Noboribetsu, Hokkaido · Where to stay
Where to Stay in Noboribetsu Onsen: 11 Ryokan and Hotels by Base, with Springs, Shuttles and Day-Use Baths
11 places to stay · checked October 20, 2026
11 places to stay in Noboribetsu Onsen, by base
Hours, prices and access checked against each place's own page on October 20, 2026. They change; check before you go.
1Dai-ichi Takimotokan第一滝本館
Large onsen ryokan · Jigokudani end
The tourism association describes it as the lodging closest to Jigokudani. The main bath area has five spring types (sulfur, salt, acidic melanterite, sodium bicarbonate and mirabilite) and 35 baths. Day-use bathing is 9:00-18:00 at ¥2,500 for adults and ¥1,500 for children aged 3 to 12.
- Access
- Dai-ichi Takimotokan-mae bus stop is about 1 to 2 minutes on foot; the Noboribetsu Onsen terminal stop is 7 minutes. From JR Noboribetsu Station the Donan Bus takes about 15 minutes (taxi about 13 minutes, around ¥2,800). The hotel runs no shuttle bus. Address: 55 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 10:00 (11:00 for Premium class rooms)
- Closed on
- Closed 5-15 April 2027
2Noboribetsu Manseikaku登別万世閣
Onsen hotel · Bus terminal area
A hotel on one spring type, acidic sulfur-iron simple spring, run as a flow-through bath with some water added when the source is too hot. It has a sauna with loyly and a cooled-source cold bath. Day-use bathing is 7:00-9:30 and 13:30-20:00 at ¥1,300 for adults and ¥650 for children; the page notes that hours and services are changed for the time being and that day-use can be refused on busy days.
- Access
- About 1 minute on foot from the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal. From New Chitose Airport, the Donan Bus Airport-go takes about 1 hour to the terminal. Address: 21 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00
3Hotel Mahoroba登別温泉 ホテルまほろば
Large onsen hotel · Bus terminal area
A 398-room hotel whose large bath spans two basement floors with 31 baths and four spring types (sulfur, salt, simple sulfur and acidic iron). Baths are open 14:00 to 3:00 and 4:00 to 9:30; the open-air bath closes at midnight and the sauna at 22:00.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal. A paid shuttle (Mahoroba-go) runs from Sapporo TV Tower in about 1 hour 40 minutes, ¥1,000 one way or ¥2,000 return, and can be cancelled depending on bookings; ask the Toho Resort Sapporo reservation centre (011-232-1510, weekdays 9:30-17:00). Free car park for 250 cars.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 10:00
4Takinoya Annex Tamanoyu滝乃家別館 玉乃湯
Small onsen ryokan · Bus terminal area
The annex of Takinoya, which describes itself as almost in the centre of the hot spring town. The baths use milky-white sulfur water, and there is an open-air bath. The tourism association lists it as not accepting credit cards.
- Access
- About 3 minutes on foot from the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal; the bus from JR Noboribetsu Station takes about 15 minutes.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 10:00
5Park Hotel Miyabitei名湯の宿 パークホテル 雅亭
Onsen hotel · Bus terminal area
A 156-room hotel in the same Toho Resort group as Hotel Mahoroba, with a large bath fed by five springs and an open-air bath. The bath is open 14:00 to 9:30 the next morning, with 3:30-4:00 closed for cleaning.
- Access
- About 10 minutes on foot from the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal; its access page also lists a Park Hotel-mae stop beside the hotel. Address: 100 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 10:00
6Noboribetsu Grand Hotel登別グランドホテル
Large onsen hotel · Hot spring town
A hotel with three spring types (sulfur, iron and salt), a domed Roman-style large bath and a garden open-air bath with a waterfall. Day-use bathing is 12:30-20:00 (Mon and Thu from 14:30; last entry 19:00) and 7:00-10:00 (last entry 9:00), ¥2,000 for adults and ¥1,000 for children; reception is cut or stopped on days with heavy bookings.
- Access
- Donan Bus about 16 minutes from JR Noboribetsu Station. From Sapporo: Limited Express about 1 hour 13 minutes plus the bus, or the paid Yuyu Liner Noboribetsu-go, one trip a day, booked by 18:00 three days before (operations centre 011-223-1888, daily 9:00-18:00). The hotel does not take shuttle bookings itself. Free car park for about 100 cars. Address: 154 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00 (varies by plan)
7Hotel Yumoto Noboribetsuホテルゆもと登別
Onsen hotel · Hot spring town
A hotel with four spring types (sulfur, salt, acidic iron and a mixed spring) in flow-through baths. Its sauna was renewed in 2023, and special rooms have a private onsen bath and a self-loyly sauna. Dinner is served in the room as a rule.
- Access
- About 15 minutes by car from JR Noboribetsu Station and about 10 minutes from Noboribetsu Higashi IC. Address: 29 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho. The hotel's page gives no walking time from the bus terminal.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00
8Noboribetsu Onsenkyo Takinoya登別温泉郷 滝乃家
Onsen ryokan · Hot spring town
A ryokan with four spring types (sulfur, iron, salt and radium) in its large bath and open-air bath, with kaiseki dinners. Its spa page says the water comes from the Jigokudani source.
- Access
- Address: 162 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho. The hotel's access page does not state a walking time from the bus terminal; the bus from JR Noboribetsu Station takes about 15 minutes.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 11:00
9Kashoutei Hanaya花鐘亭はなや
Small onsen ryokan · Hot spring town
A 21-room ryokan with a 100% flow-through sulfur spring piped from Jigokudani, about 1 km away. It runs a free shuttle from JR Noboribetsu Station, but no shuttle to Sapporo or New Chitose Airport. Day-use bathing is closed during exterior wall work from September to December 2026.
- Access
- Free shuttle from JR Noboribetsu Station, reservation required by email by the day before; eight departures from 13:35 to 17:35, about 15 minutes. A booked return shuttle to the station runs after check-out. Address: 134 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 14:00 / check-out 11:00
10Sekisuitei石水亭
Large onsen hotel (Noguchi group) · Up the slope
A Noguchi Kanko group hotel with two source waters, an 8th-floor sky large bath and a 7th-floor sky open-air bath. Baths are open 24 hours to guests apart from cleaning times (9:30-11:00 and 2:00-3:00). It runs a daily shuttle from JR Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport.
- Access
- About 15 minutes on foot, uphill, from the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal. Shuttle from JR Sapporo Station north exit (14:00 departure, about 16:00 arrival; return 10:00 to 12:00), ¥1,000 one way and free for guests who booked by phone or on the hotel's own site; book in advance, groups of 8 or more not accepted. The hotel does not run a shuttle to the nearest station.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 / check-out 10:00
11Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu望楼NOGUCHI登別
Suite onsen hotel (Noguchi group) · Up the slope
A hotel where every room is a suite with its own onsen bath of milky sulfur water. The guest large bath is open from 14:00 until 10:00 the next morning. It shares the Noguchi group shuttle from JR Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport.
- Access
- Shuttle from JR Sapporo Station north exit (14:00 departure, about 16:00 arrival; return 10:00 to 12:00), ¥1,000 one way, paid at the front desk; book online in advance, groups of 8 or more not accepted. An airport shuttle also runs from New Chitose Airport. Address: 200-1 Noboribetsu Onsen-cho.
- Hours
- Check-in 15:00 to 19:00 / check-out 12:00 (varies by plan)
Good to know
Stay in Noboribetsu Onsen, the hot spring town about 8 km up from JR Noboribetsu Station, with Jigokudani at its upper end. The tourism association lists 14 of the area's 18 inns there; the rest are in Karurusu Onsen (about 14 km from the station) and in Noboribetsu itself. What separates the hotels is the springs on site and how you arrive: Dai-ichi Takimotokan has five spring types and is described as the lodging closest to Jigokudani; Park Hotel Miyabitei has five and Hotel Mahoroba four, both within 10 minutes on foot of the bus terminal; Kashoutei Hanaya is a 21-room ryokan with a free shuttle from JR Noboribetsu Station.
Getting in: the Donan Bus from JR Noboribetsu Station takes about 15 minutes to the Noboribetsu Onsen terminal. From Sapporo, Noboribetsu is about 1 hour 13 minutes by Limited Express plus the bus (Noboribetsu Grand Hotel's access page); Takimotokan lists a direct reserved-seat highway bus at about 2 hours 20 minutes. Four hotels offer a shuttle or booked bus from Sapporo: Hotel Mahoroba from Sapporo TV Tower (¥1,000 one way), Noboribetsu Grand Hotel through the Yuyu Liner once a day, and Sekisuitei and Bourou Noguchi from JR Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport. Takimotokan and Kashoutei Hanaya run no shuttle to Sapporo or the airport.
You can also bathe without staying. Takimotokan takes day visitors 9:00-18:00 (¥2,500 adults), Noboribetsu Grand Hotel 12:30-20:00 and 7:00-10:00 (¥2,000), and Manseikaku 7:00-9:30 and 13:30-20:00 (¥1,300). Hours change on busy dates and Hanaya's day-use bath is closed until the end of December 2026, so check each hotel's notices first. Takimotokan is closed 5-15 April 2027.
Which base: by Jigokudani, by the bus terminal, or a shuttle hotel
Springs on site, how each base is reached from Sapporo or New Chitose Airport, and what day visitors pay. Walking times are taken from each hotel's own page; where a page gives none, the row says so.
| Base | Hotels | Springs on site | From Sapporo / New Chitose | Day-use bath |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At the Jigokudani end | Dai-ichi Takimotokan | 5 types: sulfur, salt, acidic melanterite, sodium bicarbonate, mirabilite | Public bus only; bus stop 1-2 min on foot; no hotel shuttle | 9:00-18:00, ¥2,500 adults, ¥1,500 children |
| Bus terminal area (1 to 10 min on foot) | Manseikaku (1 min) · Mahoroba (3 min) · Tamanoyu (3 min) · Park Hotel Miyabitei (10 min) | Manseikaku 1 (acidic sulfur-iron) · Mahoroba 4 · Tamanoyu sulfur · Miyabitei 5 | Mahoroba: shuttle from Sapporo TV Tower, about 1 h 40 min, ¥1,000 one way. Others: Donan Bus via JR Noboribetsu Station; Manseikaku: Airport-go bus about 1 h | Manseikaku 7:00-9:30 and 13:30-20:00, ¥1,300 adults, ¥650 children. Others: not stated on their pages |
| Town hotels, walk time not stated | Noboribetsu Grand Hotel · Hotel Yumoto Noboribetsu · Takinoya | Grand 3 · Yumoto 4 · Takinoya 4 | Grand: Yuyu Liner from Sapporo once a day, book by 18:00 three days before. Yumoto: about 15 min by car from JR Noboribetsu Station | Grand 12:30-20:00 and 7:00-10:00, ¥2,000 adults, ¥1,000 children. Others: not stated |
| Small ryokan with a free JR shuttle | Kashoutei Hanaya | Sulfur, 100% flow-through | Free shuttle from JR Noboribetsu Station, reserve by email by the day before; no shuttle to Sapporo or the airport | Closed September-December 2026 (exterior wall work) |
| Noguchi group, shuttle from Sapporo and the airport | Sekisuitei (15 min uphill on foot from the terminal) · Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu | Sekisuitei 2 source waters · Bourou sulfur, bath in every suite | Hotel shuttle from JR Sapporo Station north exit (¥1,000 one way) and New Chitose Airport; book in advance | Sekisuitei: offered, details on its own page. Bourou: not stated |
By kind of trip
On foot to Jigokudani and the bath street
Takimotokan's bus stop is 1 to 2 minutes away and it is described as the lodging closest to Jigokudani. Manseikaku, Mahoroba and Miyabitei are 1, 3 and 10 minutes from the bus terminal.
Dai-ichi Takimotokan · Noboribetsu Manseikaku · Hotel Mahoroba · Park Hotel Miyabitei
From Sapporo or New Chitose without changing buses
These four offer a shuttle or a booked service: Mahoroba from Sapporo TV Tower, Grand by the Yuyu Liner, Sekisuitei and Bourou from JR Sapporo Station and the airport. Seats are limited and booked ahead.
Hotel Mahoroba · Noboribetsu Grand Hotel · Sekisuitei · Bourou Noguchi Noboribetsu
Arriving by train at JR Noboribetsu Station
Hanaya sends a free shuttle (reserve by email by the day before). Takimotokan is a 15-minute Donan Bus ride or about 13 minutes by taxi, around ¥2,800. Hotel Yumoto is about 15 minutes by car.
Kashoutei Hanaya · Dai-ichi Takimotokan · Hotel Yumoto Noboribetsu
Most spring types under one roof
Takimotokan and Park Hotel Miyabitei each list five, Hotel Mahoroba and Hotel Yumoto four, Takinoya four including radium. Manseikaku has one, an acidic sulfur-iron spring.
Dai-ichi Takimotokan · Park Hotel Miyabitei · Hotel Mahoroba · Hotel Yumoto Noboribetsu
A bath before or after you check out
Day-use hours and prices are on the hotels' own pages, and hours are cut on busy dates. Hanaya's day-use bath is closed until the end of December 2026.
Dai-ichi Takimotokan · Noboribetsu Grand Hotel · Noboribetsu Manseikaku
Questions
Where should I stay in Noboribetsu?
In Noboribetsu Onsen, the hot spring town about 8 km from JR Noboribetsu Station, with Jigokudani at the top end. The tourism association lists 18 inns: 14 in Noboribetsu Onsen, 3 in Karurusu Onsen (about 14 km from the station) and 1 in Noboribetsu.
How do I get from JR Noboribetsu Station to the hot spring town?
The Donan Bus to the Noboribetsu Onsen terminal takes about 15 minutes; check the Donan Bus timetable for departures. A taxi to Takimotokan takes about 13 minutes and costs around ¥2,800. Kashoutei Hanaya runs a free shuttle from the station that must be reserved by email by the day before.
Is there a shuttle from Sapporo or New Chitose Airport?
Hotel Mahoroba runs a shuttle from Sapporo TV Tower (about 1 hour 40 minutes, ¥1,000 one way; it can be cancelled depending on bookings). Noboribetsu Grand Hotel points to the paid Yuyu Liner, one trip a day, booked by 18:00 three days before. Sekisuitei and Bourou Noguchi run shuttles from JR Sapporo Station and New Chitose Airport. Takimotokan and Kashoutei Hanaya run none.
Can I use a hot spring bath without staying overnight?
Yes at several hotels: Takimotokan 9:00-18:00 (¥2,500 adults, ¥1,500 children), Noboribetsu Grand Hotel 12:30-20:00 and 7:00-10:00 (¥2,000 and ¥1,000), Manseikaku 7:00-9:30 and 13:30-20:00 (¥1,300 and ¥650). Grand and Manseikaku can refuse or shorten day-use on busy days, and Hanaya's is closed from September to December 2026.
How many kinds of hot spring are there in Noboribetsu Onsen?
The tourism association names nine spring qualities: sulfur, saline, alum, mirabilite, melanterite, iron, acidic, sodium bicarbonate and radium. A single hotel offers fewer: Takimotokan and Park Hotel Miyabitei have five, Hotel Mahoroba, Hotel Yumoto and Takinoya four, Noboribetsu Grand Hotel three, Manseikaku one.