Hakuba-Happo Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring resort area located in Hakuba Village near the Northern Alps.
• The facility features alkaline simple hot spring water with a high pH level of 11.5.
• The hot spring source was successfully drilled in May 1982.
• The resort area consists of four public bathhouses and two public footbaths.

What to see

• Happo-no-yu is one of the four public bathhouses available to visitors.
• Mimizuku-no-yu offers a bathing experience within walking distance of the station.
• Obinata-no-yu provides an open-air bath experience located further up in the mountains.
• The surrounding landscape features views of the nearby Northern Alps mountain range.
• The town is situated adjacent to the Hakuba Happo-one Ski Resort.

Getting there

• The area is accessible via the JR Oito Line at Hakuba Station.
• Mimizuku-no-yu is a ten-minute walk from Hakuba Station.
• Happo-no-yu can be reached by taking a bus from Hakuba Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.