[Niseko Konbu Onsen] Day Trip Bath and Hot Springs That Is Effective for Beautiful Skin Can Be Enjoyed

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

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

[Closing Down] Koikawa Onsen Ryokan

Koikawa Onsen Ryokan is a long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1899, and was used to be called Miyagawa Onsen (宮川) that was one of 7 Konbu Onsen Places during Meiji period and Taisho period, and is the oldest hot spring facility in Niseko Konbu Onsen. Open-air bath is famous for enjoying free flowing hot springs while seeing falls. The ryokan is one of 18 onsen fasilities that the Japan Association of Secluded Onsen Heritage (日本温泉遺産を守る会) will recognize the hot spring facilities using fresh free flowing hot springs in Hokkaido, and has been changed from ryokan to the hot spring facility only for day trip bath since 2017. A building is surrounded by forests and a pond, and the appearance and the interior decoration make me feel history. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 600. Cafe “Koikawa (カフェ「こいかわ」)” is at the building, too, and tasty dishes have a good reputation. They serve meals and sweets such as Okuhida Ramen (奥飛騨らぁめん) and Onsen Egg Milk Milk Shake (温泉たまごミルクセーキ). Unfortunately, They closed a business in March, 2018. This article before closing is as follows.

There are 1 open-air bath and 2 indoor baths at a small public bathhouse. The indoor baths are placed in the center of the tiled bathhouse. Mosaic peony catch people’s eyes. I think that the bathhouse like foreign bathhouse is unusual. Organic pigment made from the hot spring ingredients has been deposited on the tiles, and that is nice. By the way, the bathhouse for women is smaller than the bathhouse for men.

The indoor baths are different water temperature, the small indoor bath is the size that about 3 people can take a bath, and has very hot springs. The hot springs overflow from the small indoor bath to the large indoor bath. The large indoor bath is the size that about 8 people can take a bath, and is deep of around 1 m, and the water temperature is suitable for taking a long bath, and the bath uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs. A lot of flowers of sulphur flow in the hot springs near the hot springs gushing place in particular, so I think that the hot springs are very fresh.

The open-air bath named “Takimi-no-Yu (滝見の湯)” is the size that about 6 people can take a bath, and uses free flowing hot springs with adding water. A wooden wall at the open-air bath disturb bathers’s view. But there is not a roof, and the open-air bath is close to trees, so a sense of openness can be enjoyed. Falls flow in front of bathers’s eyes, too. By the way, a view from the open-air bath for women is nicer than a view from the open-air bath from men.

The hot springs are sodium chloride carbonated spring, and are opaque and light green and has a little metallic odor taste and no smell. Unfortunately, hot springs are not drinkable because a health center does not give permission. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 3.692 g/kg. The meta-silicic acid content is 283.6 mg/kg. It is said that the hot springs including the meta-silicic acid with over 200 mg/kg is effective for beautiful skin. In addition, Potassium that is said to be effective for lifestyle disease is 132 mg/kg.

Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A free hair dryer is insalled at a dressing room, but there is not a restroom. You should get a wash beforehand at the restroom of a corridor.

Atmosphere of Koikawa Onsen Ryokan Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Koikawa Onsen Ryokan

Niseko Grand Hotel

Niseko Grand Hotel is a middle sized long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1951 in front of Sakamoto Park that is famous for Kanrosen Spring, and is well-known for having 2 types of hot springs and large mixed bathing garden open-air baths. Kamori-Kanko runs it at present. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 900. Restaurant Pirika (喫茶「ピリカ」) is at a building, too, and day trip bathers can use it, too. A staying is possible, too. A ski and a snowroad are rent, and a coin-operated laundry is provided, too.

Buildings are divided into 4 parts, Main Building (本館), Western Building (洋館), East Building (東館) and West Building (西館), and a large public bathhouse is on the 1st floor of the Western Building. There are 3 mixed bathing garden open-air baths, 2 open-air baths and 2-3 indoor baths, and the bathhouses for men or women are replaced depending on time. As for day trip bath, there are 3 mixed bathing garden open-air baths and 2 gender segregated indoor baths at the bathhouse for men, and there are 3 mixed bathing garden open-air baths, 2 gender segregated open-air baths and 2 gender segregated indoor baths at the bathhouse for women.

Sunny tiled bathhouse with large windows are feeling good. 2-3 indoor baths as well as 2 open-air baths have different hot springs, (1)sodium chloride spring and (2)sodium chloride carbonated spring, and each baths use free flowing hot springs with adding water. The mixed bathing garden open-air baths are like ponds, so are identical words. Bathers can feel a sense of openness very much. The baths use free flowing hot springs mixed (1)sodium chloride spring with (2)sodium chloride carbonated spring. The bathers are okay to take a bath in wrapping their body with bath towel or wearing bathing clothes.

One of the hot springs is (1)sodium chloride spring, and is clear and light green and has a little salty taste and no smell. The meta-silicic acid content is 370.0 mg/kg. The other is (2)sodium chloride carbonated spring, and is clear and light green and has a little salty taste and no smell. The meta-silicic acid content is 599.4 mg/kg. It is said that the hot springs including the meta-silicic acid with over 200 mg/kg is effective for beautiful skin. As far as I know, Niseko Grand Hotel has the hot springs with the largest meta-silicic acid content in Hokkaido, and is unusual in Japan, too, so it may be said that the super hot springs are effective for beautiful skin. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and a free hair dryer are installed at the dressing room.

Atmosphere of Niseko Grand Hotel Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Niseko Grand Hotel

Types of Hot Springs	(1)Sodium chloride spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) (2)Sodium chloride carbonated spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	(1)48.9 C, (2)67.2 C
ph	(1)6.45, (2)6.4
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscle pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulders, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Hemorrhoids, Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic skin diseases, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic women’s diseases, Cold sensitivity, 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	Mixed bathing open-air bath(3), Gender segregated open-air bath(0 or 2), Gender segregated indoor bath(2 or 3).
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 900. Child: JPY 450.
Business hours	11:30-22:00
Regular closing day	Open all year round
Parking lot	A parking lot is provided (50 cars)
Telephone number	+81-136-58-2121
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	398 315 575*45

Hotel Kanro-no-Mori

Hotel Kanro-no-Mori is a middle-sized onsen hotel surrounded by forests relatively near Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort, and has been established since 2003. Ambix corp runs it. Its name was named after Kanrosen Spring at Sakamoto Park. Large public bathhouses were renewed in 2015, and open-air baths are well-known for good views, and I guess that fall foliage and snow can be enjoyed. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 900. Lunch set with taking a bath served for JPY 1500 and JPY 2000. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 open-air bath, 1-2 indoor baths, 1 cold bath amd 1 sauna, and the bathhouses for men or women are replaced depending on time. As for day trip bath, there are 1 open-air bath, 2 indoor baths, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse for men, and there are 1 open-air bath, 1 indoor bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the bathhouse for women.

Hot springs are sulfur and sodium and calcium chloride carbonated sulfate spring, and are clear and colorless and have a little salty taste and slightly sulfur smell. The hot springs have a lot of themetasilicic acid content, so those are effective for making skin smooth and beautiful. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom, free hair dryers and a cold water dispenser are installed at a dressing room. A chartered bathroom that seems to mistake it for the large public bathhouse is provided, too, and an extra cost is JPY 3000 per 50 minutes. Bathers need to make a reservation in advance.

Atmosphere of Hotel Kanro-no-Mori Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Hotel Kanro-no-Mori

Types of Hot Springs	Sulfur and sodium and calcium chloride carbonated sulfate spring (Type:Neutral, Osmotic Pressure:Low, Spring Temperature Type:Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	49.5 C
ph	6.39
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscle pain, Arthralgia, Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic skin diseases, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, High blood pressure, Arteriosclerosis, Diabetes, Chronic women’s diseases, Cold sensitivity, 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(2 or 3), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. Bathhouses for men or women are replaced every day. There is a chartered bath.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 900. Child: JPY 300. Infant: Free of charge.
Business hours	11:00-21:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (150 cars)
Telephone number	+81-136-58-3800
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	398 345 245*12

Tsuruga Bessou MOKU-NO-SHO

Tsuruga Bessou MOKU-NO-SHO is a small-sized onsen ryokan founded in 2013 along Niseko Anbetsu River. Tsuruga group runs it. It is popular for high class onsen ryokan. Its predecessor is Hotel Ashiri Niseko (ホテルあしりニセコ), and was used to be called “Momijidani Onsen (紅葉谷温泉)” that was one of 7 Konbu Onsen Places. Cafe and Bar Ape, Japanese Restaurant Shorai (料理屋 松籟), and a shop are at a building, too. A footbath is installed on the wood deck terrace at the outside. A staying is possible, too, and delicious dishes have a good reputation. A set of day trip bath and meals or a treatment is served.

Large Public Bathhouses “Meisen no Yu (命泉の湯)” are on the 1st floor, and are divided into 2 bathhouses, the bathhouse named “Yoteizan (羊蹄山)” for men and the bathhouse named “Shakunage (石楠花)” for women. There are 2 open-air baths, 1 indoor bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at the small bathhouse. The open-air baths are surrounded by wooden walls, but the wooden walls go well with a forest, and its space is feeling good.

The hot springs are sodium chloride carbonated spring, and are clear and colorless. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and a free hair dryer are installed at a dressing room. Chartered bath “Wasen-no-Yu (和泉の湯)” is provided on the 2nd floor, too, and an extra cost is JPY 2000 per 50 minutes.

Types of Hot Springs	Sodium chloride carbonated spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	–
ph	–
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscle pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulders, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Hemorrhoids, Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic skin diseases, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic women’s diseases, Cold sensitivity, 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(2), indoor bath(2), sauna (1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There is a chartered bath.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	It depends on plans
Business hours	It depends on plans
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A parking lot is provided (30 cars)
Telephone number	+81-136-59-2323
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	398 315 394*88

ONE NISEKO RESORT TOWERS

ONE NISEKO RESORT TOWERS is a large-sized onsen hotel founded in 2012 near Niseko Moiwa Ski Resort, and is well-known for Mr. Kengo Kuma (隈研吾), a famous architect, that designed buildings. Cambridge Venture Partners runs it. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 950. They lend a hand-towel and a bath-towel. A staying is possible, too. Restaurant Tura, Gallery Café, a shop and coin-operated laundrries are at buildings, too.

Movie of ONE NISEKO RESORT TOWERS

They have 3 buildings, Center Building, East Tower and West Tower, and a large public bathhouse is on the 3rd floor at the West Tower. There are 1 outdoor bath, 1 indoor bath and 0 or 1 sauna at the bathouses. The bathhouses for men or women are replaced every day. Hot springs are sodium carbonated chloride spring. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.780 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	Sodium carbonated chloride spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	53.8 C
ph	7.43
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscle pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulders, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Hemorrhoids, Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic skin diseases, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic women’s diseases, Cold sensitivity, 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	Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(1), Sauna(0 or 1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 950. Elementary school student: JPY 550. Infant: Free of charge.
Business hours	11:30-21:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A parking lot is provided (50 cars)
Telephone number	+81-136-50-2111
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	398 345 340*05