Toyako Onsen: Day-Use Baths, Tattoos, Private Baths & Access

Overview

A hot spring town on the southern shore of Lake Toya. Besides day-use bathing at hotels, footbaths and hand baths are dotted along the lakeshore. It is about 1 hour 30 minutes from New Chitose Airport by JR, and about 20 minutes by bus from JR Toya Station.

A hot spring town where the first inn opened in 1917, with sodium-calcium chloride springs. The town has 10 hand baths and 2 footbaths, so you can easily dip into the water during a lakeside stroll. It is easy to combine with sightseeing that showcases volcanic and lake scenery, such as the Mt. Usu Ropeway and the Lake Toya sightseeing cruise.

Location: Toyako, Hokkaido
Official website: https://www.laketoya.com/
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Day-Use Baths

Baths you can visit without staying

Public baths, day-use spas and foot baths open to non-staying visitors.

Ryokan day-use bath

Toyako Manseikaku Hotel Lakeside Terrace

Price: Weekdays: adults ¥1,200, age 3 to elementary school ¥600; weekends and holidays: adults ¥1,500, age 3 to elementary school ¥750; free for ages 0–2 (as of October 2026)
Hours: 7:00–10:00 (last admission 9:00), 13:00–21:00 (last admission 20:00)
Closed: No bathing from 10:00 to 13:00 daily due to cleaning
Tattoos: Guests with tattoos, tattoo stickers or body paint may not enter or bathe
Note: On the 18th and 26th of each month, adults ¥1,000 and children ¥500. Towel sets are available for rent for a fee. The large baths switch between men and women depending on the day
Official site: https://www.toyamanseikaku.jp/day/

Ryokan day-use bath

Toya Kohantei

Price: Adults ¥1,200, children ¥600 (as of October 2026)
Hours: 13:00–19:00 (entry until 18:00)
Closed: Closed on irregular cleaning days
Note: Spring type: sodium-calcium chloride spring. Towels are available for rent for a fee. Hours may change during Golden Week, Obon and the New Year holidays
Official site: https://www.toya-kohantei.com/onsen/

Foot bath

Footbath Toryu no Yu

Hours: 9:00–22:00 (April 28–October 31), 10:00–16:00 from November
Note: Along the lakeside promenade in front of Toya Kanko Hotel
Official site: https://www.laketoya.com/knowledge/

Foot bath

Footbath Yakushi no Yu

Hours: 9:00–22:00 (April 28–October 31), 10:00–20:00 from November
Note: Along Hokkaido Route 2
Official site: https://www.laketoya.com/knowledge/

Prices and hours are as of the date shown and may change, with occasional closures. Check each facility’s official website before you go.

🖋 If you have tattoos

Varies by facility, so check with each one. Some facilities, such as Toyako Manseikaku, refuse bathing even if tattoos are covered with cover stickers

Spring

Spring type and features

♨ Sodium-calcium chloride spring

According to the tourism association, it is said to be beneficial for cuts, peripheral circulation disorders, poor circulation, depressive moods, dry skin and more

Etiquette

Bathing etiquette

✓Rinse yourself with hot water (kakeyu) before getting into the bath
✓Do not put your towel in the bath water
✓Tie up long hair so it does not touch the water
✓Do not take photos in the bathing area
✓Lightly dry yourself off before returning to the changing room

Sights

Nearby sights

Mt. Usu Ropeway

About 6 minutes one way to the summit, with views over Lake Toya, Showa-shinzan, the craters and the Pacific Ocean. You can also enjoy a café at the summit observation deck, Mt.USU Terrace

Lake Toya Sightseeing Cruise and Nakajima Island

Enjoy the scenery from the lake on a sightseeing boat. From April 28 to October 31, you can walk the trails on Nakajima Island (the entrance gate closes at 14:00 in October)

Tips

Good to know

!The footbaths and hand baths are along the lakeside walking route, so it is handy to carry a small towel
!Footbath hours become shorter from November

Access

Nearest station / bus stop: Toyako Onsen Bus Terminal (Donan Bus)About 20 minutes from JR Toya Station by Donan Bus or taxi
From major cities and airports: New Chitose Airport: JR (transfer to a limited express at Minami-Chitose) to Toya Station, then transfer to a bus (About 1 hour 30 minutes by JR)
Sapporo Station: Bus (reservation required) (About 2 hours 45 minutes)
Hakodate: JR limited express to Toya Station, then transfer to a bus (About 1 hour 30 minutes by JR)

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Travel Passes

Travel passes for getting there

🚄 JR

Hokkaido Rail Pass

Hokkaido ・ 5, 7 or 10 consecutive days from the first day of use

From ¥22,000

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Events

Events and festivals in Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

April–October

Lake Toyako Long Run Fireworks Display

Hokkaido ・ Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

Usually every night from late April to October 31 (about 20 minutes from 20:45)

2026: Apr 28 – Oct 31 (held nightly; currently underway)

August

Noboribetsu Jigoku Matsuri (Hell Festival)

Hokkaido ・ Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

Usually a Saturday and Sunday in late August (2 days)

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Attractions

Attractions in Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

Aquarium

Noboribetsu Marine Park NIXE

Hokkaido ・ Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

A marine park centered on a castle-shaped aquarium, a 5-minute walk from JR Noboribetsu Station. It exhibits about 20,000 creatures of some 400 species, making it one of the largest in Hokkaido. It's easy to stop by from Noboribetsu Onsen or New Chitose Airport.

Zoo

Noboribetsu BearPark

Hokkaido ・ Noboribetsu & Lake Toya

A zoo of Ezo brown bears on a mountaintop 550 m above sea level, about 7 minutes by ropeway from the center of Noboribetsu Onsen. More than 70 brown bears live here, and the round-trip ropeway fare is included in admission. The park also has a Brown Bear Museum and facilities introducing Ainu culture.

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Onsen

Onsen towns in Hokkaido

♨ Onsen

Noboribetsu Onsen

Hokkaido ・ Noboribetsu, Hokkaido

♨ Day use Adults ¥2,500, children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥1,500, towels included (as of October 2026)

Private baths

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Jozankei Onsen

Hokkaido ・ Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

♨ Day use Adults (junior high school and up) ¥1,300, children (age 3 to elementary school) ¥600, free for ages 0–2 (as of October 2026)

Private baths

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Yunokawa Onsen

Hokkaido ・ Hakodate, Hokkaido

♨ Day use ¥500, under elementary school age ¥300 (as of October 2026)

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Sounkyo Onsen

Hokkaido ・ Kamikawa, Hokkaido

♨ Day use Adults ¥800, children ¥400 (as of October 2026)

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Toyako Onsen

Overview