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Midorimachi Onsen footbath “Yuttari” in Otobe Town is a must-stop!
Don’t you want to stop by footbath or hand-bath for a short break when you are driving along the Sea of Japan in southern Hokkaido? Midorimachi Onsen footbath “Yuttari” in Otobe Town is not only free, but also it is a unique facility, clean, well-managed, and uses onsen water flowing directly from the hot spring source.
Midorimachi Onsen footbath “Yuttari” is located in front of Elderly Communication Center near the center of Otobe Town. It’s two to three minutes drive from National Route 229 which connects Esashi Town and Setana Town.
You can enjoy three kinds of bath: hand, foot, and walking!
The facility is pretty interesting.The spout which is the source of plenty of hot water. This is a space to enjoy hand-bath.
The water from hand-bath goes down to the footbath area.
People can sit on benches to enjoy the bath at the L-shaped footbath area, which is the main area in this bath. The space has two sources of water, one from the hand-bath and one from the other. Another space is footbath area for wheelchairs. People can stop by the side of this facility and enjoy the footbath on wheelchairs.
The water flowed from footbath area goes out of the facility through a step-like path. In fact, there is another trick here!
People can enjoy three baths in a single hot spring source. Three good things come in one stroke!
The water is real; the onsen water flows directly from the hot spring source!
The brownish water is really a good quality onsen.According to the onsen component sheet at the facility, the water is sodium-salt sulfate and chloride spring. The temperature of water source is 68.2 degrees, and 173 liters flow per minute.
The onsen water flows directly from the hot spring source, and it’s not heated because the water is hot enough and the amount is plenty! The quality of water is too good for just hand and footbath!
The temperature of the water in footbath seems like to be around 42 degrees. It felt hot at first, but it gradually felt nice as I soaked for a while.
The perfect place for a short break during the road trip in southern Hokkaido area!
When I got out, my skin around feet became very smooth, and they were warm for a while. I could freshen my swollen feet from a long drive.The facility was clean and well-managed. I could use without feeling any stress. I think it is a perfect place for a short break during the road trip along the Sea of Japan in southern Hokkaido.
Text, photo / Hokkaido Likers photo writer nobu Kawashima
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