Iwaobetsu Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area located within the Shiretoko National Park in Shari Town.
• The site features Hotel Chinohate and the Kinoshita Hut for mountain climbers.
• The mineral water contains sodium, calcium, chloride, and bicarbonate at high temperatures.
• Kinoshita Hut serves as a primary base for those climbing Mount Rausu.

What to see

• Free outdoor mixed baths named Sandan-no-yu and Takimi-no-yu.
• Hotel Chinohate, which reopened for business in June 2018.
• Natural hot spring sources reaching temperatures of 62.4 degrees Celsius.

When to go

• The access road is closed from late November to late April each year.

Getting there

• The site is accessible via Hokkaido Prefectural Road 93.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.