Hot Spring / Hot Spring Bath Spots in Northern Tokachi Area

  • Tokachigawa hot spring Kangetsuen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Katougunotofukechou Tokachigawaonsenminami 14-2
    This is an onsen lodging facility in Hokkaido's Otofuke town, Kato County. The Natural Moor Hotspring water is rich in plant extracts and rock minerals, and is known for its beautifying effects. The onsens include outdoor baths offering views of Tokachi's natural beauty, as well as larger group baths and onsen-equipped private rooms. The hall also has an aesthetic salon.
  • Nukabira Gensen Go
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Kamishihoro Cho Nukabira Gensen Go
    A hot spring district located in Kamishihoro Town, itself situated at the foot of the eastern mountains of Japan's largest national park, Daisetsuzan National Park. Nukabira means person-shaped rock in the indigenous Ainu language. Here visitors can take in the magnificent natural scenery created by a range of 2,000 meter tall mountains. The history of this hot spring district dates back to the early Taisho period, and the abundant volume of piping hot water it generates is utilized to constantly replenish the waters of hot spring baths here kakenagashi style. In the time when there were no ski slopes or rail lines, the district prospered as the leading hot spring destination in the Doto area. The temperature of the area's colorless sodium-chloride and hydrogen carbonate springs (alkaline springs) ranges somewhat high, between 50 and 60° C. Because this area is situated on ground higher than the more urban parts of Hokkaido, in winter the temperature drops precipitously, making the hot springs found here an indispensable natural blessing.
  • Shikaribetsuko Kotan Open-Air Bath on Frozen Lake
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Shikaoi Cho Kitaurimaku Shikaribetsuko
    This natural bath is found in Shikaribetsu-ko Kotan, a village of ice that appears for only 60 days atop the frozen surface of Lake Shikaribetsu, the highest lake in Hokkaido. The village is made completely of ice and snow, and that includes the baths and changing rooms. This might be the only place in the world to experience the exquisite contrast of soaking in hot water in a below-freezing room, and it's almost certainly the only place to enjoy an outdoor bath on top of a frozen lake. Shikaribetsu-ko Kotan is open most years for about two months, from late January. The village has become a symbol of Tokachi's winter, and features not only baths but a bar, a chapel, and lodges offering overnight stays.
  • Shikaribetsu Lakeside Footbath
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Shikaoi Cho Shikaribetsu Kohan
    This foot bath is next to Lake Shikaribetsu, the highest lake in Hokkaido. It's just below Shikaribetsu Lakeside Onsen Hotel Fusui. The foot bath has a wooden roof, and is open to all, not just guests of the hotel. The hot natural spring water is pumped directly into the bath, and is said to improve circulation in the lower extremities. The wooden bench seating lets you sit and enjoy the bath while you gaze out over the Lake Shikaribetsu scenery. Foot baths place very little burden on the body, and can help with knee and joint pain caused by the cold.
  • Kanno Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Katougunshikaoichou Temporary district National forest 145 Forest team
    A hot spring hotel located in Shikaribetsu Gorge. In business for over a hundred years, the hotel's hot spring bath waters, said to be able to cure any malady, are pumped straight from their sources and are constantly replenished kake-nagashi style. The hotel takes particular pride in its 11 hot spring varieties, none of which have additional water added to them or are artificially heated. There are two bath areas, the Urukanu area, which has five baths, and the Inankuru area, which has four baths including two outdoor baths; which is the men's area and which is the women's area alternates daily. The facility's other two baths are the Ikoro Bokka no Yu on the first floor of the Komorebiso hotel, whose waters unusually well up from the ground at surface level; and the reservation only Inenarutaki no Yu outdoor bath located close to a waterfall. The establishment also has facilities such as rest areas and a shop.
  • Tomuraushi Onsen Higashi Taisetsuso
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kamikawagunshintokuchou Kuttari Tomurashi
    This onsen ryokan is in Shintoku Town, Kamikawa County, Hokkaido. Their outdoor baths with a view of the Yutomuraushi River are beloved as a hidden hot spring gem, and since they allow non-guests to use the baths, are frequented by people climbing Mt. Tomuraushi. The natural fountains, created by hardened mineral deposits from the waters, are designated a Natural Monument.
  • Tomuraushi Onsen
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    66 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun Shintokucho Kuttari Tomuraushi

    新得からは1時間近くかかり、大雪山国立公園の中にある温泉宿です。行った日は途中から雪が降り、砂利道は圧雪になっていました。 やっと着いた建物はきれいで、部屋もシンプルで綺麗でした。 お風呂は天井が高く、開放的な感じで、良質な温泉にゆったりのんびり入れます。露天風呂も自然に囲まれて、目にも優しいです。 お食事は可もなく不可もなくといった感じで、記憶に残る物が無かったです。 ただ山の中でのんびりはでき...

  • Nukabira Onsen Nakamuraya
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    4.5
    88 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Kamishihorocho Nukabira Gensen Go Minami-ku

    Learned about this place on a TV program but didnt disappoint. Was totally amazing. Old skool ryokan setting but with DIY by owner couple upgrades in every room made it a retro-modern kinda onsen...

  • Ikeda Kiyomi Onsen
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    4.0
    9 Reviews
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Ikedacho Kiyomigaoka 10-banchi

    池田町が管理している温泉でリーズナブルな料金が魅力です。広々とした浴槽でゆっくりくつろぐことができます。休憩室も完備されており、風呂上がりに休憩することもできます。

  • Tokachigawa Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Otofukecho Tokachigawa Onsen
    A hot spring district designated a Hokkaido Heritage Site which boasts moor hot springs, a type of hot spring only found in a few places around the world. A moor hot spring is one in which plant-derived organic matter has dissolved into its waters; moor hot springs are characterized by their dark reddish and yellowish brown color and smooth, slippery feel. Gentle on the skin, the area's hot spring waters contain an abundance of natural moisturizing substances and are called a natural skin lotion by some. The area is host to simple springs and chloride springs, each bearing slightly differing properties depending on facility and location, but they are all said to have powerful skin beautifying properties and this hot spring village is accordingly particularly popular with women.
  • Garden Spa Tokachigawa Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Otofukecho Tokachigawa Onsen Kita 14-chome
  • Shikaribetsu Kohan Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Shikaoi Cho Kitaurimaku
  • Horoka Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Kamishihoro Cho Horoka
  • Meakan Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Ashoro-gun Ashorocho Moashoro Kokuyurin
  • Ososhi Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun Shintokucho Kuttari Ososhi
  • Sankeikaku Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Honbetsucho Higashimachi
  • Shihoro Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kato-gun Shihorocho Shimoribe Nishi 2-sen 134
  • Shintoku Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Kamikawa-gun Shintokucho Kamisahoro Nishi 3-sen 16
  • Honbetsu Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Hokkaido Nakagawa-gun Honbetsucho Nishibiribetsu Nishikami 20
  • Nupung Tomuraushi Onsen
    Accommodations / Hot Spring
    Kamikawa-gun, Hokkaido Shintoku Tomuraushi

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Not just a prefecture but an island of its own, Hokkaido is the most northerly prefecture and island of the Japanese archipelago. Arriving in Hokkaido, which is rural and bursting with breathtaking nature, means entering a world where vast national parks, towering mountains, and natural hot springs can be found at every turn. Come December, these natural splendors freeze over and morph into a winter wonderland.

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