[Ashibetsu Onsen] Day Trip Bath and Milky White Hot Springs Can Be Enjoyed

Gatatan Ramen

Gatatan (ガタタン) is a local dish of Ashibetsu, and is thick and stewed Chinese soup with salt flavor including vegetables, edible wild plants and seafood. Mr. Bungonosuke Murai (村井豊後之亮) who was repatriated from former Manchurian to Ashibetsu served Gatatan at Chinese restaurant “Koraku (幸楽)” for the first time after the war. He got a hint from Manchurian home-cooked meal “Gedatang (疙瘩湯)”. There is not already Koraku, and Unfortunately, the well-known Gatatan restraunt “Horaiken (宝来軒)” went out of business at the end of October, 2015. But Gatata can be eaten at approximately 10 restaurants in Ashibetsu city. Read More

Starlight Hotel Seiyukan

Starlight Hotel is a middle-sized onsen hotel founded in 1989, and is well-known for beautiful starry sky. Hokkaido Hotel and Resort inc. runs it, and a building was renewed in 2017. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 800. A staying is possible, too. A restaurant is at a building. In 2019, they renewed their public baths as Ofuro Cafe (おふろCafe) again, and entrance fees to the bath facility are changed. This article before renewing is as follows.

There are 1 open-air bath, 3 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at a large public bathhouse. A drinking hot spring facility is built at the large public bathhouse, too. It tasted a little salty taste, and it seems to be effective for Diabetes, Gout, Constipation, Chronic digestive diseases, Liver disease. The bathhouse with a high ceiling features an extensive space. Large windows are feeling good.

They have 2 types of hot springs. One is (1)sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring, and is clear and colorless and has tasteless and sulfer smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.429 g/kg. The other is (2)sulfur and sodium and bicarbonate chloride cold spring, and is clear and light yellow and has a little salty taste and sulfer smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 3.347 g/kg. It has a smooth and slippery touch, and is a little thick. In addition, it will turn into the milky white hot spring when time passes.

The largest indoor bath is the size that about 20 people can take a bath, and uses heated (1)sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring. Bathers can look at the open-air bath through the windows.

The smallest indoor bath is the size that about 3 people can take a bath, and water temperature of the hot spring is from 39 C to 41 C. The middle indoor bath is the size that about 5 people can take a bath, and water temperature of the hot spring is from 44 C to 46 C. The hot springs make the bathers feel refreshed. Those hot springs look light cobalt blue whether the sulfur is affected. The indoor baths use heated (2)sulfur and sodium and bicarbonate chloride cold spring.

The open-air bath surrounded by rocks is the size that about 6 people can take a bath. The bathers can feel a sense of openness because of not a roof, and can see a forest. In the evening, starry sky can be enjoyed. The open-air bath uses heated (1)sulfur and sodium and magnesium chloride and calcium cold spring.

The cold bath uses (1)sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring, fresh hot springs without chlorination, and flowers of sulphur float in milkywhite cold springs. Water temperature of the cold spring is from 12 C to 13 C. That is nice to enjoy raw cold springs. The whirlpool bath is the size that about 2 people can take a bath, and uses heated hot water.

Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. Free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room. A free resting room for day trip bathers is renewd in 2017. A self-service drink area is provided for free. That is nice service.

Atmosphere of Seiyukan Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Seiyukan

Types of Hot Springs	(1)Sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Cold spring) (2)Sulfur and sodium and bicarbonate chloride cold spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Cold spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	(1)10.8 C (2)12.8 C
ph	(1)7.0 (2)7.2
Indication	(1)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, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic woman’s diseases, Diabetes, High blood pressure, Arteriosclerosis (2)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, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic woman’s diseases, Diabetes
Contraindications	(1)(2)Acute disease(when there is the heat in particular), Malignant tumor, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal insufficiency, Hemorrhagic disease, Active tuberculosis, High anemia, Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally, Sensitive person of the skin, Person of the photoallergy, Dry skin in the elderly
Indications of drinking	(1)(2)Diabetes, Gout, Constipation, Chronic digestive diseases, Liver disease
Contraindications of drinking	(1)(2)Kidney disease, High blood pressure, Diarrhea and diseases accompanied by edema in general
Facilities	Open-air bath(1), Indoor bath(5), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Various fee
Business hours	06:00-22:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (250 cars)
Telephone number	+81-124-23-1155
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	450 764 073*87

[Closed Down] Ashibetsu Onsen

Ashibetsu Onsen is a public bath for day trip onsen next to the Starlight Hotel, and is popular with local people. When I visited here in the early evening, about 10 local people took a bath. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. Hotel guests of the Starlight Hotel can use it for free. A resting room and a function recovery room like a simple gym are at the building, too. Unfortunately, They closed a business in March, 2020. This article before closing is as follows.

There are 1 indoor bath and 1 whirlpool bath at a public bathhouse. The bathhouse is not so large, but shine is in from a window. The indoor bath is the size that about 20 poeple take a bath, and water temperature is 41-43 C. Hot speings gush out from 4 points on the bottom of the bath, and is abundant. The hot springs shake off my sleepiness. The whirlpool bath is the size that about 3 people take a bath, and the water temperature is 39-41 C. The hot springs are lukewarm, so those are suitable for a long bath. Soaps are provided at the bathhouse.

The hot springs are (1)sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring and (2)sulfur and sodium and bicarbonate chloride cold spring, and are clear and colorless and have tasteless and no smell. (1)the sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.429 g/kg, and (2)the sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 3.347 g/kg. The indoor bath uses heated (2)sulfur and sodium and bicarbonate chloride cold spring, and the whirlpool bath uses heated (1)sulfur and sodium chloride and magnesium and calcium cold spring. The hot springs are not drinkable because those are chlorinated and circulating water. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room.