01Noboribetsu Onsen
登別温泉Hokkaido's most powerful onsen, fed by Hell Valley
地獄谷から噴き出す、北海道No.1の温泉地
Noboribetsu is Hokkaido's most famous onsen town, and one of the most remarkable in all Japan. It is fed by "Jigokudani" (Hell Valley) — a 450-metre crater of bare rock, steam, and bubbling mud left by an old eruption, gushing some 10,000 tons of water a day. From it the town draws nine distinct spring types — sulfur, salt, iron, acidic, and more — so locals call it "the department store of hot springs," able to offer in one place what most regions spread across many. The whole town leans into its demonic theme, with statues of ogres (oni) guarding the streets. It was opened in 1858, when an Edo carpenter built a bathhouse to treat his wife's skin ailment, and a short walk up the valley leads to the boiling Oyunuma pond.
登別は北海道を代表する温泉地で、日本全体でも屈指の存在。源は「地獄谷」——直径約450m、噴気と泥がたぎる爆裂火口跡で、日量約1万トンもの湯が湧き出します。ここから町は硫黄泉・食塩泉・鉄泉・酸性泉など9種類もの泉質を引き、「温泉のデパート」と呼ばれるほど。多くの地域が何カ所にも分けて持つ泉質を、ここは一カ所で味わえます。町全体が「鬼」をテーマにし、通りには鬼の像が立ち並びます。開湯は1858年、江戸の大工・滝本金蔵が妻の皮膚病療養のため湯宿を建てたのが始まり。少し谷を上れば、煮えたぎる大湯沼にも歩いて行けます。
- Walk the steaming Hell Valley (Jigokudani) crater湯けむり立ち上る地獄谷を散策
- Nine spring types in one town — pick your favorite ryokan by water9種類の泉質、好みの泉質で宿選び
- Direct bus from New Chitose Airport — ideal first stop新千歳空港から直行バスで一気にアクセス
Hours and prices vary — always confirm on the official site before visiting.
営業時間・料金は変動するため、必ず公式サイトでご確認ください。



