[Hokkaido] Noboribetsu Station, bustling with foreign tourists

#0yentravel Noboribetsu Station is a station on the JR Muroran Main Line located in Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido, and is used by many tourists as a gateway to Noboribetsu Onsen. When I visited, there were many foreign tourists heading to Noboribetsu Onsen, and only a few Japanese people lol. The current station building, built in 1935, has been a popular transportation hub for the region for many years.  JR Hokkaido will begin barrier-free construction of Noboribetsu Station from the summer of 2023, and is proceeding with the construction of a new station building and the renovation of the current station building. The new station building will be built between the Noboribetsu City Tourism Exchange Center "Nupuru" and the current station building, and is scheduled to start operation in 2025. In addition, the current station building is scheduled to start operation as a waiting area in 2026 after renovation work.