Ohyunuma(大湯沼)

This place is written as [大湯沼] in Japanese.

Oyunuma is a hot spring pond with a circumference of about 1 kilometer. It features a sulfur spring gushing out from the bottom at around 130 degrees Celsius.

The name “Oyunuma” translates to “big hot spring pond” and it is the largest pond in Jigokudani.

Access

Access

Take a Donan bus via Noboribetsu Onsen(登別温泉) at JR Noboribetsu station to Ashiyu Iriguchi(足湯入口), 25 minutes ride and walk 10 minutes.

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Hiroshi Mizukoshi painter / writer