Hokkaido · Jōzankei Onsen, Sapporo
Jozankei Hotel
定山渓ホテル
A long-established hotel with one of Jozankei's largest bathhouses: free-flowing private spring water in indoor pools, rotenburo and sauna. Day bathing runs 11:00–23:00, the longest hours in town, and the Sapporo bus stops right outside.
- Price (adult)
- ¥880
- Hours
- Day use 11:00–16:00
- Closed
- Open daily (no day use during Obon)
- Access
- 1 min walk from Jozankei Yunomachi bus stop
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Day use adults ¥880 / children ¥500. Bath towel ¥200, face towel ¥100, yukata ¥200. Weekday bath + lunch set (soba, curry etc.) ¥1,100
- Baths
- A ~2,100 m² main bath (200 bathers) and a medium bath (70) alternate between genders by time slot. Ten tubs including a bubble rotenburo over the gorge, mist sauna, gourd-shaped tub, pool-like main pool and lying bath — all free-flowing. Check on the day which side is which
- Water
- Sodium chloride (salt) spring, 77 °C, three own sources at 600 L/min — the historic inn whose source is the original “moto-yu” from Jozankei’s 1866 founding. Clear and very warming; even the room taps run spring water
- Parking
- Large free car park. Free shuttle for overnight guests from Sapporo Station north exit (booking required) at 14:30
- Phone
- 011-598-2111
- Official site
- jozankeihotel.com ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Why go
- Day bathing until 23:00
- Free-flowing private spring
- Bus stop at the door
The historic inn on Jozankei’s original source: ten free-flowing tubs for ¥880
Jozankei Onsen, an hour by car from central Sapporo, is the city’s “inner parlour”, its big hotels lining the Toyohira gorge. Jozankei Hotel is among the oldest: its own source is the original spring opened in 1866 by the ascetic monk Miizumi Jozan, and three wells yielding 600 litres a minute keep every tub free-flowing. The ~2,100 m² main bath is a classic Showa-era giant — a pool-sized main tub, gourd bath, lying bath, bubble rotenburo over the gorge and a mist sauna, ten tubs in all. The building is dated, but the volume of water is Jozankei’s best. At ¥880 day use is about half the neighbours’ ¥1,500, and a weekday bath-and-lunch set costs ¥1,100 — a byword for value.
Tips & cautions
- Day use 11:00–16:00; suspended during Obon and on full-house days — phone that morning.
- Main and medium baths alternate by gender; in day-use hours you may get the smaller side — ask at reception before paying.
- Towel rental costs ¥100–200 — bring your own.
- The building is old-fashioned: not for those wanting modern polish, ideal for those wanting water.
- ~60 min from central Sapporo on the Jotetsu “Kappa Liner” bus — an easy day trip.
- Roads jam on autumn-foliage weekends (early–mid October).
Getting there
Jotetsu bus 60–75 min from Sapporo Station or Odori to “Jozankei Onsen Nishi 4-chome” or “Jozankei Shako-mae”, then 3 min on foot (Minami-ku, Jozankei Onsen Nishi 4-340). ~40 min by bus from Makomanai subway station. By car ~1 h via Route 230. Free parking.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Ryokan day-use hours are limited and may be suspended in peak season — phone the same morning.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Sauna & wellness
Who with
Price
Mood & scenery
Amenities
✔ Verified operating: 2026-09 Operating status and rates cross-checked against the official site and onsen guides (full source notes in Japanese on the JA page)
Prices and hours change. Check official sources before visiting.
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