[Nibushi Onsen in Teshikaga] Day Trip Bath, Lake Kussharo and Pebbles Can Be Enjoyed

Lake Kussharo

The Lake Kussharo is the largest caldera lake in Japan in Teshikaga town located in the northeastern part of Lake Akan (阿寒湖), and its shape tuend into the current shape by large-scale eruptions 40,000 years ago. Before then, the lake was larger round lake than the current lake. It is the 2nd largest caldera lake in the world after Lake Toba in Indonesia, too. In Akan Mashu National Park, The perimeter of the lake is about 57 km, and the maximum depth is 117 m, and Nakashima (中島), the largest island on the fresh water lake in the Japan, flotas on the surface of the lake, but landing is prohibited. There are Mt. Mokoto (藻琴山), the Wakoto Peninsula, Bihoro Pass Lookout (美幌峠展望台), Tubetsu Pass Observation Deck (津別峠展望台), Mokotoyama Lookout Parking Park (藻琴山展望駐車公園), Highland Koshimizu 725 (ハイランド小清水725), Wakoto Onsen (和琴温泉), Sanko Onsen (三香温泉), Kotan Onsen (コタン温泉), Ike-no-Yu Onsen (池ノ湯温泉), Suna-Yu (砂湯), Nibushi Onsen (仁伏温泉), Wakoto-kohan Campsite (和琴湖畔キャンプ場), Wakoto Campsite (和琴キャンプ場), Suna-Yu Campsite (砂湯キャンプ場) and Highland Koshimizu Campsite (ハイランド小清水キャンプ場) around the Lake Kussharo. Read More

Akan Mashu National Park

Akan Mashu National Park (阿寒摩周国立公園) has Lake Kussharo (屈斜路湖), the largest caldera lake in Japan, Lake Mashu (摩周湖), the 6th largest caldera lake in the Japan, and Lake Akan (阿寒湖), the 7th largest caldera lake in the Japan, in the eastern part of Hokkaido, and the oldest national park in Hokkaido along with Daisestuzan National Park (大雪山国立公園) in the north part of Kushiro-Sitsugen National Park (釧路湿原国立公園), too. In the national park, there are unique mountains such as Mt. Oakandake (雄阿寒岳), Mt. Meakandake (雌阿寒岳), Mt. Akanfuji (阿寒富士), Mt. Mokoto (藻琴山), Mt. Iou (硫黄山), Mt. Mashudake (摩周岳) and Mt. Nishibetsudake (西別岳), and here is a tourist attraction on behalf of Hokkaido containing some hot spring places such as Akanko Onsen (阿寒湖温泉), Meakan Onsen (雌阿寒温泉) and Kawayu Onsen (川湯温泉). The Akan Mashu National Park is roughly divided into 4 areas, Akanko Area, Onneto Area, Mashuko Area, and Kussharoko Area. The area is 91,413 ha in total, it is very vast. It is a highlight that a scenery was borned by growing forests and lakes created by water collecting in the craters of volcanoes after the volcanoes erupting in the primitive period, and it is said that an original scenery of Hokkaido has been creadted by “Volcanos”, “Forests” and “Lakes”. By the way, 900 Sogen Grassland (900草原) and Tawadaira Observaton Deck (多和平展望台) that a typical secenry of Hokkaido can be enjoyed are relatively near the national park, too. Read More

Kussharoko-so

Kussharoko-so is a small-sized onsen ryokan founded in 1972 along Hokkaido Road 52, and is popular with motorcycle tourists because a garage for a motorcycle is provided, too. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 outdoor bath and 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The tiled bathroom is small but cozy, but it is well-kept clean. The tiled rectangular indoor bath is the size that about 8 people take a bath. 100% fresh free flowing hot springs are poured into the bath from a hot spring gushing out point written “Pon Pon-no-Yu (ぽんぽんの湯)”, and are overflowing from the bath to the bath floor in succession. Walking on the bath floor is comfortable because the bath floor is always warm.

The small quadrate open-air bath is the size that about 3 people take a bath. It is surrounded by blindfols fences, so a view is not good. But a net avoiding fallen leaves is covered with the bath, so the surface of the bath is kept clean. Bathers can enjoy the cool air and bathing.

The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste and nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.856 g/kg. The meta-silicic acid content is 208.7 mg/kg. It is said that the hot springs including the meta-silicic acid with over 200 mg/kg is effective for beautiful skin. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A free hair dryer is set at a dressing room. There is not a restroom at the dressing room, so you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom of a corridor.

Atmosphere of Kussharoko-so Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Kussharoko-so

Types of Hot Springs	Simple hot spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	46.9 C
ph	7.7
Indications	Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Low back pain, Neuralgia, Frozen shoulder, Bruise, Sprain, Motor paralysis, Cold sensitivity, Peripheral circulatory failure, Decline of gastrointestinal function, Mild hypertension, Diabetes, Mild hypercholesterolemia, Mild asthma, Emphysema, Autonomic instability, Hemorrhoid, Sleep disorder, Depressive state, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Autonomic instability, Insomnia
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	Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 250.
Business hours	12:00-19:00
Regular closing day	Monday and from November to April
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (20 cars)
Telephone number	+81-154-83-2545
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	731 798 846*75

Kussharoko Hotel

Kussharoko Hotel is a small-sized onsen ryokan founded in 1965 on the shore of Lake Kussharo. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too. In a winter, swans on the lake shore can be observed from an entrance lobby, and the starry sky seems to be beautiful, too. An open-air bath may be closed in the winter.

They have 2 public bathrooms for men or women and the open-air bath for men. There is 1 indoor bath at the bathroom for men, and there are 1 open-air bath and 1 indoor bath at the the bathroom for women, and the open-air bath for men has 1 open-air bath. Male bathers must wear their clothes and move between the bathroom for men and the open-air bath for men.

The tiled bathroom is small but cozy, and was steamy on that day. The large windows are on the lake side, and the Lake Kussharo can be seen through the windows. The tiled indoor bath is the size that about 10 people take a bath. Pebbles, a well‐known product of the Nibushi Onsen, are spreaded all over on the bottom of the bath. 100% fresh free flowing hot springs are poured into the bath, and the hot springs are overflowing from the bath. I like seeing it. I supposed that water temperature was about 43 C. It is just suitable for bathing.

A plastic cup was near a hot spring gushing out point, so I drinked the hot springs, and it tasted mild. But I do not know whether or not the hot springs are drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. There is not a restroom at the dressing room, so you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom of a corridor.

The distance is about 5 m away between the lake and the popular open-air bath, so the lake view can be enjoyed nearby the bath. It is the size that about 4 people take a bath. Of course, the pebbles are spreaded all over on the bottom of the bath, too. On that day, the bath was not surrounded by wooden blindfols fences yet, so a sense of openess was felt very much. A Japanese wagtail perched on the branch, and looked at me. Nature is rich.

The shampoos and the body soaps are not provided, so the male bathers had better wash their body at the bathroom for men beforehand. There is not a restroom at the dressing room of the open-air bath, so you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom of a corridor. The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste and nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.812 g/kg. Both baths use 100% natural free flowing hot springs. A free hair dryer and drinking water at a tank are set at a washplace along the corridor.

Atmosphere of Kussharoko Hotel Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Kussharoko Hotel

Types of Hot Springs	Simple hot spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	45 C
ph	7.4
Indications	Chronic rheumatoid arthritis, Chronic muscle rheumatica, Neuralgia, Neuritis, Traumatic Injury, Disturbance of Motility, Relieving fatigue
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	Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 250.
Business hours	12:00-19:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	Free parking lot is provided (40 cars)
Telephone number	+81-154-83-2415
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	731 828 129*04

[Closed Down] Nibushihoyojo

Nibushihoyojo is a small-sized long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1930 on the shore of Lake Kussharo, and is famous for a bathtub with spreaded pebbles all over on the bottom. The interior decoration has an atomosphere of Showa period, and it is very Shibui. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too. Unfortunately, They have been closed a business since 2015.

There is 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The tiled bathroom is small but cozy, and the Lake Kussharo can be seen through a window. I think that wash places is like those of my school. A partition catch bathers’s eyes first. The bath used to be mixed bathing. The bath made of Japanese Yew is the size that about 10 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs.

Pebbles that spread all over the bottom of the bathtub were too beautiful, and I felt as if I became a carp for admiration. The free flowing hot springs always pour in a bathtub, and overflow from it in succession, and it is comfortable. In addition, the pebbles stimulated my soles. Unhealthy people should considerably have a pain in their soles. My soles were really hurt.

The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste and nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.747 g/kg. Because they does not get a permission of the public health center, the hot springs are not drinkable, but an owner seems to drink the hot springs, and those are very fresh. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A free hair dryer is installed at a dressing room. Because there is not a restroom at the dressing room, you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom at a corridor.

Atmosphere of Nibushihoyojo Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Nibushihoyojo