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[Koganeyu Onsen in Sapporo] Day Trip Bath and Sulfur Spring Can Be Enjoyed
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Koganeyu Onsen
Koganeyu Onsen (小金湯温泉) is a hot spring place in the southwestern part of Sapporo city, and is only a little closer the center of the Sapporo than Jozankei (定山渓). 2 hot spring accommodations, Matsu-no-Yu (まつの湯) and Yumoto Koganeyu (湯元 小金湯), are built along Toyohira River (豊平川), and have been popular with people for cure since a long time ago. There are Mt. Hakkenzan (八剣山), North Safari Adventure (ノースサファリアドベンチャー), Koganeyu Sakura-no-Mori (小金湯さくらの森) and Sapporo Ainu Culture Promotion Center (札幌市アイヌ文化交流センター) around here. A convenience store is not built around here. Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed at the Koganeyu Sakura-no-Mori, Fall foliage can be enjoyed in the Mt. Hakkenzan, and snow can be enjoyed along the Toyohira River in a winter.

Atmosphere of Mt. Hakkenzan with Fall Foliage Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Mt. Hakkenzan with Fall Foliage
It is the origin of the Koganeyu Onsen that a settler from Kumamoto found a hot spring gushing place at the foot of Katsura tree in 1883, after that, Mr. Dazaemon Yoshikawa (吉川太左ヱ門) built an onsen hut in 1887. The Katsura tree is called "Katsura Fudo", and grows at the Yumoto Koganeyu at present. By the way, a nonstop bus, Yuttari Liner (直通バス湯ったりライナー), runs between New Chitose Airport and Koganeyu Onsen, and a nonstop bus, Kappa Liner (かっぱライナー号), runs between the central part of Sapporo and Koganeyu Onsen, so those would be very convenient.

SAPPORO
Sapporo (札幌) that about 1,960,000 people live is the largest city in Hokkaido. Although there are various theories, its origin of the name is "Dry Big River (乾いた大きな川)" in Ainu language. A population of the Sapporo is the 4th largest city after Yokohama, Osaka and Nagoya in japan, and the population accounts for 36 % of Hokkaido's population! So the Sapporo has been flourished as the center of the Hokkaido. The area of the Sapporo is 1,121.26 km2, and is about as big as Hong Kong, and is the 7th largest city in the Hokkaido. The Sapporo is also famous as a tourist city, and about 15 million people come. As for a climate, it is hot that temperature rises to nearly 25 degrees in a summer, but it is easy to live without moisture. I always feel a little cool. It is cold that temperature falls to nearly -10 degrees in a winter, and amount of snowfall sometimes has more than 1 m. Read More

List of Day Trip Onsen
Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Matsu-no-Yu and Koganeyu.

Shun-no-Oyado Matsu-no-Yu
Matsu-no-Yu is a small-sized long-established onsen ryokan with 10 guest rooms on the shore of the Toyohira River, and has opened a business since 1956. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 650. A staying is possible, too. A restraunt is at the building, too, and visitors for day trip bath can use the restraunt. Delicious meals using local cooking ingredient have a good reputation.


There are 1 open-air bath and 2 indoor baths at a public bathhouse. The bathhouses for men or women are replaced every day. The tiled bathhouse is not so large, but the sunny bathhouse with large windows is feeling good. The indoor baths are the size that about 8 people can take a bath, and use heated hot springs. I felt that water temperature of the baths were different, but it did not make a great difference. The bathhouse has a lot of steam. By the way, the hot springs looked like more colorless and clear than the hot springs of open-air bath.




The open-air bath is the size that about 8 people can take a bath, and uses heated hot springs. Because the open-air bath opens out toward the Toyohira River, a view is splendid. I felt that a scenery looked like a black-and-white drawing. A sense of openness can be enjoyed. Fresh green can be enjoyed in a summer, Fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and snow can be enjoyed in a winter. The hot springs had smooth and slippery touch. I felt that the open-air bath was stronger smooth and slippery touch than the indoor baths.



The hot springs are simple sulfur spring, and are clear and colorless and have tasteless and sulfur smell, and are not drinkable because of circulation type baths. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.863 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. Free hair dryers and a restroom are installed at a dressing room, too.
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Atmosphere of Matsu-no-Yu Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Matsu-no-Yu
Types of Hot Springs | Simple sulfur spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Warm spring) |
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Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 27.6 C |
ph | 8.2 |
Indications | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Cold sensitivity, Relieving fatigue, Convalescent convalescence, Hemorrhoid, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Chronic skin diseases, Arteriosclerosis, Cut, Chronic woman's diseases |
Contraindications | Acute disease(when there is the heat in particular), Malignant tumor, Severe heart disease, Respiratory failure, Renal insufficiency, Hemorrhagic disease, High anemia, Sensitive person of the skin(Person of the photoallergy in particular), Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally |
Indications of drinking | Not drinking |
Facilities | Open-air bath(1), Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 650. Child: JPY 300. |
Business hours | 09:00-23:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (80 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-11-596-2131 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | ![]() |
Mapcode | 708 761 838*84 |
Yumoto Koganeyu
Yumoto Koganeyu is a small-sized onsen hotel with 10 guest rooms, and has opened a business since 2008. Kudosangyo inc. runs it. Its predecessor is Yumoto Nakaya Ryokan (湯元なかや旅館). An entrance fee to a bath facility is JPY 800. A staying is possible, too. The restraunt "Katsuratei" (お食事処「桂亭」) and a shop are at the building, too, and visitors for day trip bath can use the restraunt. Taiwan-style Shaved Ice is very popular, too. A chartered bath is provided, and an extra cost is JPY 3500 per 90 minutes.

There are 2 open-air baths, 3 open-air pot baths, 2 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cold bath, 1 dry sauna and 1 wet dauns at a large public bathhouse. The tiled sunny bathhouse with a high ceiling and large windows is feeling good. The indoor baths are set beside the windows, and use heated hot springs.




At the outside, there are 1 open-air bath with a roof and 1 open-air bath without the roof, and 3 open-air pot baths that seat 1 person. The baths use heated hot springs. Blind fencess obstructed the bather's view, so a view is not good, but a sense of opneness can be felt.



The hot springs are simple sulfur spring, and are clear and colorless and have tasteless and sulfer smell, and are not drinkable because of circulation type baths. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.771 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room.

Types of Hot Springs | Simple sulfur spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Warm spring) |
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Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 28.8 C |
ph | 8.3 |
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, Chronic women's diseases, Cut, Diabetes |
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, Sensitive skin, Photoallergy |
Indications of drinking | Diabetes, Gout, Constipation |
Contraindications of drinking | Diarrhea |
Facilities | Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(4), Sauna(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There is a chartered bath. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 800. Child: JPY 400. |
Business hours | 10:00-23:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (150 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-11-596-2111 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | ![]() |
Mapcode | 708 761 834*74 |
List of Events
In a winter, Yukizanmai (雪三舞) is held.

List of Activities
Horse Trekking can be experienced. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
Horse Trekking
Movie of Horse Trekking
Wildmustangs(ワイルドムスタングス) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Koganeyu Onsen. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
A page of Sapporo is here
Sapporo
A page of Shikotsu-Toya National Park is here
Shikotsu-Toya National Park
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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