West River Auto Campground

A valley in the upper reaches of Hayakawa, between the three mountains of Shirane and the three mountains of Fenghuang. Along the valley is the Southern Alps Forest Road (34.1km), and the main peak of the Southern Alps as you pass through the Yashinjin Tunnel, which manifests a majestic landscape. * Winter closure of Southern Alps Forest Road from November 5 to late June.

A day-trip hot spring facility at the innermost part of the Ashiyasu district, the gateway to the Southern Alps. The surrounding area is home to famous mountains such as Phoenix Sanzan and Shirane Sanzan, and the Night Shashijin Pass is known as a good observatory in the Southern Alps. The Junwa-style facility, which was built within the Kanayamazawa Kodama Park on a branch of the Imperial River, includes inner baths and open-air baths for each man and woman. An alkaline simple spring with a high pH value has a beautiful skin effect, and Kanayamazawa Onsen is close to the source and boasts the best quality in the area. The park also has a barbecue place and play equipment, so you can enjoy the nature of the Southern Alps, such as river play and walk through the forest.

The property is located in front of the climbing bus terminal, while natural hot springs, restaurants and concession stands with open-air baths are available at the adjacent Shiramine Kaikan. On holidays and the day before holidays, there are early morning restaurant sales, lunch box sales, and night-time operations of day hot springs. There are also souvenirs and fruit sales from the Southern Alps, so let's stop by.