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Wakoto Onsen

Hokkaido · 和琴温泉

Wakoto Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 52.5°C, hot. Officially the water is classed as simple spring.

Getting there

From Sapporoabout 5 h
CarTaxi from the station
JR PassCovers the train
  1. Train to Mashū Station (JR)
  2. By car or taxi, 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.

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.

More photographs

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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 — Teshikaga Town

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Hot spring towns nearby

Kawayu Onsen (Hokkaido)Hokkaido · 川湯温泉Same area
Bicarbonate spring+3
Kussharokohan'onsengōHokkaido · 屈斜路湖畔温泉郷Same area
Simple spring+3
Kotan OnsenHokkaido · コタン温泉Same area
Bicarbonate spring
Mashū OnsenHokkaido · 摩周温泉Same area
Chloride spring
Sankō OnsenHokkaido · 三香温泉Same area
Simple springSulfur spring
Kussharokohan'onsengōHokkaido · 温泉Same area
Simple spring+3

Similar water elsewhere

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

Dōgo OnsenEhime · 道後温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Isawa OnsenYamanashi · 石和温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Sandogoya OnsenTochigi · 三斗小屋温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Kakeyu OnsenNagano · 鹿教湯温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Komaki OnsenAomori · 古牧温泉Also simple
Simple spring
Yubara OnsenOkayama · 湯原温泉Also simple
Simple spring

The numbers

Water temperature
52.5°C
Address in Japanese
北海道川上郡弟子屈町

Figures from the town's Japanese Wikipedia article.

Read more

Japanese Wikipedia

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