Recommended Autumn Leaf Spots by UU Hokkaido
Autumn leaf spots near New Chitose Airport
Jozankei
Jozankei Gorge is a great spot for a stroll through the autumn leaves.
Only an hour's drive from the center of Sapporo, you can enjoy beautiful autumn leaves through the valley. Jozankei is the valley of the Toyohira River, that has its headwaters behind the Houheikyo Dam. Jozankei is the mother river that runs through the center of Sapporo.
In the olden days the monks of Higashi Honganji Temple manually excavated the road of Nakayama Pass (Honganji Road) from present day Date City to Sapporo City to cultivate Hokkaido and they discovered a hot spring. That hot spring was named after the monk Jozan Osho who found the hot spring which became Jozankei Onsen. The monk's statue can be seen in the front yard of the Jozankei Onsen Hotel.
Please check out Jozankei Onsen walking MAP. The journey is about 5km long, and takes about 80 minutes to walk. The starting point is the Tourist Association. ① Pass through Jozankei Gensen Park and heaad towards ③ Futami Tsuribashi Suspension Bridge. It is a wonderful place to see the autumn leaves. Then you will pass through Iwato Kannondo and see the popular cafes "Gake no Ue (cliff top)" and "Ame no Hi to Yuki no Hi (Rainy day and Snowy day)". ④ Head down near the riverside and look up the valley from "Maizuru no Toro" the natural water pool.
Please check out Around Jozankei walking MAP. The way to enjoy Jozankei is not limited to hot springs and cuisine, but also walking around Jozankei during the autumn leaf period to get a true sense of the season, and if you go a little further, you can see Lake Sapporo and the Kokusai Ski Resort gondola at the rear of the lake. You can also enjoy the breathtaking autumn leaves at the Houheikyo Dam.
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Spots to enjoy the autumn leaves around Jozankei
Print out the map and walk a trail!
Spots to enjoy the autumn leaves in Jozankei Onsen
Print out the map and walk a trail!
A quick detour
Enjoy the indulgent flavors of apple pie and soft-serve ice cream.
J. glacée's apple pie is made with 100% butter and is crispy and crunchy and baked at a high temperature. The apple puree is made with mirin (Japanese sweet cooking rice wine) to bring out the best flavour of the ingredients and create a juicy finish.
You can also try our glacé soft-serve ice cream, which is a high-quality soft serve topped with a fruit sauce (glacé).
J・glacée
4-356 Jozankeionsennishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
【 Opening hours 】9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 【 Regular Holiday 】 None
【 TEL 】 +81-11-598-2323 【Official Website】
Recommended day-trip hot springs in the Jozankei area
Houheikyo Onsen
608-2 Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
●Phone Number :+81-11-598-2410
●Opening Hours : 10:00～22:30
●Closed Dates : Open all-year-round
●Fee : Adult ¥1,000, Child from 3 years old to elementary school students ¥500 (tax included), Infant (0-2 years old) free
*Hand towel ¥200, Bath towel (rental) ¥520
【Official Website】
Koganeyu Onsen Yumoto Koganeyu
25 Koganeyu, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
●Phone Number : +81-11-596-2111
●Opening Hours : 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
●Closed Dates : Open all-year-round
●Fee :Adult ¥800, Child from 4 years old to elementary school students ¥400 (tax included)
*Empty handed set(towel, yukata) ¥250(tax included)
【Official Website】
Jozankei Hotel
4-340 Jozankeionsennishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
●Phone Number : +81-11-598-3390
●Opening Hours : 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (confirmation required)
●Closed Dates : during Obon holiday
●Fee :Adult ¥880, Child ¥500(tax included)
●Rental : Bath towel ¥200, Face towel ¥100, yukata ¥200
【Official Website】
Jozankei Daiichi Hotel Suizantei
3-105 Jozankeionsennishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
●Phone Number : +81-11-598-2141
●Opening Hours : 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
●Closed Dates : during Obon holiday
●Fee :Adlut ¥1,000, Child from 4 years old to elementary school students ¥600 (tax separate)
●Rental ：Set(bath towel, face towel) ¥200
【Official Website】
Access from New Chitose Airport
【Bus】
Take a shuttle bus from New Chitose Airport to Sapporo Station for about 1 hour and 6 minutes and change to the Kappa Liner for a one-hour ride to Jozankei Onsen Station.
＜Please check the bus timetable＞
【Train】
37 minutes from New Chitose Airport by Airport Express Liner and get off at Sapporo Station, then take the Kappa Liner for about an hour to Jozankei Onsen Station.
＜Please check the JR timetable＞
【Car】
Approximately 70 km drive and takes about an hour and 20 miniutes from New Chitose Airport via the Hokkaido Expressway.