Shimukappu Onsen Tomamu
- Location
- Shimukappu, Hokkaido, Japan
- Water type
- sodium chloride
- Temperature
- 41 °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.
Shimukappu Onsen Tomamu, in Shimukappu village of Hokkaido's central highlands, is set within the Hoshino Tomamu resort complex — one of Japan's most architecturally striking ski and wellness destinations, where the famous Unkai Terrace gondola carries guests above the tree line at dawn to witness a sea of clouds filling the valleys below as the Hidaka mountains emerge from the mist, creating one of Hokkaido's most magical visual spectacles. The chloride thermal waters of the Tomamu complex provide spa and onsen bathing in a four-season alpine resort environment at 900 metres altitude, complementing world-class skiing in winter and extraordinary cloud-sea and wildflower seasons of summer and autumn. Tomamu's sophisticated resort infrastructure — including an indoor tropical beach wave pool operating year-round in one of Hokkaido's coldest mountain settings — represents the most ambitious fusion of thermal wellness and luxury resort design in Hokkaido's holiday landscape.