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Maruseppu Onsen

Hokkaido · 丸瀬布温泉

Maruseppu Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 45.2°C, hot. It measures pH 8.6 — mildly alkaline, the slippery kind. Officially the water is classed as simple spring. Its sources put out around 260 litres a minute. 1 inns take visitors here.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 4 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Maruseppu Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi, about 10 min

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

Simple spring

The water here

Simple spring 単純温泉

Mild and low in dissolved minerals. Usually clear and gentle on the skin, which is why these baths are often recommended for first-timers.

Things to see nearby

Mount Kitami-fujiMountain · 18.9 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 — Engaru Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Setose OnsenHokkaido · 瀬戸瀬温泉8.3 km east
Simple spring
Takinoyu OnsenHokkaido · 滝の湯温泉21.8 km south
Sulfur spring
Onneyu OnsenHokkaido · 温根湯温泉22.7 km southeast
Sulfur spring
Kitami OnsenHokkaido · 北見温泉28.9 km southeast
Simple spring
Kamiyūbetsu OnsenHokkaido · かみゆうべつ温泉36.5 km northeast
Bicarbonate spring
Sounkyo OnsenHokkaido · 層雲峡温泉37.3 km southwest
Sulfur spring

Similar water elsewhere

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

Kawaura OnsenYamanashi · 川浦温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Tsukiori OnsenIbaraki · 月居温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Takasu OnsenFukui · 鷹巣温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Tobaohama OnsenMie · 鳥羽小浜温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Hakusansuginoko OnsenIshikawa · 白山杉の子温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring
Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple, similar pH
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
45.2°C
pH
8.6 (mildly alkaline)
Discharge
260 litres a minute
Inns
1
Address in Japanese
北海道紋別郡遠軽町丸瀬布上武利

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Where it is

43.9174, 143.3299 — 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.