[2025 Chitose Hotels] Travel Guide for Marukoma Onsen Ryokan (Updated Aug)

1⃣️Address－Sapporo, Hokkaido/Chitose Airport Suburbs, Lake Shikotsu 2⃣️Environment-5/5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Located in a corner of Lake Shikotsu, it is quiet and private, surrounded by mountains and facing the lake view 3⃣️Facilities-4/5🌟🌟🌟🌟 A century-old hotel with an antique style. It is basically complete, but you need to pay attention to dinner. 4⃣️Features－5/5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 A century-old secret hot spring, an open-air bath with a full view of the snow and lake, and a perfect Japanese flavor 5⃣️Value for money - 5/5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 $600 per person including breakfast, needless to say! 👉🏻Rating – 5/5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Lake Shikotsu is a very scenic spot near Sapporo or Chitose in Hokkaido. The famous "Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival" is held in winter, and there are also many hot spring hotels around Lake Shikotsu. The most special accommodation option is the century-old secret hot spring "Marukoma Onsen Ryokan". The word "secret" speaks for itself! The best feature is that you can sit in the "first row of lake views" in the snow and soak in the open-air nude hot spring. You will feel as if you are soaking in the hot spring together with Lake Shikotsu. It is an unparalleled enjoyment! However, Marukoma is not located in the Shikotsu Lake Onsen area, but is a 15-minute drive away. However, the hotel has a shuttle bus, and during the Shikotsu Lake Hyōto Festival, Marukoma Onsen Ryokan will also arrange a shuttle bus, so there is no need to worry too much. For me, traveling is about avoiding the crowds, going to a hot spring setting with the best view, and enjoying the vacation! At the bus stop on the Shikotsu Lake side, there will be a bus from Marukoma Onsen Ryokan to pick you up. If the schedule doesn't match, you can also ask the tourist center/enthusiastic people to call a taxi. Because Lake Shikotsu belongs to Chitose City, it is relatively close to New Chitose Airport, so you can arrange accommodation on the first or last night of your trip. Looking out from the room, you can see the unbeatable beauty of Lake Shikotsu. Be sure to choose a room on the lake side, and the price difference is less than a hundred yuan! But remember to book early, good things are scarce. If you cannot make a reservation, the restaurant has floor-to-ceiling windows facing the lake. In addition, you can walk out of the small door next to the hotel to the private courtyard and lake dock to enjoy the scenery. Especially in winter, you must go out to take pictures and play in the snow. The scene is so beautiful. The sight of Lake Shikotsu covered with snow in winter is so beautiful! The other side of the courtyard is actually where the open-air bath is located, but the shelter is quite good, so there is no need to worry about exposure, and basically no one comes close because the snow is too deep! As for hot spring bathing, it goes without saying that it is a must-try. The open-air bath is really in the first row of the lake view. It really feels like you are soaking in Lake Shikotsu, blending into it. It's a wonderful feeling that is hard to describe. It's like soaking in the lake and enjoying the beautiful scenery, with hot springs gushing out below, so you won't feel cold and it's safe. All the accompanying pictures were taken on-site in the winter of 2023. I am really amazed at how there can be such a great hot spring environment and such an unbeatable scenery. This trip to Hokkaido was right, and we chose such a great century-old secret hot spring Marukoma Onsen Hotel, which is definitely worth a visit! 》It should be noted that this hotel has a toilet but no separate bathroom. However, everyone takes a shower after soaking in the hot spring so it doesn’t matter haha! But you need to pay attention to dinner. Usually in winter, you may have to make dinner reservations several months in advance. If you can't make a reservation, remember to eat at the hot spring street and then take the shuttle bus back, otherwise you can only buy frozen fried rice and pizza at the hotel. But I personally tasted it and it was actually quite delicious. The hotel thoughtfully provided several microwave ovens, probably because they were afraid that everyone would have nothing to eat, haha! #Japanese Hotel #Hokkaido #Lake Shikotsu #Travel

In the name of hot springs, go to the Maru's Covenant ~ Hundred Years Hot Springs, the depths of the lake, no city noisy, only the "city" that belongs to the soup, the concert at dusk is the appetizer for daily meals, for the choice of syndrome The fixed food has saved all the troubles of ordering, and the fixed match meets the double standard of nutrition and appetite, except that because of the photo, the cow is old (small face bee) (small face bee) ~ Touch the black to go to the deepest place to connect with the lake eye, the kind of hot spring , go to the Maru's covenant ~ a hundred years of hot springs, the depths of the lake, no city noisy, only the "city" that belongs to the soup The concert at dusk is the appetizer for daily meals. For the selection of syndromes, the fixed diet saves all the troubles of ordering, and the fixed match meets the double standard of nutrition and appetite, except that the cows are old because of the photos. ~ Touching the black also has to go to the deepest place where the lake is connected. The kind of silence that surrounds the nature and the lake in the night, the silence of the lake, the heart will suddenly surge up is a fearless fearless ~ that is probably the adult world Pretend For a long time, but never resolved never carefully brave ~

#0yentravel "◆Overview Marukoma Onsen Ryokan, located on the shores of Lake Shikotsu, is a historic inn that was founded over 100 years ago. It is famous for its open-air bath that is connected to the lake! Day-trip bathing is also possible, and it is an exquisite healing spot where you can feel one with nature. ◆Impressions All you can see from the open-air bath is the expansive Lake Shikotsu. The sound of the wind, the chirping of birds, and the gently rippling surface of the lake... There may be no other hot spring where you can become one with nature to this extent. I was impressed that the hot spring springs out from the bottom of the hot spring at your feet, which is rare 🛁 ◆Access/Tips ・About 1 hour by car from New Chitose Airport ・Day-trip bathing available (12:00-15:00) ・Be careful of frozen roads in winter. Studless tires are required if you are driving"

📍Itinerary Introduction Hokkaido 🚩Travel Route Biei > Furano > Sapporo > Niseko > Otaru > Chitose 🏖️Check-in Spots Lonely Christmas Tree, Forest Elf Terrace, Crab General, Mount Yotei, Hirafu, Otaru Canal, Funamiban, Lake Shikotsu, Ice Waterfall Festival 🚇Transportation JR, Self-drive 📷Photo Spots Biei Shirogane Waterfall, Furano Forest Elf Terrace, Funamiban, Ice Waterfall Festival 🍜Specialty Food Crab General (Sapporo) 🏠Accommodation Recommendation Marukoma Onsen (Lake Shikotsu) 💡Notes: After transferring from Tokyo to Hokkaido by domestic flight, I spent 12 days there, and it can only be described as exciting, exhilarating, and satisfying! Plus, skiing was a new experience! It is highly recommended to ski in Hokkaido during winter! The attractions in Biei are quite beautiful, and the snowy scenery has a unique charm! However, I strongly recommend self-driving (unless there is a severe snowstorm warning) because the public transportation between attractions is too sparse, and self-driving can save a lot of time! As for food in Sapporo, you must have a crab feast! This time, I tried Crab General, and it was excellent! The service was good, and the taste was top-notch. The crabs in Hokkaido are very fresh and sweet! Moreover, the cost performance is quite high. The last attraction I visited was Lake Shikotsu near Chitose City to see the Ice Waterfall Festival (note that it is only held for about half a month in February each year). Although the place is not very big, the ice made from lake water is very blue, beautiful, and clean. At night, colorful lights illuminate the ice at the venue! It is a highly recommended winter activity!

♨️This old-style hot spring hotel has been open for 109 years, with traditional tatami in the room. In addition to the basic indoor hot springs, there are also open-air pools and special open-air secret hot springs. It's just that the water level of Lake Shikotsu was low at the time of the secret hot spring, so the water in the secret hot spring is shallow and the temperature is not hot, which is a bit of a pity. ♨️The century-old secret hot spring♡ Next to it is the Zhiqian Lake, which is a natural hot spring that directly draws water from the lake and gushes out of the spring. ♨️There are low-temperature pools and high-temperature pools in the girls' large bathing pool. ♨️There are three hot and cold pools for men. ♨️The outdoor bath offers lake and mountain views. ♨️After soaking, put on your yukata and walk through the wooden corridor alone before you can go to the "secret hot spring". The secret hot spring has been approved by the Japan Secret Hot Spring Guardian Association♡ 🥘The dishes ordered for dinner were superb and delicious. If there are fish or meat types that you don’t eat, you can also inform the hotel in advance. Our elders just don’t eat fish, so we replaced the grilled fish with grilled snails, and the salt-grilled fish on skewers with beef salad. 🌸The only downside is that the water pump in the room is very noisy after flushing, and it will last for about two minutes. #Sapporo Hotel

Having lived in a small town in the south since childhood, I have always longed to experience a snowy winter, so I chose Hokkaido for my second trip to Japan. We went to Asari, Otaru, Tenguyama, Shiroi Koibito Factory, Marukoma Onsen Hotel to soak in the hot springs and see Lake Chimu. The one that impressed me the most was Lake Chimu, the lake view is very beautiful! It snowed heavily and was very cold when I went to Otaru. I really experienced the feeling of winter. Finally, I returned to China from Nagoya and visited Nagoya Castle by the way. It was all great memories!