Understand
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
By bus
Take a bus from Shin-YΕ«bari Station or Hokkaido Chuo Bus from Sapporo.
Get around
See
- π Yubari Coal Mine Museum, 7β1 Takamatsu, β +81 123 52 5500.
Do
- Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival
- π Mount Racey Ski Area, 2 Chome-4 Suehiro, β +81 123 57 7766. Ski resort. Day pass at Β₯5,100 for adults and Β₯3,100 for child.
Buy
Yubari is famous for the Yubari Melon. They are sold for about Β₯1000 per melon.
Eat
- π γγͺγΌε±ε°, 1 Chome-81 Suehiro (Across from the old JR Yubari station), β +81 123 52 0230. Ramen restaurant.
- π Izakaya restaurant, 3 Chome-71 Honcho, β +81 123-52-2670. M-Sa 17:30-23:00; Su 17:30-21:00.
- π Nonkiya, 1 Chome-52 Honcho (Walk 15 mins north from old Yubari train station). F-W 11:30-14:30. Ramen restaurant. Β₯600 (as of 2018).
Drink
Sleep
The only hotel in the city, Hotel Mount Racey, announced "temporarily" closure in March 2020 due to COVID-19. It has not reopened since.
Connect
Go next
- Shimukappu
- Mukawa
- Atsuma
- Minami-Furano
- Furano
- Ashibetsu
- Iwamizawa
- Kuriyama
- Yuni
| Routes through Yubari |
N  S β Chitose β |
W  E |
β Shimukappu β Obihiro |
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