Hokkaido · Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

♨ Jozankei Onsen

A riverside gorge resort under an hour from Sapporo, gorgeous in autumn colour.

Near Sapporo

Quick facts

Location: Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido (Hokkaido region)
Water type: Chloride (salt) spring
Tattoos: Check ahead with each bath
Directions: Open in Google Maps

The water

A sodium chloride spring: salty water that's traditionally said to keep you warm long after the bath.

History

Explorer Takeshiro Matsuura is said to have found the springs, but it was the mountain monk Miizumi Jozan who developed them, after hearing of a secret spring where deer healed their wounds. In 1871 the Hokkaido Development Commission's chief praised his work, and the valley later took his name: Jozankei.

Getting there

From: Sapporo
Route: Jotetsu 'Kappa Liner' bus from Sapporo Station (reservation required)
Time: about 60–75 min
JR Pass: Not covered.

Check current timetables and fares before you travel.

Famous for (meibutsu)

Sapporo miso ramen (food): the city's signature ramen
Shiroi Koibito (food): white-chocolate biscuits made in Sapporo
Sapporo beer (food): brewed in the city since the Meiji era

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