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[Onuma Onsen in Nanae] Day Trip Onsen Can Be Enjoyed in Nishi-onuma Onsen and Higashi-onuma Onsen
April 16th, 2014
Onuma Onsen
Onuma Onsen (大沼温泉) is a hot spring resort in Nanae town located in the northern part of Hakodate city. In Onuma Quasi-National Park, the Onuma Onsen is divided into Nishi-onuma Onsen in the west side and Higashi-onuma Onsen in the east side acrose Lake Onuma (大沼), and Hakodate-Onuma Price Hotel (函館大沼プリンスホテル) and Onsen Ryokan Tome-no-Yu (温泉旅館 留の湯) are built in the each places. The Onuma Onsen is a place of scenic beauty surrounded by trees and the Lake Onuma, Lake Konuma (小沼湖) and Junsai Swamp (蓴菜沼) in the foot of Mt. Komagadale (駒ヶ岳), and there are some famous tourist attractions such as Onuma Park Square (大沼公園広場) or Shirotai Ranch Observation Point around here. There are Lucky Pierrot (ラッキーピエロ) that is famous for a hamburger, Kerun (ケルン) that is famous for a hamburger steak and a convenience store along National Route 5 nearby here.
The Higashi-onuma Onsen has a long history. Mr. Tokunai Mogami (最上徳内) wrote an article in Yezozoshi (蝦夷草紙) together with Isoya Onsen (磯谷温泉), Shikabe Onsen (鹿部温泉) and Kakkumi Onsen (川汲温泉) in 1790, and the Higashi Onuma Onsen is one of historical onsen in Hokkaido, too. By the way, Speaking of tasty restaurants in the Nanae, Ramen Taishoken (大勝軒), Numa-no-Ie (沼の家), Yamakawa Ranch Nature Milk Shop (山川牧場自然牛乳売店) and Hakodate Wine Budokan (はこだてわいん 葡萄館) are popular in particular. I ate foods at the Kerun and the Numa-no-Ie, and those were tasty.
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. Article is here
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. Article is here
Kerun
Kerun (ケルン) is a famous restaurant in Mori town located in the north part 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. Article is here
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 north part 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. Article is here
List of Day Trip Onsen
Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Onsen Ryokan Tome-no-Yu and the Hakodate-Onuma Price Hotel.
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.
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 | Second Tuesday, Fourth Tuesday |
| 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 |
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 1080. A restraunt is at the building, too, and the visitors for day trip bath can use the restraunt. A staying is possible, too.
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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.
Atmosphere of Hakodate-Onuma Price Hotel Can Be Watched on Youtube
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 1080. Child: JPY 540. |
| 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 |
List of Activities
Refer to following websites for the activity companies around the Lake Onuma. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
Rental Bicycle
| Friendly Bear(フレンドリーベア) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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| Porotokan(ポロト館) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
Canoe Tour
Movie of Canoe Tour
| Exander Onuma Canoe House(イクサンダー大沼カヌーハウス) | Jalan |
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| Neverland Tour Office(ネバーランド・ツアーオフィス) | HP |
Jalan |
Sightseeing Boat Cruise
Movie of Sightseeing Boat Cruise
| Hokkaido Sightseeing Concierge Center(北海道観光コンシェルジュセンター) | Jalan |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Onuma Godo Yusen(大沼合同遊船) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
Segway Tour
Movie of Segway Tour
| Segway Japan(セグウェイジャパン) |
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Horse Trekking
| Sonnys Stable(サニーズステーブル) | Jalan |
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| Onuma Nagareyama Ranch(大沼流山牧場) | ASOVIEW |
Leisure Land
| Greenpia Onuma(グリーンピア大沼) | ASOVIEW |
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Guided Nature Tour
| Onuma International Exchange Plaza(大沼国際交流プラザ) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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Gondola
Movie of Gondola
| Hakodate Nanae Gondola(函館七飯ゴンドラ) | Jalan |
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Zip Line
Movie of Zip Line
| Hakodate Onuma Prince Hotel(函館大沼プリンスホテル) | ASOVIEW |
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Pond Smelt Fishing
Movie of Pond Smelt Fishing
| Onuma Godo Yusen(大沼合同遊船) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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| Tai Park(太公園) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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| Junsai Swamp(蓴菜沼) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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| Higashi-onuma Camping Site(東大沼キャンプ場) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
Snow Activities
| Ice Park Snowman(アイスパークスノーマン) | ASOVIEW |
Jalan |
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| Hokkaido Tourism Concierge Center(北海道観光コンシェルジュセンター) | Jalan |
Snowshoe Tour
| Exander Onuma Canoe House(イクサンダー大沼カヌーハウス) | Jalan |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Neverland Tour Office(ネバーランド・ツアーオフィス) | HP |
Jalan |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations around the Onuma. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
| Tome-no-Yu(留の湯) | Booking |
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| Hakodate-Onuma Prince Hotel(函館大沼 プリンスホテル) | ||||
| Onuma Tsuruga Auberge Epuy(大沼鶴雅オーベルジュ エプイ) | ||||
| Pension Heine(ペンションハイネ) | Booking |
Rakuten |
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| Greenpia Onuma(グリーンピア大沼) | ||||
| Station Hotel Asahiya(ステーションホテル 旭屋) | Booking |
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| Minshuku Yukkuri Onuma(民宿ゆっくり大沼) | Booking |
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| Granvillage Onuma(グランヴィレッヂ 大沼) | ||||
| Onuma Nagareyama Ranch Paard Musee(大沼流山牧場 Paard Musee) | Booking |
Jalan |
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| Pension Kaza(ペンション 風 KAZA) | Booking |
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| Pension Mori-no-Naka-no-Chisana-Ie(ペンション 森の中の小さな家) | Booking |
Jalan |
A page of Onuma Quasi-National Park is here
Onuma Quasi-National Park
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