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[Notsuke Onsen in Bekkai] Day Trip Onsen and High Quality Hot Springs with Smooth and Slipery Touch Touch Can Be Enjoyed at Hama-no-Yu

March 19th, 2014

CONTENTS

Notsuke Onsen
- Notsuke Peninsula
- Jumbo Scallop Hamburger of Hamanasu
List of Day Trip Onsen
- Hama-no-Yu
List of Accommodations

Notsuke Onsen

Notsuke Onsen (野付温泉) is a hot spring place in Betsukai town located in the other side of Notsuke Peninsula (野付半島). Hama-no-Yu (浜の湯) is built in the center of the Odaito, and there are a boarding point, restaurants, cafes, souvenir shops, bars with a surcharge, Izakaya and a convenience store there. Nakashibetsu is relatively near here, and here is easy access to Nemuro Nakashibetsu Airport, too.

A famous tourist attraction near here is Notsuke Peninsula. It is well-known for Todowara and Narawara. Fishing Hokkai Shrimp (北海シマエビ) with using Utase Ship (打瀬舟) is a seasonal event in a summer or an autumn, and Odaito Shrimp Festtival (尾岱沼えびまつり) is held in late June. By the way, specialties in the Bekkai are seafood and milk. Local dishes are Bekkai Jumbo Scallop Hamburger (別海ジャンボホタテバーガー) and Bekkai Jumbo Sakhalin Surf Clam and Steak (別海ジャンボホッキステーキ丼). I ate the Bekkai Jumbo Scallop Hamburger at Hamanasu (はまなす), and it was tasty.

Odaito Onsen Seaside Hotel in Bekkai — Hokkai Shrimp (Source: Wikipedia)

Atmosphere of Odaito Shrimp Festtival Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Odaito Shrimp Festtival

Notsuke Peninsula

Notsuke Peninsula (野付半島) is a prawn-shaped peninsula. The ground is made of sand, and a sandbar with 26 km in length is the largest sandbar in Japan. It was designed as the Ramsar Convention wetland in 2005. Tourists can enjoy an unusual scenery that there are flowers and the sea on both sides across a road called flower road (フラワーロード). Todowara (トドワラ) that has become a synonym for Notsuke Peninsula is especially famous. Unfortunately almost Todowara has disappeared, but a typical Notsuke Peninsula scenery spreads over because Narawara (ナラワラ) is still left. A sightseeing ship provides a ferrying service between Notsuke Peninsula and Odaito, Betsukai town (別海町尾岱沼), and the tourists can look over Notsuke Peninsula and Odaito on the sea. Article is here

Jumbo Scallop Hamburger of Hamanasu

I visited Hamanasu (はまなす) to eat a jumbo scallop hamburger (ジャンボホタテバーガー), Betsukai local dish. Hamanasu is a popular restraunt in Betsukai town and opened a business at only lunchtime. It is famous for a large helping of meals in particular, and a chicken cutlet combo is most popular. Article is here

Jumbo Scallop Hamburger -Hamanasu in Bekkai- — Jumbo Scallop Hamburger Is Finished

List of Day Trip Onsen

Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Hama-no-Yu.

Hama-no-Yu

Hama-no-Yu is a public bath founded in 1987, and is famous for enjoyeing high quality fresh hot springs. My schedule was always at odds, and I visited 4 times, and my wishe came true! When I visited here around 17:00 on weekdays, 2 local people took a bath. But they went home soon, and I enjoyed myself at baths alone. The appearance and the interior decoration are old, so it is not suitable for you if you do not like an old facility. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 440.

There are 2 open-air baths and 2 indoor baths at a public bathhouse. The sunny slim galvalume bathhouse is feeling good. 2 indoor baths are beside a wall, and the large tiled indoor bath is the size that about 8 people can take a bath, and uses 100% free flowing (2) hot springs mixed with (1) hot springs. Water temperature is around 42 C.

The small indoor bath surrounded by rocks is the size that about 2 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing (1) hot springs mixed with (2) hot springs. Water temperature is around 39 C. The yield of hot spring is large, and a lot of the hot springs overflow from each indoor baths, and the hot springs gather around a water outlet. It is like a footbath. Marvelous! The hot springs are used as hot water of showers.

The open-air baths are lined, and are surrounded by walls, but a sense of openness can be felt without a roof. Starry sky seems to be beautiful in the evening. The large tiled bath is the size that about 4 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing (2) hot springs mixed with (1) hot springs. Water temperature is around 42 C.

The small tiled bath is the size that about 2 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing (1) hot springs. Water temperature is around 28 C, and it is suitable for taking a long bath. Especially, the small open-air bath using raw hot springs is popular with onsen lovers. A lot of the hot springs overflowed from each open-air baths to a door, so I got a little worried that the door was broken.

They have 2 types of hot spring sources, (1)simple alkaline hot spring and (2)sodium chloride spring, and are clear and light brown and have a little salty taste and no smell, and have smooth and slippery touch, and are not drinkable. The hot springs The sum total of (1) hot spring ingredients are 0.277 g/kg, and the sum total of (2) hot spring ingredients are 10.50 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are not provided at the bathhouse, so bathers should bring those. A restroom and a paid hair dryer are installed at a dressing room.

Atmosphere of Notsuke Onsen Hama-no-Yu Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Notsuke Onsen Hama-no-Yu

Types of Hot Springs	(1)Simple alkaline hot spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) (2)Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type :Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	(1)28.8 C (2)55.3 C
ph	(1)9.4 (2)7.5
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Cold sensitivity, Chronic digestive diseases, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic women's diseases, Rheumatic disease, Disturbance of motility
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(2), Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 440. Child: JPY 140. Infant: JPY 70.
Business hours	14:00-22:00
Regular closing day	Tuesday
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (30 cars)
Telephone number	+81-153-86-2600
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	448 536 629*48

List of Accommodations

Refer to following websites for the accommodations around Notsuke Onsen. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.

Minshuku Umi-no-Yado Misaki(民宿海の宿みさき)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Onsen Minshuku Todowaraso(温泉民宿トドワラ荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Otaito Onsen Seaside Hotel(尾岱沼温泉シーサイドホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kusunoki Ryokan(楠旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Notsuke Yumoto Utaseya(野付湯元うたせ屋)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kawabata(ホテル川畑)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Kusunoki(ホテル楠)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten

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Transportation to Notsuke Onsen

New Chitose Airport (新千歳空港) --> (Approximately 55 minutes by Plane) --> Nemuro-Nakashibetsu Airport (根室中標津空港) --> (Approximately 5 minutes on foot) --> Nemuro-Nakashibetsu Airport bus stop (根室中標津空港停留所) --> (Approximately 10 minutes by Nemuro Kotsu Bus [To Nakashibetsu Bus Terminal] (根室交通「中標津バスターミナル行き」)) --> Nakashibetsu Bus Terminal (中標津バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 30 minutes by Akan Bus [To Rausu] (阿寒バス「羅臼行き」)) --> Shibetsu Bus Terminal (標津バスターミナル) --> (Approximately 20 minutes by Akan Bus [To Hakuchoudai] (阿寒バス「白鳥台行き」)) --> Odaitou bus stop (尾岱沼停留所) --> (Approximately 6 minutes on foot)