Natural Open-air Baths Can Be Enjoyed on Lake Kussharo Coast -Wakoto Onsen in Teshikaga-

Wakoto Open-air Bath

Wakoto Open-air Bath (和琴露天風呂) has a crescent-shaped bathtub surrounded by rocks and is the size that about 20 people can take a bath. Speaking of Wakoto Onsen, Many people often mean this onsen and it is the most famous hot springs in the Wakoto Onsen. An old man took a bath at the Wakoto open-air bath when I visited here in the early morning. After asking him, He replied "Because my back was televised on many television programming, I do not care that you photograph my back". He is 89 years old at the time. He seems to take a bath every morning. He said a secret of his health, and took out his glass and begun to drink the hot springs. It seems to be effective for constipation, and he seems to drink the hot springs every morning. I hope he will live long. By the way, a use of shampoo and soap is prohibited because water of the lake is polluted. Bathers can take a bath in their swimsuits or in wrapping body with their bath towels. There is a dressing room near the Wakoto Open-air Bath, and the bathers can change clothes. Admission free.

I visited here and took a bath another day. Water depth is about 40 cm, and algae grow and easy to slip, so watch your step! The bottom of the bathtub are covered with small pebbles and sand, and the hot springs are gushing out from the bottom. The water temperature is suitable. In addition, the pebbles stimulated my soles and my soles really hurt. 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 0.726 g. Meta-silicic acid is 243.7 mg, and it may be said that it is effective for beautiful skin. Unfortunately, drinking the hot springs are not suitable. By the way, a lot of visitors came, so I was embarrassed to take a bath in naked.

Atmosphere of Wakoto Open-air Bath Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Wakoto Open-air Bath

Public Bath

A shack is built on the lake coast if visitors walk along a walking path, and it is easy to find the public bath (公衆浴場). The shack has a dressing room and a bathroom, and it has an atomosphere such an old pool. Bathers can take a bath in their swimsuits or in wrapping body with their bath towels, too. A use of shampoo and soap is prohibited because water of the lake is polluted. Admission free.

There is a concrete bathtub at the bathroom, and it is the size that about 8 people can take a bath. Mud is deposited on the bottom of the bathtub, and hot springs are gushing out from the bottom. Maybe the bathers must take a bath while sitting on 2 drainboards put on the bottom of the bathtub, and in fact only 2 people take a bath. In addition, the hot springs are quite hot and a handmade rabble is provided, too. The bathers will stir the hot springs with the rabble to regulate water temperature. But the hot springs were too hot, so I took a bath only for 5 minutes. The hot springs are clear and colorless and have neither taste nor smell. Because there is not a hot spring analysis book, I do not know details, but I think that this hot springs are same types of the hot springs of Wakoto Open-air Bath.

Atmosphere of Public Bath Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Public Bath

Oku-no-Yu

Oku-no-Yu (奥の湯) is about 200 m away from the Public Bath, and is reached along a path like animal trail. There is a natural bathtub surrounded by rocks on the shore of the Lake Kussharo. It is the size that about 2-3 people can take a bath. Human can not go against nature, it is up to luck whether a bather can take a bath comfortably. But a bather will have a valuable experience because the genuine nature hot springs can be taken a bath. When I visited here, the water depth of the natural bathtub was about 5 cm, so I could not take a bath. The bathers can take a bath in their swimsuits or in wrapping body with their bath towels, too. A use of shampoo and soap is prohibited because water of the lake is polluted. In additon, horse flies are so noisy in a summer.

Atmosphere of Oku-no-Yu Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Oku-no-Yu