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Noboribetsu Onsen Hotels near Jigokudani: 5 Ryokan with Meals
Approximate, at the rate on 2026-10-02. You pay in yen.
- Noboribetsu Onsen hotels in the hot-spring town, all priced with dinner and breakfast
- Dai-ichi Takimotokan faces Jigokudani with 35 baths; Mahoroba has 31 baths
- Hanaya runs a free station shuttle; Shimizuya and Hanaya serve dinner in your room
The five
| Best for | Where to book | Score | Weeknight (per person) | Saturday |
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| Seasonal kaiseki dinner in your room, cypress-scented baths — if you can’t decide | Oyado Shimizuya Check price |
76/100 | ¥19,000–25,000 | ¥20,000–25,000 |
| 24-room ryokan rated 4.64 for service | Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu Check price |
75/100 | ¥19,000–23,000 | ¥25,000 |
| Faces Jigokudani, 35 baths of five spring types | Dai-ichi Takimotokan Check price |
74/100 | ¥24,000–28,000 | ¥32,000–33,000 |
| Free station shuttle, 21 rooms, meals in your room | Kashotei Hanaya Check price |
73/100 | ¥25,000–27,000 | ¥27,000–45,000 |
| 31 baths and a big open-air bath, 3 min from the bus stop | Hotel Mahoroba Check price |
72/100 | ¥18,000–28,000 | ¥22,000–31,000 |
Prices are the cheapest per person found on Rakuten Travel for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 2026-11-18 – 2027-01-09, for 2 adults in one room (checked 2026-11-08). They move daily — the link shows live prices.
The booking links go to Agoda, which shows today’s price and lets you pay in your own currency. Its price can differ from the Rakuten Travel figures above.
Seasonal kaiseki dinner in your room, cypress-scented baths
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.46/5 (579) · Agoda 8.5/10 (2,053) · 2,632 in total
- Simple sulphur and sulphur spring water (Rakuten listing)
- Its dinner score, 4.66, is the highest of the eight we compared
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 10:00, last check-in 19:00; free parking for 30 cars (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- A seasonal kaiseki dinner served in your room or a private room; breakfast too.
- A cypress-scented large bath and open-air bath; 29 rooms.
- About ¥19,000–25,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight, ¥20,000–25,000 on a Saturday.
- 4.46 across 579 reviews; dinner rated 4.66, breakfast 4.60.
Getting there: About 10 minutes by car from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC on the Do-o Expressway. The listing names JR Noboribetsu station on the Muroran line but gives no route or time from it.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, several staff handle everyday English. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and debit cards are listed. Tattoo rules are not published; the shared baths are nude, so ask before you go.
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Right for: Eating a kaiseki dinner slowly in your own room, away from other guests.
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Not for: Putting new facilities first — equipment is rated 3.88.
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Worth knowing: The bathing tax (¥300 per person) is extra. The access details give no route or time from JR Noboribetsu station.
Score breakdown — 76/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.43 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥19,000–25,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 79% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Dinner and breakfast in your room or a private room; a seasonal kaiseki dinner in your room; a cypress-scented large bath and open-air bath; 29 rooms; several staff handle everyday English; about 10 minutes by car from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.46 across 579 reviews (Rakuten Travel 579) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | Dinner rated 4.66 and breakfast 4.60 on Rakuten, with a seasonal kaiseki served in your room or a private room. |
24-room ryokan rated 4.64 for service
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.53/5 (596) · Agoda 9.1/10 (1,466) · 2,062 in total
- Its service score, 4.64, is the highest of the eight we compared
- The large bath is closed from 2:00 to 5:00 each morning
- All rooms non-smoking since April 2021, with a smoking area on the ground floor (Rakuten listing)
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 10:00; free parking for 20 cars (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- 24 rooms, all non-smoking.
- Dinner and breakfast in the inn’s dining room.
- Sulphur-spring large bath and open-air bath; a welcome drink on arrival.
- About ¥19,000–23,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight, ¥25,000 on a Saturday; 4.53 across 596 reviews.
Getting there: 15 minutes by car from JR Noboribetsu station on the Muroran line — the only route the listing gives.
Language and payment: Staff language skills are not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and debit cards are listed. Tattoo rules are not published. A barrier-free toilet and wheelchairs to borrow are listed.
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Right for: A small inn with well-reviewed service, and dinner at a table in the dining room.
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Not for: Travelling without a car — the listing only gives a 15-minute drive from Noboribetsu station.
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Worth knowing: No dinner if you arrive after 19:00, and call ahead if you will arrive after 18:00. The bathing tax (¥300 per adult) and the accommodation tax are extra.
Score breakdown — 75/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.48 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥19,000–23,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 78% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | 24 rooms, all non-smoking; dinner and breakfast in the dining room; a sulphur-spring large bath and open-air bath; a welcome drink; a barrier-free toilet and wheelchairs to borrow; 15 minutes by car from JR Noboribetsu station. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.53 across 596 reviews (Rakuten Travel 596) |
| Only here | ★★★☆☆ | A 24-room inn rated 4.64 for service and 4.63 for dinner, though little stands out in its location or facilities. |
Faces Jigokudani, 35 baths of five spring types
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.57/5 (4,165) · Agoda 9.1/10 (14,119) · 18,284 in total
- 385 rooms, with a year-round pool and a fitness club (Rakuten listing)
- Dinner in your room or at the buffet; breakfast at the buffet or a dining room (Rakuten listing)
- The large baths can be used before the 14:00 check-in
- Check-out 10:00, last check-in 24:00; free parking (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- Stands facing Jigokudani, the steaming crater valley.
- Five spring types in 35 baths; bath rated 4.73.
- About ¥24,000–28,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight, ¥32,000–33,000 on a Saturday.
- 4.57 across 4,165 reviews, the most of the eight we compared.
Getting there: About 15 minutes by bus or taxi from JR Noboribetsu station; about 10 minutes by car from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC on the Do-o Expressway; about 60 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport.
Language and payment: Staff language skills are not published, so ask when you book. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club, Discover and many Japanese cards are listed. Barrier-free rooms, wheelchairs to borrow and handrails in the large-bath tubs are listed. Tattoo rules are not published; ask before using the shared baths.
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Right for: Hopping between several spring types under one roof, right by Jigokudani.
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Not for: Wanting a small, quiet inn — it has 385 rooms.
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Worth knowing: The bathing tax (¥300 per adult per night) is extra. Call ahead if you will arrive after 18:00.
Score breakdown — 74/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.61 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥24,000–28,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 100% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Dinner in your room or at the buffet restaurant; faces Jigokudani; five spring types in 35 baths; the large baths open before the 14:00 check-in; a year-round pool and fitness club; barrier-free rooms, wheelchairs to borrow and handrails in the bath; last check-in 24:00, call if arriving after 18:00. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.57 across 4,165 reviews (Rakuten Travel 4,165) |
| Only here | ★★★★★ | The only inn among the candidates that faces Jigokudani and offers five spring types in 35 baths, with 4,165 reviews and a bath score of 4.73. |
Free station shuttle, 21 rooms, meals in your room
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.53/5 (751) · Agoda 8.9/10 (1,682) · 2,433 in total
- Natural hot spring: sulphur-salt, sulphate and acidic hydrogen-sulphide water (Rakuten listing)
- Free drinks in the room fridge and matcha served in your room (Rakuten listing)
- No slippers inside; tell the inn about allergies before you arrive
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 11:00; free parking for 30 cars (Rakuten listing)
Why it made the five
- Free shuttle bus from JR Noboribetsu station, by reservation.
- 21 rooms; dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining room.
- About ¥25,000–27,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight, ¥27,000–45,000 on a Saturday.
- 4.53 across 751 reviews; dinner rated 4.64, service 4.63.
Getting there: A free shuttle bus from JR Noboribetsu station (book ahead), or the Noboribetsu Onsen bus to the Tsutsujibashi stop in front of the inn; 5 minutes by car from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, several staff handle everyday English, and a few understand a little Chinese and Korean. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express and debit cards are listed. Tattoo rules are not published.
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Right for: Arriving without a car, being collected at the station, and eating in your room at a small inn.
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Not for: Wanting to walk to Jigokudani — the nearest stop is Tsutsujibashi, and the listing gives no walking time to Jigokudani.
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Worth knowing: The bathing tax (¥300 per person aged 13 and over) and the accommodation tax are extra. Call if you will arrive after the check-in time.
Score breakdown — 73/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | ★★★☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.50 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★☆☆ | ¥25,000–27,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 103% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | Check-out 11:00; a free shuttle bus from JR Noboribetsu station by reservation; dinner and breakfast in your room or the dining room; its own bus stop, Tsutsujibashi; 21 rooms; free drinks in the room fridge and matcha in your room; several staff handle everyday English. |
| Trust | ★★★☆☆ | 4.53 across 751 reviews (Rakuten Travel 751) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | A free shuttle from Noboribetsu station, 21 rooms and meals in your room, with service rated 4.63 and dinner 4.64. |
31 baths and a big open-air bath, 3 min from the bus stop
Reviews: Rakuten Travel 4.31/5 (3,078) · Agoda 8.8/10 (8,749) · 11,827 in total
- 398 rooms, with free Wi-Fi and a convenience store in the building (Rakuten listing)
- Several spring types, including simple sulphur and sodium-calcium chloride water (Rakuten listing)
- Check-in 14:00, check-out 10:00; free parking for 200 cars, first come first served
Why it made the five
- 31 baths and a large open-air bath; bath rated 4.54.
- Dinner at the buffet restaurant or a dining room; buffet breakfast.
- About ¥18,000–28,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight — the lowest starting price of the five — and ¥22,000–31,000 on a Saturday.
- 4.31 across 3,078 reviews.
Getting there: About 15 minutes on the Noboribetsu Onsen bus from JR Noboribetsu station, then about 3 minutes on foot; about 10 minutes by car from the Noboribetsu-higashi IC. The listing gives about 70 minutes by limited express from Sapporo and about 50 from Chitose.
Language and payment: Per Rakuten, several staff handle everyday English and Chinese, and a few understand a little Korean. Visa, Mastercard, JCB, American Express, Diners Club and Japanese cards are listed; the room is paid at check-in. Tattoo rules are not published.
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Right for: A buffet dinner and a big open-air bath, with no fuss.
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Not for: Solo travellers — bookings start at two adults.
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Worth knowing: Two adults minimum. The bathing tax (¥300 per adult) and the accommodation tax are extra. Last check-in 18:00.
Score breakdown — 72/100
| Criterion | Stars | Why |
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| Quality | ★★☆☆☆ | Room, bath and dinner average 4.35 on Rakuten Travel |
| Value for money | ★★★★★ | ¥18,000–28,000 per person on a weeknight (Rakuten, dinner and breakfast) — 73% of the median of everything we compared |
| Easy to stay | ★★★★★ | 31 baths and a large open-air bath; about 15 minutes by bus then about 3 minutes on foot; several staff handle everyday English and Chinese; dinner at the buffet restaurant or a dining room, buffet breakfast; free Wi-Fi and a convenience store in the building; pay at check-in. |
| Trust | ★★☆☆☆ | 4.31 across 3,078 reviews (Rakuten Travel 3,078) |
| Only here | ★★★★☆ | A big bath-hopping ryokan with 31 baths and a large open-air bath, a bath score of 4.54, and staff who handle everyday English and Chinese. |
Know before you book
- Noboribetsu Onsen is a small hot-spring town in the hills above JR Noboribetsu station on the Muroran line. Hotel Mahoroba’s listing gives about 70 minutes by limited express from Sapporo, then about 15 minutes by bus up to the town. Dai-ichi Takimotokan’s listing gives about 60 minutes by car from New Chitose Airport.
- Jigokudani, ‘Hell Valley’, is the steaming volcanic crater at the top of the town where the springs come from. Dai-ichi Takimotokan stands facing it. The rest of the town runs downhill from there along one main street to the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal.
- All five have addresses in Noboribetsu Onsen-machi, the town itself. Hotel Mahoroba is about three minutes on foot from the bus; Kashotei Hanaya has its own stop, Tsutsujibashi, on the same bus route; Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu and Oyado Shimizuya give only drive times in their listings.
- The water here is mostly sulphurous, and the inns pipe in several spring types. Japanese shared baths are nude and you wash at the taps before getting in. None of these eight publishes a tattoo rule, so ask before you go.
- Meals decide the stay. Oyado Shimizuya and Kashotei Hanaya serve dinner and breakfast in your room; Dai-ichi Takimotokan offers dinner in your room or at the buffet; Hotel Mahoroba is a buffet or dining-room dinner; Tamanoyu serves both meals in its dining room.
- Prices here are per person with dinner and breakfast, for two sharing. A bathing tax of ¥300 per adult comes on top at all five, and several also add the accommodation tax charged in Hokkaido since April 2026.
How we chose: theme, conditions, scoring
How we chose
- Candidates: every property in Noboribetsu Onsen (Hokkaido) listed on Rakuten Travel — 46
- Passed the review filter (counts and averages on Rakuten Travel, the one site that lists every property in the area): 31
- Met every condition below: 11
- Kept: five, each the best at something different
Where the facts come from
- Facts: Rakuten Travel property information (in some articles, each hotel’s own site too)
- Prices: Rakuten Travel live availability, Wednesdays and Saturdays over eight weeks
- Reviews: the count and average on Rakuten Travel, as given in each hotel’s Trust row. Agoda’s reviews are shown under each hotel name for reference only and do not count towards the score
Conditions (all of them, not most of them)
- In Rakuten Travel’s Toya, Muroran and Noboribetsu district of Hokkaido, with a hot spring
- At least 50 reviews on Rakuten Travel, averaging 4.0 or better
- The cheapest rate falls between ¥7,000 and ¥45,000 per person per night
- The listing names Noboribetsu Onsen in its name, access details or address
- In the Noboribetsu Onsen hot-spring town, within walking distance of Jigokudani and the Noboribetsu Onsen bus terminal
Scoring
Five criteria, one to five stars each, weighted to one hundred points. Every star says where the number came from.
- Quality25 pts
- The average of the scores Rakuten Travel publishes for the room, the bath and the food.
- Value for money20 pts
- The cheapest rate with dinner and breakfast against the median of the inns we compared.
- Easy to stay30 pts
- Getting there from JR Noboribetsu station, the baths, meals in your room or a private room, language support, and check-out time.
- Trust20 pts
- Review counts and averages published by Rakuten Travel.
- Only here5 pts
- What this inn has that the other seven do not.
What we dropped
| Property | Verdict | Why |
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| Noboribetsu Grand Hotel | Runner-up (72/100) | 72/100, level with Hotel Mahoroba, the fifth pick. Both are big bath-hopping ryokan with buffet dinners; Mahoroba edged it on the tie-break, its review average (4.31 against 4.27), and has the higher bath score (4.54 against 4.36). |
| Boro Noguchi Noboribetsu | Runner-up (66/100) | 66/100, six points behind the fifth pick. Its room (4.63) and cleanliness (4.66) scores are high, but at about ¥55,000–61,000 per person on a weeknight it is 227% of the median, one star for value. |
| Ryotei Hanayura | Runner-up (47/100) | 47/100. It is the only inn where most staff speak near-native Chinese, but 4.13 across 192 reviews is the lowest average and the fewest reviews of the eight, and at 137% of the median on a weeknight it takes one star each for quality, value and trust. |
| Noboribetsu Manseikaku | Not shortlisted | Right in front of the bus terminal and 1,299 reviews, but its average of 4.01 and location score of 3.86 are low next to the eight we compared. |
| Hotel Yumoto Noboribetsu | Outside the theme | 4.38 across 1,190 reviews in the hot-spring town, but its cheapest rate is under our ¥7,000 floor. |
| Noboribetsu Karurusu Onsen Yumoto Orofuresou | Outside the theme | 4.47 across 451 reviews for a 12-room inn, but it is in Karurusu Onsen, outside the Noboribetsu Onsen town. |
| adex inn (formerly Takimoto Inn) | Outside the theme | 4.41 across 825 reviews, but its listing shows only a breakfast restaurant, so we could not confirm a dinner-and-breakfast stay. |
| 15 inns | Below the floor | Fewer than 50 reviews, or an average below 4.0. |
Questions visitors ask
Which one would you book?
Oyado Shimizuya, the top score of the five at 76/100: a seasonal kaiseki dinner in your room or a private room, a dinner score of 4.66, and about ¥19,000–25,000 per person with two meals on a weeknight. If you want Jigokudani on your doorstep and a choice of baths, Dai-ichi Takimotokan faces it, with five spring types in 35 baths and 4.57 across 4,165 reviews.
How do I get to Noboribetsu Onsen?
Take the JR Muroran line to Noboribetsu station — Hotel Mahoroba’s listing gives about 70 minutes by limited express from Sapporo — then about 15 minutes by bus or taxi up to the hot-spring town. Kashotei Hanaya collects you free from the station if you book the shuttle. By car, Dai-ichi Takimotokan’s listing gives about 60 minutes from New Chitose Airport. Of the runners-up, Boro Noguchi Noboribetsu runs a paid shuttle from JR Sapporo station and New Chitose Airport.
Which ones are closest to Jigokudani?
Dai-ichi Takimotokan stands facing Jigokudani. Hotel Mahoroba is about three minutes on foot from its bus stop in the town. All five have addresses in Noboribetsu Onsen-machi, but the listings for Kashotei Hanaya (at the Tsutsujibashi stop), Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu and Oyado Shimizuya give no walking time to Jigokudani.
Can I have dinner in my room?
Yes at three of the five. Oyado Shimizuya serves dinner and breakfast in your room or a private room, Kashotei Hanaya in your room or its dining room, and Dai-ichi Takimotokan offers dinner in your room or at its buffet restaurant. Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu serves both meals in its dining room, and Hotel Mahoroba at the buffet restaurant or a dining room.
Do any of them have English-speaking staff?
Per Rakuten, several staff handle everyday English at Oyado Shimizuya, Kashotei Hanaya and Hotel Mahoroba, which also has staff for everyday Chinese. Dai-ichi Takimotokan and Takinoya Bekkan Tamanoyu do not publish staff language skills. Of the runners-up, Ryotei Hanayura says most of its staff speak near-native Chinese. None of the eight publishes a tattoo rule.
When were these prices checked?
We searched Rakuten Travel availability for Wednesdays and Saturdays between 18 November 2026 and 9 January 2027, taking the cheapest plan with dinner and breakfast for two adults and showing it per person (checked 8 November 2026). Weeknight lows for the five ran from about ¥18,000 at Hotel Mahoroba to about ¥25,000 at Kashotei Hanaya. The ¥300 bathing tax per adult comes on top at all five, and several also add the accommodation tax. Prices move daily — the link on each inn shows today’s.
Changes
- 2026-11-08 First published. Scored from 46 candidates.