As Hokkaido's strongest hot springs it's effect work from the core of the body.
Kawayu Onsen is a prominent hot spring in Hokkaido. It has strong acidity and an aroma of sulfur (sulfur spring and acid alum spring). This gravity fed hot spring has the corrosive strength to dissolve a nail, and is abundant in water.
It warms you from the core, and has a reputation among hot spring lovers as being high quality. Be careful as the water can sting wounds and the eyes.
■ Effective against: Rheumatism, diabetes, neuralgia, dermatopathies
■ Transportation: Take the Akan bus Biruwa Line from JR Mashu Station, or take the Akan Bus Kawayu Line from JR Kawayu-Onsen Station.
Mashu Onsen is Eastern Hokkaido's oldest hot spring. The Mashu Park Hotel is said to be the initial hot spring of the area. The hot spring water is a transparent mild salt solution which is soft and gentle on the skin.
It has a reputation of showing effects that treat neuralgia, chronic fatigue, and skin diseases.
Mashu Station is a central point of traffic for Teshikaga sightseeing being a departure and arrival point of buses going to the Kussharo area, the Kawayu area, and the Lake Mashu area.
■ Effective against: Neuralgia, rheumatism, gout and more.
Nibushi Onsen is a hot spring where you can feel the nature of Hokkaido. It has 4 lodgings at the lakeside. You will find it refreshing to gaze upon the surface of Lake Kussharo backed by Mount Mokoto while soaking in the clear colorless bubbling hot water.
The hot water is the simple spring water which is gentle on the skin.
■ Effective against: Neuralgia, movement disorders and more.
■ Access: 5 minutes by car from Kawayu Onsen
Wakoto Onsen is a mixed bathing outdoor hot spring on the Wakoto Peninsula that juts out into Lake Kussharo. The temperature of the water is approximately 40℃, so you can enjoy comfortable bathing.
The spring water quality is pure and is said to have beneficial effects on neuralgia, and movement disorders.
In winter, the swans which are a popular sight at Lake Kussharo come seeking out the warm water nearby making for great souvenir pictures.
■ Effective against: Neuralgia, movement disorders and more.
■ Access: Take the Akan Bus Kussharo Line from Mashu Terminal, and get off at the Wakoto Peninsula.
Kotan Onsen is located where an Ainu Village once was (Ainu Kotan), and is a mixed open air hot spring where you can view the central island, Nakajima, of Lake Kussharo and the Bihoro Pass.
It is only a few meters to the surface of the lake. In winter, the swans which are a popular sight at Lake Kussharo come seeking out the warm water nearby making for great souvenir pictures. At night you can enjoy a star filled sky, and the hot spring water is Sodium hydrogen carbonate spring.
■ Effective against: Neuralgia, movement disorders and more.
■ Access: Take the Akan Bus Kussharo Line from Mashu Terminal, and get off at the Wakoto Peninsula.
