JR INN Asahikawa

About this stay

The pitch here is the walk: three minutes from Asahikawa Station's ticket gates to the front desk, which matters on a morning when the Kamui limited express to Sapporo leaves at a fixed minute and the platform is a five-minute dash from checkout. Rooms are compact and modern, nothing showy, built around a bed, a desk and a window rather than a lounge area. The communal bathhouse is the reason to stay rather than pick a cheaper box near the tracks: a proper soak after a day on trains beats a shower stall every time. Free breakfast runs early enough for a first Kamui departure, and Heiwa dori's arcade of shops and ramen counters is an eight-minute walk for dinner. Kid-friendly and wheelchair-accessible rooms are both available.

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