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[Taisetsu Kogen Onsen in Kamikawa] Day Trip Onsen Can Be Enjoyed at Taisetsu-Kogen-so That Is Famous for Secret Onsen in Heart of Mountain

June 30th, 2015

CONTENTS

Taisetsu Kogen Onsen
List of Day Trip Onsen
- Taisetsu-Kogen-so
List of Accommodations

Taisetsu Kogen Onsen

Taisetsu Kogen Onsen (大雪高原温泉) is a hot spring place in Kamikawa town in the southeastern part of Asahikawa city. Taisetsu-Kogen-so (大雪高原山荘) is built at 1260 m above sea level in a mountain of Omote Daisetsu Area, Daisetuzan National Park. The distance is around 25 km far away from Sounkyo Onsen (層雲峡温泉). There are Brown Bear Information Center (ヒグマ情報センター) and Forest Patrol Kogen Base (森林パトロール高原事務所) around here, and Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Hiking Tour (大雪高原温泉沼めぐりコース) that is famous for beautiful fall foliage is built, too. Ginsendai (銀泉台) that is famous for beautiful fall foliage and Lake Taisetsu (大雪湖) are relatively near here, too.

It is the origin of the Taisetsu Kogen Onsen that a worker of formerly Kokusaku Pulp corp (Nippon Paper corp) found a hot spring source, and built a Kogen Hut (高原ヒュッテ) in 1959. After that, it was shutted down, and Taisetsu Kogen Hotel (大雪高原ホテル) opened a business in 1963, and its name was renamed "Taisetsu-Kogen-so", and up to now. By the way, visitors must drive for about 10 km on a gravel road named "Yanbetappu Forest Road" with one traffic lane to arrive at the Taisetsu-Kogen-so. Please be careful about brown bears because here is a nest of brown bears. A hunter told me that the visitors seem to be careful about quite a few accidents to deer suddenly rushing out in front of cars, too. In addition, around here is not out of signal area.

Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Hiking Tour with Fall Foliage

Kamikawa town is located in the southeastern part of Asahikawa city, and there is Daisetsu Kogen Onsen (大雪高原温泉) in the southern part of Kamikawa town. There is Brown Bear Information Center (ヒグマ情報センター) in the opposite side of the Daisetsu Kogen Onsen's building and this is an entrance of Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Hiking Tour (大雪高原温泉沼巡り登山コース). After having received a lecture about brown bears here, tourists can go a trip. This neighborhood is said to be a hometown of the brown bears, and many brown bears inhabit. The tourists must be careful of the brown bears, and it is important to know their information. Article is here

Atmosphere of Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Hiking Tour with Fall Foliage Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Daisetsu Kogen Onsen Hiking Tour with Fall Foliage

Ginsendai with Fall Foliage

Ginsendai (銀泉台) in Kamikawa town located in the southeastern part of Asahikawa city is a trailhead for Mt. Akadake near Sounkyo Onsen in the southern part of Kamikawa town. If tourists take a narrow gravel road for about 14 km in length from Japan National Route 273 to Ginsendai, the tourists reach to the Ginsendai. But visitors must pay scrupulous attention to driving because large sightseeing buses run, too. Actually, I encountered a car with a trouble (A mobile phone is out of coverage area). In addition, traffic regulations enforce during high seasons of fall foliage, and the tourists must use shuttle buses from lake-side (レイクサイド) to the Ginsendai. There are a forest patrol office, a parking lot, a restroom and a watering place in the trailhead of the Ginsendai. Wild flowers are in full bloom in July, and the fall foliage is the best season to see in mid September. The tourists increase at those seasons. Article is here

Atmosphere of Ginsendai with Fall Foliage Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Ginsendai with Fall Foliage

Lake Taisetsu

Lake Taisetsu (大雪湖) is a man-made lake in Kamikawa town located in the southeastern part of Asahikawa city. Taisetsu Dam was built in 1975 and the Lake Taisetsu was borned. There is the lake just near Sounkyo. Taisetsu Dam is the only dam in the main stream of Ishikari River and is located in the most upstream of the Ishikari River. It is a multipurpose rock-fill dam with 86.5 m in height and 440 m in length. Candy Trouts and Dolly Varden Trouts (オショロコマ) inhabit in the lake, and many fishing visitors come. In addition, dam cards are distributed in the Taisetsu Dam Management Branch (大雪ダム管理支所), too. Article is here

List of Day Trip Onsen

Visitors can take a day trip bath at the Taisetsu-Kogen-so.

Taisetsu-Kogen-so

Taisetsu-Kogen-so is a small-sized onsen inn runb by Nippon Paper Group, and is well-known for opening a business only for 123 days. Business season is from June to October, and hikers mainly use it, but a lot of onsen fans come to take a bath, too. An entrance fee to a bath facility is JPY 700. A staying is possible, too. A restraunt is at the building, too, and visitors for day trip bath can use the restraunt from 11:30 to 13:00.

There are 1 open-air bath and 1 indoor bath at a public bathroom. The bathrooms for men or women are replaced every day. The bathroom with wood boards and a high ceiling is slightly dark but cozy. The indoor bath is the size that about 8 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs. The hot springs poured into the bath from a hot spring gushing out point called (クマゴロー). * The kuma means Bear in English, and the goro is common name, and the hot springs overflowed successively from the bath. Free flowing fresh hot springs are luxurious. I felt very interesting that white flowers of sulphur dance in the hot springs.

The open-air bath is the size that about 5 people can take a bath, and uses 100% natural free flowing hot springs. Water temperature is more slightly cold than the indoor bath, and it is suitable for taking a long bath. Bathers can enjoy a good sense of openness. The open-air bath is surrounded by blindfold fences, but there is not a roof, the visiotrs will feel like close to a sky. Because I took a bath while looking at mountains of the Daisetsuzan, it was very comfortable. I think that starry sky is beautiful in the evening.

The hot springs are simple acidic spring, and are milky white and have acidulous and sulfur smell. The sum total of the hot spring ingredients are 0.356 g/kg. Because the hot springs seemed to be drinkable, the taste was not bad when I drank the hot springs that gushed out from the Kumagoro. The drinking hot springs are effective for Chronic digestive diseases. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom. A free hair dryer is installed at a dressing room. There is not a restroom at the dressing room. You should get a wash beforehand at the restroom along a corridor.

Atmosphere of Taisetsu Kogen Onsen Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Taisetsu Kogen Onsen

Types of Hot Springs	Simple acidic spring (Type: Acidic, Osmotic Pressure: Low, Spring Temperature Type: Extra hot spring)
Water temperature of Hot Spring Source	71.2 C
ph	2.7
Indications	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, Chronic skin 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, Sensitive person of the skin, Person of the photoallergy, Other diseases during condition of a patient progress generally
Indications of drinking	Chronic digestive diseases
Contraindications of drinking	Nothing
Facilities	Open-air bath(1), Indoor bath(1). * Sex-Segregated Bathhouse.
Entrance fee to the bath facility	Adult: JPY 700. Child: JPY 400.
Business hours	10:30-17:00
Regular closing day	From October 11 to June 09
Parking lot	A free parking is provided (50 cars)
Telephone number	+81-1658-5-3818
Home page	Home page is here
Mapcode	970 727 845*51