Yubari (夕張) is a city in Sorachi, Hokkaido.
Understand[edit]
It is a city that relied on coal mining. With a decline in coal demand, the mines closed in 1980s and the population shrank from a peak of 120,000 down to about 8,000 remaining.
Get in[edit]
By bus[edit]
Take a bus from Shin-Yūbari Station or Hokkaido Chuo Bus from Sapporo.
Get around[edit]
See[edit]
- 1 Yubari Coal Mine Museum (夕張市石炭博物館), 7‐1 Takamatsu, ☏ +81 123 52 5500.
Do[edit]
- Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
- 1 Mount Racey Ski Area, 2 Chome-4 Suehiro, ☏ +81 123 57 7766. Ski resort. "Racey" is an Anglicized name for marketing purposes. Proper transliteration is Mount Reisui (冷水山). Day pass at ¥5,100 for adults and ¥3,100 for child.
Buy[edit]
Yubari is famous for the Yubari Melon. They are sold for about ¥1000 per melon.
Eat[edit]
- 1 Yubari Yatai Village (ゆうばり屋台村(バリー屋台)), 1 Chome-81 Suehiro (Across from the old JR Yubari station), ☏ +81 123 52 0230. Small food court with a couple of restaurants.
- 2 Orenchi (俺家), 3 Chome-71 Honcho, ☏ +81 123-52-2670. M-Sa 17:30-23:00; Su 17:30-21:00. Izakaya restaurant.
- 3 Nonkiya (のんきや), 1 Chome-52 Honcho (Walk 15 mins north from old Yubari train station). F-W 11:30-14:30. Ramen restaurant. ¥600 (as of 2018).
Drink[edit]
Sleep[edit]
The only hotel in the city, Hotel Mount Racey (Reisui), announced "temporarily" closure in March 2020 due to COVID-19. It has not reopened since.
Connect[edit]
Go next[edit]
Routes through Yubari |
N S ← Chitose ← | W E | → Shimukappu → Obihiro |