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Konbugawa Onsen

Hokkaido · 昆布川温泉

Konbugawa Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 54°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 270 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 1½ h
CarNot needed
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Konbu 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 springBicarbonate 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.

Bicarbonate spring 炭酸水素塩泉

Smooth, slightly slippery water. Often nicknamed bihada-no-yu, the water for beautiful skin.

Things to see nearby

Niseko Tokyu Grand HIRAFUSki area · 11 km
Nisekoan NupuriMountain · 8.8 km
Niseko Moiwa Ski ResortSki area · 6.2 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 — Rankoshi Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kogane OnsenHokkaido · 黄金温泉2.5 km east
Chloride spring+2
Niseko Yakushi OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ薬師温泉3.9 km north
Chloride springIron spring
Niseko Konbu OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ昆布温泉5.1 km northeast
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Niseko Annupuri OnsenHokkaido · ニセコアンヌプリ温泉5.9 km northeast
Chloride spring+2
Niseko OnsenkyōHokkaido · ニセコ温泉郷6.7 km east
Chloride spring+2
Niseko Ekimae OnsenHokkaido · ニセコ駅前温泉7.2 km east
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.

Goshiki OnsenYamagata · 五色温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Ogawa OnsenToyama · 小川温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Otari OnsenNagano · 小谷温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Kaitorima OnsenHokkaido · 貝取澗温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Hamatonbetsu OnsenHokkaido · 浜頓別温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring
Yakumo OnsenHokkaido · 八雲温泉Also bicarbonate and chloride
Chloride springBicarbonate spring

The numbers

Water temperature
54°C
Discharge
270 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
北海道磯谷郡蘭越町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

42.7979, 140.5975 — 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.