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[Rebun Onsen] Day Trip Onsen Can Be Enjoyed at Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu

October 22nd, 2015

CONTENTS

Rebuntou Onsen
List of Day Trip Onsen
- Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu
List of Accommodations

Rebuntou Onsen

Rebuntou Onsen (礼文島温泉) is a hot spring place in Rebun Island (礼文島) located in the northern part of Hokkaido. Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu (礼文島温泉うすゆきの湯) is around 200 m away from Kafuka Ferry Terminal. Around here is the center of the rebun, and restaurants, cafes, souvenir shops, bars with a surcharge and Izakaya are built. Kita-no-Kanaria Park (北のカナリアパーク) and Momoiwa Observatry (桃岩展望台) are relatively near here, too. By the way, Speaking of tasty restaurants in the Rebun, Robata Chidori (炉ばたちどり), Atoi Shokudo (あとい食堂) and Kaisendokoro Kafuka (海鮮処かふか) are popular in particular. I ate foods at the Kaisendokoro Kafuka and Futaba Shokudo (双葉食堂), and those were tasty.

Kita-no-Kanaria Park in Rishiri Island — Kita-no-Kanaria Park

Rebun Island

Rebun Island (礼文島) is the Japanese northernmost island and is slim from north to south, and the circumference of the island is 72 km. Tourists can see alpine plants that grow only in 3000 m-class mountains in Japan mainland at 0 m above sea level in the Rebun Island. About 300 kinds of flowers such as Leavenworth Lady Slipper (レブンアツモリソウ) bloom, and another name is "Flowers Island (花の浮島)". As for sightseeing of the Rebun Island, a trekking and going around the Rebun Island are popular. The Rebun Island is roughly divided into 2 districts, southern district with a ferry port and northern district. There are Kita-no-Kanaria Park (北のカナリアパーク), Momoiwa Observatory (桃岩展望台) and Motochi Coast (元地海岸) in the southern district. There are Cape Sukoton (スコトン岬), Cape Gorota (ゴロタ岬), Cape Sukai (澄海岬) and Lake Kushu (久種湖) in the northern district. Article is here

Kaisendokoro Kafuka

Kaisendokoro Kafuka (海鮮処かふか) is a seafood restaurant in Rebun Island. Kafuka fishery cooperative (香深漁協) runs it, and there is a building near Kafuka Port. It is popular for eating fresh seafood. I visited here around 11:00 on weekdays. A waitress asked me whether I grilled the seafood at first when I entered the restraunt. They seem to show me to a room of Japanese-style barbecue cooked in front of customers if I want to grill a sea urchin and an atka mackerel and eat those. But I wanted to eat a rice bowl, they showed me to my table at the restraunt. The restraunt was so large, and there were many tables and family customers seem to enjoy. Article is here

Salmon Roe Rice Bowl -Kafuka in Rebun- — Salmon Roe Rice Bowl

Futaba Shokudo

Futaba Shokudo (双葉食堂) in Funadomari-mura is located in the northern part of Rebun island. This is a long-established restraunt founded in 1960. They serve ramen (ラーメン), buckwheat noodle (そば), curry and rice (カレーライス) and rice bowls. It is not the restaurant for tourists and is the restaurant which local people use. Therefore the opening hour is not fixed in particular, too, and it seemed to open the restraunt around 12:30 on this day. I heard that the ramen of Futaba Shokudo was tasty and visited around 13:30 on weekdays. Article is here

List of Day Trip Onsen

The visitors can take a day trip bath only at the Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu.

Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu

Rebuntou Onsen Usuyuki-no-Yu is a hot spring facility for day trip onsen founded in 2009, and is popular for enjoying free flowing hot springs. A building is near the Kafuka Port, and it may be a good idea to take a bath to wait for a ferry. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 600. A chartered bath is provided, too, and an extra cost is JPY 1000 per 50 minutes.

There are 1 outdoor bath, 2 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at a public bathhouse on the 2nd floor. The sunny tiled bathhouse with large windows is feeling good. Mt. Rishirifuji can be seen through the windows. The large indoor bath is the size that about 12 people can take a bath, and water temperature is around 41 C. The small indoor bath is the size that about 6 people can take a bath, and water temperature is around 38 C. Both baths use natural hot springs.

The stone outdoor bath is the size that about 4 people take a bath, and uses natural free flowing hot springs. Because the outdoor bath surrounded by walls has a roof, a sence of openness can not be felt. But Mt. Rishirifuji can be seen, so bathers can enjoy a good view and a ferry.

The hot springs are sodium chloride sulfate spring, and are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell, and are not drinkable. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 1.364 g/kg. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and hair dryers are installed at a dressing room. A resting room is large, and visiotrs can have a relaxed time.

Types of Hot Springs	Sodium chloride sulfate spring (Type: Alkaline, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	50.8 C
ph	8.6
Indications	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Relieving fatigue, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Weak child, Chronic skin diseases, Chronic women's diseases, Cut, Burn, Arteriosclerosis
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, Chronic cholecystitis, Cholelithiasis, Diabetes, Gout, Obesity disease
Contraindications of drinking	Kidney disease, High blood pressure, Diarrhea and diseases accompanied by edema in general
Facilities	Outdoor bath(1), Indoor bath(4), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 600. Elementary school student: Free.
Business hours	From April to September 12:00-22:00, From October to March 13:00-21:00.
Regular closing day	Irregular closing day
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (16 cars)
Telephone number	+81-163-86-2345
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	854 171 664*44

List of Accommodations

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

Mitsui Kanko Hotel(三井観光ホテル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hotel Rebun(ホテル礼文)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Hana Rebun(花れぶん)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Sakurai(旅館桜井)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sudomari Kabun(素泊まり花文)	Only Tel:+81-163-85-7890
Ryokan Kamomeso(旅館かもめ荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Ukishima(旅館うきしま)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Ichibankan(旅館一番館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Pension Uni(ペンションう～に～)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sanko(民宿山光)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Nakamura(民宿なかむら)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Sazanami(民宿さざ波)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Koeimaru(民宿香栄丸)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Minshuku Yazawa(民宿やざわ)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten