定山渓の冬のおすすめスポットをご紹介定山渓の冬のおすすめスポットをご紹介Introducing recommended winter spots in Jozankei

Jozankei is by far the area with the most snowfall in Hokkaido. We will introduce recommended winter spots around the hotel where you can enjoy spectacular snowy scenery, winter activities, foot baths, and hand baths.

Snow light road

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Snow Light Path

Snow light road
Snow light road
Snow light road
Snow light road

The Snow Art Festival is held every year in late January. About 2,000 snow candles light up the grounds of Jozankei Shrine in a fantastic way. Once you leave the snow candle area, you will come to the "Forest of Prayer" where light and images blend with nature. Please dress warmly.
*Guests staying at Jozankei Onsen can enter for free.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: About 5 minutes on foot
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Steam Lumina

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Steam Lumina

Steam Lumina
Steam Lumina

An illumination event held all year round in the center of the hot spring town.
You can relax in the foot bath and gaze upon the glittering illuminations amidst the snowy scenery, or enjoy taking photos at the photo spots.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: About 5 minutes on foot
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Sapporo International Ski Resort

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Sapporo International Ski Resort

Sapporo International Ski Resort
Sapporo International Ski Resort
Sapporo International Ski Resort

This ski resort boasts powder snow and a vast slope with a maximum run length of 3.6 km. There are 7 courses in total with a wide variety of options for everyone from children and beginners to advanced skiers. There are also plenty of rental options, so you can enjoy skiing empty-handed.

  • ■ホテルからの行き方 車で約23分
  • ■Address: 937 Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

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Jozankei Mikasa Ski Resort

冬のおすすめスポット その4

Jozankei Mikasa Ski Resort

Jozankei Mikasa Ski Resort
Jozankei Mikasa Ski Resort

A great family-friendly slope for playing in the snow.
You can enjoy the fluffy snow to your heart's content with the free sleds and rental snowshoes. It's a great place for children to play in the snow for the first time, as it's a casual experience. *There are no lifts.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: 7 minutes on foot, 1 minute by car
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Nishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Snowshoe walk

冬のおすすめスポット その5

Snowshoe walk

Snowshoe walk
Snowshoe walk

Rent snowshoes at Jozankei Mikasa Ski Resort! (No reservation required)
You are free to use it anywhere during the rental time. We recommend Kappabuchi Park and Ikoi Hiroba for a stroll. Please enjoy the winter forest of Jozankei, which is inaccessible in the summer.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: 7 minutes on foot, 1 minute by car
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Nishi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Wild Mustangs

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Wild Mustangs

Wild Mustangs

Experience horse riding at the foot of Mt. Hakkensan!
This is a popular activity for families, as parents and children can ride together on the horse. Enjoy horse trekking through the snowy winter forest.

  • ■ホテルからの行き方 車で約11分
  • ■Address: 114 Toyama, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Jozan Spring Park

冬のおすすめスポット その7

Jozan Spring Park (foot bath and hand bath)

Jozan Spring Park
Jozan Spring Park
Jozan Spring Park

This park was built to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of the mountain ascetic monk, Biizumi Jozan, who developed Jozankei Onsen. There are foot baths and hand baths scattered throughout the park. Warming your feet in a foot bath will warm you to the core even in the cold. At Ontama no Yu, you can make hot spring eggs using the spring water, which is over 80 degrees Celsius.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: About 5 minutes on foot
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Taro's Foot Bath

冬のおすすめスポット その8

Taro's Foot Bath

Taro's Foot Bath

A free foot bath located at the Sapporo entrance to Jozankei Onsen town along National Route 230. It has a gazebo-style roof, so you don't have to worry about snow. The modern octagonal bath is spacious enough for about 15 people to use at once, so you can relax and enjoy a bath with friends or a group.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: About 5 minutes on foot
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Kappa Family's Prayer Hand Bath

冬のおすすめスポット その9

Kappa Family's Prayer Hand Bath

Kappa Family's Prayer Hand Bath

This hand bath is free to use all year round. In order to show respect to King Kappa, pour hot water into the baby kappa's plate, wash your hands with the water that flows out of the kappa's mouth, face in the direction of King Kappa at Futami Park, chant "On Kappaya Unken Sowaka" three times, and make a wish, which is said to come true.

  • ■How to get there from the hotel: Approximately 6 minutes on foot, approximately 3 minutes by car
  • ■Address: 3-chome, Jozankei Onsen Higashi, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido

Lake Sapporo

冬のおすすめスポット その10

Lake Sapporo

Lake Sapporo
Lake Sapporo
Lake Sapporo

A lake formed by damming the Jozankei Dam.
The first observation deck is a recommended spot where you can enjoy the beautiful winter scenery of the snow-covered trees and the vast lake.

  • ■ホテルからの行き方 車で約10分
  • ■Address Jozankei Dam, Jozankei, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
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