Jozankei is an onsen town about 1 hour drive from Sapporo city.Jozankei Onsen (定山渓温泉, Jōzankei Onsen) is located inside Shikotsu-Toya National Park. There are many footbaths station can be found around the town, and of coz there is plenty of onsen ryokan there too.
Kappa legend is the mascot of the town. You will find many Kappa statues around the town. And the souvenir shops also selling items like keychains out of Kappa image. Cute but mystical.
1st thing we do when we reach there was to look for a lunch place. We found this small home base cafe not far from a foot bath station. We ordered the common menu like ramen, fried rice, and pork skewers. There’s one thing special that we ate there is the chicken skin dumplings. It was so yummy, juicy pork meat wrap in crispy chicken skin, such a sinful dish, one plate was not enough we had to re-order. Haha.
After our meal, we walked over to the footbath for our 1st onsen experience. It was nice to soak our feet in the hot water on the cold windy day.
Beautiful scenery at the corner of the town.
After the footbath, we went looking for the red Futami suspension bridge. We took the longer route, did a bit of trekking before reaching the bridge. It is a beautiful place, but I am sure it is more beautiful during Autumn and Winter.
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I would like to visit an onsen one day. Soak myself and relax. Hehe
Yes, Japan is famous for its onsen. We also have lots of hot springs here in Malaysia, just that our standard is a bit different.
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