Hokkaido Rausu Town
An ocean-view hot spring in Shiretoko with sunrise views over Kunashiri Island
Livemax Resort Shiretoko Seafront is a resort hotel in Rausu, Hokkaido. Its greatest appeal is the breathtaking large public bath with ocean views overlooking the Nemuro Strait and Kunashiri Island. The hotel’s private natural spring, Marumi Onsen, is a sulfurous cold mineral spring that gently envelops the skin, and bathing while gazing out at the sea is exceptional. In addition to the open-air bath where you can feel the sea breeze, you can also enjoy the indoor bath using chaga extract. After working up a good sweat in the dry sauna, you can cool down refreshingly in the cold plunge bath. The guest rooms in the new building feature private bedrock baths, offering a fully equipped private space for relaxation as well.

A large public bath where you can enjoy Marumi Onsen, the hotel’s private sulfurous cold mineral spring. The smooth water warms your body all the way through. In the open-air bath overlooking the Nemuro Strait and Kunashiri Island, you can spend a blissful moment with the sound of the waves as your background music. The indoor bath also offers a chaga bath made with chaga extract.

In the dry sauna, filled with strong heat, you can surrender to the quiet and slowly work up a deep sweat. After warming up, head to the cold plunge bath using tap water just nearby. At the end of this efficient route, your overheated body is refreshed, letting you enjoy a pleasant hot-and-cold contrast bath. After cooling down, move on to the open-air bath area. The pleasant outdoor air bath that lets you feel the outside air flows naturally from one experience to the next, guiding you into a gentle, restorative moment that melts away the fatigue of the day.
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[Day-use bathing] 13:00–22:00 (last admission 21:30) * The sauna and cold plunge bath are available from 13:00 to 22:00
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