[Niseko Konbugawa Onsen in Rankoshi] Day Trip Bath Can Be Enjoyed at Yusenkaku

Rankoshi Ramen Yezo Ramen Katsuji

Yezo Ramen Katsuji (えぞらーめん勝二) is a popular ramen restraunt in Rankoshi town, Niseko, and is famous for getting the Bib Gourmand in MICHELIN GUIDE Hokkaido 2012 Special Edition. There is a buliding near a building of Homac Nicot (ホーマックニコット). Read More

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

Rankoshi-Cho Interchange Promotion Center Yusenkaku

Rankoshi-Cho Interchange Promotion Center Yusenkaku (蘭越町交流促進センター 幽泉閣) is a long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1958 in the back of Konbu Station. The appearance is like a mosque in Middle East countries. A building was renewed in 1997, and a footbath is built on the site. The Yusenkaku is popular with local people. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A chartered bath is provided, and an extra cost is JPY 1100 per 60 minutes. A set of day trip bath and meals is served for JPY 1100. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 outdoor bath, 2 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 2 cascading baths, 1 cold bath and 2 saunas at a large public bathhouse. The outdoor bath surrounded by rocks has water temperature of 38 – 41 C, and uses chlorine hot springs. The outdoor bath surrounded by walls does not has a good view. One of the indoor bath has water temperature of around 46 C, and uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs. Another indoor bath has water temperature of 40 – 42 C, and uses free flowing hot spring with adding water. The whirlpool bath has water temperature of 38 – 41 C, and uses free flowing hot spring with adding water. The cascading baths use heated water. 2 types of the saunas, dry and wet, are provided.

The hot springs are sodium chloride carbonated spring, and are clear and light yellow and have neither taste nor smell, have very slippery and smooth touch. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.496 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 Yusenkaku

Types of Hot Springs	Sodium chloride carbonated spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	53.4 C
ph	8.2
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscle pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulders, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Relieving fatigue, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoids, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Weak child, 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	Chronic digestive diseases, Chronic constipation, Diabetes, Gout, Liver disease
Contraindications of drinking	Kidney disease, High blood pressure, and diseases accompanied by edema in general
Facilities	Open-air bath(1), Indoor bath(5), Sauna(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There is a chartered bath.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 300.
Business hours	10:00-21:30
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (100 cars)
Telephone number	+81-136-58-2131
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Jalan is here
Mapcode	398 162 393*42