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Toyōra Onsen

Hokkaido · 豊浦温泉

Toyōra Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 46.5–53°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as sulfate spring. Its sources put out around 600 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 2 h

CarNot needed

JR PassCovers the train

1. Train to Toyoura Station (JR)
2. Walk, 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.

The water here

Sulfate spring 硫酸塩泉

Clear water with a faintly bitter taste. Known for holding heat.

More photographs

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

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.

More on tattoos and onsen

Where to stay

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Similar water elsewhere

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

The numbers

Water temperature

46.5–53°C

Discharge

600 litres a minute

Inns

1

Address in Japanese

北海道虻田郡豊浦町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

Other towns in Hokkaido