[Asarigawa Onsen in Otaru] Day Trip Bath and Ski Can Be Enjoyed

Asari Dam

Lake Otarunai (オタルナイ湖) is a man-made lake in the southeastern part of Otaru city. Asari Dam (朝里ダム) was built in 1993, and the lake was born. Hokkaido Road 1 is built along the lake, and the watere surface area is 0.43 km2. The Asari Dam is a concrete gravity dam for the purposes of the prevention of disaster and securing drinking water in the upper of Asarigawa Onsen (朝里川温泉), and its height is about 74 m. The appearance looks very nice, and I think that it is a classic dam. Walks, Asari Dam Memorial Hall (朝里ダム記念館) and a tennis court are built as recreation and relaxation for Otaru citizen around the dam. In addition, Asari Ohashi (朝里大橋) called Asari Sky Loop (朝里スカイループ) near the dam catches visitors's eyes. Addmission free. A parking lot is free of charge. Read More

OTARU

Otaru (小樽) that 120,000 people live is the 9th largest port city in Hokkaido, and is located in the located in the northwestern direction of Sapporo city. It takes about 30 minutes from the Sapporo to the Otaru by a train. The Otaru is one of most popular tourist cities in the Hokkaido, and about 8 million people visit here. It is also well-known as a city with a lot of slopes, and there are 30 slopes with its name, so the Otaru has a lot of slope lands, and has a lot of narrow roads. It is famous as a city with a lot of sushi restaurants, too, and more than 100 sushi restaurants open their businesses. Fresh seafood caught in the Sea of Japan facing the Otaru or caought in various places of the Hokkaido can be enjoyed. As for a climate, the Otaru has calm climate, it is cold in a summer, and it snow hard. The Otaru was called an inaccessible land in the old days because all transportation facilities paralyzed by a heavy snow. Read More

Hotel Musashitei

Hotel Musashitei is a middle-sized onsen hotel founded in 1993 in the center of the Asarigawa Onsen. They have 2 buildings, Main Building and Annex Building, and A large public bathhouse is on the 1st floor of the Main Building. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 600. Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath from 05:00 to 08:00, too, and the entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. In addition, a chartered bath and a bedrock bath are provided, too. As for the chartered bath, there are a cypress bath and an onsen bath, and the entrance fee to the cypress bath is JPY 900, and the entrance fee to the onsen bath is JPY 1500. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 outdoor bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse. The bathhouse has cleanliness. The indoor bath is the size that about 10 people take a bath, and the whirlpool bath is the size that about 3 people take a bath.

The outdoor bath is the size that about 5 people take a bath. Because the outdoor bath is surrounded by blindfold fences, it does not has a sence of openness, and a view is not good unfortunately.

The hot springs are calcium and sodium chloride sulfate spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 2.706 g/kg. Unfortunately, the hot spring are not drinkable. Horse oil shampoos and horse oil body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. By using those, my skin looked moisty. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room.

Atmosphere of Hotel Musashitei Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Hotel Musashitei

Types of Hot Springs	Calcium and sodium chloride sulfate spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Warm spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	32 C
ph	7.7
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Relieving fatigue, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic women's diseases, Cut, Burn
Contraindications	Acute disease(when there is the heat in particular), Active tuberculosis, Malignant tumor, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal insufficiency, Hemorrhagic disease, High anemia, Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally
Indications of drinking	Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic constipation
Contraindications of drinking	Kidney disease, High blood pressure and diseases accompanied by edema in general
Facilities	Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(3), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There are a reserved bath and bedrock bath. An extra cost is required.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 600. Child: JPY 300.
Business hours	09:00-22:00
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (100 cars)
Telephone number	+81-134-54-8000
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	493 515 369*42

Kourakuen

Kourakuen is a middle-sized long-established onsen ryokan at entrance of the Asarigawa Onsen, and was founded in 1957. It is far away from the center of the Asarigawa Onsen. Delicious dishes and high class atmosphere are popular. They have an area of 66115.702 m2, and 200 cherry trees are planted on the large garden, and it is well-known as a place famous for cherry blossoms, too. A building was destroyed by fire, and was renewed in 2016. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 800. Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath only from 11:30 to 14:30 on Saturday, Sunday, and National holidays. A staying is possible, too.

A large public bathhouse is on the 1st floor, and they have 2 types of the bathhouses, Iwa-no-Yu (岩の湯) and Mori-no-Yuya (森の湯屋), and the bathhouses for men or women are replaced depending on time. There are 2 outdoor baths, 1 indoor bath, a bedrock bath at the Iwa-no-Yu. There are 1 outdoor bath and 1 indoor bath at the Mori-no-Yuya. They own a hot spring source, and baths use heated hot springs. The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have tasteless and no smell. As for a charted bathhouse "Kokage-no-Ideyu (こかげのいでゆ)", the Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath from 12:00 to 12:45 and from 13:15 to 14:00 everyday. A reservation is requested by the previous day. An extra cost is JPY 2160 per 45 minutes. Hotel guests can use it after 14:00. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom, free hair dryers and a cold water dispenser are installed at a dressing room.

Atmosphere of Kourakuen Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Kourakuen

Movie of Kourakuen

Types of Hot Springs	Simple hot spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Warm spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	27.4 C
ph	8.7
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase,　Arteriosclerosis, Chronic women's diseases、Weak child, Chronic skin diseases, Cut, Burn
Contraindications	Acute disease(when there is the heat in particular), Active tuberculosis, Malignant tumor, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal insufficiency, Hemorrhagic disease, High anemia, Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally
Indications of drinking	Not drinking
Facility	Outdoor bath(3), Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There are a reserved bath and a bedrock bath.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 800. Child: JPY 400.
Business hours	Saturday, Sunday, and National holidays 11:30-14:30
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (40 cars)
Telephone number	+81-134-54-8221
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	493 576 408*17

Otaru Asari Classe Hotel

Otaru Asari Classe Hotel is a large-sized resort hotel run by Ambix corp around the center of the Asarigawa Onsen and has opened a business since 1991. Tasty dishes such as Hong Kong Style Chow Mein have a good reputation. They have 5 buildings, Plaza Building, North Building, South Building, Annex Building and Sport Arena, and there are a gym, a gymnasium, a pool and a tennis court. A large public bathhouse is on the 1st floor of the Plaza Building. An entrance fee to the bath facility is different in weekdays and holidays. The weekdays are JPY 800. The holidays are JPY 1000. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 outdoor bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse for men. There are 2 outdoor baths, 1 indoor bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse for women. The bathhouses for men or women are not replaced. Hot springs are calcium and sodium chloride sulfate spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 2.705 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom, free hair dryers and a cold water dispenser are installed at a dressing room.

Atmosphere of Otaru Asari Classe Hotel Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Otaru Asari Classe Hotel

Types of Hot Springs	Calcium and sodium chloride sulfate spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Warm spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	32.0 C
ph	7.7
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Relieving fatigue, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic women's diseases, Cut, Burn
Contraindications	Acute disease(when there is the heat in particular), Active tuberculosis, Malignant tumor, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal insufficiency, Hemorrhagic disease, High anemia, Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally
Indications of drinking	Not drinking
Facility	Outdoor bath(1 or 2), Indoor bath(2), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Weekday Adult: JPY 800. Child: JPY 300. Saturday, Sunday and National holiday Adult: JPY 1000. Child: JPY 500.
Business hours	Weekday 11:00-21:00. Saturday, Sunday and National holiday 11:00-16:00.
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (200 cars)
Telephone number	+81-134-52-3800
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	493 515 130*62

Yu-no-Hana Asariden

Yu-no-Hana Asariden is only day trip bath facility in Asarigawa Onsen, and has opened a business since 2002, and is a little far away from the center of the Asarigawa Onsen. Hashimoto-Kensetsu group runs it. The bath facility has Japanese style public bathhouse (和風大浴場) and Western style public bathhouse (洋風大浴場), and the bathhouses are replaced everyday. There is a restraunt on the 2nd floor, too. There are 2 outdoor baths, 2 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cascading bath, 1 sleeping bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the Japanese style public bathhouse. There are 1 outdoor bath, 1 indoor bath, 2 whirlpool baths, 1 cascading bath, 1 sleeping bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the Western style public bathhouse.

Hot springs are sodium sulfate chloride spring, and are clear and colorless and have tasteless and no smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 2.499g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room. A staying is impossible. A free shuttle bus runs from here to Sapporo or Otaru.

[Closed Business] Kanpo-no-Yado Otaru

Kanpo-no-Yado Otaru is a small-sized onsen ryokan in the deepest of the Asarigawa Onsen, and is only one Kanpo-no-Yado run by JAPAN POST HOLDINGS in Hokkaido. They have opened a business since 1959. A staying is possible, too, and dishes have a good reputation. A large public bathhouse is on the 2nd floor, and has cleanliness. Unfortunately, they closed down their business in March 2020.

There are 1 outdoor bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 whirlpool bath. The indoor bath is the size that about 15 people take a bath, and has a space spacious. The whirlpool bath is the size that about 3 people take a bath and it uses hot water without hot springs.

The ourdoor bath is the size that about 5 people take a bath. Because the outdoor bath is surrounded by blindfold fences, and it has a roof, it does not have a good view.

The hot springs are calcium and sodium chloride sulfate spring, and are clear and colorless and have a little salty and no smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 2.705 g/kg. It had a little smooth touch. Unfortunately, the hot springs are not drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room. A free cold water dispenser is provided at the enrance of the bathhouse.

Atmosphere of Kanpo-no-Yado Otaru Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Kanpo-no-Yado Otaru