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[Shakotan Onsen] Day Trip Bath and Very Good View Can Be Enjoyed at Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan

June 15th, 2015

CONTENTS

Shakotan Onsen
List of Day Trip Onsen
- Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan
List of Accommodations

Shakotan Onsen

Shakotan Onsen (積丹温泉) in Shakotan town is a hot-spring place at the tip of Shakotan Peninsula, and Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan (岬の湯しゃこたん) beside Nozuka Primary School (野塚小学校) is built on a hill at 43 m above sea level. There are Cape Kamui (神威岬) and Shimamui Coast (島武意海岸) that are representative famous sightseeing spots of Hokkaido around the Shakotan Onsen. Nozuka Campsite (野塚野営場) is close to the Shakotan Onsen, too. The Cape Shakotan is famous for Sea Urchin Rice Bowl (ウニ丼), and is well-known for tasty sea food, too. Misaki (みさき), Nakamuraya (中村屋), Rinko (鱗晃) and Rinko-so (鱗晃荘) are popular in particular. Unfortunately, convenience stores are not built. Nonstop buses do not run from the Shakotan Onsen to Sapporo or Otaru.

Cape Kamui

Cape Kamui (神威岬) is a cape with steep cliff in Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島). A goddess named Charenka (チャレンカ) that was a jealous goddess lived at Cape Kamui in the Ainu period, it was said that the sea was stormy and fishermen died if she was jealous, it was a place that women were forbidden. There is Kamui-misaki Lighthouse (神威岬灯台) on the tip and tourists can look over Rosokuiwa rock (ロウソク岩 * Japanese candle-shaped rock) and the Sea of Japan (日本海) from there. A natural trail called Charenka Path (チャレンカの道) with about 800 m in length is built at 80 m above see level from an entrance to the tip, but this is a considerably thrilling trail. It is a terrible trail for people with acrophobia. It takes about 30 minutes from a parking lot to the tip on foot. A bus guide that happened to be there said June in the best season. Wild flowers begin to bloom in June. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. Article is here

Shimamui Coast

Shimamui Coast (島武意海岸) is a superb coast chosen as "100 Best Beaches in Japan (日本の渚・百選)" in Cape Shakotan (積丹岬). Tourists can look over the Shimamui Coast from cliffs at about 100 m above sea level, and it is splendid. The tourists will take their breath away toward a scenery under their eyes after passing through a tunnel and approaching to an exit. There are 2 observatory places in a neighborhood of exit and the tourists can look over. Furthermore, it takes about 10 minutes from an observatory deck to the shore on foot. It is hard to go down stairways because the stairways are rough, but visitors can see the beautiful sea up close. Admission free. A parking lot is free of charge. Article is here

Sea Urchin Rice Bowl

Misaki (みさき) is a restaurant in Shakotan and was founded in 1973. An owner is a fisherman and is famous for eating a seafood dish. It opens only during summer season (from late April to October). Because a fresh sea urchin can be eaten from mid June when the sea urchin fishing is released, visitors seem to increase. Because it started a bussiness at 09:00, 6 groups of visitors have already lined up when I arrived around 08:40. It is really popular. Article is here

Shakotan Peninsula

Shakotan Peninsula (積丹半島) is a peninsula located in the northwestern part of Otaru city, and has been designated as Niseko-Shakotan-Otaru Kaigan Quasi-National Park (ニセコ積丹小樽海岸国定公園) because of a precious complicated coastline with steep cliffs. The sea of the Shakotan is very beautiful, and looks clear blue, so everybody call Shakotan Blue (シャコタンブルー). A traffic used to be inconvenient in the old days, and tourists rarely visited here. People are easy to access the Shakotan Peninsula as well as Shiretoko Peninsula (知床半島) at present, but it is called an unexplored region because it would not develop very much. Article is here

List of Day Trip Onsen

Tourists can take a day trip bath at Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan (岬の湯しゃこたん). On the other hand, accommodations without taking a day trip bath are Onsen Ryokan Hokuto (温泉旅館北都), Oyado Shinsei (御宿新生), Oyado Ginrinkaku (お宿銀鱗閣), Kanko Ryokan Hokkai (観光旅館北海), Unjoya Ryokan (運上屋旅館), Suginoya Ryokan (杉野屋旅館), Nisshi-so (日司荘), Minshuku Oshima (民宿大島), Minshuku Sato (民宿佐藤), Nagomi-no-Yado Iida (なごみの宿いい田) and Oyado Rinko-so (お宿鱗晃荘). At Onsen Ryokan Hokuto (温泉旅館北都) called Shilala Onsen (シララ温泉), visitors for day trip bath can take a bath.

Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan

Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan is a hot spring facility for day trip bath, and has opened a business since 2002. It is well-known for a good view from an open-air bath, and the setting sun is beautiful in particular. Winter scenery is popular for overseas people, too. An entrance fee to the bath facility is JPY 610. A restaurant and a shop are at a building, too, and meals such as a salmon roe rice bowl and a ramen are served.

There are 2 open-air baths, 2 indoor baths, 1 whirlpool bath, 1 cold bath and 1 sauna at a large public bathhouse. Bathers can look at the open-air bath through large windows. The large indoor bath is the size that about 10 people can take a bath, and the small indoor bath is the size that about 4 people can take a bath, and the whirlpool bath is the size that about 2 people can take a bath. By the way, a photography is prohibited at the bathhouse. Bad luck!

There are 2 open-air baths surrounded by rocks at the outside, and those do not have a roof. Because here is famous for enjoying a good view, a sence of openness can be enjoyed very much, too. I think that tourists will not lose anything to enjoy this comfortableness. The small open-air bath beside a wall is the size that about 3 people can take a bath, and a view is not good from here. The large open-air bath is the size that about 10 people can take a bath, and the sea of Japan opens before bather's eye. I could not help murmuring "this is heaven!". Cape Kamui comes into sight if it is fine weather.

Hot springs are sodium chloride bicarbonate spring, and are clear and colorless and have salty taste and no smell. It tasted very salty when I licked the hot springs. Unfortunately, the hot springs are not drinkable. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathhouse. A restroom and free hair dryers are installed at the dressing room.

Atmosphere of Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Misaki-no-Yu Shakotan

Spring quality	Sodium chloride bicarbonate spring (Type: Neutral, Osmotic Pressure: High, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	52.6 C
ph	7.4
Indication	Neuralgia, Muscular pain, Arthralgia, Frozen shoulder, Motor paralysis, Tightening of the joint, Bruise, Sprain, Chronic digestive diseases, Hemorrhoid, Cold sensitivity, Convalescent convalescence, Healthy increase, Chronic skin 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	Not drinking
Facilities	Open-air bath(2), Indoor bath(4), Sauna(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 610. Child: JPY 310.
Business hours	04/01-10/31 10:00-21:00, 11/01-03/31 11:00-20:00
Regular closing day	Wednesday *Winter season: Wednesday and Thursday
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (170 cars)
Telephone number	+81-135-47-2050
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	932 624 358*57

List of Accommodations

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

Oyado Rinko-so(お宿鱗晃荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kaisen-no-Yado Miharashi-so(海鮮の宿みはらし荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Sakazuki Onsen Choka-so(盃温泉潮香荘)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Ryokan Bikuni Kanko House(旅館美国観光ハウス)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Kasai(お宿かさい)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Refore Shakotan Youth Hostel(リフォレ積丹ユースホステル)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Shiosai-no-Yado Kaihinkan(汐さいの宿海浜館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Nagomi-no-Yado Iida(なごみの宿いい田)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Kanko Ryokan Hokkai(観光旅館北海)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Onsen Ryokan Hokuto(温泉旅館北都)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Shinsei(御宿新生)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Oyado Ginrinkaku(お宿銀鱗閣)	Tel: +81-135-45-6323
Unjoya Ryokan(運上屋旅館)	HP	Booking	Jalan	Rakuten
Suginoya Ryokan(杉野屋旅館)	Tel: +81-135-45-6054
Nisshi-so(日司荘)	Tel: +81-135-45-6548
Minshuku Oshima(民宿大島)	Tel: +81-135-45-6250
Minshuku Sato(民宿佐藤)	Tel: +81-135-45-6338