[Onuma Onsen in Nanae] Day Trip Onsen Can Be Enjoyed in Nishi-onuma Onsen and Higashi-onuma Onsen

Onuma Quasi-National Park

Onuma Quasi-National Park (大沼国定公園) is a quasi-national park at the foot of Mt. Komagatake (駒ヶ岳) in the southern part of Hokkaido, and is between Nanae town, Shikabe town and Mori town. Its area is 9,083 ha. The park has been designated as the quasi-national park since 1958, and 2 million tourists come. It consists of the Mt. Komagatake of 1,131 m elevation, an active volcano, Lake Ounma (大沼湖), Lake Konuma (小沼湖), Junsai Swamp (蓴菜沼), and beautiful scneries are highlights. The Onuma Quasi-National Park has been chosen as one of The 3 New Views of Japan (新日本三景) together with Miho-no-Matsubara (三保の松原) in Shizuoka prefecture and Yabakei (耶馬渓) in Oita prefecture since 1915. It is also famous for fall foliage, and has been chosen as one of The 100 Best Fall Foliage Spots in Japan (日本紅葉の名所100選). When the Mt. Komagatake erupted from 50,000 to 30,000 years ago, a river was dammed by flowing mud flood, and those lakes were created. Wetlands have been registered under the Ramsar Convention since 2012, and wild waterfowls such as Goose and Duck rest their wings on the surface of the lake. Read More

Shirotai Ranch Observation Point

Shirotai Ranch Observation Point (城岱牧場展望台) is a scenic spot in Nanae adjacent to Hakodate, and is located around the mountaintop after goin up Shirotai Skyline Road (城岱スカイライン). It is surrounded by pasture land and has a typical view of Hokkaido. In addition, the view is different from ordinary ranches, and the view from there is superb. Mt. Hakodate (函館山) and Hakodate Plain (函館平野) spread out before my eyes at the place with about 550 m in height. It is known as a night view spot, too, and that is often called “Night View from Back Side (裏夜景)” because of locating opposite side of famous Hakodate Night Views. There are a resting place and a restroom at the building. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge, too. Read More

Kerun

Kerun (ケルン) is a famous restaurant in Mori town located in the northern direction of Hakodate city. There is a building along the National Route 5. A hamburger steak and a steak using beef produced in Hokkaido are popular. I heard from my friend that it was very popular restaurant, but I did not think that it was crowded before entering a restaurant possibly. The preceding visitors were 8 groups. I wrote my name on a board before business hours and ordered small hamburger steak combo (スモールハンバーグランチ). The price was JPY 999. The visitors waited at each cars until opening a business. Read More

Numa-no-Ie

Numa-no-Ie (沼の家) is a long-established Japanese-style confectionary store between Lake Onuma and JR Onuma Koen Station in Nanae town located in the northern direction of Hakodate city, and has opened a business since 1905. Onuma Dumplings (大沼だんご) devised by Mr. Kamekichi Horiguchi (堀口亀吉), the founder, is famous. A box of the Onuma Dumplings represents the Lake Onuma and Lake Konuma, the dumplings without skewers represent 127 small islands floating on the lakes. They serve 2 types of the Onuma Dumplings, sweet red bean paste (餡) and sweet sesame paste (胡麻), and 2 sizes, large size (大) and small size (小). The Onuma Dumplings with Sweet Red Bean Paste is sold at Limited Express Super Hokuto (スーパー北斗), too, but the Onuma Dumplings with Sweet Sesame Paste is sold only at this store. Read More

Nishi-Onuma Onsen Hakodate-Onuma Price Hotel

Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel is a large-sized onsen resort hotel founded in 1990, and is famous for a building designed by Mr. Kisho Kurokawa (黒川紀章), and is popular as a high class hotel. Seibu group runs it. The building was renewed in 2015. It beside Hokkaido Country Club (北海道カントリークラブ) is built in a forest in the north side of Lake Konuma (小沼). There is a forest park near here, and visitors can relax very much. An entrance fee to a bath facility is JPY 1100. A restraunt is at the building, too, and the visitors for day trip bath can use the restraunt. A staying is possible, too.

There are 1 outdoor bath and 1 indoor bath at a public bathhouse on the 1st basement floor. At the outdoor bath facing a pond, fresh green can be enjoyed in a summer, fall foliage can be enjoyed in an autumn, and snow can be enjoyed in a winter. Hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell.Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at a dressing room. By the way, a photography is prohibited at the bathhouse.

Movie of Hakodate-Onuma Price Hotel

Types of Hot Springs	Simple hot spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	44.2 C
ph	8.0
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Hemorrhoid, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Chronic digestive diseases, Bruise, Sprain, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase
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 1100. Child: JPY 550.
Business hours	14:00-18:00
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (230 cars)
Telephone number	+81-138-67-1111
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Booking.com is here, Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	86 842 883*47

[Closing Down] Higashi-Onuma Onsen Onsen Ryokan Tome-no-Yu

Onsen Ryokan Tome-no-Yu is a small-sized long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1876. Only building is built in a forest, and it is near Higashi-Onuma Camping Ground (東大沼キャンプ場地). They have 4 public bathrooms, Public Bath (大浴場), Ansei-no-Yu (安政の湯), Shinsen-no-Yu (新泉の湯), Open-air Bath (露天風呂), and bathers can take day trip onsen at the Publi Bath and the Ansei-no-Yu. It costs separately to take a bath at each bathrooms. An entrance fee to the Public Bath is JPY 400, and the entrance fee to the Ansei-no-Yu is JPY 500. The Shinsen-no-Yu and the Open-air Bath are chartered baths, and you need to make a reservation in advance. The cost of the Shinsen-no-Yu is JPY 2000, and the cost of the Open-air Bath is JPY 1200. A staying is possible, too. The Public Bath was renewed in 2017. This article before renewing is as follows. Unfortunately, They has closed a business since November, 2020. This article before closing is as follows.

There is 1 indoor bath at the Public Bath. The sunny tiled bathhouse with large windows is feeling good. Facilities are very old, so faucets and showers are broken, and the bathers must pour hot springs on theirselves with a wash basin. The indoor bath is the size that about 10 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs. The hot springs have smooth touch, and overflow from the bath freely.

The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.624 g/kg. Unfortunately, the hot springs are not drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are not provided at the bathhouse, so bathers should bring those. A restroom and a paid hair dryer and a free hair dryer are installed at a dressing room, too.

The Ansei-no-Yu is at the far side of the building. There is 1 indoor bath at the bathroom. The red tiled bathroom is small but cozy.

The bath beside a window is the size that about 5 people can take a bath, and 100% natural free flowing hot springs. The hot springs have smooth touch, too, and overflow from the bath freely, too. The hot springs are slightly warmer than the Public Bath, so it is sutable for taking a long bath. By the way, water pressure of faucets and showers are weak, so it is much quicker to pour the hot springs on oneself with a pail in a situation like this.

The hot springs are simple hot spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.576 g/kg. Unfortunately, the hot springs are not drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A free hair dryer is installed at a dressing room, but there is not a restroom. You should get a wash beforehand in the restroom around a resting place.

Atmosphere of Tome-no-Yu Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Tome-no-Yu

Types of Hot Springs	Simple hot spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	(1)44.7 C (2)41.7 C
ph	(1)(2)7.2
Indications	Articular rheumatism, Arthrosis deformans, Low back pain, Neuralgia, Frozen shoulder, Bruise, Sprain, Motor paralysis, Cold sensitivity, Peripheral circulatory failure, Decline of gastrointestinal function, Mild high blood pressure, Diabetes, Mild Hyperlipidemia, Mild asthma, Pulmonary emphysema, Hemorrhoids, Stress, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase
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(3). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Public bath: Adult: JPY 400. Elementary school student: JPY 180. Infant: JPY 50. Ansei-no-Yu: Adult: JPY 500. Elementary school student: JPY 250. Infant: JPY 100.
Business hours	09:00-20:00
Regular closing day	Wednesday
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (50 cars)
Telephone number	+81-138-67-3345
Home page	Home page is here
Reservation	Jalan is here, Rakuten is here
Mapcode	490 388 625*27