Resort, Lake Toya
Hikari no Uta
Hikari no Uta is a resort of 48 rooms on a hill of gardens above Lake Toya, at Sobetsu Onsen in south-west Hokkaido, its suites and many rooms with an open-air onsen of their own, and Mount Usu, Showa-Shinzan and Mount Yotei around it.
The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido stays here. $18,500 per person, twin share.
the room
The rooms
Many rooms carry an open-air onsen, from Japanese and Western rooms and designer twins to three suites on the upper floors of the East Building: a suite of 122 square metres with a terrace over the lake, a suite of 90 square metres in walnut with a broad terrace, and a junior suite of 123 square metres with two bedrooms, turned to Showa-Shinzan.
to unwind
The onsen and the spa
The shared onsen draws a sodium bicarbonate and sulphate spring, its indoor pool lit by tall windows over Lake Toya, the islands and Mount Yotei far off, and its open-air pool set among tall trees; an aroma sauna and a treatment spa sit beside it.
the table
Dining
The resort keeps three dining rooms: a French restaurant of Hokkaido seafood and mountain produce, a Japanese room of modern kaiseki of the region, and a teppanyaki counter of nine seats; on our tours dinner is French.
the setting
Lake Toya
The resort stands on a broad hill above the eastern shore of Lake Toya, surrounded by its own large gardens, with the islands of Nakajima on the water below. Its lobby is composed of water, earth and wood, and artworks of Ainu motifs hang through the halls.
The resort's gardens fall away towards the lakeshore of Sobetsu, with Mount Usu and the red dome of Showa-Shinzan close by.
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our tours here
The tours that stay at Hikari no Uta
questions
Questions about Hikari no Uta
Where is Hikari no Uta?
At Sobetsu Onsen on the eastern shore of Lake Toya, about an hour and twenty minutes by car from New Chitose Airport and twenty minutes by the resort's shuttle from Toyako Station.
Which of your tours stay at Hikari no Uta?
The Cherry Blossom Tour of Hokkaido stays here.
Do the rooms at Hikari no Uta have their own onsen?
Yes, in many rooms. The suites and the open-air onsen rooms each carry an open-air onsen of their own, and the resort keeps shared onsen over the lake.
Can Hikari no Uta be part of a private journey?
Yes. Beyond the tours that stay here, a Custom Tour of Japan can include Hikari no Uta on dates of your own, created around your party alone. If you would rather travel independently, the Expert Japan Itinerary plans every day for you.
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