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[Oshamambe Onsen] Day Trip Onsen and Free Flowing Hot Springs Can Be Enjoyed in 10 Minutes from Oshamanbe Station on Foot
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Oshamanbe Onsen
Oshamanbe Onsen (長万部温泉) is a hot spring town located in the northwestern direction of Muroran city. 7 hot spring facilities are built in the back side of Oshamanbe Station. There are Oshamanbe Library, Oshamanbe Sports Center, restraunts, cafes, a convenience store near here. It is the origin of the Oshamanbe Onsen that hot spring gushed out when they prospected for a natural gas vein in 1955. It is unusual that the hot springs have begun to spring out in such a downtown. Oshamanbe Onsen Cooperative Association manages a hot spring source, and distributes the hot springs to each hot spring facilities, so all hot spring facilities have same hot springs.

Oshamanbe means "Estuary that a lot of flounders are fished" in Ainu language. Crab Meat and Rice (かにめし) are famous, and Restraunt Kanaya (かなや) is popular with tourists. I ate it at Hama-no-Ie (濱乃家), and it was tasty. By the way, Shizukari Marshland (静狩湿原) is relatively famous tourist attractions near here.
Movie of Shizukari Marshland
Crab Meat and Rice of Hama-no-Ie
Hama-no-Ie (濱乃家) is a restaurant in Oshamanbe town located in the northwestern direction of Muroran city. Speaking of Oshamanbe, "Crab Meat and Rice (かにめし)" is well known. The crab meat and rice is scattered with boiled crab meats on rice. It was famous as a station lunch in Japan. I visited to eat it at Hama-no-Ie that many local people visit. There is a building facing the Pacific along National Route 37. Read More

List of Day Trip Onsen
Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Taiseikan (大成館), Hotel Shikokuya (ホテル四国屋), Oshamanbe Hotel (長万部温泉ホテル), Hotel Azuma (ホテルあづま), Ryokan Shogetsu (旅館昇月), Marugane Ryokan (丸金旅館) and Onsen Ryokan Morikawa (温泉旅館もりかわ).
Marukin Ryokan
Marukin Ryokan is a small-sized long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1962. Its predecessor is Choseikaku (長生閣), and its special characteristic is that only they have an outdoor bath and a drkinkig hot spring facility in Oshamanbe Onsen. Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath from 07:00, too. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too.


There are 2 indoor baths and 1 outdoor bath at a public bathroom. They have 2 types of public bathrooms, the bathroom with a cypress bath and the bathroom with a tiled bath, so the bathroom for men or women are replaced every day. I took a bath at the bathroom with the cypress bath. The bathroom with a conbination of wooden board and tile is small, and is slightly dark.

The indoor bath has 2 types of water temperature, 44 C and 41 C. The indoor bath with the water temperature 44 C is the size that about 4 people can take a bath. The indoor bath with the water temperature 41 C is the size that about 2 people can take a bath. Please watch your step because the cypress bath is easy to slip. The indoor bath with the water temperature 44 C was very hot, so I enjoyed genuine onsen. The indoor bath with the water temperature 41 C was suitable for taking a long bath, but the bathroom was steamy, so I recomend you might take a long bath at the outdoor bath. 100% natural free flowing hot spinrgs poured into both baths, and overflowed from the baths, I enjoyed the state.


The outdoor bath surrounded by rocks is the size that about 2 people can take a bath, and is more cold than the indoor baths, so it is suitable for taking a long bath. Unfortunately, the outdoor bath is surrounded by walls, and has a roof, so you may feel a sense of openness little. But Cold air is comfortable while bathing.




The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.02 g/kg, and are very rich. A drinking hot spring facility is provided, too. When I drinked it, it tasted salty very much, so I could drink it little. It seems to be effective for Atrophic gastritis and Constipation. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A hair dryers is installed at a dressing room. There is not a restroom at a dressing room, so you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom at a corridor.




Atmosphere of Marukin Ryokan Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Marukin Ryokan
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Weak alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
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Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 49.6 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Rheumatoid arthritis, Osteoarthritis, Low back pain, Neuralgia, Frozen shoulder, Bruise, Sprain, Motor paralysis, Decline of gastrointestinal function, Mild hypertension, Diabetes, Mild hypercholesterolemia, Mild asthma, Emphysema, Autonomic instability, Hemorrhoid, Sleep disorder, Cut, Peripheral circulatory failure, Cold sensitivity, Depressive state, Xerosis cutis |
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 | Atrophic gastritis, Constipation |
Facility | Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adults: JPY 500. Children: JPY 300. |
Business hours | 07:00-21:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (20 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2617 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | Rakuten is here |
Mapcode | 521 045 675*45 |
Onsen Ryokan Morikawa
Onsen Ryokan Morikawa is a small-sized onsen ryokan beside Marukin Ryokan. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too.


There is 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The tiled bathroom is small but cozy. The tiled bath is the size that about 2 people can take a bath. 100% free flowing hot springs drop from a pipe, and overflow from the bath. A color of the bath floor turns into brown color by hot spring ingredients after the hot springs flow on the bath floor. The water temperature is from 41-43 C, and is suitable for comfortable bathing.







The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.02 g/kg, and have smooth and slipery touch, are not drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. But there is not a restroom at a dressing room. You should get a wash beforehand at the restroom along a corridor.

Atmosphere of Onsen Ryokan Morikawa Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Onsen Ryokan Morikawa
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Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
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Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 47.9 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Atrophic gastritis, Constipation |
Contraindications of drinking | Kidney disease, Cardiac arres, Liver cirrhosis, Ischaemic heart disease, High blood pressure |
Facility | Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adults: JPY 500. Children: JPY 250. |
Business hours | 10:00-15:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (6 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-5555 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | ![]() |
Mapcode | 521 045 583*46 |
Taiseikan
Taiseikan is a small-sized onsen ryokan. Red carpets remainds me of gorgeous red light district during the Edo Period. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too. They run Jazz Bar Mimosa, too.


There is 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The sunny square tiled bathhouse is feeling good.

The indoor bath is the size that about 3 people can take a bath, and uses 100% free flowing hot springs. Those always overflow from the bath. Flowers of sulphur dance in the hot springs, too. In addition, it has rich hot spring ingredients, so those were petrified on the tiles.






The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell, and have smooth and slipery touch, are not drinkable. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.02 g/kg. A shampoo and soaps are provided at the bathroom. But there is not a restroom at a dressing room. You should get a wash beforehand at the restroom along a corridor.


Atmosphere of Taiseikan Can Be Watched on Youtube
Movie of Taiseikan
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
---|---|
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 47.9 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Atrophic gastritis, Constipation |
Contraindications of drinking | Kidney disease, Cardiac arres, Liver cirrhosis, Ischaemic heart disease, High blood pressure |
Facilities | Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 300. |
Business hours | 10:00-16:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (20 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2225 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Mapcode | 521 045 647*11 |
Hotel Shikokuya
Hotel Shikokuya is a small-sized long-established onsen ryokan founded in 1955. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath from 07:00 to 09:00, too. A staying is possible, too.

There is 2 indoor baths at a public bathroom. The tiled bathroom is small but cozy. The baths are different in water temperature, and uses 100% free flowing hot springs.

The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.09 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A free hair dryer is installed at a dressing room.
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
---|---|
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 49.6 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 300. |
Business hours | 07:00-09:00, 15:00-21:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (10 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2311 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | ![]() |
Mapcode | 521 045 644*47 |
Oshamanbe Onsen Hotel
Oshamanbe Onsen Hotel is a small-sized onsen ryokan founded in 1971. Visitors for day trip bath can take a bath from 06:00, too. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 450. A staying is possible, too. A coin-operated laundry is provided, too. Gorgeous meals using a hair crab have a good reputation.

There are 2 indoor baths at a public bathroom. The tiled bathroom is small but cozy. The baths are different in water temperature, and uses 100% free flowing hot springs.

The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.09 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom.
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
---|---|
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 49.6 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. There is the bath for hotel guests |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 450. Child: JPY 140. Infant: JPY 70. |
Business hours | 06:00-21:00 |
Regular closing day | 2nd Tuesday and 4th Tuesday |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (20 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2079 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | Rakuten is here |
Mapcode | 521 045 676*56 |
Hotel Azuma
Hotel Azuma is a small-sized onsen ryokan, and has the largest public bathhouse in the Oshamanbe Onsen. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 400. A staying is possible, too. There are 2 indoor baths at the bathhouse. The tiled bathhouse with large windows is cozy. The baths use 100% free flowing hot springs.

The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.09 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom.
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
---|---|
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 49.6 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Indoor bath(2). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 400. Child: JPY 300. |
Business hours | 15:00-21:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (10 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2018 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | Rakuten is here |
Mapcode | 521 045 586*35 |
Ryokan Shogetsu
Ryokan Shogetsu is a small-sized onsen ryokan. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 500. A staying is possible, too. There is 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The bathroom with a conbination of tile and mosaic glass is small but cozy. The bath uses 100% free flowing hot springs.

The hot springs are sodium chloride spring, and are light yellow and clear and have salty taste and oil smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 10.09 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom.
Water temperature | Sodium chloride spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring) |
---|---|
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source | 49.6 C |
ph | 8.0 |
Indication | Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Relieving fatigue, Healthy increase, Cut, Burn, Chronic skin diseases, Weak child, Chronic women's diseases |
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 | Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse. |
Entrance fee to the bath facility | Adult: JPY 500. Child: JPY 250. |
Business hours | 13:00-17:00 |
Regular closing day | Irregular closing day |
Parking lot | A free parking is provided (20 cars) |
Telephone number | +81-1377-2-2222 |
Home page | Home page is here |
Reservation | Rakuten is here |
Mapcode | 521 045 583*43 |
List of Accommodations
Refer to following websites for the accommodations in the Oshamanbe Onsen. You can get information regarding online reviews and photos.
By the way, Club Tourism (クラブツーリズム), a Japanese tour travel agency, provides various types of tours such as day trip tours or ordinary tours. In the case of bus tours, tourists do not drive their cars themselves, so they can savor alcohol. Choosen tourist attractions are national parks such as Rishiri and Rebun, Shiretoko, and popular tourist places such as Furano and Biei, and some activities such as hiking and fruit picking are also enjoyed depending on seasons. If you are interested in tour trips, you should visit the club tourism's website for details.
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