Hokkaido Niikappu Town
A hilltop inn where you can relax in an open-air bath with a sweeping view of the Pacific Ocean and in waters infused with black silica
"Niikappu Onsen Hotel Hills" is a bathing facility located on a hill in Niikappu, Hokkaido. From the open-air bath, you can take in a sweeping panorama of the Pacific Ocean, and the beauty at sunset is especially remarkable. The spring water is a sodium chloride cold mineral spring, and it is known as a bijin no yu that leaves the skin feeling smooth and silky. The indoor bath contains natural black silica stone, which helps warm the body from deep within through far-infrared effects. The sauna area offers two types of saunas, dry and mist, with men and women alternating daily. On the women’s side, a free mud-pack service is also popular. Its cultural atmosphere, rooted in a town known for records, is another highlight.
A natural hot spring with sodium chloride cold mineral water. It is characterized by a slippery texture that seems to cling to the skin, and after bathing, your skin becomes astonishingly smooth and silky. Black silica is added to the indoor bath, helping promote circulation and relieve fatigue through its far-infrared effects.
A high-temperature, low-humidity dry sauna using far-infrared heaters. It warms the body from deep within and promotes strong sweating. It is located on the Western-style bath side, which alternates daily between men and women, and its spacious interior lets you enjoy sauna time at a leisurely pace.
A low-temperature, high-humidity mist sauna located on the Japanese-style bath side. It is less likely to feel stuffy and puts less strain on the body. Salt is provided, so it can also be used as a salt sauna, and on the women’s side there is a free mud-pack service as well, allowing you to enhance the skin-beautifying effects even further.
A cold plunge bath with just the right level of coolness, ideal after the sauna. It gently tightens and refreshes a heated body. Combining the sauna, the cold plunge bath, and outdoor air bathing overlooking the Pacific Ocean creates a blissful totonou experience.
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JAPAN'S FINEST ONSEN & SAUNA
The Finest Onsen & Sauna in Japan
64 SELECTIONS
Most of what we surveyed never even made it onto this site. This book is a further cut from what did. Our editor bathed in every onsen and sauna in it, and wrote only what they confirmed on the ground.
