Pippu Onsen

Pippu Onsen is located in Pippu, an agricultural town on the eastern slopes of the Daisetsuzan volcanic massif in the Kamikawa Plain of central Hokkaido, where apple orchards flourish in the relatively mild valley climate created by the volcanic mountains sheltering the plain from the most severe continental cold. The town sits within easy reach of the Daisetsuzan National Park, Japan's largest national park at 2,291 square kilometers, whose volcanic peaks, alpine flower meadows, and dramatic gorges make it the crown jewel of Hokkaido's mountain wilderness. The onsen here draw on the volcanic geothermal energy of the Daisetsuzan system, delivering mineral-rich bathing in the clean mountain air of a farming community whose apple orchards and vegetable fields thrive in the rich volcanic soils at the foot of Hokkaido's most spectacular mountain wilderness.