Hokkaido · Jōzankei Onsen, Sapporo
Yunohana Jōzankei-den
湯の花 定山渓殿
A large day-spa at the eastern edge of Jōzankei. Open-air baths facing the gorge, lie-down baths, sauna, a tatami lounge and a restaurant — a convenient finish to a day trip from Sapporo. One of the few pure day facilities in a town dominated by hotels.
- Price (adult)
- ¥1,180
- Hours
- 10:00–21:00
- Closed
- Open daily
- Access
- Jotetsu bus from Sapporo Station (75 min) to Jōzankei Yunomachi, 5 min walk
- Water type
- Simple spring
- Tattoos
- Ask ahead
- Admission
- Adults (junior-high+) ¥1,180 / children (4 to elementary) ¥450 / under 3 free (revised 1 Jul 2026, previously ¥980). 10-ticket book ¥9,500. Bedrock bath +¥500. Towel sets for hire. Free shuttle from Sapporo city and Makomanai Station
- Baths
- Eight kinds of bath including a panoramic gorge rotenburo, cave bath, lying bath, stone bath, seated bath, cascade and active spa. Three-tier dry sauna (~85 °C, TV, scheduled auto-löyly) plus mist sauna, and a rare “source-water cold plunge” — spring water chilled to ~16 °C. Restaurant, big lounge, barber and table tennis upstairs
- Water
- Sodium chloride spring (Jozankei source), clear and warming. Perched at the western end of the resort, it looks down on a gorge like an ink painting — the autumn-foliage rotenburo is famous
- Parking
- Large free car park. Free shuttle buses from points across Sapporo and Makomanai Station (check timetable online)
- Phone
- 011-598-4444
- Official site
- yunohana.org ↗
- Open in Google Maps
- Google Maps ↗
Essentials
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Why go
- Gorge-view baths and full facilities
- The finish to a Sapporo day trip
- Lounge and restaurant for lingering
A gorge-view super-spa reached by free bus from Sapporo
Yunohana Jozankei-den is the Jozankei branch of a Hokkaido chain with sister spas in Otaru and Ebetsu — a super-sento-style day facility on high ground at the western end of the resort, overlooking the Toyohira gorge. Unlike hotel day bathing it is open all day (10:00–21:00), with eight kinds of tub including a panoramic rotenburo, cave bath and lying bath, plus a three-tier sauna, a mist sauna and a 16 °C cold plunge of chilled spring water that sauna fans rave about. Upstairs are a restaurant, tatami lounge, barber and table-tennis tables where Sapporo locals settle in for half a day. Its trump card is the free shuttle bus from central Sapporo and Makomanai Station — for travellers without a car, effectively the only “zero bus fare” onsen day trip to Jozankei. ¥1,180 after the July 2026 price revision.
Tips & cautions
- The free shuttle is limited and first-come (no booking) — check the timetable online and queue early.
- Price rose on 1 Jul 2026 (¥980 → ¥1,180); older listings are out of date.
- Auto-löyly times are posted in a monthly calendar — check if sauna is your goal.
- Foliage weekends (early–mid Oct) mean waits for the rotenburo and traffic jams.
- No tattoos (super-sento rules).
- 15+ min on foot to the village centre — take the bus if combining with a stroll.
Getting there
Free shuttle from Sapporo city and Makomanai Station (see official timetable). Or Jotetsu bus to the “Jozankei Shako-mae” terminus and ~15 min on foot, or “Yunohana-mae” on some services (Minami-ku, Jozankei Onsen Higashi 4-chome 330-4). By car ~1 h from central Sapporo via Route 230, at the western end of the resort. Free parking.
Before you go
- No official tattoo policy is published — ask at reception.
- Last entry is 30–60 minutes before closing.
Features
Sauna & wellness
Who with
Convenience
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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