Not to be confused with Hidaka City, Saitama.

Hidaka (日高ひだか町まち) is a town in Hidaka Subprefecture, Hokkaido.

This article also covers Biratori town. (平取びらとり町まち)

Understand

Hidaka ward (north) and Monbetsu ward (south), with Biratori town in between the two.

On 2006, the town of Monbetsu (門別もんべつ, not to be confused with Monbetsu (紋別もんべつ) City further east) was merged into the old Hidaka, giving rise to the current Hidaka town. The town's area is divided into two: Hidaka ward in the north and Monbetsu ward in the south. The town of Biratori left the merger talks and remained a separate town.

Tourist information sites

• Hidaka town has an official Japanese-only guide site.

• Biratori Town's tourist association has a multilingual guide site.

Get in

By train

JR Hidaka main line runs in Monbetsu ward from Tomakomai to Samani. Only local trains are operated, which are not suitable for rush travel.

By bus

Dōnan Bus operates Highway bus (Intercity bus) services.

• "Highway Pegasus" (高速こうそくペガサス号ごう) - From Sapporo to Urakawa via Monbetsu ward with 7-8 round trips per day. It must be booked.
• "Highway Hidaka" (高速こうそくひだか号ごう) - From Sapporo to Hidaka ward via Monbetsu ward and Biratori town with a round trip per day.
• "Highway Urakawa" (高速こうそくうらかわ号ごう) - From New Chitose Airport to Urakawa via Tomakomai and Monbetsu ward with a round trip per day.
• "Express Hidaka" (特急とっきゅうひだか号ごう) - From Tomakomai to Hidaka ward via Monbetsu ward and Biratori town with a round trip per day.

There is another local bus service, from Shimukappu to Hidaka ward.

By car

Hidaka Expressway connects with Tomakomai to the west. The eastern terminus is the Hidaka-Atsuga IC. There are plans to extend the expressway east to Urakawa.

National Route 235 passes through Monbetsu ward on its way from Tomakomai to Urakawa. National Route 237 runs from Furano to Monbetsu ward. National Route 274 passes through Hidaka ward on its way from Yubari to Tokachi.

See

• 1 Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum (二風谷にぶたにアイヌ文化ぶんか博物館はくぶつかん), 55 Nibutani, Biratori-chō 平取びらとり町まち二風谷にぶたに55, ☏ +81 1457-2-2892, fax: +81 1457-2-2828. 09:00-17:00. Display of the materials of Ainu culture. ¥400. 

Do

• 1 Hidaka International Ski Area (日高ひだか国際こくさいスキー場じょう), Tomioka, Hidaka-cho (日高ひだか町まち字じ富岡とみおか), ☏ +81 1457-6-3667. 

Outdoor bath of Monbetsu Hot Spring

• 2 Monbetsu Hot Spring (門別もんべつ温泉おんせん とねっこの湯ゆ), 223-150, Tomihama, Hidaka-cho (日高ひだか町まち字じ富浜とみはま223番地ばんち150), ☏ +81 1456-3-4126. 10:00-20:30. ¥500. 

Monbetsu Racecourse

• 3 Monbetsu Racecourse (門別もんべつ競馬けいば場じょう), 1-210, Monbetsu-Honmachi, Hidaka-cho (日高ひだか町まち門別もんべつ本町ほんちょう210番地ばんちの1), ☏ +81 1456-2-6031, fax: +81 1456-2-6191. This racecourse holds horse races in May to November. It is operated by the Hokkaido Prefecture. 

Sleep

Mumin-mura YH

• 1 Minshuku Mumin-mura (民宿みんしゅく夢ゆめ民みん村むら), 115 Toyosato, Hidaka-cho (日高ひだか町まち字じ豊郷とよさと115), ☏ +81 1456-2-6388, fax: +81 1456-2-6388. The small inn is surrounded by ranch horses. 

Hidaka kōgensō

• 2 Saru-gawa onsen Hidaka kōgensō (沙流川さるかわ温泉おんせん ひだか高原こうげん荘そう), 1-444, Tomioka, Hidaka-chō (日高ひだか町まち字じ富岡とみおか444-1), ☏ +81 1457-6-2258, fax: +81 1457-6-3378, info@koogenso.co.jp. Spa hotel beside ski area. Two meals from ¥7,600, hot spring bathing ¥500. 

Go next

• Mukawa
• Niikappu
• Shimukappu
• Shimizu
• Shinhidaka
• Obihiro
• Biratori
• Shintoku
• Nakasatsunai

Routes through Hidaka

Tomakomai ←

W  E

→ Niikappu → Samani