Only an hour’s drive from central Sapporo, visitors can enjoy the magnificent autumn leaves along the valley in fall. Jozankei is the valley of the Toyohira River, which has its headwaters behind the Toyohirakyo Dam. This river is the mother river flowing through the center of Sapporo. Jozankei was discovered by the priests of Higashi Honganji Temple when they manually excavated the road over the Nakayama Pass (Honganji Road) from present-day Date City to Sapporo City for the development of Hokkaido.
Spring quality: Sodium chloride spring (neutral hypotonic high hot spring)
Benefits: anemia, sensitivity to cold, neuralgia, muscle and joint pain, frozen shoulder, cuts, burns, chronic women’s illnesses, recovery from illness, etc.
Spring quality: Hydrogen carbonate spring
Benefits: hot water for heating your core, hot water for beauty, slippery feeling. Neuralgia, chronic women’s illnesses, rheumatism, burns, cuts, sensitivity to cold, menstrual disorders, gallstones, cholecystitis, diabetes, gout, uric acid stones, etc.
We have carefully selected hotels in Sapporo and Jozankei where you can fully enjoy the sights and sounds of Sapporo and Jozankei. All can be reserved directly
Inn with bath rooms with a view of the forest
(Inn in a national park)
Inn with observation bath guest rooms with
a view of the valley
Inn with 3-tiered terraced bathtub with
free-flowing hot-spring water
A culinary inn that weaves the seasons and the silence of an ancient forest
The inn is nestled in the forest in the Shikotsu Toya National Park. The hot spring is called “Bijin-no-yu” (hot water of beauty), and all guest rooms are Japanese-style suites with a view. Dinner is served in the only Italian restaurant in Oku-Jozankei with a view of the pond spring.
◆Guest rooms with hot spring bath with a view (all rooms) / Esthetic salon with natural hot spring / Onsite massage in guest rooms / Restaurant / sunken fireplace lounge / Library lounge / Kaze terrace floating on a pond spring / 3000㎡ garden
◆IN 14:00〜 OUT〜11:00
◆23 rooms in total (All rooms have a bath with a view)
◆Meals: Restaurant, private rooms
◆Languages: English, Chinese, Korean
◆Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
◆Credit card: VISA / JCB / Master / AMEX / Diners / UnionPay / Others
◆〒061-2301 857 Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
◆TEL:+81-11-598-2661
◆Access:New Chitose Airport→35 mins by JR→Sapporo Station→75 mins by free shuttle bus→Kasho gyoen
An inn where tradition and the present harmonize in the midst of the four seasons in the valley
The view of the valley from the large windows upon entering the hotel can be seen from the observation baths in the guest rooms while enjoying the hot spring baths. Our dinner recommendation is homemade roast beef of Tokachi herb beef and the seasonal ingredients of Hokkaido.
◆58 guest rooms with hot spring bath with a view / large public bath, open-air bath, sauna (dry and mist), akasuri (exfoliation) / esthetic salon / restaurant / cafe bar / library, tea ceremony room / store
◆IN 14:00〜 OUT〜11:00
◆68 rooms in total (58 rooms have a bath with a view)
◆Meals: Restaurant, private rooms (4 rooms)
◆Languages: English, Chinese
◆Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
◆Credit card: VISA / JCB / Master / AMEX / Diners / UnionPay / Others
◆〒061-2302 4-328 Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo
◆TEL:+81-11-598-2214
◆Access:New Chitose Airport→35 mins by JR→Sapporo Station→60 mins by free shuttle bus→Jozankei
All rooms are on the valley side with one of the best views of the four seasons in Jozankei.
The grove of trees adds even more elegance to the Japanese-style structure. The beautiful scenery of the mountains and mountain streams spreading out before the windows can be enjoyed at your leisure.
◆4 guest rooms with hot spring bath with a view / lounge, kaiseki restaurant, banquet hall, hot spring bath, steam bath, store, reservable bath (2 rooms)
◆IN 15:00〜 OUT〜11:00
◆50 rooms in total (4 rooms have a hot spring bath)
◆Meals: Restaurant
◆Languages: English
◆Free Wi-Fi in all rooms!
◆Credit card:VISA / JCB / Master / Diners
◆〒061-2302 3-239 Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
◆TEL:+81-11-598-2231
◆Access:New Chitose Airport→35 mins by JR→Sapporo Station→70 mins by free shuttle bus→Shogetsu Grand Hotel
Tourist Attractions that can be visited on a day trip from Jozankei
Special features in this area
Recommended Spots in Sapporo Area
From New Chitose Airport, take a Limousine bus (About 70 min.) to Sapporo Station, transfer to Kappa Liner (About 60 min.) and get off at Jozankei Onsen. Free shuttle bus service is available depending on the hotel.
From New Chitose Airport to Sapporo Station (37 min. by rapid airport train), transfer to Kappa Liner (bus) for 1 hour and get off at Jozankei Onsen Bus Stop.
From New Chitose Airport, About 70 km via Hokkaido Expressway, About 1 hr. 20 min.