Day Trips from SapporoYunohana Jozankeiden: A Day Spa with a Finnish Sauna in Jozankei
By Chaporo, a Sapporo local Published 
Quick answers
- A day-use hot spring with Jozankei source water
- A Finnish sauna with auto-löyly, renovated in October 2023, about 80–90°C
- About ten mesh chairs outside facing the mountain; a dome-shaped lying-down bath
- 1,180 yen; 10:00–21:00; open every day; free parking for 400 cars
Yunohana Jozankeiden is a day-use hot spring in Jozankei, one of the three great hot spring towns of Hokkaido. Its main draw is the sauna, renovated in October 2023.
The sauna
It is a Finnish sauna with auto-löyly, at about 80–90°C, so you warm up slowly. The cooling-off area has about ten mesh chairs that do not get sweaty against your back, and the mountain is right in front of you.
The baths
The water is Jozankei's own, a sodium chloride spring that keeps you warm after the bath, clear and gentle on the skin. The baths range from a shallow sit-down bath indoors to a lying-down bath in a dome-shaped building outside.
Food and extras
Upstairs there is a restaurant corner (11:00–20:30; last orders 18:00 on weekdays, 19:00 at weekends and on holidays), and there is a bedrock sauna (ganbanyoku, 500 yen an hour, 10:00–20:00, last entry 19:00) and body scrubs (akasuri). The official site does not state a tattoo policy, so ask at the front desk.
Price, hours and parking
| What | Details |
|---|---|
| Price | 1,180 yen adults (junior high and up), 450 yen children (4 to elementary school) |
| Towel set | 450 yen (bath towel, face towel and loungewear) |
| Hours | 10:00–21:00 (last entry 20:30) |
| Closed | Open every day |
| Parking | Free, 400 cars, to the left of the building |
See the official site (in Japanese).
How to get there
From Sapporo: about an hour from central Sapporo on Route 230 through Makomanai, no expressway needed.
From New Chitose Airport: about an hour and a half.
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FAQ about Yunohana Jozankeiden
Q1. How much is Yunohana Jozankeiden?
1,180 yen for adults; the towel set is 450 yen.
Q2. What are the hours?
10:00 to 21:00, every day.
Q3. Is there parking?
Yes, free, for 400 cars.