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Asarigawa Onsen

Hokkaido · 朝里川温泉

Asarigawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 30–42°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring. 8 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 1 h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Otaru-Chikkō Station (JR)
  2. Local bus, about 15 min

Fly into New Chitose. Times are rough estimates worked out from station locations, not a timetable — check the exact route on Google Maps.

Chloride spring

The water here

Chloride spring 塩化物泉

Salty water. The salt leaves a thin film on the skin, so you stay warm well after leaving the bath.

More photographs

From Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo for the photographer and licence.

Things to see nearby

Otaru MuseumMuseum · 8 km
Sapporo TeineSki area · 14.8 km
Sumiyoshi ShrineShrine · 5.1 km
Otaru Tenguyama Ski ResortSki area · 6.5 km
Kitaichi Venetian Art MuseumArt museum · 6.1 km
Mount TenguMountain · 6.9 km

Places from Wikidata, photographs from Wikimedia Commons. Distances are in a straight line from the town.

With tattoos

Many public baths still turn away visible tattoos, and the rule is set by each bath, not by the town. The reliable way round it is to bathe privately: a room with its own open-air bath, or an inn with a private bath you can book for yourselves.

Rooms with an open-air bath — HokkaidoInns with a private bath — Hokkaido

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Otaru City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Jōzankei OnsenHokkaido · 定山渓温泉22.4 km southeast
Chloride spring

Similar water elsewhere

Towns further away with the same kind of water — useful if this one is hard to reach or fully booked.

Muikamachi OnsenNiigata · 六日町温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Moritake OnsenAkita · 森岳温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
KaizuonsensorafunenoyuGifu · 海津温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Oshamanbe OnsenHokkaido · 長万部温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Matsushima OnsenKumamoto · 松島温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring
Akiu OnsenMiyagi · 秋保温泉Also chloride
Chloride spring

The numbers

Water temperature
30–42°C
Inns
8
Address in Japanese
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Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

43.1456, 141.0404 — open the map

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Planning a first soak? Read how an onsen stay works, and what to do if you have tattoos.