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[Fukushi-no-Sato Onsen in Sarabetsu] Day Trip Bath Can Be Enjoyed at Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center

CONTENTS

Naumann Onsen
- List of Means of Transportation
List of Day Trip Onsen
- Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center
List of Accommodations

Naumann Onsen

Fukushi-no-Sato Onsen (福祉の里温泉) is a a hot spring place in Sarabetsu village located in the southern direction of Obihiro city, and is a part of facilities of Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center (老人保健福祉センター). That is near Sarabetsu Shrine (更別神社). A building of the Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center looks clean, and has a large lobby. A wooden carving on a wall cathes visitors' eyes.

By the way, a highway bus "Potato Liner (ポテトライナー)" runs between the Obihiro and Sapporo, and a express bus "North Liner-go (ノースライナー号)" runs between the Obihiro and Asahikawa.

List of Means of Transportation

Highway buses run between Obihiro and Sapporo or Asahikawa. Refer to following the means of the transportation in the Obihiro. As for car rental comparison websites, you can compare vehicle rental prices on Jalan Rental Car (じゃらんレンタカー) and Rakutem Travel Rental Car (楽天トラベルレンタカー).

Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Sapporo to Obihiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Chuo Bus(中央バス)	From Obihiro to Sapporo	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Asahikawa to Obihiro	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Takushoku Bus(拓殖バス)	From Obihiro to Asahikawa	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nippon Rent-a-car(ニッポンレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Times Car Rental(タイムズカーレンタル)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Toyota Rental Lease(トヨタレンタリース)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nissan Rent-a-car(日産レンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Orix Rent-a-car(オリックスレンタカー)	Their offices are near the Obihiro Station and the Obihiro Airport.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Station Rent-a-car(駅レンタカー)	Their office is near the Obihiro Station.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten
Nico Nico Rent-a-car(ニコニコレンタカー)	Their offices are in Nishi 5-jo and Odori Steet.	HP	Jalan	Rakuten

List of Day Trip Onsen

Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center.

Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center

The Elderly Citizens' Welfare Center run by Sarabetsu village is a facility for health promotion and fulfilling life of elderly citizens. They serves a day trip bath facility as part of that, and open the public, too. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 420.

There are 1 open-air bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 lie-down bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse with large glass windows, and those are feeling good. The open-air bath is the size that about 4 people can take a bath. Because it does not has a roof, a sence of openness can be enjoyed. The indoor bath beside the windows is the size that about 6 people can take a bath, and bathers can view out of the windows while bathing. The whirlpool bath is the size that about 3 poeple can take a bath. The lie-down bath for 2 people is provided.

Heated hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are clear and light green and have slightly salty and no smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 6.140 g/kg. Unfortunately, the hot springs are not drinkable because of chlorine sterilization. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and a hair dryer are installed at a dressing room.

Types of Hot Springs	Sodium Chloride Spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Cold spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	17.9 C
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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 Children, 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
Facilities	Open-air bath(1), Indoor bath(4), Sauna(1).* Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 420. Junior high school student: JPY 200. Elementary school student: JPY 100. Infant: Free of chrage.
Business hours	13:00-22:00
Regular closing day	Monday. If the Monday is a national holiday, they open a business.
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (50 cars)
Telephone number	+81-155-53-3500
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	396 518 229*78

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Sarabetsu village. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Hinode Ryokan(日の出旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Activity Center Andoor(アクティビティセンター・アンドア)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sarabetsu Country Park Campsite(さらべつカントリーパークキャンプ場)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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.

Map

Transport Facilities

Transportation to Fukushi-no-Sato Onsen

New Chitose Airport station (新千歳空港駅) --> (Approximately 5 minutes by Rapid Airport Express (快速エアポート)) --> Minami Chitose station (南千歳駅) --> (Approximately 120 minutes by Limited express Super Ozora [To Kushiro] or Limited express Super Tokachi [To Obihiro] (特急スーパーおおぞら「釧路行き」or 特急スーパーとかち「帯広行き」)) --> Obihiro station (帯広駅) --> (Approximately 3 minutes on foot) --> Obihiroeki-nishiguchi bus stop (帯広駅西口停留所) --> (Approximately 70 minutes by Tokachi Bus [60 Hiroo Line: To Hiroo-eigyosho-mae] (十勝バス「60広尾線：広尾営業所前行き」)) --> Sarabetsu-kokuhokensin-mae bus stop (更別国保診療所前)

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