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Hōheikyō Onsen

Hokkaido · 豊平峡温泉

Hōheikyō Onsen is a hot spring town in Hokkaido, Japan. The water leaves the ground at 52°C, hot. It measures pH 6.5 — close to neutral. Officially the water is classed as chloride spring and bicarbonate spring. Its sources put out around 450 litres a minute.

Getting there

From Sapporounder 1 h

CarNot needed

JR PassNot a JR line

Train to Makomanai Station
Many inns send a car to the station — ask when you book

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.

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 — Sapporo City Inns with a private bath — Sapporo City