[Banjyaku Onsen in Yakumo] Day Trip Onsen and Real "From the North Country" at Banjyaku Onsen-so

Banjyaku Onsen-so

Banjyaku Onsen-so (盤石温泉荘) is an onsen hut, and is open to the public by an owenr who runs Ykiniku Ryozanpaku (焼肉梁山泊) in Hakodate. Thanks the owner for taking a bath! So visitors must keep this hut clean. Bathers can take a bath for free, but there is a donation box that I could not find, and the bathers can give a small token.

It is kind of hard to find the place, As I went the gravel road with width one-car size, I became anxious whether this road was right road. But a marking convex traffic mirror at a road curve caught my eyes, so I was relieved.

The solitary hut is built in a mountain, and is just like a real hanmade hut that is used by TV drama series "From the North Country". I should not wonder if Mr. Goro, the leading role, appears at the hut. It is famous for enjoying fresh free flowing hot springs for free of charge or small token of appreciation. The fresh hot springs and a good old atmosphere attract a lot of onsen fans. It is just a secret onsen, and is very good. The visitors came most every day when I read a providing note.

The hut has a dressing room that about 3 people can enter and a public bathroom. It is not said this hut with broken walls is very clean. But visiotrs can feel the atomosphere of "From the North Country". The hut has electricity, so the visitors seem to take a bath in the evening.

There is 1 indoor bath at the bathroom. The sunny bathroom with windows is like a barracks hut but cozy. The bath surrounded by rocks is the size that about 2 people can take a bath, and 100% natural free flowing hot springs. I felt metallic odor.

Fresh hot springs alway flow freely, so petrified hot spring ingredients are very nice, too. Water temperature of the hot springs is about 40 c, and is comfortable. It tastes salty, and it has an effective to warm bather's body. By the way, I almost fell down at the slipeery bottom of the bathb. Be careful!

A restroom and a frre hair dryer are not installed at the dressing room, so you should get a wash beforehand at the restroom. Shampoos and body soaps are provided at the bathroom, but those are private shampoos and body soaps, so the visitors prohibit the use. In addition, the bathers have to take a bath after pouring the hot spring on their body with a wash basin, and rinse off their surface dirt and sweat. By the way, beware of bears, and horseflies may prevent you from relaxing in a summer.

Atmosphere of Banjyaku Onsen-so Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Banjyaku Onsen-so