Moiwa Ski Onsen
- Location
- Moiwa, Hokkaido, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 42 °C
- pH
- 7.3
Water profile
Relaxing — deep, immediate muscle release.
Loaded with major ions — the essential minerals (Ca, Mg).
Dense, salty water — you float without effort.
Moiwa Ski Onsen is located in Sapporo's Minami-ku district at the base of Mount Moiwa, a beloved city mountain that serves as Sapporo's accessible urban ski resort — offering surprisingly good skiing with spectacular night views over the city from its gondola and ropeway, and functioning as an essential green lung and recreational escape for the nearly two million residents of Hokkaido's capital just minutes from downtown. The summit of Moiwa is celebrated for its romantic night view panorama over Sapporo's illuminated street grid, the Ishikari Plain, and the distant mountains that ring the city, ranking it among Hokkaido's most cherished urban viewpoints. The onsen here draw on Sapporo's geothermal resources at the foot of the volcanic Moiwa massif, providing silica-rich mineral bathing with the convenience of city access and the distinctive atmosphere of an urban mountain hot spring where Sapporo residents unwind after skiing or evening city sightseeing.