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[Ashibetsu Onsen] Day Trip Bath and Milky White Hot Springs Can Be Enjoyed
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Ashibetsu Onsen
Ashibetsu Onsen (芦別温泉) is a hot spring place in Ashibetsu city located in the southern direction of Asahikawa city. There are Starlight Hotel Seiyukan (スターライトホテル 星遊館) and Ashibetsu Onsen (芦別温泉) along Yubari National Route (National Route 452). The hot spring place is surrounded by a forest, and except those, Unfortunately, restraunts, cafes, cafes, souvenir shops and convenience stores are not built. There are a park golf course, Yuya Gymnasium (油谷体育館), Ceramic Art Center (陶芸センター), Ashibetsu B & G Community Sports Center (芦別市B&G海洋センター), a tennis court and Ashibetsu Kenmin center Auto Campsite (芦別市健民センターオートキャンプ場), Canadian World Park (カナディアンワールド公園) near the hot spring facilities.

Cold springs gush out under old gymnasium of Yuya Primary School that has been closed down since 1971. It is the beginning of the Ashibetsu Onsen that Kenmin Center Ashibetsu Onsen (健民センター芦別温泉) was built to use the cold springs in 1972. It is not usual to gush out under the gymnasium. The Ashibetsu Onsen passed a rigorous screening in 1973, and has been appointed by Minister for the Environment, and is one of 15 nation insurance hot spring resorts in Hokkaido. This cold spring containing sulfur is called "hot springs for beauty skin", and smooth touch and high moisture retention have a good reputation, so a lot of local people come. Nonstop buses do not run from the Ashibetsu Onsen to Sapporo or Asahikawa. But Kirakira Bus (キラキラバス) "Ashibetsu Line: For Ashibetsu Onsen (芦別温泉線:芦別温泉行き)" runs for around 20 minutes from Asibetsu Station to the Ashibetsu Onsen. By the way, speaking of Ashibetsu, Gatatan (ガタタン) is a local speciality.
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

List of Day Trip Onsen
Tourists can take a day trip bath at Starlight Hotel Yuseikan (スターライトホテル 星遊館) and Ashibetsu Onsen (芦別温泉).
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. Early morning discount and late night discount are served for JPY 500 from 06:00 to 09:00 and from 20:00 to 23:00. 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.
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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) |
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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 | Adult: JPY 800. Child: JPY 400. |
Business hours | 06:00-09:00, 10:30-23:00 |
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 | ![]() ![]() |
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.
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) |
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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 | 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)Chronic digestive diseases, Diabetes, Gout, Liver disease, Constipation |
Contraindications of drinking | (1)(2)Kidney disease, High blood pressure, Diarrhea and diseases accompanied by edema in general |
Facilities | Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 250. |
Business hours | 07:00-21:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (10 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-124-23-1155 |
Home page | - |
Mapcode | 450 764 220*45 |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Ashibetsu Onsen. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
By the way, Club Tourism (クラブツーリズム), a Japanese tour travel agency, provides various types of tours such as day trip tours or ordinary tours. In the case of bus tours, tourists do not drive their cars themselves, so they can savor alcohol. Choosen tourist attractions are national parks such as Rishiri and Rebun, Shiretoko, and popular tourist places such as Furano and Biei, and some activities such as hiking and fruit picking are also enjoyed depending on seasons. If you are interested in tour trips, you should visit the club tourism's website for details.
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