel Route-Inn Asahikawa Ekimae Ichijo-dori, Toyoko Inn Asahikawa Ekimae Ichijo-dori |
| North of the centre (5-jo and 6-jo) | Dormy Inn about 15 min; OMO7 13 min on its Japanese page, 15 min on its English page | Dormy Inn: a bus stop in front of the hotel, route not named. OMO7: airport bus about 50 min to the 6-jo 9-chome stop, where route 66 for Asahidake also stops; no hotel shuttle | Dormy Inn: hot spring on the 10th floor, 15:00 to 10:00 the next day. OMO7: lists a public bath and an onsen, hours not given | Dormy Inn Asahikawa, OMO7 Asahikawa |
| Asahidake Onsen (Higashikawa, outside the city) | Not applicable: route bus 66 from stop 9 at the station, about 90 min, ¥2,300; from the airport about 50 min | Route 66 stops in front of the hotel; four runs a day from the station on the 1 October 2025 timetable | Flowing sulfate spring; guest bath 12:00-24:00 and 5:00-10:00; indoor and outdoor saunas; day-use bathing 12:30-19:00 | Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte |
By kind of trip
Arriving or leaving by train
JR Inn is joined to the station, Y's Hotel is 1 minute away, and Route-Inn Grand and Hotel WBF Grande are 2. Check-out is 10:00 at JR Inn and Route-Inn Grand, and 11:00 at Hotel WBF Grande.
JR Inn Asahikawa · Y's Hotel Asahikawa Ekimae · Hotel Route-Inn Grand Asahikawa Ekimae · Hotel WBF Grande Asahikawa
A hot spring bath in the hotel
Dormy Inn and Hotel WBF Grande have natural hot spring baths in the city, Route-Inn Grand has a top-floor bath (circulated water), and Bear Monte in Asahidake Onsen has a flowing sulfate spring.
Dormy Inn Asahikawa · Hotel WBF Grande Asahikawa · Hotel Route-Inn Grand Asahikawa Ekimae · Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte
Asahiyama Zoo by bus
The zoo buses 41 and 47 leave from stop 6 at the station, about 40 minutes and ¥670 for adults. JR Inn says that stop is in front of the hotel; Y's Hotel says a bus stop is in front of it but does not name the routes.
Asahidake and the mountains
Bear Monte is about 3 minutes on foot from the Asahidake Ropeway lower station. From the city, route 66 leaves the station at 7:15, 9:15, 12:15 and 14:15 and calls at the 6-jo 9-chome stop near OMO7 at 7:04, 9:04, 12:04 and 14:04 (1 October 2025 timetable).
Asahidake Onsen Hotel Bear Monte · OMO7 Asahikawa by Hoshino Resorts · JR Inn Asahikawa
Arriving by car
Parking is ¥800 per night at JR Inn, Route-Inn Grand and Toyoko Inn East Exit, ¥1,000 at Hotel WBF Grande and Dormy Inn, and ¥1,000 per 24 hours at OMO7's partner lot. JR Inn cannot take vehicles over 2.2 m.
JR Inn Asahikawa · Hotel Route-Inn Grand Asahikawa Ekimae · Toyoko Inn Asahikawa Eki Higashiguchi · Dormy Inn Asahikawa
Questions
Which area of Asahikawa is closest to the station?
Miyashitadori, right at the station. JR Inn is joined to it through AEON Mall; Y's Hotel is 1 minute on foot, Route-Inn Grand and Hotel WBF Grande 2, and Toyoko Inn East Exit 3. The two Ichijo-dori hotels are 5 minutes away, Dormy Inn about 15 and OMO7 13 to 15.
Which Asahikawa hotels have a hot spring?
Dormy Inn Asahikawa (Kamui no Yu, 10th floor) and Hotel WBF Grande Asahikawa (Minapirika no Yu, 2nd floor) have natural hot spring baths. Route-Inn Grand has a top-floor bath called Tabibito no Yu whose water, the hotel says, is added to, heated and circulated. Hotel Bear Monte in Asahidake Onsen has a flowing sulfate spring. Dormy Inn does not admit guests with tattoos to its baths.
How do I get from Asahikawa Airport to the hotels?
JR Inn says the bus marked for Asahikawa City takes about 40 minutes to Asahikawa Station. OMO7 gives about 50 minutes on the airport shuttle bus to the 6-jo 9-chome stop, and Dormy Inn says the airport is about 40 minutes by bus with a stop in front of the hotel. Route bus 66 to Asahidake Onsen takes about 50 minutes from the airport.
How do I get to Hotel Bear Monte in Asahidake Onsen without a car?
Take route bus 66 ('Ideyu-go', Asahikawa Denki Kido) from stop 9 at Asahikawa Station: about 90 minutes, ¥2,300 for adults, with a stop in front of the hotel. The operator's timetable of 1 October 2025 shows departures from the station at 7:15, 9:15, 12:15 and 14:15; the return buses leave Asahidake at 9:55, 11:55, 14:55 and 16:55. Check the current timetable before you go.
Is there an accommodation tax in Asahikawa?
Yes. Since 1 April 2026 Asahikawa charges both the Hokkaido tax and its own city tax, per person per night by room rate before tax: under ¥20,000, ¥100 plus ¥200 (¥300 in total); ¥20,000 to under ¥50,000, ¥200 plus ¥400; ¥50,000 or more, ¥500 plus ¥700. Hotel Bear Monte is in Higashikawa town, which this page did not check.