Noboribetsu Onsen: Day-Use Hot Spring Baths & Prices

Noboribetsu is one of Hokkaido representative hot spring resorts. Its source is Jigokudani, an explosion crater about 450 meters across that gushes some 3,000 liters of hot water every minute. Because several spring types such as sulfur springs and salt springs gather in one place, it is nicknamed the department store of hot springs, and the joy of bath-hopping never ends.

Highlights

• The walking trails of Jigokudani, where white steam rises from reddish brown rock
• A reported nine spring types, with each inn offering water of a different character
• The demon statues lining the town and the powerful demon fireworks event

Enjoying the Seasons

From spring to autumn, strolling the exploration trails around Jigokudani feels wonderful, and autumn in particular paints the rugged cliffs with colored leaves. Winter brings a dreamlike scene woven from snow and white steam, and the evening illumination makes the rising vapor glow with mystery.

Access and Basic Information

• About 15 minutes by bus from JR Noboribetsu Station
• About 10 minutes by car from Noboribetsu Higashi IC on the Doo Expressway
• Roughly one hour by car from New Chitose Airport
• The Jigokudani trail takes about 20 minutes to loop
• The town has inns dotted about that accept day-use bathing

Practical Travel Notes

• Extending from Jigokudani past Oku-no-yu and Oyunuma to the Oyunumagawa Natural Foot Bath makes a full walking course of roughly two hours round trip. The free natural foot bath is a popular spot
• Parking at Jigokudani and Oyunuma is paid, officially 500 yen for a passenger car, with a system that lets you use both lots on the same day
• At the town Enmado, a mechanical Hell Judgment show runs several times a day. The show times are fixed, so working a visit into your stroll makes it enjoyable
• The best times are autumn for leaves and winter, when the vapor stands out. A day trip of a Jigokudani walk and a bath fills half a day, while walking to the foot bath calls for a generous schedule. Bringing a towel is handy at the foot bath

A Quick Tip

Since each spring type has different benefits, combine day-use baths to enjoy a tour of the waters. Keep your soak short in the strong sulfur baths and remember to stay hydrated. If you walk to the natural foot bath, bring sturdy shoes and a towel.

Practical Information for Your Visit

• Spring quality (Yumoto Sagiriyu): Two kinds, namely the No. 1-B spring (a sulfur spring, strongly acidic) and a blended spring of the Me-no-yu and No. 24 springs (an alum spring)
• Indications: The sulfur spring is said to help with various skin conditions, rheumatism, lower back pain and diabetes, while the alum spring is said to help with conjunctivitis, arteriosclerosis, skin conditions and mucous membrane conditions
• Water handling: 100% free-flowing spring water. No water is added, no reheating is done, and there is no recirculation (including filtration) or disinfection treatment
• Source temperature (across the hot spring resort): Water at 45 to 90 degrees wells up from source areas such as Jigokudani
• Day-use bathing hours: Yumoto Sagiriyu is open 9:00-21:00 (last admission 20:30). The paid rest area can be used from 9:00 to 20:00
• Bathing fee: 500 yen for adults (junior high school students and older), 180 yen for children (elementary school students), free of charge for preschool children. A one-day ticket that also gives access to the paid rest area costs 710 yen for adults and 300 yen for children
• Towels: As this is a public bathhouse, no towels are provided. You cannot bathe without a face towel, so bring one or buy or rent one at the front desk. A Sagiriyu towel costs 400 yen and a rental bath towel 200 yen
• Amenities: Body soap, shampoo and conditioner cost 80 yen each, and a disposable razor 80 yen. Some items such as hair dryers are chargeable
• Open-air bath: Yumoto Sagiriyu does not have one (there are indoor baths, a sauna and a jacuzzi)
• Parking (Sagiriyu): There is a dedicated parking lot. Two areas opposite the main entrance and one at the rear entrance provide 40 spaces in total, plus one more area in front of the Noboribetsu Grand Hotel
• Parking (Jigokudani and Oyunuma): 500 yen for a passenger car. This is a once-a-day ticket valid at both the Jigokudani and Oyunuma parking lots (except in winter). It is a 1-minute walk from the Jigokudani parking lot to the observation deck
• Wheelchairs and strollers: At Jigokudani there is a wheelchair ramp (maximum gradient 8%) from the Park Service Center to the observation deck. However, the trail continuing deeper into the valley and the path toward Oyunuma are natural mountain paths
• Footing: You walk along a nature trail to reach the Oyunumagawa Natural Footbath. Bring comfortable walking shoes and a towel to dry your feet
• Access: About 8 km from in front of JR Noboribetsu Station, and about 6 km from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC on the Do-o Expressway. From JR Sapporo Station to Noboribetsu Station takes about 1 hour 10 minutes on the Hokuto or Suzuran limited express, and about 2 hours 25 minutes from Hakodate on the Hokuto limited express. From New Chitose Airport, Sapporo and Muroran there are Donan Bus intercity express services (the Kosoku Airport-go, Kosoku Hayabusa-go, Kosoku Onsen-go, Kosoku Hakucho-go and others; some services require reservations)
• Time to allow: 1 hour for bathing alone. Half a day if you add a walk around Jigokudani, and allow about 2 hours for the round trip to the Oyunumagawa Natural Footbath to be safe
• To avoid the crowds: Sagiriyu opens at 9:00 in the morning. Avoiding the middle of the day when tourists gather, the early morning is calmer
• Location: Yumoto Sagiriyu is at 60 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho, Noboribetsu City, Hokkaido

Sources of Information

The bathing fees, opening hours, prices of amenities, guidance on towels, spring quality of the baths, the free-flowing designation (that no water is added, no reheating, recirculation or disinfection treatment applies) and the number of spaces in the dedicated parking lot at Yumoto Sagiriyu come from the \"Before You Visit,\" \"About the Water,\" \"Large Bath\" and \"Access\" pages of the facility's official website and from its official announcements. The size and discharge volume of Jigokudani, its parking fees and wheelchair ramp, the Oyunumagawa Natural Footbath, the performance times of the mechanical show at the Enmado hall and the notice of its suspension dated August 11, 2026, the history of Noboribetsu Onsen (including its opening by Okada Hanbei in 1857 and Takimoto Kinzo in 1858) and the transport access come from the various pages of the official website of the Noboribetsu International Tourism and Convention Association. As details are subject to change, please check the official information before you set out.