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Niseko Onsenkyō

Hokkaido · ニセコ温泉郷

Niseko Onsenkyō is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring, iron spring and sulfur spring.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 1½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Niseko Station (JR)
  2. A short walk

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

Chloride springIron springSulfur 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.

Iron spring 含鉄泉

Turns reddish brown as the iron meets air. The water is clear at the source.

Sulfur spring 硫黄泉

The classic rotten-egg smell and milky white water. It can tarnish silver jewellery, so take it off.

Things to see nearby

Niseko Tokyu Grand HIRAFUSki area · 7.2 km
Nisekoan NupuriMountain · 7.8 km
Niseko VillageSki area · 5.4 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 — Hokkaido

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Hot spring towns nearby

Niseko Ekimae OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ駅前温泉1 km northeast
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Kogane OnsenHokkaido · 黄金温泉4.4 km west
Chloride spring+2
Niseko Higashiyama OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ東山温泉5.2 km north
Bicarbonate springSulfate spring
Niseko Annupuri OnsenHokkaido · ニセコアンヌプリ温泉6.1 km northwest
Chloride spring+2
Niseko Konbu OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ昆布温泉6.5 km northwest
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Konbugawa OnsenHokkaido · 昆布川温泉6.7 km west
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kintaro OnsenToyama · 金太郎温泉Also iron and sulfur
Chloride spring+2
Yatate OnsenAkita · 矢立温泉Also iron and sulfur
Chloride spring+2
Osorezan OnsenAomori · 恐山温泉Also iron and sulfur
Chloride spring+3
Horoka OnsenHokkaido · 幌加温泉Also iron and sulfur
Chloride spring+3
Ginzan OnsenYamagata · 銀山温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring
Nanki-Katsuura OnsenWakayama · 南紀勝浦温泉Also sulfur and chloride
Chloride springSulfur spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese
北海道後志総合振興局

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

42.8000, 140.6800 — 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.