- June 2nd, 2014
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[Tokachigawa Onsen in Otofuke] Day Trip Bath Can Be Enjoyed at Kira-no-Yu
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Niseko Ekimae Onsen
Niseko Ekimae Onsen (ニセコ駅前温泉) is a hot spring place in Niseko town located in the southwestern direction of Sapporo city. Only Kira-no-Yu (綺羅乃湯) is built in front of Niseko Station. Except Niseko Tourist Information Center, Hokkaido Lion Adventure and private houses, there is nothing around the Kira-no-Yu in particular. It is a little away from the center of the Niseko, and there are cafes, restaurants, convenience stores, Izakaya, bars with a surcharge at the center of the Niseko.
Niseko Onsenkyo Group passed a rigorous screening in 1958, and the Niseko Onsenkyo Group containing the Niseko Ekimae Onsen has been appointed by Minister for the Environment, and is one of 15 nation insurance hot spring resorts in Hokkaido. There are a lot of the hot spring places such as Niseko Goshiki Onsen (ニセコ五色温泉), Niseko Yumoto Onsen (ニセコ湯本温泉), Niseko Higashiyama Onsen (ニセコ東山温泉), Niseko Konbu Onsen (ニセコ昆布温泉), Niseko Yunosato Onsen (ニセコ湯の里温泉), Niseko Yakushi Onsen (ニセコ薬師温泉), Niseko Niimi Onsen (ニセコ新見温泉), Niseko Ekimae Onsen (ニセコ駅前温泉), Konbugawa Onsen (昆布川温泉), Niseko Weiss Onsen (ニセコワイス温泉), Hanazono Onsen (花園温泉), Hirafu Onsen (ひらふ温泉) and Kutchan Onsen (倶知安温泉) around the Niseko. Types of hot springs are different, and have a wide variety. It is said that Onsen lovers will go crazy for the hot springs. Niseko Yumeguri Onsen Pass (ニセコ湯巡りパス) is issued, and the ticket users can take a bath at 3-4 hot spring facilities.
There are Cherry Trees, Arishima Memorial Hall (有島記念館), Sakamoto Park, Shinsen-numa Swamp (神仙沼), Niseko Oyunuma Pond (ニセコ大湯沼) and Mishima’s Moss Pink Garden (三島さんちの芝桜) around the Niseko Ekimae Onsen, too. In addition, various things can be enjoyed all the year round in the Niseko. For example, Cherry blossoms can be enjoyed in a spring, trecking, ski gondra, rafting and hot air ballooning can be enjoyed in a summer, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and skiing, snowboarding and snowshoes can be enjoyed in the winter. Nonstop buses do not run from Sapporo to here, But Express Bus Niseko-go runs from Sapporo to Ikoi-no-Yuyado Iroha. In addition, Nicotto Bus (にこっとBUS) runs in the Niseko.
Shinsen-numa Swamp
Shinsen-numa Swamp (神仙沼) is the largest swamp at about 770 m above sea level in the Shinsen-numa Wetland in Kyowa town located in the western direction of Sapporo city, and is well-known for a good place to see beautiful fall foliage, so a lot of visitors come. Mr. Toyomatsu Shimoda (下田豊松), the Japan’s first chief scout, that was moved by a phrase “Everything is God, here is a place that a hermit lives in (皆が神、仙人の住みたまう所)” named it the Shinsen-numa Swamp. Shinsennuma Rest Station (神仙沼自然休養林休憩所) is at Shinsen-numa Parking Lot along Hokkaido Road 66, and light meals are served. It opens a business from late May to early November. The parking has Shinsen-numa Nature Forest Lookout (神仙沼自然休養林展望台) and a public restroom. Admission free. The parking lot is free of charge. Read More
Oyunuma Pond
Oyunuma Pond (大湯沼) is a hot spring bog at about 560 m above sea level in Niseko Yumoto Onsen (ニセコ湯本温泉), Rankoshi town located in the western direction of Sapporo city, and is a hot spring source of the Niseko Yumoto Onsen, and adjoins Yukichichibu (雪秩父). It is smaller than a pond with the same name in Noboribetsu Onsen. The circumference of the pond is about 200 m, and the 1,000 liters per minute of hot springs are gushing out. The pond used to be a geyser in old days, but Anglo-Saxon Mining Company Howl Company drew sulfur too much in the Meiji period, and it was destroyed. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. There are Koyunuma pond (小湯沼), Chisenupuri Ski resort (チセヌプリスキー場), Oyunuma Nature Pavilion (大湯沼自然展示館) and Yumoto Onsen Campsite (湯本温泉野営場) around here. Read More
Mishima’s Moss Pink Garden
Mishima’s Moss Pink Garden (三島さんちの芝桜) is a private garden in Niseko, Kutchan town located in the western direction of Sapporo city, and is around 1 km away from Kuchan Station. After retirement from a farmer, Mr. Kazuo Mishima (三島和夫) has been planted the moss pink not to prevent tuning a agricultural land into a wasteland since the early 2000s. The moss pink is a perennial plant of the family polemoniaceae native of North America, and is a kind of the phlox. He has expanded the moss pink field every year, and now the park space is 4,000 m2. I was really surprised at the area of moss pink very much when I visited here. Admission free. A free parking lot and a restroom are provided, too. If the parking lot is full, visitors can park their cars at Kutosan Park Parking Lot (くとさんパーク駐車場) and Asahigaoka Park Parking Lot (旭ケ丘公園駐車場). Because the garden is thrown open to visitors in his good faith, the visiotrs follow a manner, and appreciate the moss pink. Read More
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NISEKO
Niseko (ニセコ) is the general term for towns and villages around Mt. Yotei (羊蹄山) in the southwestern direction of Sapporo city, and contains Niseko town (ニセコ町), Kutchan town (倶知安町), Kyogoku town (京極町), Makkari village (真狩村), Kimobetsu town (喜茂別町), Kyowa town (共和町), Rankoshi town (蘭越町) and Iwanai town (岩内町). The Niseko means “A river in a gorge” in Ainu language, and the origin of the word is Niseko Anbetsu River (ニセコアンベツ川). In a winter, skiing and snowboarding can be enjoyed, and rafting along Shiribetsu River (尻別川) can be enjoyed in a summer. It is one of the features that the Niseko has various nature such as the Mt. Yotei, Shinsen-numa Swamp (神仙沼) and Oyunuma Pond (大湯沼). In addition, tasty water from the Mt. Yotei and tasty ingredients are abundant. In a spring, cherry blossoms can be enjoyed, summer activities and nature can be enjoyed in a summer, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and winter activities can be enjoyed in a winter, so tourists can enjoy the nature of Hokkaido including various onsen and tasty foods in Niseko throughout the year. Read More
List of Day Trip Onsen
Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Kira-no-Yu.
Kira-no-Yu
Kira-no-Yu is a hot spring facility for day trip bath founded in 2001. Kiratto Niseko inc. runs it. The annual number of people using the hot spring bath is 100,000 people, and it is popular for local people. In addition, a lot of skiers and hikers come to use it, and overseas tourists use it, too. A building built by Atelier aku co.,LTD is cool. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A chartered bath is provided, too, and an extra cost is JPY 1000 per 60 minutes. Maitorie (マイトリエ) that sells bread and cakes, a shop, a community hall and a coin-operated laundry are at the building, too.
They have 2 types of large public bathhouses, “Japanese style bathhouse” and “Western style bathhouse“, and the bathhouses for men or women are replaced every day. There are 1 open-air bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 cypress bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the Japanese style bathhouse. There are 1 open-air bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 whirlpool bathtub, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the Western style bathhouse. The sauna is Finnish sauna.
Hot springs are sodium chloride carbonated spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.773 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and a free hair dryer are installed at a dressing room.
Movie of Kira-no-Yu
| Types of Hot Springs | Sodium chloride carbonated spring (Type:Neutral, Osmotic Pressure:Low, Spring Temperature Type:Warm hot spring) |
|---|---|
| Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 26.4 C |
| ph | 7.3 |
| Indications | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic skin diseases, Cold sensitivity |
| 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(2), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. Bathhouses for men or women are replaced every day. |
| Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 250. |
| Business hours | 10:00-21:30 |
| Regular closing day | Second Wednesday and Fourth Wednesday (the following day if a public holiday falls on Wednesday) |
| Parking lot | A free parking is provided (75 cars) |
| Telephone number | +81-136-44-1100 |
| Home page | Home page is here |
| Mapcode | 398 202 621*53 |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Niseko. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
Niseko
Niseko Konbu Onsen
Niseko Annupuri Onsen
Niseko Higashiyama Onsen
A page of Niseko is here
Niseko
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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