Niseko Konbu Onsen

What it is

• A hot spring area located within the Niseko and Rankoshi towns.
• Part of the Niseko Hot Spring Village and designated as a National Health Resort.
• The first inn at this location opened for business in 1899.
• A collection of five hotels and inns scattered across the natural landscape.

What to see

• Natural spring water containing chloride and hydrogen carbonate minerals.
• Traditional accommodations including the site where the Emperor and Empress stayed in 1954.
• Hot spring sources with water temperatures ranging from 39 to 58 degrees Celsius.

Getting there

• Shuttle buses run from JR Niseko Station directly to the various facilities.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.