Rakuraku Onsen

Hokkaido · 楽々温泉

Rakuraku Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

Train to Higashi-Muroran Station (JR)
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.

The water type for this town has not been identified yet. It is on the list to check.

Things to see nearby

Nakajima ShrineShrine · 0.6 km

Bokoi FujiMountain · 4.7 km

Masuichi BeachBeach · 7.2 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 — Hokkaido Inns with a private bath — Hokkaido

Where to stay

Onsen inns — Muroran City

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kawamata OnsenHokkaido · 川又温泉11.9 km north

Sulfate springSulfur spring

Noboribetsu OnsenHokkaido · 登別温泉18.7 km northeast

Chloride spring+5

Date OnsenHokkaido · 伊達温泉20.7 km northwest

Chloride spring

Lake Toya Hot SpringHokkaido · 洞爺湖温泉29.2 km northwest

Chloride spring

Kitayuzawa OnsenHokkaido · 北湯沢温泉30.1 km north

Sulfur spring

Nakatōya OnsenHokkaido · 仲洞爺温泉30.5 km north

Sulfate spring

The numbers

Address in Japanese: 北海道室蘭市宮の森町4丁目22-17

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

42.3511, 141.0267 — open the map

Japanese Wikipedia

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